on 5/5/2024, 9:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Lizabeth Scott: A Movie Legend from Another Era that Barely Anyone Remembers"
Of course, her final film role was in "Pulp" was 1972. Her character had only twelve minutes of screen time.
During the 1950s, Lizabeth Scott was loaned out repeatedly. Some of these films were low budget affairs. "The Stolen Face" was a Hammer Film made in conjunction with Robert Lippert. As was the case in many of these releases, the plan was to supply a few American actors to secure bookings in the USA while the movie was filmed on the cheap in the UK as a quota quickie. Scott made another UK film "The Weapon" a few years later. Her film work for Columbia, Republic, and R-K-O varied in quality. With a few notable exceptions, her "A" quality roles were made at Paramount.
Interestingly, Scott was supposed to work opposite Robert Mitchum in "The Big Steal," but, following his being busted for marijuana and jailed, Scott was pulled off of the movie and was replaced by Jane Greer. A few years later, nobody cared about a Mitchum scandal tarnishing Scott and they were both featured in "The Racket."
While I have never seen "The Third Man" episode, you are correct about the "Burke's Law" episode. Scott looked quite good in the program. I have always been puzzled that she was never tapped to appear as a guest on "Perry Mason."
Dan
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