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This week’s #FridayThrillerClub leading Wives are Tina Louise, Katharine Ross, Nanette Newman, Paula Prentiss, Toni Reid, and Barbara Rucker
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Tina Louise has spent the last 30 years as a reading tutor for New York City school kids — none of whom recognize the GILLIGAN'S ISLAND star as anything more than "Ms. Tina".

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/nyregion/tina-louise-gilligans-island.html

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André De Toth's Day of the Outlaw (1959), a fine intelligent complex 50s western. Starts as a typical "ranchers against farmers" story with a romantic triangle and becomes something quite different. Fine performance by Tina Louise.

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/06/day-of-outlaw-1959.html

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What are you watching tonight?
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SST-Death Flight - ABC Movie - February 25, 1977
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The Hangman (1959) is a slightly odd but very good psychological western with Robert Taylor as a Deputy Marshal who has to bring in a wanted man but he has no idea what the fugitive looks like. Tina Louise could identify the man, but will she?

My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-hangman-1959.html

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“I always did serious things along the way, but they weren’t paid that much attention to. It was something about that one part that just struck people.”

#TinaLouise is 89 today.

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Retro SciFi Film of the Week…

The Stepford Wives (1975)

Something is not right in Stepford.

This film draws on two major cultural happenings during the early 1970s, the women's liberation movement and another development which I’ll explain under a CW (content warning) later in this thread because it’s a spoiler. The protagonist, played by Katharine Ross (The Graduate, The Final Countdown) and her new friend played by Paula Prentiss (Catch 22) notice how seemingly idyllic the town of Stepford is, but how backward and subservient all the women are.

During the late 60s and early 70s the women's liberation movement was at its height, with women burning their bras to protest their subjugation and demonstrate their liberation. The Stepford Wives is full of contemporary references and really gives you a feel for what was going on regarding changing roles between men and women at the time.

The film also features Tina Louise, who played “Ginger” on Gilligan’s Island.

A very well-made film, highly recommended.

(fair use image from the film)