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Title:Kathy O


Date: 1958
Type: Drama / Comedy
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Jack Sher
Producer: Sy Gomberg

Comment
A Hollywood publicity man (Dan Duryea)is given the job of managing the contact between a difficult child star (Patty McCormack) and a reporter (Jan Sterling) who wants to write a story about her, but the problem is the reporter is the ex-wife of the publicity man. Things are complicated by the reporter being a former flatmate of of his wife (Mary Fickett). The underlying theme of the film is how child stars are used by adults in the film industry. The centre of the film is the performance of Patty mcCormack as the child star, but it is the performance of Mary Fickett that is the highlight of the film.She is the loving wife dealing with the ex-wife and former friend. Jan sterling is OK, but her character needed more passion, but that was the script rather than her.

Actors

Dan DuryeaDan Duryea
Jan SterlingJan Sterling
Patty McCormack
Mary Fickett
Sam Levene
Mary Jane Croft

Oscars

None