She’s had a successful career, with the enviable luck to appear opposite some of Hollywood’s great leading men, including Gable, Peck, Mitchum, Tracy, Lancaster, Holden, Taylor, Pidgeon, Niven. Oh, and may I add Cary Grant. << Sigh! >> She finally received an (
honorary ) Oscar for her body of work. She could be a lady...or not; to the manor born or a sheep drover's wife. She could be sought after by men or a spinster at a separate table, Deborah Kerr was one of the great versatile actresses of classic films. I might've programmed a different set of films to showcase her talent, but hey...why quibble. It's Deborah Kerr. It's TCM. It's Today:
6:45 AM - VACATION FROM MARRIAGE (1945) - After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion. Dir: Alexander Korda. Cast: Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr, Glynis Johns. BW-93 mins.
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8:30 AM - THE HUCKSTERS (1947) - A war veteran fights for honesty in the advertising game. Dir: Jack Conway. Cast: Clark Gable, Deborah Kerr, Sydney Greenstreet. BW-115 mins.
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10:30 AM - EDWARD, MY SON (1949) - A possessive father destroys anyone who threatens his plans for his son. Dir: George Cukor. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Deborah Kerr, Ian Hunter. BW-113 mins.
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12:30 PM - PLEASE BELIEVE ME (1950) - Three men pursue a shipboard romance with a woman they think is an heiress. Dir: Norman Taurog. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Walker, Mark Stevens. BW-87 mins.
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2:00 PM - COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (1959) - After a wartime separation, an Englishwoman discovers her French husband is a womanizer. Dir: Jean Negulesco. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier. C-102 mins, Letterbox Format.
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3:45 PM - THE SUNDOWNERS (1960) - An Australian sheepherder and his wife clash over their nomadic existence and their son's future. Dir: Fred Zinnemann. Cast: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov. C-133 mins, Letterbox Format.
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6:00 PM - MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS (1965) - A couple divorces by mistake during a madcap Mexican vacation. Dir: Jack Donohue. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin. C-109 mins, Letterbox Format.