Starring Ida Lupino
13 Episodes
The formidable Ida Lupino lent a defiant toughness and intelligence to some of classic Hollywood’s most unforgettable female characters. Born into a celebrated English family of music-hall artists, Lupino was initially cast in movies that showed off her charm and musical flair, but less of her unique abilities as a dramatic actress. She fought to play the evil, vengeful Bessie in William A. Wellman’s THE LIGHT THAT FAILED, and at last Hollywood took notice. Lupino’s steely presence is essential to film noir classics like THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT and HIGH SIERRA, and her fearless intensity anchors her roles in THE SEA WOLF and THE HARD WAY. Though she began to focus on producing and directing in the late forties, she continued to deliver searing performances, such as her standout work as a lonely blind woman in Nicholas Ray’s ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1951)—some scenes of which she also directed when Ray fell ill.
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00:55Episode 1
Starring Ida Lupino Teaser
Episode 1
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Moontide
Episode 2
Directed by Archie Mayo • 1942 • United States
Starring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas MitchellFrench screen legend Jean Gabin made his Hollywood debut in this broodingly fatalistic noir melodrama. He stars as an alcoholic dockworker who, following a night of heavy drinking, wakes up with no me...
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1:40:01Episode 3
High Sierra
Episode 3
Directed by Raoul Walsh • 1941 • United States
Starring Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan CurtisMarking the moment when the gritty gangster sagas of the 1930s began giving way to the romantic fatalism of ’40s film noir, HIGH SIERRA also contains the star-making performance of Humphrey Bogart, w...
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1:21:53Episode 4
On Dangerous Ground
Episode 4
Directed by Nicholas Ray • 1951 • United States
Starring Robert Ryan, Ida Lupino, Ward BondWhen hardened big-city police detective Jim Wilson (Robert Ryan) roughs up one too many suspects, he’s sent to the countryside to cool his heels and help search for the murderer of a small-town schoolg...
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1:32:24Episode 5
Ladies in Retirement
Episode 5
Directed by Charles Vidor • 1941 • United States
Starring Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn KeyesIda Lupino is at her hard-edged best in this mood-drenched tale of murder and madness in a remote mansion on the English moors. She plays Ellen Creed, the full-time housekeeper and companion to Leon...
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1:49:06Episode 6
The Hard Way
Episode 6
Directed by Vincent Sherman • 1943 • United States
Starring Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Joan LeslieWhen Bette Davis turned down the lead role in this juicy, dark-hearted backstage melodrama (a decision she later regretted), it paved the way for Ida Lupino to take on one of her finest dramatic sh...
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1:36:15Episode 7
The Man I Love
Episode 7
Directed by Raoul Walsh • 1946 • United States
Starring Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea KingBathed in a downbeat noir mood and smoky jazz-lounge atmosphere, this haunting melodrama stars Ida Lupino as husky-voiced singer Petey Brown, who takes a job performing in a divey nightclub. She’s carryi...
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1:39:55Episode 8
The Sea Wolf
Episode 8
Directed by Michael Curtiz • 1941 • United States
Starring Edward G. Robinson, Ida Lupino, John GarfieldMichael Curtiz’s masterful adaptation of Jack London’s classic psychological adventure novel gives Edward G. Robinson one of his finest screen hours as Wolf Larsen, the tyrannical captain of ...
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1:25:26Episode 9
Peter Ibbetson
Episode 9
Directed by Henry Hathaway • 1935 • United States
Starring Gary Cooper, Ann Harding, John HallidayBased on George du Maurier’s classic and intensely romantic novel, PETER IBBETSON tells the otherworldly tale of two childhood sweethearts reunited as adults, only to be separated again through a t...
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1:38:53Episode 10
The Light That Failed
Episode 10
Directed by William A. Wellman • 1939 • United States
Starring Ida Lupino, Ronald Colman, Walter HustonBased on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, this handsomely mounted, movingly melancholy adaptation features a sterling performance from Ronald Colman as soldier-turned-artist Dick Heldar, who stru...
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1:12:39Episode 11
Yours for the Asking
Episode 11
Directed by Alexander Hall • 1936 • United States
Starring George Raft, Dolores Costello, Ida LupinoIn this comic charmer, illicit casino operator Johnny Lamb (George Raft) hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton (Dolores Costello) as his hostess, in order to help her get back on her fe...
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1:35:04Episode 12
They Drive by Night
Episode 12
Directed by Raoul Walsh • 1940 • United States
Starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida LupinoHumphrey Bogart and George Raft share a driving ambition in this feisty tale of brothers trying to make a go of their independent trucking enterprise. After ten years of the Great Depression, scrappy Jo...
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1:32:03Episode 13
Anything Goes
Episode 13
Directed by Lewis Milestone • 1936 • United States
Starring Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles RugglesRomance and classic songs are in the air in this fun-filled romp set on the high seas, an adaptation of the Cole Porter Broadway musical written by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. When Billy Cr...