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Meg Foster in Welcome to Arrow Beach

In 1974, Meg Foster starred in the horror film Welcome to Arrow Beach. Simply put, the movie is under-seen and underrated by many. I actually had some superficial reservations about seeing the movie based on a number of negative and lukewarm reviews I had read, both from professional and amateur critics. As is often the case, I should have known better to put any stock in what the reviewers had written. I very much enjoyed Welcome to Arrow Beach and found it to be quite entertaining, well-paced, solidly assembled and highly watchable film (I was watching the uncut version and I can see why people would potentially hate a heavily edited TV version). Great performances were given all around but, of course, I was watching the movie because of Meg Foster...and to this end I was certainly not disappointed in the least!

Meg Foster and Laurence Harvey

Here are some images of Meg Foster in Welcome to Arrow Beach:

Meg Foster and David Macklin

Lois Chiles on Hart to Hart

Like a lot of other people, I first became aware of Lois Chiles through the 1979 James Bond epic Moonraker. Of course, she had been around for a few year prior to that movie and had smaller roles in The Way We Were, The Great Gatsby and Coma. She also had an important role in the 1978 adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery Death on the Nile. After Moonraker, she did a lot of TV work (including a stint on Dallas) and had scattered movie roles which continued into the 2000s. However, I had always wanted to see her immediate follow-up to Moonraker, only to discover that she didn't really have one. Her first post-Moonraker project was two years later with a guest appearance on the TV show Hart to Hart.

In the Hart to Hart episode 'The Latest in High Fashion Murder', Lois Chiles gets an opportunity to play dual roles. Her primary character is that of a fashion model which she plays with ease since she was one in real life. Overall the episode is a good one (especially if you like this sort of thing...which I do!). Joe Pantaliano is one of the other guest stars and also look for Shari Belafonte in one of her earliest TV appearances.

The episode begins with a montage of photos of models with a focus on several images of Lois Chiles:

Then the episode moves on to a photo-shoot where Lois Chiles gets to wear a unique outfit:

Then on to the rest of the episode. Lois Chiles gets to chat with Stefanie Powers, attend a party and go to another photo-shoot at the Hart's house. Then comes her big scene where she gets to cry and do some real acting.

Lois Chiles and Stefanie Powers on Hart to Hart

Lois Chiles on Hart to Hart

Oh yeah, she also plays another character...her "sister". Here's a pic of that:

Clip of Jill Townsend on The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

In 1967, Jill Townsend made her second ever television appearance on the TV show The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Her role was small but nonetheless very memorable due to her absolutely charming demeanor. The episode was called 'The Drublegratz Affair' and in this scene Jill Townsend has a nice chat with Noel Harrison.

Clip of Tarah Nutter on Nero Wolfe

In 1980, Tarah Nutter starred in the science fiction horror cult classic Without Warning. The rest of her short career took place on TV shows and TV movies and the first thing she did after Without Warning was a guest appearance on the detective series Nero Wolfe. In this clip from the episode 'Before I Die', Tarah Nutter gets a visit from a young Lee Horsley.

Various photos of Samantha Eggar

Here's a collection of miscellaneous photographs of Samantha Eggar.

A young Samantha Eggar poses for the camera

Samantha Eggar's feet!

Samantha Eggar in Doctor Dolittle promotional photos

In 1967, Samantha Eggar starred alongside Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley in Doctor Dolittle. The film had a big budget and lots of hype but was hated by critics upon its release and the movie ended up not being the success that the studio had hoped for. To this day some people still don't like the film but over the years many people have discovered the joys of Doctor Dolittle. Some have also discovered that many savage reviews of the film have been quite exaggerated and that the backlash against the movie is unfounded. I've seen Doctor Dolittle several times and I genuinely can't understand why anyone would dislike the film so much.

In Doctor Dolittle, Samantha Eggar portrays Emma Fairfax, the niece of a man who dislikes Dr. Dolittle (Rex Harrison). She initially does not like the animal doctor but eventually gets to know him and falls in love with him (much to the chagrin of Anthony Newley's character Matthew Mugg, who also seemed to be quite found of Emma Fairfax...and was much closer to the same age as her - Rex Harrison was 30 years older than Samantha Eggar).

Samantha Eggar is delightful in Doctor Dolittle. She gets to wear a variety of period costumes and looks lovely throughout. Since Doctor Dolittle is a musical, Samantha Eggar is given the opportunity to perform three songs and she does quite well with the material.

Sadly, however, her role in Doctor Dolittle probably had something to do with the premature decline of Samantha Eggar's career. In the mid-1960s, she was a rising star, poised for greatness especially after her Oscar nomination and Golden Globe win for her work in the 1965 film The Collector. Doctor Dolittle was supposed to be a big movie and Samantha Eggar had won the role over other actresses. When the film flopped at the box office, however, it seems that her stature in Hollywood declined and never fully recovered. She worked steadily afterwards but with more and more focus on B movies and television work. If Doctor Dolittle had been better received, it would have been interesting to see how Samantha Eggar's career path would potentially have changed.

Here are some publicity stills of Samantha Eggar for Doctor Dolittle:

Samantha Eggar and Rex Harrison

Samantha Eggar and Rex Harrison again

Wendy Kilbourne on The A-Team

Wendy Kilbourne capped off a successful 1984 with a featured guest role on The A-Team. A month prior, her guest appearance on Riptide had aired and she had begun 1984 with a guest shot on Knight Rider.

In the third season A-Team episode 'Sheriffs of Rivertown', the gang heads down to South America to bring law and order to the temporary town that has been set up to house American workers who are constructing a dam. Wendy Kilbourne plays Nikki Monroe, the sister of an engineer who gone missing, who helps the A-Team get the bottom of things. Robert Davi plays the bad guy. Wendy Kilbourne finds time to sing onstage at the local bar and ends up kissing Dirk Benedict at the end (sorry for the spoiler!).

Here are some pictures of Wendy Kilbourne on The A-Team: