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Jeanne Eagels (also titled The Jeanne Eagels Story) is a 1957 American biographical film loosely based on the life of stage star Jeanne Eagels. Distributed by Columbia Pictures, the film was produced and directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by John Fante, Daniel Fuchs and Sonya Levien, based on a story by Fuchs.
Jeanne Eagels: Directed by George Sidney. With Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes Moorehead, Charles Drake. The life of 1920s actress Jeanne Eagels.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- George Sidney
- 1957-08-02
Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. Eagels appeared in many Broadway productions, and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in The Letter after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39.
In this biopic, waitress Jeanne Eagels (Kim Novak) is desperate for fame and joins the carnival to try to achieve it.
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Biography
- George Sidney
The 1957 biographical film "The Jeanne Eagels Story" erroneously depicts Eagels' beginning as a hootchie-kootchie dancer in a carnival. The Dubinsky Brothers did use a tent to put on their shows, but they did not present carnival acts but performed popular comedies, musicals, and dramas.
- January 1, 1
- Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
You can buy "Jeanne Eagels" on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Apple TV online. Synopsis Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
- 109 min
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Jun 22, 2024 · Jeanne Eagels was an American actress who, through force of will and personality rather than training, forged a successful career onstage and in motion pictures. Eagels left school early and worked at small jobs until, at age 15, she began to work in a traveling tent show.
