Ethel Merman in the Movies

She may be the biggest female Broadway star of all time and she unquestionably had the biggest voice.  The mouth that roared had its die-hard fans and detractors.  People seemed to love her or hate her.  There were few middle-of-the-road types although I may fall in there somewhere.  I was never a huge fan but her acclaim as a Broadway musical star is beyond question and I was very fond of a trio of her few films.

Guilty Pleasures: Women's Prison

1955 Drama
From Columbia Pictures
Directed by Lewis Seiler

Starring
Ida Lupino
Jan Sterling
Cleo Moore
Audrey Totter
Phyllis Thaxter
Howard Duff
Warren Stevens
Barry Kelley
Vivian Marshall
Gertrude Michael
Juanita Moore

Universal-International

From 1946 to 1962 Universal Pictures was known as Universal-International and for the last 10 years of that period it was my go-to studio.  Kids don't understand the difference between A & B pictures and it was a good thing because this studio was the King of the Bs.  It also showcased its product in the most vivid color and had some of the most beautiful young stars, men and women, one could ever hope to see.