Having burned through the first two volumes of the late Stieg Larsson's ubiquitous The Girl Who... series in pretty much as many days [although I haven't yet seen the Swedish film adaptations], the cinetrix has determined who should play Lisbeth Salander in the unavoidable American remakes. Are you listening, Mr. Fincher?
Pre-Code Barbara Stanwyck is the only actress I'd buy as that scary-smart, self-sufficient, and capable of calculated revenge.