Annabella in René Clair's Le Million Though best remembered as Tyrone Power's first wife, Annabella (1907-1996) was a major star in France before she came to Hollywood in 1938 to play opposite her future husband and Loretta Young in 20th Century Fox's Suez. Those unacquainted with Annabella's work will be able to rectify that matter this evening, as Turner Classic Movies will be showing four of her vehicles beginning at 5 p.m. Pt/8 p.m. Et: Wings of the Morning (1938), The Baroness and the Butler (1938), Le Million (1931), and Bridal Suite (1939). I haven't watched any of the four, but two of those are notable: Wings of the Morning and Le Million. Wings of the Morning is supposed to be mere fluff — but great-looking fluff. Shot by cinematographers Ray Rennahan (who'd later work on Gone with the Wind) and Jack Cardiff (The Red Shoes, The African Queen), Wings of the...
- 4/8/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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