Forever Amber (1947), directed by Otto Preminger

[oildude]

Arriving on Blu-ray in the U.S. on December 19, 2017, from Twilight Time, Otto Preminger's classic 1947 Technicolor historic drama Forever Amber. This will be a limited release of 3000 copies.

Where to buy (or pre-order):

• Twilight Time website: http://www.twilighttimemovies.com

• Screen Archives Entertainment: http://www.screenarchives.com

Plot summary from Turner Classic Movies..... Amber St Clair means to get on in life and despite a poor background knows she has the assets to do it. Husbands, lovers, prison and a liaison with King Charles II form a tapestry of apparently calculating ups and downs, although in fact the one love of her life, Bruce Carlton, is never far from Amber's thoughts.

Directed by Otto Preminger

Starring Linda Darnell (My Darling Clementine, The Mark of Zorro, A Letter to Three Wives, Hangover Square),
the always great Cornel Wilde (Leave Her to Heaven, The Naked Prey, The Big Combo, Road House, Edge of Eternity),
and George Sanders (Rebecca, All About Eve, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Village of the Damned)



Linda Darnell is virtually unknown today except to classic movie fans, but she was one of the most stunning beauties and talented actresses ever to grace the screen. Born in Dallas, Texas, in 1923 to a postal worker, she started her journey on the road to film stardom as a child department store model and in beauty contests. Her striking looks made her appear older than she actually was. Already performing in local theater at the age of 13, her mother took her to a tryout when Hollywood scouts visited the Dallas area in search of new talent. Linda was invited to Hollywood for a screen test, but was sent home when her real age was discovered and told to come back in a couple of years. She did just that and made her film debut at the age of 16 in Hotel for Women (1939), a role for which she is sometimes given credit as the youngest leading lady in Hollywood history. More roles followed, including those for which she is best known today, along with fame as a WWII pinup girl. By the mid-1950s she had decided to put her career on hold for her second marriage. When she returned, she mostly worked in television. Quality film roles began to decline and her further marriage and divorce woes lead to heavy drinking. Her life was tragically short. She died in a house fire in 1965 at the age of 41.