From the 1960s: Viva Maria!

1965 Adventure Comedy

From MGM

Directed by Louis Malle

Starring

Brigitte Bardot

Jeanne Moreau

George Hamilton

Claudio Brook

Paulette Dubost

Carlos Lopez Moctezuma 

Polly Bergen

While she had a six-decade career few could deny that it was one of the most unusual.  She began her entertainment career as a singer and then became a staple on TV game shows.  She took up movie acting in 1951 and dabbled in it for the rest of her life.  She became a name in the cosmetic business, wrote three books on beauty, and launched lines in jewelry and shoe brands.  A whirling dervish if there ever was one. She liked to push herself. She wanted to know her limits and what she was made of.

REMAKES: House of Strangers and Broken Lance

The story of a powerful, tyrannical father and his four sons is given a stormy look in two 20th Century Fox films.  The first is a black and white, noirish drama that takes place in 1932 Manhattan, focusing on the banking industry.  The remake is a colorful western that centers on a wealthy, dysfunctional ranching family set in 1880s Arizona.  Both have starry casts that made each film very popular.

From the 1950s: Female on the Beach

1955 Drama
From Universal-International
Directed by Joseph Pevney

Starring

Joan Crawford

Jeff Chandler

Jan Sterling

Charles Drake

Cecil Kellaway

Judith Evelyn

Natalie Schaefer

From the 1940s: Shadow of a Doubt

1943 Drama 

From Universal Pictures

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Starring

Teresa Wright

Joseph Cotten

Macdonald Carey

Henry Travers

Patricia Collinge

Hume Cronyn

Wallace Ford

Ethel Barrymore

Being born in 1879, I can promise you she's the oldest actor I have ever written about although I may top it one day if I write a piece on brother Lionel.  She came from an acting dynasty and became the First Lady of the American Stage and a premier American character actress in films.  In her quiet way she was a commanding presence.