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Margaret Yvonne Middleton (September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007), known professionally as Yvonne De Carlo, was a Canadian-American actress, dancer and singer. She became a Hollywood film star in the 1940s and 1950s, made several recordings, and later acted on television and stage.
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Producer Sam Sherman intended the film to be a fond throwback to "B" westerns of the 1940s, and hired a cast of screen veterans. He planned to reunite Yvonne De Carlo and Rod Cameron, who had co-starred at Universal Pictures in the 1940s, but Cameron walked out on the project after a salary dispute; Sherman replaced him with Don "Red" Barry. [2]
Originally announced as a vehicle for De Carlo, but she fell ill and was replaced with Maureen O'Hara. [3] 1950: Moon over Java [4] 1951: The Girl from Astoli: A film to be shot in Austria. [5] 1951: Matthew the Matador: Co-starring matador Mario Cabré, who De Carlo had dated [6] 1951: Mata Hari [7] 1952: Sing, You Sinners
Yvonne De Carlo in the trailer for the film. Yvonne De Carlo says that Reisch was offered Maria Montez and de Carlo for the lead. [9] Reisch says that all but one of his colleagues – including Billy Wilder – recommended Yvonne De Carlo for the lead, except Sam Spiegel (Eagle) who told him, "Don't make a picture with this girl, because ...
Sheriff Will Egan doesn't want any gamblers in Denton, Texas and is suspicious when stranger Sam Bass arrives in town. The sheriff's sister Kathy likes the newcomer, though, while Calamity Jane is impressed with Sam's way with horses, even more so when Sam spots a poorly shod favorite in a horse race and bets against him, winning a tidy sum.
The film was to have starred Maria Montez and Rod Cameron. [1] In April 1945 Montez refused to play the role. [2]She was replaced by Yvonne De Carlo who had just played her first leading role in Salome, Where She Danced.
De Carlo wrote in her memoirs that the film was "hardly worth mentioning" except that she once had a crush on her co-star Hayden and that this was the film where she met stunt man Bob Morgan, who became her husband. [3]