Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Brenda Vaccaro - The Fugitive TV Series

A Beauty

I don't remember the first time I saw her on TV or in the movies but she is memorable in so many ways to include a strong and intense screen presence.   This was a very stressful episode and her part as a hostage from a gas station holdup who is threatened with sexual aggression first and then death allows her to display her acting skills with facial expressions and body language.    She has to team up with Jansen as the Fugitive to outwit two kidnappers.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018

Dorothy Malone - RIP 2018

Route 66 TV Series Episode - Fly Away Home Parts 1&2

The last time I looked for Dorothy online I hadn't seen her in this episode of one of my favorite TV series from the 60's.  Somehow thanks to the current pop media her death didn't even get a mention in any of the news outlets that I follow for news.  At one time Dorothy Malone was a household name and in this episode she is older than her prime but still very attractive as she retains a perfect

She played the sad and ill treated divorcee of her Pilot Husband, Michael Renee.  And though he seems much older than her his bearing, trim fit, and full set of hair lets it work. 

She loved him and her job as a night club singer gives her an outlet for her sorrows and a wonderful showcase for a great singing voice.

The story goes along with Buzz making his play for her where in his case she is an older woman than him.   As expected, it didn't work out and in the end she loses her Pilot former husband to an air crash.

This is a two part episode and is easily up to the high standards of the series with some exceptional actors. 

It's sad to hear that Dorothy passed away and sadly this is the case for everyone generally that reaches such a wonderfully full age.   In her years on the screen she was not only beautiful but so talented that you can't help but believe she is the part she is playing.  Nothing speaks better for acting talent.

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Sunday, November 11, 2018

Janice Rule - Intensity RT 66 A Lance of Straw

A Lance of Straw

The second episode in the first season of Rt66 is an entertaining one with a multiple levels of humor, loyalty, attraction, danger, and emotional turmoil mixed together.  Janice Rule plays her part well though at first it is hard to get her accent but she pulls off the hard case attitude very well.  More importantly she works well with Martin Milner and George Maharis.   She is beautiful in her youth.

I read that she passed away at 72.    It makes watching this a bittersweet event and likely right now I'm the only one watching this show planet-wide.  If you have a chance it's worth the time to enjoy this now historical artifact of American culture soon long past.

Rt 66 "A Lance of Straw" Cast and Crew


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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Arlene Martel - The Case of the Absent Artist

Arlene Martel

She not only was beautiful but had the ability to create accents and was a superb actor.  I just saw her again in the Perry Mason episode of titled The Case of the Absent Artist.

The episode isn't over and I've seen it before and can't remember if she was the killer but at this point in the show she seems the most likely culprit.  She's playing the part well as the cagey and angry X of the victim.

Whatever the ending she is unforgettable in almost any role she played.  I'd say it was her intensity combined with her beauty and an anger that she could portray beyond the intensity.