The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Imitation of Life: Directed by Douglas Sirk. With Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Susan Kohner. An aspiring white actress takes in an African American widow whose mixed-race daughter is desperate to be seen as white.
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- Drama
- Douglas Sirk
- 1959-03-20
A Life of Her Own: Directed by George Cukor. With Lana Turner, Ray Milland, Tom Ewell, Louis Calhern. A girl from Kansas arrives in New York City to become a model. Her further success brings her before moral choice.
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- Drama, Mystery
- George Cukor
- 1950-09-01
1940–1945: War years and film stardom. 1946–1948: Expansion to dramatic roles. 1948–1952: Studio rebranding and personal struggles. 1953–1957: MGM departure and film resurgence. 1958–1959: Johnny Stompanato homicide scandal. 1959–1965: Financial successes. 1966–1985: Later films, television and theatre. Death. Public and screen persona. Legacy.
By the 1940s Lana was firmly entrenched in the film business. She had good roles in such films as Johnny Eager (1941) , Somewhere I'll Find You (1942) and Week-End at the Waldorf (1945) . If her career was progressing smoothly, however, her private life was turning into a train wreck, keeping her in the news in a way no one would have wanted.
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- Wallace, Idaho, USA
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- Century City, California, USA
- Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Director: Robert Z. Leonard. In the film that truly set her on the path towards mega-stardom, Turner played one of 3 ingénues – alongside Hedy Lamarr and Judy Garland – newly appointed to the Broadway revue show the Ziegfeld Follies.
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Director: Victor Fleming. Ingrid Bergman cannily arranged to switch roles with Turner in this adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, and it’s easy to see why – the cheery cockney barmaid who gets menaced by Hyde is a far meatier part than Jekyll’s loyal, sheltered fiancée.
- Slightly Dangerous (1943) Director: Wesley Ruggles. While Turner as an actress is mostly associated with her noir and melodramatic roles, the underrated Slightly Dangerous shows that she could also be a comedic talent.
- The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) Director: Tay Garnett. The Postman Always Rings Twice is both one of the all-time great noirs and one of Turner’s career highlights.
A Life of Her Own is a 1950 American melodrama film directed by George Cukor and starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart focuses on an aspiring model who leaves her small town in the Midwest to seek fame and fortune in New York City.
Jun 29, 1995 · In her reign as a movie goddess of the 1940s and early 1950s, Lana Turner came to crystallize the opulent heights to which show business could usher a small-town girl, as well as its darkest, most tragic and narcissistic depths. In her years as a top box office draw, she and longtime studio MGM...
