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Wendy Kilbourne on Midnight Caller

On the TV show Midnight Caller, Wendy Kilbourne usually appeared in a supporting role. However, in the 1989 episode "Watching Me, Watching You," the plot focused on her character, Devon King, when she is targeted by a psychotic stalker (Tim Daly). In this episode, viewers were given the opportunity to learn more about Devon King and were again teased with more glimpses of romance between her and the show's star, Jack Killian (Gary Cole).

Wendy Kilbourne is genuinely appealing in this Midnight Caller episode, looking absolutely beautiful throughout and giving a sympathetic performance as a woman who is trapped in a disturbing situation.

Here are some images of Wendy Kilbourne in "Watching Me, Watching You":

Meg Foster early 1970s promotional photographs

Here are some promotional pics of Meg Foster from two of her earliest cinematic triumphs, Thumb Tripping and Welcome to Arrow Beach. Both remain pieces of classy entertainment to those in the know and to admirers of the lovely Meg Foster. Typically seen more on the small screen, especially early in her career, the actress always made an impact when she graced the big screen.

Two images used to promote Thumb Tripping:

A pair of images to promote Welcome to Arrow Beach:

Lynne Moody in Charleston (1979)

Previously, we took a look at Love's Savage Fury, a somewhat obscure 1979 TV movie set during the American Civil War. Well, here is another TV movie from the same year set in South Carolina during the same general time period. Charleston was actually a pilot for a proposed series and featured Delta Burke (in her first starring role), Lynne Moody (in between roles in the popular miniseries Roots and Roots: The Next Generations) and Patricia Pearcy (star of the horror film Squirm). Produced by the Robert Stigwood Organization and originally broadcast on NBC, Charleston didn't seem to make much of an impact. It was replayed on television throughout the 1980s but it never got a VHS release and has seemingly since been largely forgotten.

Lynne Moody got a bit of newspaper coverage in early 1979 because she was going to be reprising her role in the second Roots miniseries. However, even after being featured in the high-profile Roots and co-starring in TV movies like Charleston, the actress just couldn't find her way to the next level of success in the acting world.

Of course, Delta Burke was in Charleston too and here are two promotional images of the actress:

Jennifer O'Neill in Love's Savage Fury

In 1979, Jennifer O'Neill starred in Love's Savage Fury, a TV movie set during the Civil War and based on a book by famed romance novelist Rosemary Rogers. It was the first television project for Jennifer O'Neill, an actress who had been starring in feature films since 1970. Produced by the prolific Aaron Spelling, Love's Savage Fury was originally to have starred one of Spelling's Charlie's Angels stars, Jaclyn Smith (who supposedly turned down the lead role after her proposal that her real-life husband co-star with her was rejected). Apparently, Dallas star Victoria Principal also turned down the lead in Love's Savage Fury before it was taken on by Jennifer O'Neill.

Love's Savage Fury is one of those forgotten Civil War epics that is not so well remembered today. When the TV movie originally aired on ABC in 1979, it was somewhat overshadowed by the original broadcast of the CBS miniseries Blind Ambition. Love's Savage Fury got replayed on television occasionally through the 1980s and did get a VHS in the mid-'80s, but the project still remains relatively obscure.

Charlotte Rampling in Orca

In 1977, Charlotte Rampling co-starred with Richard Harris in Orca, one of the greatest when-animals-attack movies. At first, the thought of Charlotte Rampling in a summer blockbuster may seem strange, especially when one considers the bizarreness of the bulk of her other films from the 1970s. However, her obvious beauty and solid skills make her a natural choice for a project like this. Orca was also Charlotte Rampling's last film of that decade. She's in top form here, both in terms of physical attractiveness and performance-wise, and it's shame the actress didn't take part in some more big projects at the end of the '70s (Woody Allen would bring her back to the screen in 1980).

Here are some pictures of Charlotte Rampling in Orca:

Sally Gray in Obsession

Sally Gray was the best looking British actress of the 1940s and at the end of that decade she co-starred with Robert Newton and Phil Brown in Obsession. The 1949 film, retitled The Hidden Room for the American market, was Sally Gray's second to last movie before retiring from the screen after making one more picture in 1952. Though Obsession is mostly about an angry husband who imprisons his wife's current lover in an underground chamber, Sally Gray shines throughout as the beautiful, unfaithful wife.

It's a shame that Sally Gray didn't continue working throughout the 1950s. The actress looks so lovely in Obsession and was certainly doing some of her best work in the late 1940s.

Here are some images of Sally Gray in Obsession (aka The Hidden Room):

Sally Gray and Phil Brown

Sally Gray and Robert Newton

Sally Gray and Naunton Wayne