Bedelia Sets New Standard in Crime Tale Starring Lockwood
The film features Margaret Lockwood Ian Hunter Anne Crawford and Barry K Barnes with Jill Esmond in a standout supporting role. Vera Caspary wrote the book and helped craft the screenplay though the picture outdoes Laura in intrigue and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedelia
Margaret Lockwood
Ian Hunter
Anne Crawford
Barry K. Barnes
Jill Esmound
Vera Caspary
BedeHa
Laura
Glittering Stars and Scandals Herded in Hollywood Gossip
A collage of film industry notes highlights Bedelia from Eagle Lion with Mar na Kennealy, Regan Callas, and Rose mary DeCamp, plus James Wong Howe’s debut cinematography. Pat O’Brien, Lucille Wall, and James Cagney are mentioned amid studio bids, TV deals, and parade of personalities.
Dooley McFarlane Confronts Richard's Memory and Love
Dave confronts Dooley with memories of Richard McFarlane and their tangled past. Dooley admits lingering affection and fear of disruption if Richard returns. Dave urges acceptance, while pondering Jill and Ric, as he recalls Julia McFarlane’s fiery youth and the war’s shadow over their lives.
In Love Amid Wartime Hope and Duty
Jill McFarlane, daughter of Ric McFarlane, grows hopeful amid wartime fears as she and Spang share a charged roadside ride to a club. They discuss family military heritage, a looming overseas future, and the pull of romance against a backdrop of anxious friends and veterans. The scene ends with Jill certain of newfound happiness, despite uncertainty about the war ahead.
Broadway Express The Stage Door Chronicle of wartime theater life
The piece chronicles actors and productions amid salary cutbacks and wartime shortages. Craig Reynolds, first actor to enlist and first to earn a Purple Heart, works odd jobs as budgets tighten. It notes profits from The Jolson Story, staffing quirks, and headlines on figures like Norman Cordon and Helen Walker, with cultural gossip and political asides about Fascism and public figures.
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Craig Reynolds
Comedia
Jolson
Helen Walker
Disappearance and hidden loves haunt a WWI family tale
Delia McFarlane mourns Richard, missing in World War I, as she and her father-in-law search for clues. Twenty-five years on, Jill, a young tenant, befriends Spang Gordon while Julin frets over Richard’s fate and the possibility of an army wife’s grief shared with Dave Patterson, who keeps secrets.
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Dave
Richard
Dooley
John 1
Julia McFarlane
Julia
Richard McFarlane
Washington
Dave Patterson
Jill McFarlant
Jill
Spang
Delia McFarlane
John E. McFarlane
White Jill
Spang Gordon
Howe
Julin
Ric
Tulla
Bpang
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RKO
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Kent Smith
Nora Prentiss
Rosemary DeCamp
Ann Sheridan
James Wong Howe
Hollywood
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National Press Club
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Secret Service
Lucille Wall
Portia
Lucille
James Cagney
William Saroyan
Jack Parr
Vaughn Monroe
Ozzie Nelson
William Brawley
Robert Stevens
Hack
Ractar
Columbia
Vincent Sherman
Warner’s
Willian Boyd
Anpacent
Hopelong Cassidy
John I
Doo- Jey
Jul Falks
Herself
France
Jil
Ric McFarlane
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Love
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Coast Guard
Norman Cordon
Met
Norman
Fdr
Hitler
Cordon
Adolf
Georgia
Arnall
Talmadge
America
Bawstin Gazette
Dixie
The
Jersey Journal
Joe Stalin
John Sinnock
Philly
Sonora
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Tropical Park
Justin McCarthy
Broadwaysenheimers
Justin
Truman
Sec
Marshall
Alan Ladd
Sherry Netherland Hotel
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Fleischmann
U.S
Prince Albert
Earl A. Cargile
Ciepid
Ed Beara
P. A. Rolle
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