
The Actress
1953, Drama, 1h 30m
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Clinton Jones
Ruth Gordon Jones (later known as Ruth Gordon)
Fred Whitmarsh
Annie Jones
Emma Glavey
Mr. Bagley
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Jun 03, 2010The beautiful Jean Simmons stars as Ruth Jones, a 17-year old girl in the early 20th century who wants to be an actress so badly that -- with typical teenage girl angst -- she wants to die. Her mother (Teresa Wright) knows of her dreams, but they are both afraid to tell Ruth's gruff seaman father (Spencer Tracy). When she finally tells him, she gets a surprise as to what she learns of her father's past. This film would have been entertaining on its own merits, but that it's based on fact makes it that much better. The story is based on the early years of Ruth Gordon, known for such roles as the Satan-worshipping neighbor in Rosemary's Baby and the life-affirming old lady in Harold and Maude. I am not familiar with Ruth Gordon's early work, but if Jean Simmons' swooning and weeping dramatics are any indication, Ms. Gordon was born to be an actress (although Spencer Tracy nearly steals the film from Simmons.)
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Apr 15, 2010Jean Simmons is great in this. Spencer Tracy and Teresa Wright good as her parents.jay n Super Reviewer
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