Stephen McNally, Jane Wyman in Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda Jane Wyman, unfairly known by many merely as Ronald Reagan's first wife, is the "star of the day" on Turner Classic Movies on Tuesday, Jan. 4. TCM will be presenting eight Wyman vehicles beginning at 3 a.m. Pacific Time. Those range from the B comedy He Couldn't Say No (1938) to Wyman's most famous film, Johnny Belinda (1948), which earned her a Best Actress Oscar. Some find Wyman a lesser talent, but I've always enjoyed her screen presence, whether as a blonde or a brunette, whether in dramas or comedies. In Johnny Belinda, for instance, she showed what a sensational dramatic actress she could be when given the chance. In addition to Wyman's Academy Award win, this drama about a kind doctor (Lew Ayres) and a young deaf-mute (Wyman) who becomes a rape victim, received eleven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best...
- 1/4/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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