By Tom Lisanti
I admit it. I am a Troy Donahue fan. There I said it. Not surprising since I love and have been writing about Sixties starlets for over ten years. If there ever was a male version of a starlet, it was Troy. I purchased the DVD box set Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection featuring four of his early Sixties movies and recently viewed My Blood Runs Cold (1964) from Warner Bros Archive as a DVD-on-Demand. The pairing of Troy Donahue as a loon and Joey Heatherton as the blonde he desires in this suspense film didn’t burn up the silver screens across the country and left most critics cold, but the coupling of America’s favorite bland blonde boy with the Ann-Margret wannabe made for bad cinema you just got to love.
By 1964 Troy Donahue had reached super stardom and was one of the most popular young actors at the time,...
I admit it. I am a Troy Donahue fan. There I said it. Not surprising since I love and have been writing about Sixties starlets for over ten years. If there ever was a male version of a starlet, it was Troy. I purchased the DVD box set Warner Bros. Romance Classics Collection featuring four of his early Sixties movies and recently viewed My Blood Runs Cold (1964) from Warner Bros Archive as a DVD-on-Demand. The pairing of Troy Donahue as a loon and Joey Heatherton as the blonde he desires in this suspense film didn’t burn up the silver screens across the country and left most critics cold, but the coupling of America’s favorite bland blonde boy with the Ann-Margret wannabe made for bad cinema you just got to love.
By 1964 Troy Donahue had reached super stardom and was one of the most popular young actors at the time,...
- 7/24/2012
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Molly Bee has died at the age of 69 from complications she experienced following a stroke. The country singer, who became famous at 13 with the hit song 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', died at a hospital in Oceanside, The AP reports. Beverly Washburn, Bee's co-star in 1958 musical Summer Love, said: "She just had this kind of down-home quality about her. "There was nothing phony about her, it was all real, and everyone (more)...
- 2/12/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.