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Wendy Kilbourne on Riptide

In 1984, Wendy Kilbourne was featured on the TV show Riptide, marking her second big guest appearance on weekly hour-long action series (previously she had guest starred on an episode of Knight Rider and made several other minor appearances, such as on Matt Houston). 1984 proved to be successful year for Wendy Kilbourne and she turned up on half dozen television shows, paving the way for her to take part in the miniseries North and South the following year.

Wendy Kilbourne guest starred in a second season episode of Riptide called 'Mirage' which originally on October 30, 1984 on NBC.

Here are some images of Wendy Kilbourne on Riptide:

Wendy Kilbourne and Kabir Bedi on Riptide

Charlotte Rampling in Rotten to the Core

In 1965, Charlotte Rampling began her film career with a comedy called Rotten to the Core. The following year she would be featured in far better remembered movie, Georgy Girl, but Rotten to the Core represents her proper screen debut (she made an uncredited cameo earlier in 1965 in a movie called The Knack... and How to Get It).

In Rotten to the Core, Charlotte Rampling looks absolutely fantastic and does a fine job with her comedic role. She is shown wearing a variety of mid-'60s fashions and gets to toss out all sorts of fun catchphrases from the time (my favorite was when she says 'swoonsville'). Her character, Sara Capell, is a young woman who assists a suave criminal called The Duke in pulling off a huge Army payroll heist.

Rotten to the Core is wild comedy and Charlotte Rampling contributes to this by way of a high energy performance. Her voice is dubbed in the film, but this does not detract greatly from the proceedings. Charlotte Rampling was one of the most visually striking British actresses to arrive on the scene in the mid-'60s. She was very charming and had acting skills, but her look was almost enough to carry her through, especially in the early stage of her career.

Apparently, Peter Sellers was originally attached to star in Rotten to the Core. Perhaps if he had, the movie would be better remembered now. As it stands today, the film is fairly low profile but it is certainly worth watching if you have the opportunity. I sought out Rotten to the Core so I could view Charlotte Rampling's first movie and I was pleasantly surprised to find a fun farce, with the digs at the military and the church still hilarious and many great over-the-top performances. All that plus Charlotte Rampling in her underwear!

Here are some images of Charlotte Rampling in Rotten to the Core (click the pictures to see them full size):

Jill Townsend in The Spirit Is Willing

Jill Townsend made her feature film debut in 1967 in a movie called The Spirit Is Willing. The project was a kid-friendly ghost movie produced and directed by the prolific B-movie king William Castle. It was one of the last movies that William Castle directed.

Promotional image of Jill Townsend and co-stars in The Spirit Is Willing

Jill Townsend only appeared in four feature films (I don't count The Seven-Per-Cent Solution because she only made a short cameo in that movie), working mostly on television throughout the bulk of her career. When she did do a movie, she usually got a good supporting role (she never starred in a film outright...Alfie Darling in 1976 was her biggest part and she was second-billed in that project). In The Spirit Is Willing, Jill Townsend has a nice featured role and gets to play three different characters.

Here are some pictures of Jill Townsend in The Spirit Is Willing:

Samantha Eggar in promotional pics for Double Indemnity

1973 newspaper illustration for Double Indemnity

Between 1973 and 1976, the focus of Samantha Eggar's career was on American TV movies. She made six in all but the first one was Double Indemnity, a remake of the 1944 film of the same name. Although many people malign this project today, at the time it well was fairly well received (perhaps because people were less sensitive to remakes back then).

Samantha Eggar and Richard Crenna in Double Indemnity

Another pic of Samantha Eggar and Richard Crenna

Tarah Nutter on Eight Is Enough

I first saw actress Tarah Nutter in the 1980 horror/sci-fi classic Without Warning. In that movie I thought that she did a great job and looked very cute and immediately wondered what else she was in. As it turned out, Tarah Nutter had a very brief career with only a half a dozen credits over a three year period. Too bad because she's a highly watchable actress and I would have loved to see more of her.

Previously I posted about Tarah Nutter's guest appearance on the TV show Nero Wolfe in 1981 and there seems to have been some interest in that. So, as a follow-up, I thought I would share some images of Tarah Nutter appearing on Eight Is Enough. Tarah Nutter guest starred in a two part episode ('The Idolbreaker Part 1 and Part 2') of Eight Is Enough which originally aired in April 1981. She plays an old girlfriend of Willie Aames' character who turns up to tell him that she is pregnant right as his band is about to go out on tour. They have to decide whether they want to get married or not.

The following pictures of Tarah Nutter are taken from 'The Idolbreaker: Part 1". All of pics can be enlarged by clicking on them.

Tarah Nutter cuddles with Willie Aames

Three small photos of Jill Townsend

Genevieve Bujold in Swashbuckler promotional pics

In 1976, Genevieve Bujold starred in one of her biggest American movies, the vastly underrated pirate adventure Swashbuckler. The following are a few examples of some of the promotional materials for the film.

First, here's a very nice publicity still of Genevieve Bujold in Swashbuckler: