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Laurette Luez is a Actor American born on 19 august 1928 at Honolulu (USA)
Laurette Luez (born Loretta Mary Luiz; August 19, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was a supporting actress and successful commercial model who appeared in films and on television during a 20-year career. She was a widely known Hollywood celebrity during the 1950s, owing much to publicity about her social life. She is best known for her supporting role as photographic model Marla Rakubian in Rudolph Maté's 1949 film noir D.O.A..
(1946)
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Birth name Loretta Mary Luiz
Nationality USA
Birth 19 august 1928 at Honolulu (USA)
Death 12 september 1999 (at 71 years) at Milton (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 19 august 1928 at Honolulu (USA)
Death 12 september 1999 (at 71 years) at Milton (USA)
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Flower Drum Song (1961)
, 2h12Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Juanita Hall, Jack Soo, Benson Fong
Roles TV Mexican Girl
Rating68%
A young woman named Mei Li arrives from China as an illegal immigrant with her father in San Francisco, California to enter into an arranged marriage with the owner of a night club, Sammy Fong (inspired by the actual Forbidden City nightclub). Her intended is already involved with his leading showgirl, Linda Low, and does his best to dissuade Mei Li from marrying him, sending her to live in the house of Master Wang, where he presents her as prospect for Master Wang's son, Wang Ta. Dissolving the marriage contract is harder than either of them imagine. Master Wang is persuaded by his sister-in-law, Madame Liang, to allow Mei Li to fall in love naturally with Master Wang's son, Wang Ta. But Wang Ta is dazzled by the charms of Linda, who 'enjoys being a girl', and succeeds in landing a date with her, during which she convinces him to give her his fraternity pin (it symbolizes that they're "going steady"). Linda wishes to use Wang Ta to get a real commitment from Sammy Fong, who gets wind of her plan when Linda attends a party in honor of Wang Ta's and Madame Liang's graduation from university and citizenship classes, respectively. At the party, Linda has another club employee pretend to be her brother, and grant his permission for Linda to marry Wang Ta. Mei Li, hearing this, becomes discouraged, while Ta and his father argue over his marriage plans. Ta argues that he is old enough to make his own decisions, but the father says that he will be the one to let Ta know when he is old enough.
Man-Trap (1961)
, 1h33Directed by Edmond O'Brien
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Stella Stevens, Elaine Devry, Virginia Gregg, Hugh Sanders
Roles Mexican Woman
Rating60%
Although injured in combat, Matt Jameson returns home from Korea safely and works in California as an engineer. He is unhappily married to Nina, an alcoholic, and is attracted to his boss's secretary, Liz Addams.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954)
, 1h34Directed by Don Weis
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Romance
Actors John Derek, Elaine Stewart, Rosemarie Bowe, Amanda Blake, Paul Picerni, Kurt Katch
Roles Meriam
Rating59%
In Ispahan, Persia, a barber named Hajji Baba (John Derek) is leaving his father's shop to find a great fortune. At the same time the Princess Fawzia (Elaine Stewart) is trying to talk her father into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din (Paul Picerni) a prince known far and wide. Her father intends for Fawzia to marry a friend and ally, and makes plans to send her to him. But a courier brings word from Nur-El-Din that an escort awaits Fawzia on the outskirts of the city and she escapes the palace disguised as a boy. Hajji encounters the escort-warrior at the rendezvous spot, is attacked and beats up the escort with his barber's tools. The princess arrives and mistakes Hajji as the escort until he mistakes the emerald ring sent by Nur-El-Din to Fawzia as the prize to be delivered. In her efforts to escape him, her turban becomes unbound and Hajji realizes that the girl herself is the treasure Nur-El-Din awaits. Hajji promises to escort her and they spend the night with the caravan of Osman Aga (Thomas Gomez), who invites them to stay for the dancing girls, among them, the incomparable Ayesha (Rosemarie Bowe). The pair are overtaken by the Caliph's (Donald Randolph) guards sent to bring Fawzia back, but the guards are driven off by an invading army of Turcoman women, a band of fierce and beautiful women who prey on passing merchants.
Jungle Gents (1954)
, 1h4Directed by Edward Bernds
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, David Gorcey, Bernard Gorcey, Benny Bartlett, Harry Cording
Roles Anaka
Rating59%
Sach obtains the ability to smell diamonds after he starts taking medication for a sinus infection. He and the boys go off to Africa in search of wealth, with Grimshaw as their guide. A gang of thieves comes along and tries to steal any diamonds that they may find. They capture the boys and insist they help the thieves find diamonds. The boys are unwilling to help so they try to get Sach to catch a cold so he cannot smell any diamonds. Unfortunately the thieves enlist a witch doctor to cure Sach. A native jungle girl, Anatta, who only wants a "kiss, kiss, kiss" from Sach, comes along and rescues them.
Valley of the Kings (1954)
, 1h26Directed by Robert Pirosh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, Carlos Thompson, Kurt Kasznar, Victor Jory, Leon Askin
Roles Native Girl
Rating59%
En 1900 Ann Mercedes (Eleanor Parker) se rend près du Caire avec son mari Philip (Carlos Thompson) et Mark Brandon (Robert Taylor). Elle s’intéresse à la tombe du pharaon Rahotep. Après de multiples péripéties, elle cherche à prouver le lien avec le tombeau de Joseph.
