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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Barbara De Rossi in Sweets from a Stranger

Here are a few images of Barbara De Rossi in the 1987 Italian thriller Caramelle da uno sconosciuto (Sweets from a Stranger).

Theresa Russell in Straight Time

In 1978, Theresa Russell made her second-ever film appearance, co-starring with Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time. Looking very young and beautiful, Theresa Russell gives a very engaging performance and the camera simply loves her.

In Straight Time, Theresa Russell plays Jenny Mercer, a young woman working at an employment agency who befriends the recently paroled Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman). Her motivations are never really made clear in the movie, but she nevertheless begins a romantic relationship with Max Dembo. Regardless of her ill-defined character, Theresa Russell is highly watchable, as are the other members of the supporting cast. In fact, the supporting cast of Straight Time (Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Busey and M. Emmet Walsh alongside Theresa Russell) really make the film worthwile.

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Here are some pics of Theresa Russell in Straight Time:

Theresa Russell and Dustin Hoffman