The Films of Lana Turner

The Films of Lana Turner

MGM replaces Leo the Lion with Lana in 1948. Lou Valentino Collection. Lana worked like a dog, there is no other way to say it. In 1941 for example, she made three films, Honky Tonk with Clark Gable Jekyll and Hyde with Spencer Tracy, and Ziegfeld Girl with Judy Garland and company. Because of Lana's extensive body of work, this section will take some time to do. I will try and get most of her important films done soon.

Here is the basic layout for this section:

Credited Cast

Synopsis

My Review

Your Review: You will be able to contact me with your thoughts on Lana and her films.

Warner Bros.

*A Star is Born (1937)

*They Won't Forget (1937)

The Great Garrick (1937)

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

MGM

*Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)

Dramatic School (1938)

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

These Glamour Girls (1939)

*Dancing Co-ed (1939)

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

We Who Are Young (1940)

*Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

*Honky Tonk (1941)

Johnny Eager (1942)

Somewhere I'll Find You (1942)

Slightly Dangerous (1943)

The Youngest Profession (1943)

DuBarry was a Lady (1943)

*Marriage is a Private Affair (1944)

Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)

Weekend at the Waldorf (1945)

*The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Green Dolphin Street (1947)

Cass Timberlaine (1948)

Homecoming (1948)

* The Three Musketeers (1948)

A Life of Her Own (1950)

Mr. Imperium (1951)

The Merry Widow (1952)

*The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Latin Lovers (1953)

The Flame and the Flesh (On Loan Out From MGM to Italian Production Company) (1954)

Betrayed (On Loan Out From MGM to a Production Company in Holland) (1954)

The Prodigal (1955)

The Sea Chase (On Loan Out From MGM to 20th Century Fox) (1955)

The Rains of Ranchipur (On Loan Out From MGM to 20th Century Fox (1955)

*Diane (1956)

POST MGM

*Peyton Place (1957)

The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958)

Another Time, Another Place (1958)

*Imitation of Life (1959)

Portrait in Black (1960)

Bachelor in Paradise (1961)

By Love Possessed (1961)

Who's Got the Action (1962)

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

*Madame X (1966)

The Big Cube (1969)

Persecution (also released as The Graveyard and The Terror of Sheba) (1974)

Bittersweet Love (1976)

*Witches Brew (1980)

Documentaries

Lana Turner: Hollywood's Screen Siren (A Segment of A&E's Biography Series, 2000.)

Lana Turner: A Daughter's Memoir (A Soapbox Production of a Carole Langer Film for Turner Classic Movies, 2001.) (DVD)

MGM: When the Lion Roars (PBS, 1992.)

Lana (all made up) behind the scenes of "Imitation of Life" in 1959. Lou Valentino Collection. *Films with an asterisk in front of them are what I consider to be either a) important films in Lana's career or b) films that ushered in a new phase of her life.

*Note From Liza: In Lou Valentino's The Films of Lana Turner, he claims that it has been incorrectly reported that Lana appeared as a bit player in 1938's Four's a Crowd, yet film historian Leonard Maltin and the Internet Movie Database both claim that she DID appear. The film is not available on VHS and seems like it has been lost to the ages, so I can't go look for her myself. Anyone with info contact me at Liza@lanaturneronline.com.