Alexis Smith trailer billings 1941-49

Classic movie trailers are always fun to watch. For a long time, they usually put the names of stars in nice bold print on the screen so people would know exactly who was in the film and to help people better put together the names and faces of actors and actresses. Alexis Smith worked steadily throughout the 1940s and here is a collection of many of her trailer appearances.

The Smiling Ghost (1941)

Steel Against the Sky (1941)

Gentleman Jim (1942)

The Constant Nymph (1943)

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)

The Doughgirls (1944)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

Conflict (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

San Antonio (1945)

One More Tomorrow (1946)

Night and Day (1946)

Of Human Bondage (1946)

Stallion Road (1947)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

The Decision of Christopher Blake (1948)

Whiplash (1948)

One Last Fling (1949)

Any Number Can Play (1949)

Alexis Smith in The Woman in White

In 1948, two of my favorite classic actresses, Eleanor Parker and Alexis Smith, shared the screen in The Woman in White. Both women are completely gorgeous in their own distinctive ways, both in peak form at the height of the first stage of their respective long careers. The pair had also appeared together previously in the 1946 film Of Human Bondage (The Woman in White was also made in 1946 but not released until 1948). Eleanor Parker plays a dual role in The Woman in White but this in no way detracts from Alexis Smith's part in the movie. In fact, it is a perfect contrast: Eleanor Parker goes over-the-top for both of her characterizations, whereas Alexis Smith gives a nicely understated performance as Marion Halcombe, innocent cousin of the much-maligned Laura Fairlie (Parker).

Click here to take a look at some newspaper clippings related to The Woman in White.

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Here are some images of Alexis Smith in The Woman in White:

Alexis Smith in Steel Against the Sky

In 1941, Alexis Smith was top-billed in the movie Steel Against the Sky. Previously, she had only had two substantial film roles (in Dive Bomber and The Smiling Ghost). The fact that Alexis Smith was billed first here, even though she had much less screen-time than her two co-stars, was presumably good news for the actress. Following Steel Against the Sky, she would appear in a number of big movies alongside many big stars throughout the rest of the decade.

Clocking in at just over an hour in length, Steel Against the Sky was Warner Brothers programmer meant to appear on the screen as part of a double feature. The plot concerned a family of bridge builders, with two brothers fighting over the daughter of the boss. Alexis Smith is quite appealing here and, while she doesn't have all that much to do, she nonetheless does very well with her role. She also has great chemistry with her co-star Craig Stevens, so much so that the pair got married in real life a few years later.

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Here are some promotional images of Alexis Smith an her co-stars (Craig Stevens and Lloyd Nolan) from Steel Against the Sky:

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Here are some images of Alexis Smith in Steel Against the Sky:

Alexis Smith and Gene Lockhart

Alexis Smith during her extreme close-up