LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Sally Forrest: Ida Lupino
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Sally Forrest is Sally Kelton and Keefe Brassell is Drew Baxter. When Sally Kelton finds herself pregnant by her mechanic boyfriend, she becomes distraught. They had no plans to marry and the girl finds herself stigmatized by her family and acquaintances. The girl is shipped off to a home for other young girls in her condition where she gives birth. Sally's struggles to find a life for her child and herself are the core of this film's story. Ida Lupino assumed directorial duties for this film after the scheduled director, Elmer Clifton, became ill. Lupino would produce and direct several other interesting social/problem dramas like this in the next few years.
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Sally Forrest was born Katherine Sally Feeney on May 28, 1928 in San Diego, CA. Sally's parents were both amateur ballroom dancers so it was no surprise when Sally developed an interest in dancing. Sally entered dance classes by the first grade and was signed by MGM upon her graduation from high school. In 1945, she moved with her parents to Hollywood where Sally worked on the dances used in the films 'Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)' and 'The Kissing Bandit (1948)'. Soon unemployed, Sally worked in small roles until she teamed with Ida Lupino who was producing and directing small films at the time. Ida Lupino, Sally in Not Wanted (1949) and Hard Fast and Beautiful (1950); in the latter film Forrest delivered her best screen performance as a brilliant but emotionally cold-blooded tennis pro. After that Sally returned to MGM where she was cast in movies with stars such as Boris Karloff and Red Skelton. She was quite alluring as an inappropriately blonde Persian harem girl in Son of Sinbad (1955).
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The 5' 3" tall Forrest began her film career as a dancer in films in the 1940s before moving on to small film roles. After meeting director Ida Lupino, she was cast in a few of her films including Not Wanted and Hard Fast and Beautiful. After moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank, her film work all but stopped. She appeared in summer-stock theater and on Broadway appearing in shows such as The Seven Year Itch.
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