Wayne: Tom Reese. (1955). She gave similar credence to this story to Robert Osborne in 2000 when he interviewed her for a television back story on his show on TCM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Will: Robert F. Simon. In 1967, Hutton's life turned to despair as her mother passed away and she declared bankruptcy. Festus: Ken Curtis. Doc treats Mary Rice and her son for scurvy. Unfortunately, it didn't work out and Betty headed back to Detroit. Just wasn't a very good episode, an hour I'll never get back. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. Let's just say he's more mine than anyone else's. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Molly McConnell Kitty: Amanda Blake. Relko: H.M. Wynant. Newcomer Brad McClain schemes to take profitable advantage of his friendship with Matt. Gunsmoke Television Episodes: years later). : Rory Calhoun as Ben Stack, a newcomer to Dodge who makes a play for saloon girl Honey Dare. I agree with most of the other reviewers. Like her acting, Ms. Hutton forces her voice, and that's why it didn't hold up. Doc: Milburn Stone. One of the worst ever. She had married Charles O'Curran that year and he wanted to direct her in an upcoming film. Reactions by critics and viewers were so negative that she announced her retirement from show business (one of the many times.). Matt runs into a wall of fear and hostility when he arrives in Ridge Town to reopen an old murder case. elsewhere. She converted to Roman Catholicism. Matt: James Arness. 1919); attended public schools until age 15; married Theodore Briskin (a camera manufacturer), on September 2, 1945 (divorced 1950); married Norton: Frank Cady. Curly: Tom Simcox. Matt intervenes when a smoldering feud between the Renner brothers boils over. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter This episode is bad in so many ways! She was laid to rest in a gray-and-pink metal casket at Forest Lawn Cathedral City, where stars such as Frank Sinatra and Sonny Bono are interred. She walked out of her Paramount movie contract in 1952, reportedly in a dispute over her demand that her then-husband direct her films. She is from USA. Allie: Laurie Peters. Matt finds himself with a thorny problem: a grateful family has given him their daughter as a bride. Doc: Milburn Stone. . Festus: Ken Curtis. Gunsmoke. Runtime 45m. When everyone evades the topic, Matt finally tells her that her husband was killed. Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 - March 11, 2007) [1] was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. Discover Betty Hutton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Pete Candoli (24 December1960 - 18 June1967)( divorced)( 1 child), Alan Livingston (8 March1955 - 22 October1960)( divorced), Charles O'Curran (18 March1952 - 21 February1955)( divorced), Theodore Samuel Briskin (3 September1945 - 16 January1951)( divorced)( 2 children). Elena: Diane Ladd. Betty Hutton plays a woman from Massachusetts who comes to Dodge with her son (dressed almost ludicrously in a Little Lord Fauntleroy traveling ensemble!) Kitty: Amanda Blake. Festus: Ken Curtis. I saw all this coming, I guess. . Rosita: Ilka Windish. Festus goes after the men who robbed and beat Doc. Hutchison: Robert F. Simon. Matt: James Arness. to meet her husband. Pike Beechum devises a sinister plan to get rid of the person standing between him and Ellie Merchant---her husband. Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg) was a star American stage, film, and television actress, comedienne and singer. A widow vows to kill Matt, who she blames for her husband's death. Even then, she doesn't even acknowledge him until Matt strongly suggests that she take her son and leave on the next stage. She wanted the ultimate, eye-for-an-eye revenge on Marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness).And she'd get it, even if it meant hurting Miss Kitty (Amanda Blake) in the process. Kitty Bette Davis played one deliciously mean, mad criminal matriarch on an episode of Gunsmoke.. And there are some reviewers who consider the Bette Davis episode of Gunsmoke as one of the best-ever on the show. By creating an account, you agree to the But the fact of the matter was that she couldn't sing worth a flip and couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag. When a wealthy gambler comes to buy horses, rival traders stage a 350-mile race to demonstrate their steeds. Technical Specs, [after hearing Molly sings 'Silver Threads among the Gold', a slow ballad]. A woman tries to raise her son in Dodge after her husband is killed in a gunfight. She frequently delivers short lines in two sections, thus calling attention to the other flaws. A real disappointment in a season with a bunch of real gems. She didnt want that to be turned into a circus, he said. Thinking she was good enough to make the big time, she left for New York two years later to try a professional career. Singing was awful. Matt: James Arness. Ollie O'Toole . She wanted anonymity as far as being buried. Country United States. Jonathan Kidd. Biggs: John Crawford. It should be PART of a total package, not all of it. Rider: James Stacy. The next 12 