Lizabeth Scott on screen and stage

Lizabeth Scott (1922–2015) appeared in 22 feature films from 1945 to 1972. In addition to stage and radio, she appeared on television from the late 1940s to early 1970s.

Stage

Lizabeth Scott attended Scranton's Central High School, where she performed in several plays. After graduating, she spent the summer working with the Mae Desmond Players[1] at a stock theater in the nearby community of Newfoundland.[2] She then travelled down to Abingdon, Virginia and worked at the Barter Theatre.[3] After an 18-month tour of 63 cities across the US with one of the three Hellzapoppin companies touring the US, Scott returned to New York City in the spring of 1942, where she joined a summer stock company at the 52nd Street Theatre[4] on the subway circuit,[5] the then equivalent of off-Broadway. Eventually, she starred as Sadie Thompson in John Colton's play Rain (1923). This role lead to Scott being chosen for as understudy for Tallulah Bankhead's Sabina, the leading lady role in the first Broadway production of The Skin of Our Teeth. Scott only played Sabina twice on Broadway, but replaced Miriam Hopkins for two weeks in the Boston run. As a Paramount contract player, Scott returned to the stage in 1949 as the titular character in Anna Lucasta.

No.	Title, US production run	Company, producer	Director, playwright	Scott's role	Leading man	Costars
1	Rain (Off-Broadway 1942 run)	52nd Street Theatre Company	John Colton (playwright)	Sadie Thompson
2	Hellzapoppin (National tour 1940–1942 run)		John Olsen and Harold Johnson (playwrights)	Elizabeth Scott	Billy House	Eddie Garr
3	The Skin of Our Teeth (Broadway 1942–1943 run)	Michael Myerberg (producer)	Elia Kazan, Thornton Wilder	Girl/Drum Majorette, Sabina	Fredric March	Tallulah Bankhead, Montgomery Clift, E. G. Marshall
4	The Skin of Our Teeth (Boston 1943 run)	Michael Myerberg	Thornton Wilder	Sabina
5	Anna Lucasta (Princeton, New Jersey 1949 run)		Philip Yordan (playwright)	Anna Lucasta
6	Anna Lucasta (East Hartford, Connecticut 1949 run)		Philip Yordan	Anna Lucasta

Filmography

Though Lizabeth Scott began as a comedian on stage (Hellzapoppin, The Skin of Our Teeth), her film career is associated with film noir by film historians and public alike. Of the 22 feature films she starred in, 15 of them are noir-themed. Scott appeared in traditional black-and-white noirs, as well as noir variants, which include Western (Silver Lode), color (Desert Fury), comedy (Scared Stiff), Science Fiction (Stolen Face) and drama (The Company She Keeps).

With the exception of her Variety Girl cameo, Scott was the leading lady for all films she appeared in (she shared top billing with Barbara Stanwyck in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers). While Scott was signed to Paramount Pictures, she was often on loan to other studios, as was the standard practice during the studio system era. She worked with half of the eight major studios during the Golden Age of film. As a result, almost half her output and several of her best known films were with studios other than Paramount.[6]

* indicates films in the public domain. See cites for copyright renewal dates.

