Van Johnson, RIP

I saw most of it last night on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Later, as it always does this time of year, TCM aired a film of brief shots of movie people who passed away during the year, including the supporting actors and those who worked behind the camera. Among those whose obits I had missed:

Hazel Court

Nina Foch

Lois Nettleton

Michael Pate

All professionals who always turned in a solid job.

One of the movie networks had several of his films on last night.
I saw most of A Guy Named Joe…(never have seen it in one sitting)
and was impressed by the planes…
B-25s, razorback Mustangs as Bf-109s, Vultee BT-13s at Luke Field, a Lockheed Electra transport, C-47, early P-38s, Martin B-26s as Japanese bombers…sure there were some models…and yes, I know the German’s didn’t have an operational carrier, but for a war film made while the war was on
(1943) there were a lot of nice planes to see.
And both Johnson and Tracey were great.

Sadly another one of the Hollywood Greats has passed on with hardly a comment in the media.
A proper moviestar!

Blue Skies Van

There’s a thread running here about who’s the better actor..Segal or Willis..actors what a joke..Johnson was an actor

Sadly another one of the Hollywood Greats has passed on with hardly a comment in the media.
A proper moviestar!

Blue Skies Van

He was a good guy. Battleground and Cain Mutiny also…

I’d say by the lack of response most people on this forum are far too young to remember him

A real Hollywood actor from the old school..the Nancy boys of today could learn a lot from him