Sally Forrest (1928-)

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Born Sally Feeney in San Diego on May 28, 1928, lovely Sally Forrest began her career as a dancer while still a child. At the age of 18, MGM signed the young ingenue to a contract. She appeared uncredited as a dancer in such MGM productions as the musical Till the Clouds Roll By (1946; with June Allyson and Judy Garland) and The Kissing Bandit (1948; with Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson) before the studio dropped her contract in 1948. Her film career was heading nowhere until actress/director Ida Lupino cast her in the low-budget potboiler Not Wanted (1949; with Keefe Brasselle). Although Not Wanted was an independent film, it garnered great reviews and launched Forrest's career as an actress. Eventually, she signed again with MGM to make a string of films, sometimes with her frequent co-star Keefe Brasselle. In 1951, Forrest appeared in seven films, and in August of that same year she married her agent, Milo Frank Jr.

Forrest's marriage heralded the beginning of the end of her film career. In 1952, her husband took a job at CBS in New York, and Forrest went with her husband. While living in New York, Forrest acted in the Broadway production of The Seven Year Itch and took on some roles in New York-based television series, such as Schlitz Playhouse and Lux Video Theatre.

the films of sally forrest

Never Fear (1949)

Not Wanted (1949)

Mystery Street (1950)

Bannerline (1951)

Excuse My Dust (1951)

Hard, Fast, and Beautiful (1951)

The Strip (1951)

Son of Sinbad (1951)

While the City Sleeps (1956)

Ride the High Iron (1956)

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Forrest and her husband moved back to Los Angeles in the mid 1950s, and she resumed her film career for a brief period. Her final film was the Columbia drama Ride the High Iron (1956; with Raymond Burr). Forrest made a few more appearances on television through the mid 1960s, when she called it a day. Her husband became a producer at MGM and later worked for Cinerama. Milo Frank passed away in 2004 at the age of 82; Forrest, now 83 years old, remains retired from the screen.

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TELEVISION
Rawhide: The Complete First Season [DVD](1959) DVD
All 22 first-season episodes-including "Incident at the Tumbleweed Wagon," "Incident with an Executioner," "Incident of the Power and the Plow," "Incident of the Calico Gun," and "Incident in No Man's Land"-are featured in a seven-disc set. 19 2/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus season two episode. **22 episodes on 7 discs. 19 2/3 hrs.**
Family Affair: Season Two [DVD](1967) DVD
All 30 episodes from the second season-including "Birds, Bees and Buffy," "Go Home, Mr. French," "The New Cissy," "The Mrs. Beasley Story," and "Family Portrait"-are featured in a five-disc set. 12 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; featurette; interview. **30 episodes on 5 discs. 12 1/2 hrs.**
Family Affair: The Complete Series [DVD] DVD
Twenty-four-disc set includes the complete seasons 1-5 of "Family Affair." **138 episodes on 24 discs. 59 hrs.**

