Acteurist Spotlight – Sandra Dee – Part 1: THE RELUCTANT DEBUTANTE (1958) and THE RESTLESS YEARS (1958)

Another Kind of Distance: A Time Travel, Twin Peaks, Film, Doom Patrol and Nostalgia Podcast by Dave

Aug 14, 202656:55Arts

For our inaugural Sandra Dee Acteurist Spotlight we examined two pairings with John Saxon from 1958, The Reluctant Debutante (directed by Vincente Minnelli), with Rex Harrison and Kay Kendall displaying their talents for...

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