Betta St. John

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Betta St. John (born November 26, 1929, Hawthorne, California) is an American actress, singer and dancer. Born as Betty Jean Striegler, St. John made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1944). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical, Carousel in 1945. By 1949, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific and followed the production to London. On film, she appeared in The Robe (1953), Dream Wife (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), and The Student Prince (1954). St. John appeared in two Tarzan films and ended her career as the heroine of Horror Hotel (1960). She continued to act in films and television until 1965 when she retired. Description above from the Wikipedia article Betta St. John, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Lydia (1941)

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Edna May Oliver  •  Alan Marshal  •  Joseph Cotten

Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Duvivier
CAST:  Merle Oberon  •  Edna May Oliver  •  Alan Marshal  •  Joseph Cotten

Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)

After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Gordon Scott  •  Jock Mahoney  •  Betta St. John  •  John Carradine

After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Gordon Scott  •  Jock Mahoney  •  Betta St. John  •  John Carradine

The City of the Dead (1960)

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Llewellyn Moxey
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  Dennis Lotis  •  Patricia Jessel  •  Tom Naylor

A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Llewellyn Moxey
CAST:  Christopher Lee  •  Dennis Lotis  •  Patricia Jessel  •  Tom Naylor

Jane Eyre (1943)

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Margaret O'Brien  •  Peggy Ann Garner

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Joan Fontaine  •  Margaret O'Brien  •  Peggy Ann Garner

The Naked Dawn (1955)

Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar G. Ulmer
CAST:  Arthur Kennedy  •  Betta St. John  •  Eugene Iglesias  •  Charlita

Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar G. Ulmer
CAST:  Arthur Kennedy  •  Betta St. John  •  Eugene Iglesias  •  Charlita

The Snorkel (1958)

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to be writing a book in France, his stepdaughter, Candy, suspects him of murdering her mother, as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Peter van Eyck  •  Betta St. John  •  Mandy Miller  •  William Franklyn

On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to be writing a book in France, his stepdaughter, Candy, suspects him of murdering her mother, as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Green
CAST:  Peter van Eyck  •  Betta St. John  •  Mandy Miller  •  William Franklyn

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)

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In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Stewart Granger  •  Ann Blyth  •  Lewis Stone

In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Stewart Granger  •  Ann Blyth  •  Lewis Stone

Alias John Preston (1955)

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David MacDonald
CAST:  Betta St. John  •  Alexander Knox  •  Christopher Lee  •  Sandra Dorne

A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David MacDonald
CAST:  Betta St. John  •  Alexander Knox  •  Christopher Lee  •  Sandra Dorne

The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954)

Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Scott Brady  •  Betta St. John  •  James Griffith  •  Alan Hale Jr.

Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Scott Brady  •  Betta St. John  •  James Griffith  •  Alan Hale Jr.

High Tide at Noon (1957)

After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, struggles to choose between three eligible bachelors -- the rebel (Patrick McGoohan), the steadfast friend (Michael Craig) and the poetry-quoting newcomer (William ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Betta St. John  •  William Sylvester  •  Michael Craig  •  Flora Robson

After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, struggles to choose between three eligible bachelors -- the rebel (Patrick McGoohan), the steadfast friend (Michael Craig) and the poetry-quoting newcomer (William ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Leacock
CAST:  Betta St. John  •  William Sylvester  •  Michael Craig  •  Flora Robson

Waldo's Last Stand (1940)

The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Cahn
CAST:  Robert Blake  •  Darla Hood  •  George McFarland  •  Carl Switzer

The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward L. Cahn
CAST:  Robert Blake  •  Darla Hood  •  George McFarland  •  Carl Switzer

Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)

Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Gordon Scott  •  Robert Beatty  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Betta St. John

Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Gordon Scott  •  Robert Beatty  •  Yolande Donlan  •  Betta St. John

Corridors of Blood (1958)

An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Betta St. John  •  Christopher Lee  •  Finlay Currie

An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Boris Karloff  •  Betta St. John  •  Christopher Lee  •  Finlay Currie

The Robe (1953)

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Victor Mature  •  Jay Robinson  •  Richard Boone

Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Jean Simmons  •  Victor Mature  •  Jay Robinson  •  Richard Boone

Dangerous Mission (1954)

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Piper Laurie  •  William Bendix  •  Vincent Price

A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Louis King
CAST:  Victor Mature  •  Piper Laurie  •  William Bendix  •  Vincent Price

The Student Prince (1954)

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Ann Blyth  •  Edmund Purdom  •  John Ericson  •  Louis Calhern

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Ann Blyth  •  Edmund Purdom  •  John Ericson  •  Louis Calhern

Dream Wife (1953)

Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Sheldon
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Betta St. John

Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Sheldon
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Betta St. John

Destry Rides Again (1939)

When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Marlene Dietrich  •  Mischa Auer  •  Charles Winninger

When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Marshall
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Marlene Dietrich  •  Mischa Auer  •  Charles Winninger

The Saracen Blade (1954)

Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family friend in 15th century Italy. When the friend is killed by the same nasty baron who murdered Pietro's father as he led the peasants in revolt against the baron's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Ricardo Montalban  •  Betta St. John  •  Rick Jason  •  Carolyn Jones

Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family friend in 15th century Italy. When the friend is killed by the same nasty baron who murdered Pietro's father as he led the peasants in revolt against the baron's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Castle
CAST:  Ricardo Montalban  •  Betta St. John  •  Rick Jason  •  Carolyn Jones