Films

They Won't Forget (Warner Bros. 1937)

Lana studying her script behind the scenes of "They Won't Forget" in 1937.

Lana on They Won't Forget:

When I learned more about filmmaking, I understood what director Mervyn LeRoy had done. He had emphasized my sexiness to fix me in viewers' minds. He gave me what they call "flesh impact," to let a tight sweater imply what couldn't be said on the screen. But that walk down the street of a Southern town would completely change my life.

Release Date: July 14, 1937.

Credited Cast and Crew:

Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson, Edward Noris, Lana Turner (as school girl Mary Clay).

Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy

Writing Credits: Ward Green (novel), Robert Rossen and Aben Kandel (screenplay)

Produced by: Mervyn LeRoy and Jack L. Warner

Original Music by: Adolph Deutsch

Non-Original Music by: General Daniel Butterfield, Daniel Decateur Emmett, Stephen Foster, Louis Lambert and William Steffe

Cinematography by: Arthur Edeson

Synopsis: Lana Turner's first film actually belongs to Claude Rains, although few people remember that.

My Review: Coming Soon!

Highlights and Trivia

*Based on the book Death in the Deep South; a Novel About Murder by Ward Greene.

*Although Lana's appearance in this film is relatively brief, her walk down the street in a sweater creates a sensation. For the rest of her life, much to her annoyance, she will be called "The Sweater Girl".

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Photo Gallery

Lana is all smiles on the set of 1937's "They Won't Forget".    Lana doing her homework on the set of 1937's "They Won't Forget".    Lana and actress Linda Perry in 1937's "They Won't Forget". Lou Valentino Collection.    Ingenue Lana making a wardrobe test for 1937's "They Won't Forget"    A photo taken of Lana during an early wardrobe test for 1937's "They Won't Forget". The dress shown here was 86'd in favor of the skirt, sweater and beret that was used in the film. Lou Valentino Collection.    Ingenue Lana getting some homework help in 1937's "They Won't Forget".

 

 

 

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