Sally Fraser

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.                                          Sally Fraser (born December 12, 1932) is an American actress who appeared on television and in numerous films. She became best known for appearing in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s. Born in Williston, North Dakota, Fraser moved to Southern California with her family after spending a few years in Minneapolis. Spotted after singing on a local TV show, she was encouraged to take drama lessons and eventually gained experience in stage plays. On television she appeared opposite Tyler MacDuff in the episode "The Saga of Clement O'Toole" of the western series, Annie Oakley. She also appeared on Guy Madison's series, The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok. and in the 1954 TV presentation of A Christmas Carol starring Frederic March. Fraser eventually became typecast in low budget 1950s sci-fi films. She played a wife possessed by aliens in the Roger Corman film It Conquered the World (1956), the sister of the titular monster in War of the Colossal Beast (1958), and a mother protecting her baby in Earth vs. the Spider (1958). She was briefly onscreen as the United Nations receptionist who introduces Cary Grant's character to Philip Ober's Lester Townsend in Hitchcock's North by Northwest. She continued to work on television and the stage into the 1960s until she decided to retire to raise her family. Fraser moved to Idaho in the 1980s and lives on a cattle ranch. ...

North by Northwest (1959)

ClassicThrillingFast pacedSuspenseful

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

It Conquered the World (1956)

An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Peter Graves  •  Beverly Garland  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Sally Fraser

An alien from Venus tries to take over the world with the help of a disillusioned human scientist, as his wife, his best friend and the friend's wife try to intervene.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Corman
CAST:  Peter Graves  •  Beverly Garland  •  Lee Van Cleef  •  Sally Fraser

It's a Dog's Life (1955)

A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman Hoffman
CAST:  Jeff Richards  •  Jarma Lewis  •  Edmund Gwenn  •  Dean Jagger

A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herman Hoffman
CAST:  Jeff Richards  •  Jarma Lewis  •  Edmund Gwenn  •  Dean Jagger

Flight Nurse (1953)

In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Joan Leslie  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Arthur Franz  •  Jeff Donnell

In this war drama, set during the Korean War, an Air Force nurse gets involved in a love triangle on the front lines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Joan Leslie  •  Forrest Tucker  •  Arthur Franz  •  Jeff Donnell

All I Desire (1953)

In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Richard Carlson  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Marcia Henderson

In 1910, a wayward mother re-visits the family she deserted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  Richard Carlson  •  Lyle Bettger  •  Marcia Henderson

Dangerous Charter (1962)

The crew of a fishing boat discovers a deserted luxury yacht at sea with a dead body on board. They claim the yacht as salvage, not knowing that a drug smuggling ring has hidden $500,000 worth of heroin on the boat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Gottschalk
CAST:  Chris Warfield  •  Sally Fraser  •  Dick Foote  •  Peter Forster

The crew of a fishing boat discovers a deserted luxury yacht at sea with a dead body on board. They claim the yacht as salvage, not knowing that a drug smuggling ring has hidden $500,000 worth of heroin on the boat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Gottschalk
CAST:  Chris Warfield  •  Sally Fraser  •  Dick Foote  •  Peter Forster

Giant from the Unknown (1958)

A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local scientist whom he dislikes. Together with a former professor and the professor's pretty daughter, the scientist sets about solving the crimes and discovers the killer is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Cunha
CAST:  Ed Kemmer  •  Sally Fraser  •  Bob Steele  •  Buddy Baer

A series of grisly murders plague a small mountain community and the sheriff suspects a local scientist whom he dislikes. Together with a former professor and the professor's pretty daughter, the scientist sets about solving the crimes and discovers the killer is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard E. Cunha
CAST:  Ed Kemmer  •  Sally Fraser  •  Bob Steele  •  Buddy Baer

War of the Colossal Beast (1958)

Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Sally Fraser  •  Roger Pace  •  Duncan 'Dean' Parkin  •  Russ Bender

Glenn Manning, "The Amazing Colossal Man," believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very angry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Sally Fraser  •  Roger Pace  •  Duncan 'Dean' Parkin  •  Russ Bender

Elmer Gantry (1960)

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Jean Simmons  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Dean Jagger

When hedonistic but charming con man Elmer Gantry meets the beautiful Sister Sharon Falconer, a roadside revivalist, he feigns piousness to join her act as a passionate preacher. The two make a successful onstage pair, and their chemistry extends to romance. Both ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Brooks
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Jean Simmons  •  Arthur Kennedy  •  Dean Jagger

Roadracers (1959)

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Swerdloff
CAST:  Joel Lawrence  •  Marian Collier  •  Skip Ward  •  Sally Fraser

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Swerdloff
CAST:  Joel Lawrence  •  Marian Collier  •  Skip Ward  •  Sally Fraser

Creepy Classics (1987)

A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pamela Page
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Judith O'Dea  •  S. William Hinzman  •  Duane Jones

A compilation of trailers for various horror and sci-fi films, narrated and hosted by Vincent Price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pamela Page
CAST:  Vincent Price  •  Judith O'Dea  •  S. William Hinzman  •  Duane Jones

Earth vs. the Spider (1958)

Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Ed Kemmer  •  Eugene Persson  •  June Kenney  •  Gene Roth

Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bert I. Gordon
CAST:  Ed Kemmer  •  Eugene Persson  •  June Kenney  •  Gene Roth

A Christmas Carol (1954)

A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Levy
CAST:  William Lundigan  •  Mary Costa  •  Fredric March  •  Basil Rathbone

A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Levy
CAST:  William Lundigan  •  Mary Costa  •  Fredric March  •  Basil Rathbone

Outlaw's Son (1954)

Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Sally Fraser  •  Robert Hyatt

Two episodes of the TV series "Wild Bill Hickok" edited together and released as a feature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Guy Madison  •  Andy Devine  •  Sally Fraser  •  Robert Hyatt