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06-09-2019 12:38 PM
@MarnieRez3 wrote:
@Oznell
@mousiegirl
et al
Thank you for recommending this movie! I had never seen "Nora Prentiss" and I loved it. I am not really that familiar with Ann Sheridan...wow, she IS a beauty..."lugubrious glamour" indeed, Oz. Her hair was Veronica Lake luscious and her outfits...fantastic! She smolders onscreen.
I also have never seen Rosemary De Camp as a young actress, although I'm familiar with her later work in film and on TV. She is so talented, and I have always loved her rather matronly voice and demeanor, even as a younger actress. She was perfect as the loyal wife in this movie. And a young Robert Alda too! Wow! What a great cast.
The biggest surprise, though, for me personally was the lead actor Kent Smith. This is the first time I've seen him in anything. What a great-looking, suave actor. The epitome of the 1940s "tall, dark and handsome" casting call. I must Google him, as I don't think he was ever a big star.
Thanks again to all for this heads-up. I'm from California so it was great to see all the old footage of San Francisco.
@MarnieRez3 I was born in SF, and DH works in SF, so now I am more anxious to see this film.
06-09-2019 12:40 PM
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06-09-2019 12:46 PM
Hey, @MarnieRez3, I've always had a weakness for Kent Smith too! He's got this sweetly boyish, all-American quality that appeals. Another film you'll want to catch him in, is "Cat People", a macabre Forties' cult film adored by critics. Here a bemused Kent contemplates the statue owned by his beloved, a girl with a mysterious, Transylvania-esque pedigree, played by Simone Simon:
Much later in his career, he played a tycoon who becomes an ally and supporter of "architect, David Vincent" (Roy Thinnes) in the fabulous, Quinn Martin-produced Sixties' sci fy TV series, "The Invaders"....
06-09-2019 01:16 PM
@Oznell wrote:@mousiegirl, "The Unfaithful" is my favorite Ann Sheridan movie! Plus it has the benefit of having adorable Zachary Scott as her hubbo...
@Shelbelle, so glad you mentioned that. Went on a search, and found an interview that a guy named John Kobal did with her from that period in the Sixties. It is a fab interview-- she must have liked him, and clearly he loved her, her authenticity and charm. She tells story after story about her Hollywood days. Wonderful read. Here's the link:
http://www.ann-sheridan.com/Ann_Sheridan_Interviews/Ann_Sheridan_John_Kobal_Interview.html
That was so interesting. I am glad you posted the link. Sad to read that she died at 51.
06-09-2019 01:51 PM
Agreed! This Ann Sheridan interview is terrific. She TURNED DOWN "Mildred Pierce!!!"
Wow - that might have made her a massive star!
06-09-2019 01:57 PM
I honestly had never heard of Kent Smith!
But...When I googled and saw that he was largely forgotten these days, it made me sad. He was so well-educated and trained in classical theater.
It has always interested me why someone like a George Brent or a Robert Taylor became so well-known, while an actor like Kent Smith, who, as you said, has a boyish and delightful quality, falls just short of being a major star.
I must see Cat People -- it IS always mentioned as a crazy, cult picture and I DO love and adore kitties! Simone Simon, there's an interesting face, hmm?
I have never seen The Invaders either!
06-09-2019 02:00 PM
06-09-2019 05:06 PM
@MarnieRez3 wrote:
Wait - Ann Sheridan was on ANOTHER WORLD!!????
Yes, she and Constance Ford joined the show at the same time, Ford was Ada Davis, and Sheridan was herf riend, but cannot think of her character name.
06-09-2019 05:08 PM
Another World (TV Series)
Kathryn Corning (1965-1966)
Ann Sheridan on AW, this was her character name.
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