Summer Under the Stars: Natalie Wood

Star of the Day: Natalie Wood

Kings Go Forth (1958): "Toward the end of World War II, two American soldiers fighting in Southern France become romantically involved with a young, American woman. Her background will reveal more about them than her."

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I've always enjoyed Natalie Wood on the screen, she's a magnetic personality. Those piercing eyes, that catlike smile. She could have been a powder puff or a flamed out child star, but the talent she carried forward through decades of indelible performances is unmatched.

Kings Go Forth is an interesting film with an important message, and while Natalie's great in it, it's hard to overlook how badly miscast she was as a biracial woman navigating the pressures of trying to find love with this secret suffocating her. Frank Sinatra's also in this, he does a great job as the heart of the film; and Tony Curtis has a memorable villain role.

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