Lana Turner
Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Dir. George B. Seitz
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland…
- Mickey Rooney stars in this early teenage rom–com as a ruddy–faced youth who becomes entangled with three different girls (Garland,…
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
- Dir. Robert Z. Leonard
Feat. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr…
- A star–sudded MGM musical melodrama featuring musical numbers staged by Busby Berkeley, highlighted by "You Stepped Out of a Dream". Set in the…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
- Dir. Victor Fleming
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner…
- Handsomely produced version of the Robert Louis Stevenson's classic, in which a mild doctor transforms himself by night into a murderous maniac.
Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
- Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. John Garfield, Lana Turner
- Steamy film noir with John Garfield and Lana Turner as doomed, murderous lovers.
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
- Dir. Victor Saville
Feat. Lana Turner, Van Heflin, Donna Reed…
- One of the biggest box office hits of its time, this sweeping colonial melodrama of unrequited lovers who migrate to Aotearoa in the 1850s has dated…
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon…
- Masterpiece of Hollywood navel–gazing, with charismatic producer Kirk Douglas clawing his way to success on a Freudian subtext, using and…
Peyton Place (1957)
- Dir. Mark Robson
Feat. Lana Turner, Hope Lange, Lee Philips…
- A cheesy classic based on the mega–seller, weaving almost any domestic scandal you can think of into a compelling melodrama. Followed by a TV…
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
- Dir. Lewis Allen
Feat. Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns…
- Though a vehicle for Lana Turner, this enjoyable romantic melodrama is remembered for introducing Sean Connery to a wider audience, as a married BBC…
Imitation of Life (1959)
- Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee…
- Douglas Sirk's famed melodrama of American ambition and racism is justly renowned for the surprisingly bitter commentary buried within its involving…
Portrait in Black (1960)
- Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Lana Turner, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart…
- Sudsy potboiler with Turner and Quinn murdering Turner's wealthy husband, unfortunately the perfect crime does not go undetected. Campy fun.