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From where do you recognize this face?
Fred MacMurray, a prolific film and television actor, appeared with Donna Reed in the American Western film The Far Horizons (1955).
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A vet helped his film career
George Macready appears with Donna Reed as Maj. General Bond in Beyond Glory (1948). Learn how he got the permanent scar on his right cheek.
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Donna hired a future star of Dallas
Jim Davis is best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the prime-time soap opera, Dallas. Watch him when he appeared on The Donna Reed Show.
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No Oscar but a star
Van Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008). Charles Van Dell Johnson was an American film, television, theatre, and radio actor,...
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Bing's little brother
Bob Crosby appears with Donna Reed as himself in the movie See Here, Private Hargrove (1944).
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Donna found a new way to "kiss and make up"
Donna Reed and Tom Drake star in Faithful in My Fashion (1946), a tale of deceit, romance, and best intentions.
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Donna meets a compulsive horse-player
Watch Cecil Kellaway guest-star on The Donna Reed Show in “The Fabulous O’Hara” (S4, E13). He appears as a compulsive horse player.
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
Alan Reed was able to act in 22 foreign dialects and made a career as a successful radio announcer, stage actor, and voice actor.
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A return after 13 years
Donna Reed appears with Timothy Hutton in the television movie The Best Place To Be (1979), marking Reed's return to acting after 13 years.
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A thought from Donna
A favorite quote. Here's some good advice from Donna Reed.
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An early start on The Donna Reed Show
George Hamilton's first roles were on television, appearing on The Donna Reed Show, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, and Cimarron City.
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A hot-eyed newcomer
John Derek was a handsome film idol for the girls. He appears with Donna Reed in the films Saturday’s Hero (1951) and Scandal Sheet (1952).
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Donna was also on the radio
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) was adapted as a radio play several times. The Screen Guild Theatre aired it with Van Johnson and Donna Reed
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“A” performances in “B” films
Lloyd Nolan, known for “A” performances in a decade-long series of “B” films, appears with Donna Reed in Apache Trail (1942).
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Gray hair got him roles
Henry O'Neill, known for playing dignified gray-haired men, appears with Donna Reed in The Getaway (1941) and The Bugle Sounds (1942).
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Donna survives chaos on the set
Donna Reed's career began an upswing following the release of The Caddy and From Here to Eternity within five days of each other.
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A lawyer turned actor
Leo Genn, “the man with the black velvet voice”, appears with Donna Reed in the film Beyond Mombasa (1956).
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Working with friends was a joy
Watch Esther Williams as she guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "The Career Woman" (Season 2, Episode 31).
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Even the dog made the review
A New York Times review called Eyes in the Night (1942) with Donna Reed and Ann Harding as a "tidy and tingling little thriller."
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It was scatter-brain fiction
Barbara Bates co-starred with Donna Reed as the love interests of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1953 hit comedy The Caddy.
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