FILM
The Young Lovers [DVD](1949) DVD
Ida Lupino made her directorial debut with this fascinating look at a dancer who tries to get her life back to normal after being stricken with a debilitating disease. While fighting depression and grueling physical therapy treatments, she becomes friendly with a fellow patient. Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle and Hugh O'Brian star in this powerful drama. AKA: "Never Fear." Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The Wrong Rut (1962)/Birthright [DVD](1951) DVD
Color scenes (including footage of a Caesarean section) were added to the 1949 indie drama "Not Wanted" for this roadshow re-release version. "The Wrong Rut" concerns a young waitress who finds herself pregnant and forced to give up her child for adoption. Sally Forrest, Leo Penn and Keefe Brasselle star; Ida Lupino produced and co-scripted. AKA: "Shame," "Streets of Sin." Next, the sex-ed epic "Birthright" is unusual in that its story of a chicken farmer who gives his pregnant wife venereal disease is interrupted by both nudie footage (of other performers!) and a graphic childbirth sequence. Marjory Morris, Boyce Brown star. 143 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; bonus shorts; photo gallery; theatrical trailers.
Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD
A WWII veteran finds his quiet civilian life thrown into turmoil when he's pursued by a fellow former soldier out for revenge after all their buddies were killed while being held in a Nazi prison camp, in "Act of Violence" (1948). Van Heflin, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh star. "The Big Steal" (1949) follows Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Patric Knowles, and William Bendix on a suspenseful chase across the Southwest in pursuit of a six-figure sum in a stolen Army payroll shipment. When a female skeleton is discovered in Cape Cod, a Boston detective (Ricardo Montalban) must find the killer before the wrong man is sent to prison, in "Mystery Street" (1950). With Marshall Thompson, Sally Forrest. And, after sending an innocent man to the electric chair, a D.A. (Edward G. Robinson) resigns and enters private practice, only to find himself mixed up with the criminal underworld, in "Illegal" (1955). With Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe. Five-disc set also includes "Decoy," "They Live by Night," "Side Street," "Where Danger Lives," "Tension," and "Crime Wave." 13 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers.
Hard, Fast And Beautiful [DVD](1951) DVD
A teenage tennis prodigy (Sally Forrest) is pushed by her status-seeking mother (Claire Trevor) and an opportunistic coach (Carleton G. Young) to succeed at all costs, including forsaking her own happiness, in this provocative mix of romance and sports drama from director Ida Lupino. Robert Clarke, Kenneth Patterson also star. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Excuse My Dust [DVD](1951) DVD
It's 1895, and small-town inventor Red Skelton has the crazy idea to build a horseless carriage that runs on gasoline. His new-fangled mode of transport seems to be a hit with everyone-except the local livery owner (William Demarest), who also happens to be the father of the girl (Sally Forrest) of Skelton's dreams. Macdonald Carey, Monica Lewis co-star in this lighthearted musical comedy. Songs include "I'd Like to Take You Out Dreaming," "Goin' Steady," "Get a Horse," and more. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
The Boris Karloff Collection [DVD] DVD
Boris Karloff is an ailing scientist who gets abducted by a gang of thieves who want to get their hands on his latest invention: a device that neutralizes burglar alarms, in "Night Key" (1937). Jean Rogers co-stars. The bloody reign of King Richard III is chronicled in "Tower of London" (1939), with Basil Rathbone as the crippled monarch who eliminates all rivals with the help of bald, clubfooted executioner Karloff. A young Vincent Price also stars. "The Climax" (1944) has Karloff as a Paris Opera House physician obsessed with a beautiful singer he believes to be the reincarnation of the star he murdered years earlier. Based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story, "The Strange Door" (1951) stars Charles Laughton as a 17th-century nobleman who imprisons his brother in a dungeon after he marries Laughton's true love. Karloff co-stars as Laughton's reluctant henchman. And, "The Black Castle" (1952) follows an English aristocrat who vows revenge against the 18th-century Austrian count who murdered two of his friends. Karloff and Lon Chaney, Jr. star. 7 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French.
Vengeance Valley [DVD](1951) DVD
Offbeat sagebrusher in which Burt Lancaster becomes embroiled in a nasty feud with bad boy half-brother Robert Walker when he's accused of fathering an illegitimate child. Hoping to control Lancaster's stake in the family ranch, Walker joins forces with the woman's brothers to track down his sibling. Joanne Dru, John Ireland also star. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The Great American Western, Vol. 9 [DVD] DVD
A frontier drama set in pre-Civil War Kansas, "Santa Fe Trail" (1940) stars Errol Flynn as military leader Jeb Stuart, Ronald Reagan as George Armstrong Custer, and Olivia de Havilland as the woman they both love. Howard Hughes' controversial Western drama "The Outlaw" (1943) is a loose retelling of the story of gunslinger Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett. With Jack Buetel, Walter Huston, and Jane Russell, in her screen debut. Burt Lancaster becomes embroiled in a nasty feud with bad boy half-brother Robert Walker when he's accused of fathering an illegitimate child, in "Vengeance Valley" (1951). And, "Kansas Pacific" (1953) is an action-filled drama of the men who fought nature, Indians and Confederate soldiers to finish the vital rail link during the Civil War. With Sterling Hayden, Eve Miller. 6 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
While The City Sleeps (Remastered Edition) [DVD](1956) DVD
The death of a media mogul leaves the top three executives of his company battling it out for control, in director Fritz Lang's gritty film noir tale that exposes the seamy underbelly of the news world. The competition boils down to which man will be able to break the story of "The Lipstick Killer," a serial murderer who targets young women. Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price, John Barrymore, Jr., George Sanders, and Ida Lupino star. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.

