LYCOS RETRIEVER Beta Retriever Home  |  What is Lycos Retriever?   
Jane Russell: Howard Hughes
built 646 days ago
Retriever  > Arts  > People
Jane Russell Publicity Photo In 1940, hoping to break into film, Jane took acting classes, at first briefly at Max Reinhardt's Theatrical Workshop and then for a longer period at the Maria Ouspenskaya drama school. That same year, Howard Hughes discovered Jane and signed her to a seven-year contract.
Jane Russell Howard Hughes' controversial Western drama, a loose retelling of the story of gunslinger Billy the Kid and lawman Pat Garrett, is best remembered now as the screen debut of Jane Russell (whose natural attributes were emphasized by producer-director Hughes). Jack Buetel, Walter Huston, Thomas Mitchell ... star. 117 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
SEARCH
MORE ABOUT