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"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;

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