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ZERO HOUR (1956)

Birthday of Linda Darnell, reoccurring Dana Andrews ingenue along with Jeanne Crain and Gene Tierney: Darnell, though, had the most edge, especially as the lusty FALLEN ANGEL waitress a decade before sitting by Dana's side as his wife in ZERO HOUR, later parodied by Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty in AIRPLANE.
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