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Hard, Fast and Beautiful

film by Lupino [1951]
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    Ida Lupino
    / Directing

    Their next venture was Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951), a drama about a teenaged tennis star (Forrest) shamelessly exploited by her mother (Claire Trevor). Lupino’s direction was deft, but the picture suffered from a weak script. Lupino, who continued to act, was then cast as a lonely blind woman…

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    Their next venture was Hard, Fast and Beautiful (1951), a drama about a teenaged tennis star (Forrest) shamelessly exploited by her mother (Claire Trevor). Lupino’s direction was deft, but the picture suffered from a weak script. Lupino, who continued to act, was then cast as a lonely blind woman…

    Read More