I haven't seen
The Amazing Mr. X but I have heard of Turhan Bey as he was in one of the Universal 'Mummy' movies,
The Mummy's Tomb. I love the Universal horror films, so I remembered his name even when I was little. He was also in a couple of episodes of
Babylon 5 which I watched avidly, but dang if I can remember seeing him. The fact that he was older then (probably his 70s) by that time might have had something to do with it but I don't even remember his name in the credits. Cathy O'Donnell I remember from
The Best Years of Our Lives and I was fairly smitten with her so I look forward to seeing her in this.
I saw
Too Late For Tears too late (ahem) to put on my list, but if I had I would definitely have put it there. I had only seen Lizabeth Scott, to my recall, in two films before this. One made my ballot, but the first thing I ever saw her in was the comedy/thriller
Scared Stiff (1953), my favorite Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis movie. She was fine in that (both acting and looks) so it was cool to see her as a total money slut! She was so icy in this. Her husband wasn't even cold before she starting snuggling up to Dan Duryea! @
Citizen Rules, you're so right in that it was unique to see Duryea turned into a quivering pile of nerves while trying to deal with Scott's evil ways. I liked Don DeFore in the old
Hazel TV series and he's been in, funnily enough, a couple of Martin and Lewis films. He was also in a good movie that was Doris Day's first film,
Romance on the High Seas, yet another film with a connection to my Dad that I won't boringly go into but it's funny how film connects you to other people and places. DeFore was also great in a fun Christmas movie,
It Happened on Fifth Avenue, which I watch every year. Kristine Miller was very lovely as Scott's sister-in-law, and Miller is in another Noir on my Watch List.
Lastly, @
Citizen Rules, I saw
Slightly Scarlet last night and it was good stuff! Both ladies, Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl, were beautfiul but I guess I lean more toward Fleming as the finer-looking one. Both were good in the acting department. And John Payne was great as the guy looking to better his position in the crooked ranks but by the end finds that he can be a better person through personal sacrifice. And yes, Ted de Corsia was really good as the big bad gangster of the piece. He's also in a couple on my ballot. Man, these actors were in a lot of Noirs, mixing and matching with the casts! From the sheer amount of Film Noir made in this time period of our countdown, I'm guessing that the genre was quite a lucrative business. Thanks for the recommendation of the movie!