Donald O'Connor

Perhaps I am mistaken but I suspect Donald O'Connor's career didn't quite pan out the way he would have wanted.  I thought he was a immensely talented dancer (with singing and comedy to help make him a triple threat).  He commanded our attention in a handful of musicals.  Wouldn't he have wanted more than that?  It was pretty much the same if your last name was Nelson, Dailey, Kidd, Fosse, Van, Brascia, Rall and a few others if you were male movie dancers.  Surely they all wished they'd attained the fame and glory that Kelly and Astaire did.

From the 1950s: The Naked Jungle

1954 Drama
From Paramount Pictures

Directed by Byron Haskin

Starring

Eleanor Parker

Charlton Heston

William Conrad

Abraham Sofaer

Visiting Film Noir: Naked Alibi

1954 Film Noir

From Universal-International

Directed by Jerry Hopper

Starring

Sterling Hayden

Gloria Grahame

Gene Barry

Marcia Henderson

Billy Chapin

Chuck Connors

Casey Adams