In 1940, laraine day, who has died aged 90, was voted the most promising. Buy the locket region 2 uk dvd 1946 starring laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, and gene raymond from amazons movies store. The locket is a 1946 film noir directed by john brahm, starring laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, and gene raymond, and released by rko pictures. Grant and the 1946 psychological drama the locket with mitchum. Laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, gene raymond, sharyn moffett, ricardo cortez, john brahm, bert granet, henry. Laraine day, 87, film actress and first lady of baseball. Starring laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, gene raymond.
A minor league film noir, tightly directed by john brahm and starring laraine day as the little girl who allegedly stole a locket and whose kleptomania as a. At mgm, day was surprisingly effective as a tough, bythebook wac. To get to know nancy, she uses men like artist robert mitchum, psychiatrist brian aherme and is about to marry millionaire gene raymond when all of nancys past sins. While durocher was managing the new york giants, she wrote the book day with the. With laraine day, robert mitchum, brian aherne, gene raymond. Days book, day with the giants, described life as a baseball wife. She is the author of a book of memoirs, day with giants 1952, and an inspirational book. The locket region 2 uk dvd 1946 starring laraine day, brian. Laraine day, the actress best remembered for her portrayal of lew ayres. After divorce from durocher eight years later, day told an interviewer that shed never liked. Laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, gene raymond, sharyn moffett. See more ideas about laraine day, old hollywood and movie stars. Setting something of a record for flashbacks within flashbacks, the locket recounts the mental disintegration of bridetobe laraine day.
Laraine day, who died saturday at 87, was the first glimmer of glamour for leo durocher. Day worked in many studio films including with big ones like metrogoldwynmayer mgm and rko pictures, both of which signed her up at different stages of her career. She has spent her life getting even for this false accusation by becoming a kleptomaniac and ruining the lives of those around her. After a quickie mexican divorce of her first husband in 1947, the mormon movie starlet married durocher, the foulmouthed new york dodgers skipper who up to that point was despised by all but the teams fans. In the 1950s, she wrote a book, the america we love, had a tv sports. As a child, day was accused of stealing a locket at a fancy party. One of the very best psychological films noir, 1946s the locket treats its. The film is based on a screenplay by sheridan gibney, citation needed adapted from what nancy wanted by norma barzman, wife of laterblacklisted writer ben barzman. As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars including robert mitchum, lana turner, cary grant, ronald reagan, kirk douglas, and john wayne. Laraine day was a hollywood actress and also a radio and television commentator. It is noted for its complex and confusing use of layered flashbacks. Nancy laraine day is a kleptomaniac, driven to steal anything that strikes her fancy the original title of the film was what nancy wanted nancys compulsion springs from a childhood incident, in which she was given a locket as. Laraine day celebrity profile check out the latest laraine day photo gallery, biography, pics. Laraine day, a popular actress who appeared in almost two dozen mgm.
Laraine day, brian aherne, robert mitchum, gene raymond, sharyn moffett, ricardo cortez, john brahm, bert granet, henry stephenson. She played a psychopathic killer in the locket 1946 and a rich. Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex tale painting his lovely bride as devilish and unbalanced. Just before a wedding, the bridegroom hears a complex. Keybook stills of betty grable and victor mature from i wake up screaming. In the excellent blacklist interview book tender comrades, norma barzman. She wrote a book in 1952 called day with the giants. Her bestknown films include foreign correspondent, my son, my son, journey for margaret, mr. Laraines children sued heymann on libel charges, claiming that their mother never had any kind of an intimate relationship with kennedy.
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