No.	US release Year	Title	Role	Studio, producer	Director, screenwriter	Scott's role	Leading man	Costars	Notes
1	1945	You Came Along*[7]	Ivy Hotchkiss	Paramount, Hal Wallis	John Farrow, Ayn Rand	Ivy "Hotcha" Hotchkiss	Robert Cummings	Don DeFore, Charles Drake, Helen Forrest, Kim Hunter
2	1946	The Strange Love of Martha Ivers*[8]	Toni Marachek	Hal Wallis Productions/ Paramount, Hal Wallis	Lewis Milestone, Robert Rossen	Antonia "Toni" Marachek	Van Heflin	Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas
3	1947	Dead Reckoning [9][10]	'Dusty' Chandler	Columbia, Sidney Biddell	John Cromwell, Steve Fisher	Coral "Dusty" Chandler	Humphrey Bogart	Morris Carnovsky, William Prince, Marvin Miller
4	1947	Desert Fury[11][12]	Paula Haller	Paramount, Hal Wallis	Lewis Allen, Robert Rossen	Paula Haller	John Hodiak	Burt Lancaster, Mary Astor, Wendell Corey, Kristine Miller
5	1947	Variety Girl[13][14]	Lizabeth Scott	Paramount, Daniel Dare	George Marshall, Monte Brice	Herself	Burt Lancaster	Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan
6	1947	I Walk Alone[15][16]	Kay Lawrence	Paramount, Hal Wallis	Byron Haskin, Charles Schnee	Kay Lawrence	Burt Lancaster	Kirk Douglas, Kristine Miller, Wendell Corey
7	1948	Pitfall*[17]	Mona Stevens	United Artists, Samuel Bischoff	Andre DeToth, Karl Kamb	Mona Stevens	Dick Powell	Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, Byron Barr, Ann Doran
8	1949	Too Late for Tears*[18]	Jane Palmer	United Artists, Hunt Stromberg	Byron Haskin, Roy Huggins	Jane Palmer	Don DeFore	Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller
9	1949	Easy Living[19][20]	Liza Wilson	RKO, Robert Sparks	Jacques Tourneur, Irwin Shaw	Liza "Lize" Wilson	Victor Mature	Lucille Ball, Sonny Tufts, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Paar
10	1950	Paid in Full*[21]	Jane Langley	Paramount, Hal Wallis	William Dieterle, Robert Blees	Jane Langley	Robert Cummings	Diana Lynn, Eve Arden, Ray Collins
11	1950	Dark City[22][23]	Fran Garland	Paramount, Hal Wallis	William Dieterle, John Meredyth Lucas	Fran Garland	Charlton Heston	Viveca Lindfors, Dean Jagger, Don DeFore, Jack Webb, Harry Morgan
12	1951	The Company She Keeps[24][25]	Joan Willburn	RKO, John Houseman	John Cromwell, Ketti Frings	Joan Willburn	Dennis O'Keefe	Jane Greer, Fay Baker, John Hoyt
13	1951	Two of a Kind[26][27]	Brandy Kirby	Columbia, William Dozier	Henry Levin, Lawrence Kimble	Brandy Kirby	Edmond O'Brien	Terry Moore, Alexander Knox, Griff Barnett
14	1951	The Racket[28][29]	Irene Hayes	RKO, Edmund Grainger	John Cromwell, William Wister Haines	Irene Hayes	Robert Mitchum	Robert Ryan, Ray Collins, William Talman, Joyce Mackenzie, Robert Conrad
15	1951	Red Mountain[30][31]	Chris	Paramount, Hal Wallis	William Dieterle, George W. George	Chris	Alan Ladd	Arthur Kennedy, John Ireland, Jeff Corey, Neville Brand
16	1952	Stolen Face[32][33]	Alice Brent / Lily Conover	Hammer/Lippert, Anthony Hinds	Terence Fisher, Martin Berkeley	Alice Brent/ Lily Conover (after surgery)	Paul Henreid	André Morell, Mary Mackenzie
17	1953	Scared Stiff[34][35]	Mary Carroll	Paramount, Hal Wallis	George Marshall, Herbert Baker	Mary Carroll	Dean Martin	Jerry Lewis, Carmen Miranda
18	1953	Bad for Each Other[36][37]	Helen Curtis	Columbia, William Fadiman	Irving Rapper, Irving Wallace	Helen Curtis	Charlton Heston	Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Ray Collins
19	1954	Silver Lode[38][39]	Rose Evans	RKO, Benedict Bogeaus	Allan Dwan, Karen DeWolf	Rose Evans	John Payne	Dan Duryea, Dolores Moran, Alan Hale Jr., Stuart Whitman
20	1956	The Weapon[40][41]	Elsa Jenner	Periclean Productions, Irving H. Levin	Val Guest, Fred Freiberger	Elsa Jenner	Steve Cochran	Jon Whiteley, Herbert Marshall George Cole
21	1957	Loving You[42][43]	Glenda Markle	Paramount, Hal Wallis	Hal Kanter, Herbert Baker	Glenda Markle	Elvis Presley	Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart
22	1972	Pulp[44][45]	Betty Cippola	United Artists, Michael Klinger	Mike Hodges (both)	Princess Betty Cippola	Michael Caine	Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander, Nadia Cassini	(final film role)

Radio

During the Golden Age of Radio, Scott would reprise her film roles in abridged radio versions. Typical were her appearances on Lux Radio Theatre: You Came Along with Van Johnson in the Robert Cummings role and I Walk Alone.[46] Scott would also recreate on radio the original film roles of other actresses such as Loretta Young (The Perfect Marriage) and Veronica Lake (Saigon). Scott would even reprise Barbara Stanwyck's role in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers. One notable radio performance was the Molle Mystery Theatre episode, Female Of The Species, in which Scott is Eva Lester, the owner of a beauty salon. Lester tries to murder the rich wife of a man she is having an affair with.[47] Scott was also a guest host/narrator on Family Theater.[48]

