"MARK STEVENS: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH" (090)
"MARK STEVENS: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH"
The name MARK STEVENS probably doesn’t ring a bell with moviegoers today. However, he’s one of those actors who once you see him on screen, you say, “Oh, yeah, THAT guy!” Still, at one time, he was a very in-demand leading man who was always compelling and had a tough-guy likability that brightened up many a hum-drum movie. He may not have reached the upper echelon of fame like contemporaries ALAN LADD or DANA ANDREWS, but he certainly left his mark — particularly in “The Dark Corner” with a pre-TV LUCILLE BALL. Like CHARLES LAUGHTON, DICK POWELL, and IDA LUPINO, he also became a pioneer of the actor-turned-director. Today, we take a look at his long and varied career and celebrate him as our Star of the Month.
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
The Bad Boys of Film Noir (2008), by Karen Burroughs Hannsberry;
“Today’s Underrated Actor Spotlight: Mark Stevens,” February 20, 2018, by Baynum, TheTinselTownTwins.com;
“Mark Stevens: Patience is Poison!, (2012), Noir City Annual;
“Mark Stevens: Man of Many Talents,” February 2003, Classic Images;
“Romance of Actor With Hedy Ended,” September 24, 1947, Daily News;
Wikipedia.com;
TCM.com;
IBDB.com;
IMDBPro.com;
Movies Mentioned:
Destination Tokyo (1943), starring Cary grant & John Garfield;
The Doughgirls (1944), starring Ann Sheridan;
Hollywood Canteen (1944), starring Bette Davis & John Garfield;
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945), starring Dennis Morgan & Dane Clark;
Rhapsody In Blue (1945), starring Robert ALda & Joan Leslie;
Within These Walls (1945), starring Thomas Mitchell & Mary Anderson;
From This Day Forward (1946), starring Joan Fontaine & Mark Stevens;
The Dark Corner (1946), starring Mark Stevens & Lucille Ball;
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947), starring June Haver & Mark Stevens;
The Street With No Name (1948), starring Richard Widmark & mark Stevens;
The Snake Pit (1948), starring Olivia de Havilland;
Sand (1949), starring Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray, & Rory Calhoun;
Oh, You Beautiful Doll (1949), starring June Haver & Mark Stevens;
Dancing In the Dark (1949), staring Wiliam Powell;
Please Believe Me (1950), starring Deborah Kerr, Mark Stevens, Robert Walker, & Peter Lawford;
Before Midnight and Dawn (1950), starring Mark Stevens, Edmond O’Brien, & Gale Storm;
Katie Did It (1950), starring Ann Blyth & Mark Stevens;
Target Unknown (1951),staring Mark Stevens;
In Little Egypt (1951), starring Mark Stevens & Rhonda Fleming;
Reunion in Rio (1952), starring Gigi Perreau, Mark Stevens, & Frances Dee;
Jack Slade (1953), starring Mark Stevens
Cry Vengeance (1954), starring Mark Stevens & Martha Hyer;
Time Table (1956), starring Mark Stevens & Felicia Farr;
September Storm (1960), starring Mark Stevens & Joanne Dru
Escape From Hell Island (1963), starring Mark Stevens;
Fate is the Hunter (1964), starring Glenn Ford, Nancy Kwan, Rod Taylor, & Suzanne Pleshette;
Frozen Alive (1964), starring Mark Stevens;
Sunscorched (1965), starring Mark Stevens;
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