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An uncertain future
Harry Smith takes us to Storm Lake, Ia, where the local newspaper is a lifeline but faces an uncertain future. He also visits Denison, Ia.


Donna's co-stars share same birthday
Three people born on October 17th appeared in films with Donna Reed - Spring Byington, Marsha Hunt, and Montgomery Clift.


An early film with Donna
Angela Lansbury obtained her first film roles, in Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), which also starred Donna Reed.


Nosy neighbor appears with Donna
Alice Pearce, the nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in "Bewitched," also made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show.


Donna clicks photogenically
MGM released the film, Eyes in the Night, on October 16, 1942, starring Donna Reed and Edward Arnold.


Working with Donna Reed
Director Jeffrey Hayden discusses working with Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show in a Television Academy Foundation interview.


Donna's recurring dream
Donna Reed appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's TV series, "Suspicion" as a young woman troubled by a recurring dream that raises suspicions.


Roger Moore's Hollywood debut with Donna
Roger Moore made his Hollywood debut in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, and Walter Pidgeon.


A military comedy in midst of World War II
Robert Walker stars with Donna Reed in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944). His title role was originally intended for Mickey Rooney.


Donna and Cornel couldn't save the film
Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed star in Beyond Mombasa (1956), the first junket for the production company of Donna Reed and husband Tony Owen.


Donna and the bomb
It began with a letter from a Manhattan Project scientist to movie star Donna Reed, shortly after the end of World War II in 1945.


Donna co-produced her own film
Ron Randell appears with Donna Reed and Cornel Wilde in Beyond Mombasa (1956). The film's producer may surprise you.


Donna helped launch her career
The TV film Best Place to Be (1979) launched the career of Stephanie Zimbalist. It starred her father, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and Donna Reed.


Donna needed a handkerchief
Watch Buster Keaton as he appears as the hospital janitor impersonating Santa Claus on The Donna Reed Show.


Donna's historically misleading film
Charlton Heston teams with Donna Reed, Fred MacMurray, and Barbara Hale in The Far Horizons (1955), a historically misleading film.


His massive shoulders and hooded eyes made him a reliable heavy
George Coulouris appears with Donna Reed and Alan Ladd in Beyond Glory (1948) in the role of Lew Proctor, the lawyer for a cadet.


Nominated often but never a winner
Deborah Kerr, nominated six times for an Academy Award for Best Actress but never a winner, stars with Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity.


Donna and Philip Dorn create conflict
Donna Reed co-starred with Lionel Barrymore and Philip Dorn in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942). This was Reed's seventh film.


Donna on Lux Radio Theater
Donna Reed joined Donald Crisp on the Lux Radio Theater radio adaption of “How Green Was My Valley" which aired September 28, 1954.


William Windom guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show
Watch William Windom as he appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show during Season 4 of the series.
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