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It's a Date (1940) Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance. 6.4. Rate. An aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more seasoned performer, expects the same part. The situation is further complicated when they both become involved with the same man.
Enter Maria de Santo Silas -- Maria Montez. This daughter of a Spanish diplomat traveled extensively after being educated in the Canary Islands and attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to establish herself as a stage actress in Europe. In 1940 she found herself in New York City, a model.
- June 6, 1912
- September 7, 1951
Montez was spotted by a film talent scout in New York. [citation needed] Her first film was Boss of Bullion City (1940), a Johnny Mack Brown western produced by Universal Pictures. This was the first film where she played a leading role and the only role where she speaks some Spanish.
May 7, 2015 · Who was the most popular actress of the 1940s? Gene Tierney tops our list. She made her feature film debut in 1940 and quickly became one of the era's greatest actresses. Many will recognize Ingrid Bergman, one of the most famous 1940s female movie stars, for her role in Casablanca in 1942.
In 1941 Rogers won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Kitty Foyle (1940). She followed her win with a sleuth of hit films, including; Primrose Path (1940) Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) and Roxie Hart (1942), among others. She was RKO's hottest property during the early 1940's.
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This is a list of films produced or distributed by Universal Pictures in 1940–1949, founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It is the main motion picture production and distribution arm of Universal Studios, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal division of Comcast . Contents. 1See also. 2References. 3External links. See also[ edit]
Oct 19, 2020 · Evelyn Felisa Ankers fell in love with a werewolf and was a descendant of Frankenstein's ghost. This is a look at a demure young woman who was a leading lady in the 1940's Horror of Universal Pictures. On August 17, 1918, Evelyn Felisa Ankers, was born to British parents, but in Valparaiso, Chile.
