tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post3577592177038993965..comments2023-11-24T07:20:02.991-05:00Comments on Classic Movies Digest: Lana Turner, Birth of a Starlet, Part 1Ruperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15526556689348727001noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-37798370527460964872014-04-05T02:08:27.280-04:002014-04-05T02:08:27.280-04:00There are a few images of Lana with Ronald Reagan ...There are a few images of Lana with Ronald Reagan taken around 1938 showing them both formally dressed in breeches and boots as if they had been horseback-riding together: did they have an affair (Ron was always a horse-person and was in the U.S. Army Cavalry Reserve at the time) or would they have been just providing publicity shots for a film/movie that they were both acting in at the time (any idea which one?). ; J.H.John 2018https://www.blogger.com/profile/07887947972337688471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-87999241692593312612009-05-14T09:37:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:37:00.000-04:00The Postman Always Rings Twice is a fabulous film,...The Postman Always Rings Twice is a fabulous film, and my absolute favorite of Lana's....interesting blog Rupert. 7 marriages? You'd think you'd call it quits after number 6. :)Leslie Lindberghttp://www.myspace.com/leslielindl01noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-61746191009677453602009-05-13T09:32:00.000-04:002009-05-13T09:32:00.000-04:00Postman is a great film. She really shines there....Postman is a great film. She really shines there. I'm a big fan of Lana. She's beautiful and talented. I learned some new things from your blog post. Good job.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832710800680256206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-15082400598536858212009-05-11T11:17:00.000-04:002009-05-11T11:17:00.000-04:00Wow - talk about myth-busting! Not Schwab's?! Ru...Wow - talk about myth-busting! Not Schwab's?! Rupert, I always learn something absolutely new from you.<br /><br />I've always had a kind of up-and-down regard for Lana Turner. In Postman, she's at the top of her form, the best work she's ever done. Playing opposite Garfield changed her game; anytime a good actor plays opposite a better one, you see the same thing happen. I frankly think her glamour gets in the way too often, and directors and studios should have let her wallow in the mire a little more. Postman is a great example of how that could pay off.<br /><br />Great post, Rupert.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440401101082154726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-6755763347887061202009-05-10T22:45:00.000-04:002009-05-10T22:45:00.000-04:00My favorite movies of Lana's is two different role...My favorite movies of Lana's is two different roles big time. I think she was a good actress, why most people would consider her a star more and not an actress really. Not my top actress but she could play different roles, My two favorites are The Postman Always Rings Twice and Imitation of Life of course Imitation of Life was later on in her career but I thought she was wonderful in it. Two totally complete different roles. Actually I think in Postman I can't see anyone else in that role. lol. She could play sexy, sensual and a mother, business woman. I always thought it was so ironic that she played Madame X and did the court scene. Something like her real life.ClassicJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18084603957211826254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161426229360042.post-42862602972837395522009-05-10T21:33:00.000-04:002009-05-10T21:33:00.000-04:00Lana Turner for me exists in The Postman Always Ri...Lana Turner for me exists in The Postman Always Rings Twice. No other movie does it for me with her. Outside of her personal life, this was the role made for her... When I interviewed actor Johnny Duncan by telephone a few years ago he told me the story of being called in by the Studio to teach Lana the Lindy (Jitterbug) and Johnny only had good things to say about Lana. He said she was very beautiful and very natural. While Lana will never make my top ten female stars, her role in the movie remains amongst my favourites (not to mention the fact that John Garfield is one of my all time favourites) One of the most underrated stars of Hollywood especially considering McCarthy helped kill his career and he was dead by age 37...Davidhttp://www.dpriol.comnoreply@blogger.com