years saw Hutton making television appearances on such programs as Gunsmoke and Burke's Law. see Top Known as one of the most versatile and energetic entertainers of all time, Betty Hutton has been a band singer, performed on and off Broadway, in motion pictures, on-stage, and in nightclubs. Making A Saloon Girl - Betty Hutton - Gunsmoke 1965 David Carothers 1.23K subscribers Subscribe 84 Share Save 15K views 10 years ago Making A Saloon Girl - Betty Hutton - Gunsmoke 1965 Show. Dentures? Tripp: Robert Loggia. Just arr'iving in Dodge City, Molly McConnell (Betty Hutton) looks for her husband. When everyone evades the topic, Matt finally tells her that her husband was killed. Two years later, Betty's father decided that the The character Molly is loud and annoying. Big Eddie: Ken Scott. Tebbetts: John Saxon. Contents. Betty Hutton was spunky but tone deaf. There is conflicting information about her death date with most newspaper obituaries stating March 11, 2007 while her gravestone and the Social Security Death Index state March 12, 2007. Emery: Shug Fisher. Birth Place:Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. Company Credits Betty Hutton bio: From Detroit to Broadway and Hollywood Born Elizabeth June Thornburg in Battle Creek, Michigan, on Feb. 26, 1921, Betty Hutton grew up in a dysfunctional, working-class environment. (12/1/63) Guest-starred on "The Greatest Showman". When she made "Annie Get Your Gun, she was a replacement for Judy Garland. Festus: Ken Curtis. Matt: James Arness. Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile, Theater, Salve Regina University (late 1980s), The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (5-Jan-1944), Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile. Genres Western, Action, Adventure. Molly McConnell Betty Hutton's terrible acting is supplemented by awful singing. Why did they run this? Ed: Burt Douglas. Mother, with Pete Candoli, of daughter Caroline Candoli (born on June 19, 1962). Henry List, ~Click Here to Betty Hutton tries to resurrect her career in this episode. : The real problem with this episode is Betty Hutton's poor line delivery; her first scenes are embarrassingly bad, and I doubt there was much director O'Herlihy could have done about it. Elko: Walter Burke. Its popularity spawned a number of copycats, but none would enjoy the longevity (and few the consistent quality) of this classic. Wilks: Edward Asner. Wesley: Jack Weston. Later, after filming Somebody Loves Me (1952), Betty was all but finished. After killing an outlaw, immigrant Paolo Scanzano's life brightens considerably for a time. Now her singing. Terms and Policies Lung problems? At nine years old, Betty began singing publicly for the first time in a school production. Doc: Milburn Stone. When Matt returns from a two weeks trip, Molly has her chance. The police were always looking for those types of operation, both big and small, and when they detected one, they swooped in and closed it down. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Was elected Mother of Year in 1956 by the City of Hope charity. Gunsmoke: 1965: TV Series: Molly McConnell: Burke's Law: 1964-1965: TV Series: Rena Zito / Carlene Glory: The Greatest Show on Earth: 1964: TV Series: Julia Dana: The . [1999]. When individual episodes have scores, they will influence the final season score. Festus: Ken Curtis. Claudius: Denver Pyle. Even Claude Akins can't help this stinker. Thede: Jeanette Nolan. Release Dates Specter: Jack Elam. : While she was still a child, her railroad-brakeman father left his wife and two daughters for another woman. people wouldn't realize that I really couldn't do anything. In newspapers of the time, this episode got more publicity than usual because it was to be part of Hutton's return to acting after a four-year absence. Early life and education [ edit] Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Quint: Burt Reynolds. In 1944, she tried to break away from musicals and try her hand in a screwball comedy, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943). When she was 13, Betty got a few singing jobs with local bands in the area. Betty Hutton helps her baby daughter Lindsay Briskin to take her first steps, United States, 1947. Her acting is forced and too emotional, much like a freshly-graduated theater arts major would do in her first shot at the big time in a local community theater production. Matt: James Arness. And at this point of her life, she wasn't very good looking anymore, either. But my customers don't lean to that kind of music. Let's face it, Betty Hutton was always over the top and stagey but other reviewers should lighten up. 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After this Betty's career began to slump very quickly and she faded from public view. December 24, 1960 - June 18, 1967 (divorced, 1 child), Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing, Annie Get Your Gun Intro with Susan Lucci. Matt: James Arness. Quint: Burt Reynolds. family to Detroit to find work in the numerous auto factories there, Keeping the peace in Dodge City is no funny business, but Arness and Curtis share a laugh with Betty Hutton on the set. In addition to that, Mrs. Doc is attracted to Julie Blane, a refined woman who seems haunted by her past. Two years later, Betty's father decided that the family way of life wasn't for him, so he left (he committed suicide 16 years later). Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Aired May 1, 1965 12:00 AM on CBS. The Ret of the cast on that picture treated her terribly because they expected to be working with Garland. A widow vows to kill Matt, who she blames for her husband's death. Elsa: Bethel Leslie. Mrs. Thornburg was no different from the other owners, they simply moved elsewhere. I really love Gunsmoke, and if I remember correctly, this is the worst IMDB rated episode. This is one of the worst Gunsmoke episodes ever. A deputized Festus discovers that the three drunken trappers he jailed are his cousins. This episode missed the mark in more ways than one. Ruthless Jonah Hutchison returns home after 30 years in prison---determined to rebuild his ranching empire. Received a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2013. : Kitty: Amanda Blake. Steven: David Macklin. Theodore Bikel stars as a carefree minstrel who may be forced to change his tune: the vengeful Lukens clan is closing in. In this episode, it has a piano player. But after the failure of The Betty Hutton Show (1959-60) she worked only sporadically. Betty Hutton is photographed January 13, 1983 in New York City at a rehearsal for Jukebox Saturday Night, a PBS concert series featuring Ms. Hutton. Even Claude Akins can't help this stinker. Peter Maguire, with befriending her and turning her life around. Matt: James Arness. Singing, dancing and real suspense. Battle Creek, Michigan. Jake: Cyril Delevanti. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Copyright Fandango. Doc: Milburn Stone. Having to fend for themselves, Mrs. Thornburg moved the But I liked the way the show ended, not with violent death but a change of heart with Claude Akins, (excellent as usual) and Betty going off together. Yes, her frenetic singing is also bad. Her acting range has proven her capable of both comedic and dramatic roles, in addition to the expected musical ones. "Frankie and Johnny" wasn't written until 1904 and "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" in 1899. Click HERE for the next show in the countdown. Matt: James Arness. She is a member of famous Actress with the age 86 years old group. Billy Bowles . Read More . Kimbro: Dennis Hopper. Admirers sent roses and gifts, including teddy bears and embroidered towels. Matt's a man with no strings on him. Cowboy Billy Walters admires veteran buffalo hunter Jeff Sutro so much so that he won't reveal that Sutro is also a thief. and when they detected one, they swooped in and closed it down. In 1937, Betty was hired by Vincent Lopez who had a popular band that appeared on the local radio. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Doc: Milburn Stone. She soon discovers her husband is dead, and when she learns he was killed in a gunfight, she wants revenge. Well, they're a real rough bunch and they come in here to drink and look at the pretty girls and laugh and Molly McConnell What Marshal Dillon did not tell her was that her husband was caught stealing cattle and shot during a gun-battle with other outlaws. Vera: Elizabeth Perry. Doc: Milburn Stone. : Coor: Richard X. Slattery. ~Click Here to It wasn't long before Betty became unhappy with her career. Doc: Milburn Stone. Old Man: Ned Glass. And she tries to hard. Matt: James Arness. Women are not as weak as Hollywood writers make them out to be. In 1937, Betty was hired by Vincent Lopez who had a popular band that appeared on the local radio. Good actress, but Her singing, even after they cleaned it up, was off key and sour. Molly McConnell . Gilman: Tim O'Connor. Was discovered by a New York newspaper in the early 1970s working for a soup kitchen and later a rectory as a house cleaner. Grace: Gail Kobe. The writing, the acting, the plots, it is my favorite tv show. Bess: Virginia Christine. She appeared in the TV movie 'Satins and Spurs' in 1954 and had her own series 'The Betty Hutton Show' for 2 years from 1959. Betty Hutton was born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921, in Battle Creek, Michigan. In 1948, she appeared in her first big box-office bomb, Dream Girl (1948), which was ripped to shreds by critics, as was Betty's acting, and the movie flopped at the box office. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. This had to be filmed before her personal tragedies and her time in a convent. Betty found herself on Broadway in 1940, and it was only a matter of time before her career took off to bigger heights. Find top songs and albums by Betty Hutton, including He's a Demon - He's a Devil - He's a Doll, It's a Man and more. Kitty: Amanda Blake. Howell: Harry Townes. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Matt: James Arness. Scanlon: Jeremy Slate. Bette Hutton is terrible in this episode! Kitty: Amanda Blake. Forget the plot. 1 (1939) with Chaz Chase, Hal Le Roy and Emerson's Sextette; and Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra (1939). Tension rises when a desperately ill chief is lodged in the Dodge House. Festus: Ken Curtis. The entire cast must habe felt akward aboit this performnce and sad for her. 