Wednesday, November 21, 2018

A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake is a 1955 film noir starring Angela Lansbury. Jane Darwell is the landlady. Fairly standard for its genre, but it has Angela Lansbury in it:


so how can you not watch?

via Youtube:


TCM has an overview.


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16 comments:

  1. Patio Postcards4:07 AM

    What a beauty Angela is - I was introduced to her from a horse movie - National Velvet with Elizabeth Taylor. Angela is the older sister in the movie. We can all learn something from her, she is a very graceful lady.

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:29 AM

      She has always been a favorite actress at our house. That woman has depth and breadth and talent. I think Bedknobs and Broomsticks was the first film the kids saw her in, and they fell in love with her then :)

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  2. CJ Kennedy8:24 AM

    It's amazing how long Angela Lansbury has been in film. I think the first time I saw her was in National Velvet alongside child-actress Elizabeth Taylor. Lansbury played Taylor's older sister and was still a child herself. Her range is astonishing and she's always a pleasure to watch.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:17 AM

      She's eternal! Her first film was in 1944, and she's still going strong at 93.

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  3. Let's Art Journal3:57 PM

    Angela Lansbury is fabulous, isnt she! I haven't seen this film so will have to watch it, and she looks so young and very glamorous too 😁. Enjoy the rest of your week! J 😊 x

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:08 AM

      She did look glamorous! I like noir, and there's nothing to complain about here :)

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  4. Rita9:26 PM

    This sounds familiar, but if I get a chance I will have to watch it over this long weekend. She was quite the beauty in her younger days and so talented. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:11 AM

      That woman has talent that won't quit. I'm glad she continued to get roles into the present day.

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    2. Rita6:35 PM

      Watched it. Unrealistic plot, but such fun to see Angela so young. I do adore Jane Darwell--never knew her name but loved her in Grapes of Wrath and Tugboat Annie. Well, she was in so many movies.

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    3. Divers and Sundry8:22 AM

      The noir films are all about the atmosphere, I think. Jane Darwell is always good to see, isn't she :)

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  5. Valerie-Jael1:13 AM

    She's certainly a great actress, I admire her very much. Happy Thanksgiving, Valerie

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  6. My name is Erika.6:18 AM

    Angela Lansbury looks so young. I only picture her as she looked on Murder She Wrote. :) Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry7:22 AM

      She started playing women older than she was when she was quite young. Murder She Wrote lasted so long, so I imagine that's why she's connected with it in everybody's mind. I think The Manchurian Candidate was the first thing I ever saw her in, and I always picture her as she was in that. Scary! lol

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  7. Bleubeard and Elizabeth8:37 AM

    Taking some "me" time to play catch up here. I never knew who Lansbury was till Murder She Wrote came along. She was certainly a beauty then and even today. I will watch this for her later this weekend.

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    1. Divers and Sundry4:05 PM

      I hope you like it. Have you seen the old Manchurian Candidate film? Or Bedknobs and Broomsticks? She really is a treasure.

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