| 9 Oct. 1937 Genre: Classics, Drama, Mystery & Suspense Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy Written By: Robert Rossen, Aben Kandel In Theaters: 9 Oct. 1937 Runtime: 95 minutes Studio: Warner Bros. | Cast: Claude Rains as District Attorney Andrew J. Griffin Gloria Dickson as Sybil Hale Edward Norris as Professor Robert Perry Hale Otto Kruger as Michael Gleason Allyn Joslyn as William A. Brock Lana Turner as Mary Clay Linda Perry as Imogene Mayfield Elisha Cook, Jr. as Joe Turner Cy Kendall as Detective Laneart Clinton Rosemond as Tump Redwine E. Alyn Warren as Professor Carlisle P. Buxton Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Hale (as Elizabeth Risdon) Clifford Soubier as Jim Timberlake Granville Bates as Pindar Ann Shoemaker as Mrs. Mountford Paul Everton as Governor Thomas Mountford Donald Briggs as Harmon Drake Sibyl Harris as Mrs. Clay Trevor Bardette as Shattuck Clay Elliott Sullivan as Luther Clay Wilmer Hines as Ransom Scott Clay Eddie Acuff as Fred Frank Faylen as Bill Price Leonard Mudie as Judge Moore Harry Davenport as Confederate Veteran Harry Beresford as Confederate Veteran Edward McWade as Confederate Veteran |
“They Won’t Forget” is a 1937 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
It was based on a novel by Ward Greene called “Death in the Deep South”, which was in turn a fictionalized account of a real life case: the trial and subsequent lynching of Leo Frank after the murder of Mary Phagan in 1913.
Lana Turner made her film debut as the murder victim.
The tight sweater she wore in “They Won’t Forget” prompted studio publicists to promote her as the “Sweater Girl,” and the sexy photographs she posed for were in great demand, but Lana herself hated being called that way all her life.
Lana Turner plays Mary Phagan.
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Lana Turner did a lot of movies. She really loved being a moviestar.
Here are the most important films in which she starred. Just click the links for more info, photos and videos.
20 April 1937: A Star Is Born
9 Oct. 1937: They Won’t Forget
24 Oct. 1937: The Great Garrick
1 Jan. 1938: The Adventures of Marco Polo
22 July 1938: Love Finds Andy Hardy
12 Aug. 1938: Rich Man, Poor Girl
9 Dec. 1938: Dramatic School
28 April 1939: Calling Dr. Kildare
18 Aug. 1939: These Glamour Girls
29 Sept. 1939: Dancing Co-Ed
19 April 1940: Two Girls on Broadway
19 July 1940: We Who Are Young
25 April 1941: Ziegfeld Girl
12 Aug. 1941: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2 Oct. 1941: Honky Tonk
18 Febr. 1942: Johnny Eager
27 Aug. 1942: Somewhere I’ll Find You
1 April 1943: Slightly Dangerous
19 Aug. 1943: Du Barry Was A Lady
13 Nov. 1943: The Youngest Profession
23 Aug. 1944: Marriage Is a Private Affair
8 March 1945: Keep Your Powder Dry
1 Oct. 1945: Week-End At The Waldorf
2 May 1946: The Postman Always Rings Twice
5 Nov. 1947 : Green Dolphin Street
1 Nov. 1947: Cass Timberlane
29 April 1948: Homecoming
20 Oct. 1948: The Three Musketeers
1 Sept. 1950: A Life Of Her Own
2 March 1951: Mr. Imperium
5 Sept. 1952: The Merry Widow
25 Dec. 1952: The Bad And The Beautiful
25 Aug. 1953: Latin Lovers
1 May 1954: Flame And The Flesh
7 Sept. 1954: Betrayed
13 May 1955: The Prodigal
4 June 1955: Sea Chase
14 Dec. 1955: The Rains Of Ranchipur
12 Jan. 1956: Diane
13 Dec. 1957: Peyton Place
30 Jan. 1958: The Lady Takes A Flyer
2 May 1958: Another Time, Another Place
30 April 1959: Imitation Of Life
23 June 1960: Portrait In Black
19 July 1961: By Love Possessed
2 Nov. 1961: Bachelor In Paradise
25 Dec. 1962: Who’s Got The Action?
24 Febr. 1965: Love Has Many Faces
27 April 1966: Madame X
30 April 1969: The Big Cube
7 Nov. 1974: Persecution
27 Oct. 1976: Bittersweet Love
31 Oct. 1980: Witches Brew
21 May 1982: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Sources: Wikipedia, IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Lana’s biography “Lana, the Lady, The Legend, The Truth“, “The Films Of Lana Turner” by Lou Valentino and “Lana Turner, The Memories, The Myths and The Movies” by Cheryl Crane.