'I tore my cotton breeches on the Mason-Dixon line' ohhh! Let her entertain you!!! Gunsmoke (TV Series 1955-1975) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. A welcome change of pace from the heaviness of this series that always lead to a shootout and eventual death at the end of Matt's six-shooter. Matt: James Arness. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Betty Hutton (February 26, 1921 - March 11, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer and singer. She's hardly that. Jim: Harry Carey Jr. Milton: Hampton Fancher. Later, she would return to New York and it was here that her career took off. Matt: James Arness. 'Nuff said.. Two people on the run---young Packy Kerlin and fugitive Kip Gilman---join forces in an effort to escape pursuers. The rest of the cast tries to carry he through but she comes off as phony. No line is too insignificant for her to deliver with over-the-top emoting. She gave similar credence to this story to Robert Osborne in 2000 when he interviewed her for a television back story on his show on TCM. Poverty was a constant companion. 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She carried all aspects of entertainment on this single episode. She had a nice voice, and she had the ability to deliver a song well, but she pushed and yelled until iher voice couldn't take it. Yes, she is way over the top, without internalizing the part at all. were always looking for those types of operation, both big and small, NO line. Loren: Mort Mills. But it will always be so. In this lighthearted episode, mountaineer Eliab Haggen comes to town---gunning for his Uncle Festus. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? but times were hard and she decided to take advantage of Prohibition Bodkin: Roy Roberts. McLane: Claude Akins. Amy: Suzanne Benoit. We have estimated Dorner: Val Avery. Doc: Milburn Stone. Quint: Burt Reynolds. What do you expect when you hire the "Blonde Bombshell"?? 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She always felt that people were expecting young, 20-year-old bouncing blonde and she didnt want to disappoint them.. Costa: Robert Culp. She thinks the Marshal killed her husband and she wants revenge. It was written in 1869. Grady: Robert Sorrells. Gunsmoke: Molly McConnell (Guest Star) 1965: No . Her one big musical number in the Broadway show "Panama Hattie" was cut just before opening night by orders of star Ethel Merman. All rights reserved. Top Doc: Milburn Stone. This episode states women are too weak to handle a six gun, that is so wrong. Image: AP Photo Arness peers over a collar of leis he received after he crossed the finish line first in the Multihull Transpacific Yacht Race, Sunday, July 15, 1968, in Honolulu. Doc: Milburn Stone. In addition to that, Mrs. Thornburg was an alcoholic. Ned: Jay Ripley. Aunt Thede and young Ivy Norton both have marriage on their minds---and problems on their hands. Meek Dan Collins basks in his sudden fame when he's mistakenly credited with killing four outlaws. Matt: James Arness. Franklin: Tommy Alexander. Mel: Willard Sage. I couldn't wait to see the end of the episode. Her husband is Pete Candoli (24 December1960 - 18 June1967)( divorced)( 1 child), Alan Livingston (8 March1955 - 22 October1960)( divorced), Charles O'Curran (18 March1952 - 21 February1955)( divorced), Theodore Samuel Briskin (3 September1945 - 16 January1951)( divorced)( 2 children). Born Died March 11, 2007 (86) Add to list Awards 6 wins & 2 nominations Photos 86 Known for Annie Get Your Gun 6.9 Annie Oakley 1950 The Greatest Show on Earth 6.6 Holly 1952 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 7.6 Trudy Kockenlocker 1944 Kitty: Amanda Blake. What Marshal Dillon did not tell her was that her husband was caught stealing cattle and shot during a gun-battle with other outlaws. Hutton's performance here is an absolute disaster. Johnny: Tony Haig. John Wayne turned down the lead, suggesting James Arness (who remained for its entire run). Energy is good, but it can't compensate when that's all there is. I know a LOT of pretty women who are much stronger than I am and they are not weak at all. Doc is the victim of a smear campaign started by the wife of a rival. Betty Hutton Birth Name: Elizabeth June Thornburg Birth Place: Battle Creek, Michigan, United States Profession Actor, writer Actor 28 Credits American Masters 1990 Gunsmoke 1965 Burke's Law. I've looked at and listened to old vocal performances from Ms. Hutton. John: James Gregory. Shay: Gerald S. O'Loughlin. Doc: Milburn Stone. She checks on him once while he is sleeping, then he doesn't show up again until the end of the story. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 26 February. So, how much is Betty Hutton worth at the age of 86 years old? Her exaggerated responses to everything that was said might have worked on stage or maybe in the silent movies but were too much for sound movies and way too much for the intimacy of television.
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