FredCDobbs Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 This is a pretty good movie and one of the few that shows Susan Peters acting in a wheelchair, after she was shot and paralized in a 1945 hunting accident. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0676688/bio Susan in Random Harvest: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 It's the only film that she made after her accident. It was a comeback for her at Columbia, curiously not at her old home studio of MGM. After this film, she found work on radio before passing away at a rather young age. THE SIGN OF THE RAM aired last fall on TCM as part of its series about disabilities-- can't remember the exact name for the month-long retrospective. I remember posting criticism that TCM featured too many films with healthy actors pretending to be impaired or disabled. But this picture, along with the ones that Lionel Barrymore made in a wheelchair towards the end of his career, are the real McCoy. Though it's not a great film, I would also recommend people check out Christopher Reeve in the remake of REAR WINDOW. It's a brave performance and it shows up on the Encore Suspense Channel occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 COMING UP NEXT !! (Hey Top, thanks for the informtion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 You're welcome, Fred. On a slightly related note, there has been a storm brewing in Hollywood about the casting for a new TV version of Ironside. I guess the producers have hired an able-bodied actor to play the wheelchair-bound investigator. But some critics have felt that the role should go to a handicapped actor. I think it would certainly provide more authenticity. Of course, Raymond Burr was not disabled when he did the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Huffington Post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/22/nbc-ironside-controversy_n_3318809.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbeckuaf Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 This is a flick I'd not seen before that I really want to check out! Will do so on the DVR soon, but wanted to thank you all for the great background info on the flick!!! Dig it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 THE SIGN OF THE RAM was shown today as part of a tribute for Dame May Whitty. It was one of the last motion pictures she appeared in, having passed away two months after its release. Her final film would be released posthumously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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