Gloria Grahame
The characters she plays tend to get kicked around a lot, partly due to her portrayed persona as a pouty sex kitten. Here are some Gloria Grahame movies of the film noir genre not to be missed: In Crossfire (1947), a movie about racial hatred, she is Ginny, girlfriend to a very oddball (Paul Kelly). In a Lonely Place (1950) has Grahame playing Laurel Gray, who falls in love with her neighbor Dixon (Humphrey Bogart), but their love is gradually torn apart by his jealousy and violent temper. In Macao (1952), Grahame has a small part as Margie, neglected girlfriend of a casino owner who is wanted for murder. She's jealous of Julie (Jane Russell), the new "canary" in the casino. In Sudden Fear (1952), as Irene, she plots with her ex boyfriend Lester (Jack Palance) to kill his new rich bride (Joan Crawford) when they discover how much she is leaving him in her will. In The Big Heat (1953), she plays Debby Marsh, girlfriend of a gangster (Lee Marvin) who disfigures half her face off with hot coffee out of jealousy. She then goes all out for revenge on him. In Human Desire (The Human Beast) (1954), she's Vicki, wife of a hot blooded killer (Broderick Crawford), whom she plans to get rid of with the reluctant help of her new lover (Glenn Ford). In Odds Against Tomorrow (1959), she is a femme fatale to bigot criminal Earl (Robert Ryan). What is your favorite Gloria Grahame
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