Peggy Cummins Movies
Blonde, exotically beautiful British actress Peggy Cummins was a stage performer from the age of 12. She appeared in a handful of English films in the early 1940s, which brought her to the attention of 20th Century-Fox head man Darryl F. Zanuck. Amidst a shower of publicity, Peggy was brought to Hollywood to star in Fox's film adaptation of the notorious Kathleen Windsor novel Forever Amber. In the early stages of shooting, however, Zanuck evinced disappointment in Peggy's performance, and rapidly replaced her with Linda Darnell; Ms. Cummins was "compensated" with antiseptic leading-lady roles in Fox's Green Grass of Wyoming (1947), Moss Rose (1947) and The Late George Apley (1947). Before returning to England in 1950, Peggy Cummins delivered an unforgettable performance as a psychopathic Bonnie Parker-type criminal in the film noir classic Gun Crazy (1949). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1943
Once again comedian Arthur Lucan dons an old woman's togs to become the tart-tongued Irish washerwoman. This time Mother Riley ends up mixed up with gangsters and busts up a ring of smugglers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1942
Despite its fervently flag-waving title, the British Salute John Citizen is a simple, low-pressure study of the wartime "home front." Edward Rigby plays Mr. Bunting, an out-of-work clerk who is rehired during the manpower shortage of World War II. Bunting's son Ernest (Jimmy Hanley) is determined to stay out of the line of fire, but changes his mind after witnessing the horrors of the London Blitz. In its own quiet, unassuming war, Salute John Citizen paints a truer portrait of a proud populace besieged by war than the more celebrated Mrs. Miniver. The film was based on a brace of novels by Robert Greenwood. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Edward Rigby, Mabel Constanduros, (more)
- 1940
Boozy doctor O'Dowd gets into deep trouble after he is accused of operating under the influence and causing the death of his daughter-in-law in this sudsy drama. Now the Irish physician must somehow redeem his good name. He gets his chance during a diphtheria outbreak. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peggy Cummins, Mary Merrall, (more)
