Cry Me A River...
Sexy, sultry singer Julie London is best remembered today for those smokey songs from the 1950s and yet she was also a very popular on both the large and little screens. I would like to share some memories with you:
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- DirectorAnthony MannStarsGary CooperJulie LondonLee J. CobbA reformed outlaw becomes stranded after an aborted train robbery with two other passengers and is forced to rejoin his old outlaw band.Playing opposite Coop as the street wise saloon singer this was a part that Julie was well equipped to play.
"My shoes? Oh, that makes this trip worthwhile. You're the first man who's looked at that part of me since I was 14 years old."
Billie Ellis - Sexy songstress and super saloon slugger. - DirectorRobert ParrishJohn SturgesStarsRobert TaylorJulie LondonJohn CassavetesFormer gunslinger Steve Sinclair (Taylor), is now a peaceful rancher, but things go wrong when his wild brother Tony (Cassavetes) arrives with his new gun--and his new fiancée, former saloon girl Joan Blake (London).Julie coped very well in this tale of Brother Envy between Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in the old West.
"I don't think that Tony ever did get born. I think that somebody just found him wedged into a gun cylinder and shot him out into the world by pressing the trigger."
Joan Blake - Fiancee to Tony Sinclair. - DirectorDelmer DavesStarsGary CooperJane WyattWayne MorrisAs he is retiring, Jonathan L. Scott "Scotty" reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.This time Coop is trying to convince the U.S. Navy to use more Carriers and Jane Wyatt is the little woman waiting at home. Julie is waiting for his pal played by Wayne Morris.
"You can't get a girl out of your mind by turning a record over."
Barbara McKinney - Hardest job in the Navy: Sailor's Wife. - DirectorDelmer DavesStarsEdward G. RobinsonLon McCallisterJudith AndersonAn old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.Even if you guess the secret of 'The Red House' in the woods the quality of the acting is superb in this masterclass of how to tell a mystery. Julie is the girlfriend who is not going to let her man go easily into the arms of sweet Meg.
"You're on my time now, or had you forgotten we had a date to go swimming this afternoon."
Tibby Renton - Nath Storm's girlfriend and Meg's rival. - DirectorHall BartlettJules BrickenStarsJeff ChandlerJoanne DruJulie LondonA participant in Sherman's March becomes governor of a Southern city directly affected by the destruction - and they have yet to learn of his involvement.This time it is Julie who is the 'other woman' trying to seduce Jeff Chandler away from the lovely Joanne Dru, on behalf of the bad guys in this post Civil War tale of murder and treason.
"Well hello Major."
Shelby Ransom - Femme Fatale and Confederate sympathizer. - DirectorRichard L. BareStarsGordon MacRaeJulie LondonRory CalhounA sheriff's son is falsely accused of murder, and a friend determines to clear his name and find the real killer.Gordon McRae is in trouble and falsely accused of murder, but he has friends who will not let him hang around.
"I need your help to find the real killer."
Janie Martin - Friend in need. - DirectorFrank TashlinStarsTom EwellJayne MansfieldEdmond O'BrienA gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.Edmond O'Brien has been given six weeks to turn a Gang Boss's Babe Jayne Mansfield into a star, but there are complications. She can't sing and Edmond is falling in love. A little known ditty about Crying a River featured amongst the many tunes in this Rockin' Romance.
"Cry Me A River"
Julie London - A talented singer, represented by Marty 'Fats' Murdock. - DirectorRobert ParrishStarsRobert MitchumJulie LondonGary MerrillA honorable drifter constantly on the run finds his enemies closing in around him.It's not so wonderful for Robert Mitchum, he is wanted for murder, he has lost the guns, he broke his leg and the local Major's wife fancies him. Surely life cannot be all bad?
"What a pity then, that life is what we do, and not just what we feel."
Helen Colton - Bored Army wife and trainee adultress. - DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsRay DantonJayne MansfieldJulie LondonDancer George Raft (Ray Danton) finds himself involved with the criminal underworld. After a conflict with gangster boss Frank Donatella (Joe de Santis), he is exiled to Hollywoood, where he wins a role in the film "Scarface" and becomes famous. He lives with actress Lisa Lang (Jayne Mansfield) in a huge villa, but when his mother dies, he deserts her. His career slides downhill until he is offered a part in "Some Like it Hot" and becomes famous again.Reputedly the story of George Raft's rise to fame, his fall from grace and his return in 'Some Like It Hot'. I have only seen this movie on VHS but the brightest sparks in the plot are the musical sequences.
"Lonely Girl"
Sheila - Sultry Siren. - CreatorRobert A. CinaderHarold Jack BloomStarsRandolph MantoothKevin TigheJulie LondonThe crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their operating area.The forerunner of ER this was one of the top TV medical series for several years although I personally only ever saw a few episodes. Julie had grown up to be a beautiful lady and a social commentator?
"Doctor, those paramedics treat patients in places that would curl your hair!"
Dixie McCall R.N. - Nurse and tutor to snotty Doctors.