Just saw at Laura’s Miscellaneous Musings that actor-dancer James Mitchell passed away at 89. He appeared in a number of musicals, dancing his way through stuff like The Band Wagon (1953) and Oklahoma (1955) — and he’s known to a lot of folks for his almost 10 years on All My Children.
But Mr. Mitchell was also in one of my all-time favorite Westerns, Colorado Territory (1949) with Joel McCrea. (That’s him on the left.) He appeared with McCrea again the next year in Stars In My Crown. And he’s also in the incredible Anthony Mann film noir Border Incident (1949).
Thanks very much for the link. I’ve recently been enjoying exploring your blog.
I really need to bump STARS IN MY CROWN up in my viewing stack! Love the lobby card above for COLORADO TERRITORY.
Best wishes,
Laura
They say McCrea claimed Stars In My Crown was his favorite of his own films. And when you figure he’s in Sullivan’s Travels, Colorado Territory, Ride The High Country, Foreign Correspondent and Ramrod, that says a lot.
Oh — and The Most Dangerous Game!
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