Post by NoShear on Jul 20, 2023 15:38:50 GMT
I caught some of The RACKET on TCM's silent feature this past Sunday night and wondered if there was some Byron "Gig Young" Barr thing going on with Marie Prevost's "Helen Hayes" character, only to discover that Marie Prevost's near penniless passing, which included a promissory note to Joan Crawford for money owed, helped push for the establishment of the Motion Picture Country Home & Hospital...
Marie Prevost is seen on the steps of The WANTERS as someone who will later be a recipient of care from the Motion Picture Country Home & Hospital is also visible - Norma Shearer:
