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When Betty Field was first signed for pictures, conversation buzzed. "But she's not pretty," was the first objection. "And her mouth is too large." [7] Field's role as Curly's wife, Mae, the sole female character in Of Mice and Men (1939) established her as a dramatic actress. [8] She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1941 movie The Shepherd ...
Betty Fields (born Betty Stansfield; 13 September 1906/1910 – 16 January 1938), born in Rochdale, Lancashire, was a British actress. [1] She was the sister of Gracie Fields . [ 2 ] In 1936 she starred in the lead of On Top of the World in a role originally intended for her sister.
Are Husbands Necessary? is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Ray Milland and Betty Field. [3] It follows the misadventures of a wacky wife and her sometimes exasperated, but loving, banker husband.
Bus Stop is a 1956 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox, starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange.
Coogan's Bluff was the final film appearance of actress Betty Field (who played the mother of Stroud's character) before her death in 1973. [7] Filming began in November 1967 even before the full script had been finalized.
Tomorrow, the World! is a 1944 American black-and-white film directed by Leslie Fenton and starring Fredric March, Betty Field, and Agnes Moorehead, about a young German boy (Skip Homeier) who had been active in the Hitler Youth who comes to live with his uncle in the United States, who tries to teach him to reject Nazism.
[10] [11] The roles then went to Zachary Scott and Betty Field. Although Scott did not possess McCrea's "star power" as a leading man and had relatively little experience in feature films, he did have one distinct advantage in preparing to portray Sam Tucker; he was a native of Texas, the setting for The Southerner .
Of Mice and Men is a 1939 American drama film based on the 1937 play of the same name, which itself was based on the novella of the same name by author John Steinbeck.The film stars Burgess Meredith, Betty Field, and Lon Chaney Jr., and features Charles Bickford, Roman Bohnen, Bob Steele, and Noah Beery Jr. [2] The film tells the story of two men, George and his intellectually disabled partner ...