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An Appreciation of ’50s ‘Scream Queen’ and Noir Actress Kathleen Hughes, 1928-2025: She Came From Hollywood
An appreciation of the late Kathleen Hughes, of 'It Came From Outer Space' and film noir fame, by Hollywood historian and author Alan K. Rode.
She could candidly express her disappointment about finally playing opposite a leading man she had “drooled over” and discovering he was not a nice person, or coping with a well-known director whose boorish behavior constituted a virtual advertisement for the “me too” movement. The audience warmed to her infectious zest and treasured her recollections whether it was recounting how she filibustered her way into a small but memorable role in “It Came From Outer Space,” delightedly horse-whipped Marla English in “Three Bad Sisters” or dud a love scene with Edward G. Robinson in “The Glass Web” — confiding, “He was a fabulous kisser!” When I screened “The Narrow Margin” for a noir festival at the Hollywood Legion Theater in 2021, I again invited Kathy, who was beginning to be diminished by age but still enthusiastic over being amongst grateful film fans who cheered her and appreciated one of her husband’s most revered movies.
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