Donna's first film
- JP
- Dec 14, 2025
- 1 min read
Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978).
Dan Dailey Jr. was an American dancer and actor. He is best remembered for a series of popular musicals he made at 20th Century Fox, such as Mother Wore Tights (1947).
Donna Reed made her film debut with Dailey in The Get-Away (1941). A year later, they co-starred in Mokey (1942) along with Bobby Blake.
I didn't realize The Get-Away was Donna Reed’s debut — neat that she and Dan Dailey reunited in Mokey a year later, almost like a little stock company. It’s fun to picture her early B-movie days before the classic roles. By the way, I keep a free transmission fluid reference guide I like to share: https://transmissionfluid.net/
Helpful post, especially "Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915". Related reference: Urban Strife- trees game
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