Siren of Bagdad (1953)
, 1h13Directed by Richard Quiney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Actors Paul Henreid, Patricia Medina, Hans Conried, Laurette Luez, George Keymas, Michael Fox
Roles Orena
Rating52%
Paris Model (1953)
, 1h21Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Marilyn Maxwell, Paulette Goddard, Eva Gabor, Barbara Lawrence, Cecil Kellaway, Florence Bates
Roles Lisa
Rating48%
Kim (1950)
, 1h53Directed by Victor Saville
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell, Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez, Cecil Kellaway
Roles Laluli
Rating64%
Kim (Dean Stockwell), an orphan boy in 1885 India during the British Raj, works at times for his friend Mahbub Ali (Errol Flynn), a roguish horse trader who is also a secret agent for the British. Mahbub Ali becomes aware of a Russian-backed plot to instigate a rebellion.
D.O.A. (1950)
, 1h23Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Carol Hughes, Luther Adler, Neville Brand, Frank Cady
Roles Marla Rakubian
Rating71%
The film begins with what a BBC reviewer called "perhaps one of cinema's most innovative opening sequences." The scene is a long, behind-the-back tracking sequence featuring Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) walking through the hallway of a police station to report his own murder. Oddly, the police almost seem to have been expecting him and already know who he is.
Love That Brute (1950)
, 1h26Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Paul Douglas, Jean Peters, Cesar Romero, Keenan Wynn, Joan Davis, Laurette Luez
Roles Moll
Rating62%
In 1928 Chicago, two gangsters kill a store owner. Mobster Big Ed (Paul Douglas) sends top henchman Bugsy Welch (Keenan Wynn) to place a white carnation -- his trademark -- on the corpses, to suggest that he is responsible. The police rush to arrest Big Ed, only to find out that he has an alibi. He has been in the park, where Big Ed encounters Ruth Manning (Jean Peters), a country girl who came to Chicago to be a singer, but is now a children's governess.
Prehistoric Women (1950)
, 1h14Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes La préhistoire
Actors Judy Landon, Laurette Luez, Joan Shawlee
Roles Tigri
Rating29%
Tigri (Luez) and her stone age friends, all of which are women, hate all men. However, she and her Amazon tribe see men as a "necessary evil" and capture them for potential husbands. Engor (Nixon), who is smarter than the rest of the men, is able to escape them. He discovers fire and battles enormous beasts. After he is recaptured by the women, he discovers fire and drives off a dragon-like creature. The women are impressed with him, including their prehistoric queen. Engor marries Tigri and they begin a new, more civilized, tribe.
Killer Shark (1950)
, 1h16Directed by Budd Boetticher
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about sharks, Mise en scène d'un poisson
Actors Roddy McDowall, Laurette Luez, Roland Winters, Edward Norris, Rick Vallin, Douglas Fowley
Roles Maria
Rating44%
Le fils d'un pêcheur cherche à faire ses preuves en chassant les requins.
Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
, 1h45Directed by Preston Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée, Barbara Lawrence, Kurt Kreuger, Lionel Stander
Roles Lannie - Hatcheck Girl
Rating74%
Sir Alfred de Carter (Rex Harrison) is a world-famous symphony conductor who returns from a visit to his native England and discovers that his rich and boring brother-in-law, August Henshler (Rudy Vallee), has misunderstood Alfred's casual instruction to watch over his much younger wife Daphne (Linda Darnell) while he was away, and instead hired a detective named Sweeney (Edgar Kennedy) to follow her. Alfred is livid, and ineptly attempts to destroy any evidence of the detective's report.
Nightmare Alley (1947)
, 1h51Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Circus films, Films about magic and magicians, Escroquerie
Actors Tyrone Power, Coleen Gray, Joan Blondell, Helen Walker, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith
Roles Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
Rating76%
The movie follows the rise and fall of a con man—a story that begins and ends at a seedy traveling carnival. Fascinated by everything there, including a grotesque geek, Stanton "Stan" Carlisle (Tyrone Power) works with "Mademoiselle Zeena" (Joan Blondell) and her alcoholic husband, Pete (Ian Keith). Once a top-billed act, Zeena and Pete used an ingenious code to make it appear that she had extraordinary mental powers, until her (unspecified) misdeeds drove Pete to drink and reduced them to working in a third-rate outfit. Stanton learns that many people want to buy the code from Zeena for a lot of money but she won't sell; she is saving it as a nest egg. He tries to romance Zeena into teaching it to him but she remains faithful to her husband and even hopes to send him to a detox clinic for alcoholics.
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
, 2h8Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Gale Sondergaard, Laurette Luez
Roles Wife of King
Rating69%
Anna Owens (Irene Dunne) and her son Louis (Richard Lyon) arrive in Bangkok in 1862 to tutor the King's (Rex Harrison) children. She believes she is sufficiently acquainted with Asian customs to know what is proper in Siam, having read a book summarizing the same. However, when the Kralahome or Prime Minister (Lee J. Cobb) comes out to welcome her, he asks her a number of personal questions, and she does not know that this is common courtesy in Siam. Her letter from the King asking her to come to Siam includes a promise that she will have a house of her own away from the Palace, but the Kralahome says she will have to stay in the harem for now (although she'll have a private room there).