Life Story #47

A young woman's flirtation with a charming boxer named Ritchie Arrens becomes dangerously possessive when his jealousy erupts into violence—leaving her caught between the man who refuses to let her out of his grip and the consequences closing in around them both. As Ritchie's rage spirals and the law takes notice, she must confront the thrilling attention she once craved and the price it's extracting from everyone around her.

David Brian climbed from ticket-taker at the Roxy to Broadway stages across the 1930s and '40s, then served in the Coast Guard during World War II. After the war left him adrift—a failed theatrical comeback and a short-lived contracting career—a chance dinner party introduction to Joan Crawford led to a screen test for "Flamingo Road," and David Brian stepped directly into stardom opposite one of Hollywood's biggest names.

Pilot Mickey Mason's luck seems to shift when a face from his past—Donovan—forces him into a dangerous scheme that spirals into a crash landing in the Brazilian jungle. Stranded with fellow passengers and desperate to survive, Mickey finds unexpected humanity when he meets Linda, a young woman whose kindness awakens something in him he thought was lost. As the group struggles through the wilderness and tensions mount, Mickey must confront what he's willing to sacrifice and what truly matters.

Yvonne De Carlo began her journey to stardom as a young dancer at just six years old, gradually expanding her talents into drama, singing, and writing over the years. Beyond her work in film, she maintains a rich intellectual life—fluent in French, devoted to Shakespeare and theatre, and accomplished in pursuits from poetry to horseback riding. This profile celebrates the disciplined artistry and varied interests that shaped her rise to becoming a screen star.

Elaine Larsen claws her way up from poverty in Mill Town to the glittering world of wealth and privilege, torn between Locke Benton—a wealthy socialite who can give her everything she's dreamed of—and Martin Sokol, a passionate sculptor who offers only love. When Martin proposes a life of sacrifice and struggle, Elaine must face a brutal choice: the comfortable future she's fought so hard to secure, or the man whose heart she's broken.