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FILM
Ride the High Iron (1956) with Don Taylor, Raymond Burr, Nestor Paiva, and Mae Clarke
While the City Sleeps (1956) with Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, John Drew Barrymore, James Craig, and Ida Lupino
Son of Sinbad (1955) with Dale Robertson, Lili St. Cyr, Vincent Price, and Mari Blanchard
Code Two (1953) with Ralph Meeker, Elaine Stewart, Keenan Wynn, Robert Horton, James Craig, Jeff Richards, and William Campbell
The Strange Door (1951) with Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Richard Wyler, and Alan Napier
Bannerline (1951) with Keefe Brasselle, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, J. Carrol Naish, Larry Keating, Spring Byington, and Michael Ansara
The Strip (1951) with Mickey Rooney, William Demarest, James Craig, Louis Armstrong, and Tommy Rettig
Excuse My Dust (1951) with Red Skelton, Macdonald Carey, William Demarest, Jane Darwell, Lillian Bronson, and Herbert Anderson
Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951) with Claire Trevor, Robert Clarke, and William Hudson
Vengeance Valley (1951) with Burt Lancaster, Robert Walker, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Carleton Carpenter, Ray Collins, and Hugh O'Brian
Mystery Street (1950) with Ricardo Montalban, Bruce Bennett, Elsa Lanchester, Marshall Thompson, and Jan Sterling
Never Fear (1949) with Keefe Brasselle and Hugh O'Brian
Flame of Youth (1949) with Don Beddoe and Denver Pyle
Not Wanted (1949) with Keefe Brasselle
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) with Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple, Tom Drake, Alan Young, and Kathleen Hughes

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
Family Affair, episode Our Friend Stanley, originally aired December 4, 1967
Rawhide, episode Incident of the Swindler, originally aired February 20, 1964
G.E. True Theater, episode Strictly Solo, originally aired December 11, 1960
The Millionaire, episode Millionaire Emily Baker, originally aired February 4, 1959
Rawhide, episode Incident of the Widowed Dove, originally aired January 30, 1959
Pursuit, episode Epitaph for a Golden Girl, originally aired December 3, 1958
Climax!, episode Burst of Fire, originally aired January 30, 1958
Climax!, episode The Man Who Stole the Bible, originally aired June 13, 1957
The Red Skelton Hour, episode The Magic Shoes, originally aired October 30, 1956
Climax!, episode Child of the Wind/Throw Away the Cane, originally aired August 2, 1956
The Red Skelton Hour, episode Valentine's Day Double Date, originally aired February 14, 1956
Celebrity Playhouse, episode They Flee by Night, originally aired February 14, 1956
Front Row Center, episode The Teacher and Hector Hodge, originally aired February 12, 1956
Climax!, episode Pink Cloud, originally aired October 27, 1955
Front Row Center, episode Guest in the House, originally aired August 24, 1955
Screen Directors Playhouse, episode Want Ad Wedding, originally aired November 2, 1955
Armstrong Circle Theatre, episode Julie's Castle, originally aired October 27, 1953
The United States Steel Hour, episode P.O.W., originally aired October 27, 1953
Studio One in Hollywood, episode Letter of Love, originally aired October 19, 1953
Suspense, episode The Darkest Night, originally aired September 15, 1953
The Ford Television Theatre, episode The Life of the Party, originally aired April 23, 1953
Lux Video Theatre, episode The Brooch, originally aired April 2, 1953
Studio One in Hollywood, episode The Edge of Evil, originally aired March 23, 1953
Schlitz Playhouse, episode Barrow Street, originally aired November 28, 1952

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Watch Sally Forrest's 1949 drama The Young Lovers, aka Never Fear