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Working with friends was a joy
Watch Esther Williams as she guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "The Career Woman" (Season 2, Episode 31).
Even the dog made the review
A New York Times review called Eyes in the Night (1942) with Donna Reed and Ann Harding as a "tidy and tingling little thriller."
It was scatter-brain fiction
Barbara Bates co-starred with Donna Reed as the love interests of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1953 hit comedy The Caddy.
It's where she earned her Oscar
In 2002, From Here to Eternity (1953) was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
She finally got to laugh!
Donna Reed appears with Tom Drake in Faithful In My Fashion (1946). It was the first film Reed said she was able to laugh on the screen.
Donna replaces Joan Caulfield as filming begins
The week filming started on Beyond Glory (1941) at West Point, Joan Caulfield was replaced by Donna Reed in the lead role.
What a smile!
The radiant smile of Donna Reed.
It was a set up.
The taglines for The Whole Truth (1958) were pretty hard to ignore: "You'll go back to your wife over my dead body...AND HE DID!"
She's missed when not in action
Donna Reed appears with Keenan Wynn in the film See Here, Private Hargrove (1944).
From the Donna Reed archives
Retired educator Judy Miller shares some of her finds sleuthing in the Donna Reed Heritage Archives in Donna's hometown of Denison, Iowa.
He helped stretch the medium
Watch two of the four appearances Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale made on The Donna Reed Show.
Donna recreates title role
Donna Reed was recruited to recreate the title role of Maureen O'Sullivan in MGM's Theatre of the Air radio broadcast.
A talking mule?
Chill Wills, the distinctive voice of "Francis the Talking Mule," was given no billing for his vocal work.
He was an artist?
RedSkelton's ability to ad lib often meant that what was in the script didn't always make it to the recording on film.
Donna's second radio appearance
Silver Theater radio had no regular cast. Different movie stars of the era, including Donna Reed, were featured in original dramas.
Can you name one of his larger-than-life characters?
When Charles Laughton appeared with Donna Reed in The Man From Down Under, he had a big decision to make regarding an Australian accent.
You Were Meant For Me
Donna Reed made several appearances on the Lux Radio Theatre in various roles.
Role in It's a Wonderful Life
Virginia Patton's most well-known role was in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Read what she later said about him.
Donna's first western
Apache Trail was Donna Reed's eighth film. Read what a Variety review thought about the western.
From the Donna Reed Archives
Judy Miller, a Donna Reed Foundation volunteer, did some sleuthing in the Donna Reed Heritage Museum Archives. Read about what she found.
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