Tag: Five Came Back
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FARM RELIEF
July 30, 1939 The glamour girls are finding out that they can get through a picture without 26 changes of costume. Very seldom these days do you find a star going into tantrums about the news that she’ll have to worry along with shop girls clothes in shop girl parts. Ending a Nuisance Bette Davis…
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APPENDICITIS, RENO & FULL CONFESSIONS!
June 9, 1939 Lucille Ball’s appendectomy prevented her from doing RKO’s Full Confession. The role went to Sally Eilers, who had been in Carnival with Lucille Ball in 1935. Before her illness, Ball did Five Came Back for RKO. Both films were directed by John Farrow, Mia Farrow’s father. The RKO art department obviously wasn’t…
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ALLEN JENKINS
April 9, 1900 Allen Curtis Jenkins was born Alfred McGonegal on Staten Island, New York, on April 9, 1900. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. In his first stage appearance, he danced next to James Cagney in a chorus line for an off-Broadway musical called Pitter-Patter, earning five dollars a week. He also appeared…
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JOHN CARRADINE
February 5, 1906 John Carradine was born Richmond Reed Carradine in New York City. He became one of the most famed character actors in Hollywood history. He was best known for his roles in horror films, Westerns, and Shakespearean theatre. In total, he holds 351 film and television credits, making him one of the most prolific English-speaking…
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“Too Many Crooks”
(S3;E9 ~ November 30, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed October 29, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 60.1/85 Synopsis ~ The police are looking for Madame X, a mysterious female cat burglar. Lucy is suspected by the Mertzes, and Ethel is suspected by the Ricardos. On November 30,…