No.	Title, US release year	Studio, producer	Director, script-writer	Scott's role	Leading man	Costars
1	Lux Radio Theatre "You Came Along" (January 7, 1946)[49]	CBS	Fred MacKaye, Robert Smith	Ivy "Hotcha" Hotchkiss	Van Johnson	Don DeFore, Colleen Collins, Jeff Corey, Betty Bryan
2	Molle Mystery Theatre "Female Of The Species" (June 7, 1946)[49]	NBC	Irene Winslow (script-writer)	Eva Lester
3	Family Theater "The Perfect Wife" (November 13, 1947)[50]	Family Theater Productions	James Fee (script-writer)	Herself (hostess/ narrator)	Ralph Morgan	Spring Byington
4	Proudly We Hail "The Triumphant Road" (1948)[49]	US Army/ Air Force	Eddie Skrivanek (director)
5	The Screen Guild Theater "Desert Fury" (January 12, 1948)[49]	CBS, Bill Lawrence	Bill Lawrence (director)	Paula Haller	John Hodiak	Burt Lancaster, Mary Astor, Wendall Corey
6	Lux Radio Theatre "The Perfect Marriage" (December 4, 1948)[51]	CBS		Jenny Williams	Ray Milland
7	Lux Radio Theatre "I Walk Alone" (May 24, 1948)[49]	CBS		Kay Lawrence	Burt Lancaster	Kirk Douglas, Wendell Corey
8	Lux Radio Theatre "Pitfall" (November 8, 1948)	CBS		Mona Stevens	Dick Powell	Jane Wyatt
9	Radio City Playhouse "Machine" (August 18, 1949)[52]	NBC, Richard P. McDonough	Harry W. Junkin (director and script-writer)	Mary Hillman
10	Lux Radio Theatre "Saigon" (September 5, 1949)[51]	CBS		Susan Cleaver	John Lund
11	Lux Radio Theatre "California" (January 30, 1950)[51]	CBS		Lily Bishop	Ray Milland
12	Stars Over Hollywood "Night Operator" (March 29, 1952)[49]	CBS	Paul Pierce (director)	Laurie Ann McCrae	Harry Bartell	Verna Felton, Don Diamond, Louise Arthur, Sidney Miller
13	Stars In The Air "The Strange Love Of Martha Ivers" (April 17, 1952)[49]	CBS	Harry Cronman (director, script-writer)	Martha Ivers	Dan Duryea	Joseph Kearns, Herb Vigran, Bob Sweeney
14	Guest Star "The Coward" (March 20, 1955)[50]	US Treasury Department	Louis Graf (director)		John Larch	Dick Beals, Frank Nelson

Television

Lizabeth Scott transitioned from the radio versions of programs she previously voiced. She continued to guest host for the television version of Family Theater, as well as acting in the then new Lux Video Theatre. Returning to her vaudeville origins, she also appeared in variety programs like the Colgate Comedy Hour and made her singing debut on The Big Record.[53] The 1960s saw Scott continuing to guest-star on television, including a notable 1960 episode of Adventures in Paradise, "The Amazon," opposite Gardner McKay.[54] In Burke's Law "Who Killed Cable Roberts?" (1963), she appears as the widow of a celebrity big game hunter.[55] Scott returned to 20th Century Fox to film "The Luck of Harry Lime" (1965), an episode of The Third Man. She was directed by her former costar Paul Henreid from Stolen Face.[56] She also appeared on the occasional game show opposite actors like John Wayne and George Hamilton.

No.	Title, US release year	Studio, producer	Director, screen- writer	Scott's role	Leading man	Costars
1	Family Theater "The Denver Express" (August 31, 1949)*	St. Paul Films		Herself (hostess, narrator)	Regis Toomey
2	The Colgate Comedy Hour (October 19, 1952)*	NBC, Colgate Palmolive	Edward Sobel; John Grant, Elwood Ullman	Herself (and characters in sketches)	Abbott and Costello	Gisele MacKenzie The Four Pipers, Les Dassie, Sid Fields, Dudley Dickerson, Milt Bronson, Bobby Barber
3	Lux Video Theatre "Amo, Amas, Amat" (December 1, 1952)*	J. Walter Thompson Agency, Cal Kuhl	Richard Goode, Anne Howard Bailey	Margaret Bailey	Ralph Meeker	Oliver Thorndike
4	Lux Video Theatre "Make Believe Bride" (June 11, 1953)*	J. Walter Thompson Agency, Cal Kuhl	Howard Loeb, Anne Howard Bailey	Betsy	Don DeFore	Glenn Anders
5	Studio 57 "I'll Always Love You, Natalie" (December 12, 1955)[57]	Revue Productions	Lawrence Kimble[58] (screenwriter)	Clara Townsley[58]	Patric Knowles	William Roerick, Edward Platt, Ed Reimers
6	The 20th Century Fox Hour "Overnight Haul" (May 16, 1956)[59]	20th Century Fox Television, Peter Packer	Jules Bricken, Leonard Freeman	Frances Fowler	Richard Conte	Richard Eyer
7	Adventures in Paradise "The Amazon" (March 21, 1960)[60]	20th Century Fox Television, Richard Goldstone	Joseph Lejtes, William Froug	Carla MacKinley	Gardner McKay	Claude Akins, Tom Drake
8	Burke's Law "Who Killed Cable Roberts?" (October 4, 1963)[61]	Four Star, Aaron Spelling	Jeffrey Hayden, Gwen Bagni	Mona Roberts	Gene Barry	Paul Lynde, Mary Astor, Zsa Zsa Gabor, John Saxon
9	The Third Man "The Luck of Harry Lime" (August 27, 1965)*	20th Century Fox Television, John Llewellyn Moxey	Paul Henreid, Gene Wang	Diane Masters	Michael Rennie	Jonathan Harris, Willis Bouchey

Titles in the public domain.* See cites for copyright renewal dates.

References

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External links

• Lizabeth Scott at the American Film Institute
• Lizabeth Scott on IMDb