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One of Doris' worst films...but not all her fault


JULIE was the 1956 film that was the first product of the production company that Doris formed with hubby Marty Melcher. She played a woman being terrorized by her husband (a wooden Louis Jourdan). It's good for some lovely scenery and some unintentional laughs, including a laughable finale where Doris single-handedly brings a crippled airliner back to the ground. I learned later that Doris was not in the best of health during the making of this movie and actually collapsed on the set one day. Shortly after completing this film, Doris had a hysterectomy and learned she would never be able to give birth to any more children.

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Nah, it was pretty good for a pseudo/noir and that's why they had the voiceover, typical for noir. The last half hour was great and inspired several other movies. Rest in peace Louis Jourdan.

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I thought this movie was great fun to watch and Doris was fantastic in it. She's a national treasure.

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Doris single-handedly brings a crippled airliner back to the ground.


The airliner was not crippled in any way. The captain and his co-pilot were attacked and could not function.

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