![Sally Forrest](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3pB1drajXuy3QylCFWTJGBU5y9K.jpg)
Sally Forrest
Sally Forrest (born Katherine Feeney) was an American film, stage and TV actress of the 1940s and 1950s. Forrest began her film career in the 1940s as a chorus dancer in MGM musicals. She made her acting debut in Not Wanted, written and produced by Ida Lupino. The film's controversial subject of unwed motherhood was a raw and unsentimental view of a condition that was rarely explored by Hollywood at that time. Forrest starred in two more Lupino projects, Never Fear and Hard, Fast and Beautiful, as well as other film noir films, including Mystery Street, directed by John Sturges, and the star-studded While the City Sleeps, directed by Fritz Lang. Her musical background and training as a jazz and ballet dancer brought roles in the transitional musicals that rounded off the golden age of MGM; most notable was Excuse My Dust.
Most of her films were made under contract to MGM, which prided itself as family entertainment, but RKO, headed by the eccentric and controlling Howard Hughes, presented a very different creative challenge. Son of Sinbad, now a cult classic, was one of his many pet projects where he had a personal interest in re-designing the star's skimpy wardrobe. With each rehearsal, Forrest noticed her harem dance costume slowly disappearing, until it was barely compliant with the Motion Picture Production Code.[citation needed]
In 1953, after moving to New York with her husband, writer and producer Milo Frank (who was hired to be head of casting for CBS), her film work transitioned to theatre and TV. She starred on Broadway in The Seven Year Itch, and appeared in major stage productions of Damn Yankees, Bus Stop, As You Like It and No No Nanette. Later she returned to Hollywood and continued working at RKO and Columbia Pictures. Her final film was RKO's While the City Sleeps in 1956, a murder mystery co-starring Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price and her frequent collaborator Ida Lupino.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 6.24 |
Birthday | 1928-05-28 |
Place of Birth | San Diego, California, USA |
Also Known As | Katherine Sally Feeney, Katherine Feeney, Kathryn Lang, |
![Son of Sinbad](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dghaO8UMtgHE3kJ3qYuyfCIs0an.jpg)
1955
![Son of Sinbad](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dghaO8UMtgHE3kJ3qYuyfCIs0an.jpg)
Son of Sinbad
4.8/12
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![While the City Sleeps](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yxcHaWVdHXf6FbI0TYa43nnQeVo.jpg)
1956
![While the City Sleeps](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yxcHaWVdHXf6FbI0TYa43nnQeVo.jpg)
While the City Sleeps
6.948/124
Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".
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While the City Sleeps
![Vengeance Valley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yIiXDUWV2ka5116V4snpCBRsn0b.jpg)
1951
![Vengeance Valley](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yIiXDUWV2ka5116V4snpCBRsn0b.jpg)
Vengeance Valley
5.3/47
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As they get older the resentment festers into hatred, a...
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![Code Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5YXfbwV8gNSpGQxQUHa78EVfQx3.jpg)
1953
![Code Two](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5YXfbwV8gNSpGQxQUHa78EVfQx3.jpg)
Code Two
6.2/5
Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.
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![The Strange Door](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sgIqMoY3UGTx03CYilucQP8CVtH.jpg)
1951
![The Strange Door](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sgIqMoY3UGTx03CYilucQP8CVtH.jpg)
The Strange Door
6.2/27
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![Mystery Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/k1xC0mfgdOUMy0FqHZWJpnbG1ht.jpg)
1950
![Mystery Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/k1xC0mfgdOUMy0FqHZWJpnbG1ht.jpg)
Mystery Street
6.7/49
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![Excuse My Dust](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y8YI6Ei2AVRpcxBfsOqBQyMV33x.jpg)
1951
![Excuse My Dust](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/y8YI6Ei2AVRpcxBfsOqBQyMV33x.jpg)
Excuse My Dust
7.2/4
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![Hard, Fast and Beautiful](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cQwbEqCiluAyS61CBZDqw23FP3M.jpg)
1951
![Hard, Fast and Beautiful](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cQwbEqCiluAyS61CBZDqw23FP3M.jpg)
Hard, Fast and Beautiful
5.9/10
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![The Strip](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4HWJzoOHciLeRRgAeLRfadC6ycB.jpg)
1951
![The Strip](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4HWJzoOHciLeRRgAeLRfadC6ycB.jpg)
The Strip
5.7/12
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![Never Fear](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pzUscrLysCJFQMHatNOF9TJ7FBN.jpg)
1950
![Never Fear](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pzUscrLysCJFQMHatNOF9TJ7FBN.jpg)
Never Fear
6.1/23
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a major career is devastated to learn that she has con...
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![Not Wanted](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ubSC4Ryy1RjNmGPutHedrwCdPEN.jpg)
1949
![Not Wanted](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ubSC4Ryy1RjNmGPutHedrwCdPEN.jpg)
Not Wanted
6.8/26
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![Ride The High Iron](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/s88z9wOZf4as038ztXhvseEj9Mt.jpg)
1956
![Ride The High Iron](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/s88z9wOZf4as038ztXhvseEj9Mt.jpg)
Ride The High Iron
0/0
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![Bannerline](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iSlB9HyelbBdXAaULBrIP5f8R8m.jpg)
1951
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Bannerline
6/3
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![Dancing in the Dark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gJnGRgHUjFTfIuGxuzjSimK2bYN.jpg)
1949
![Dancing in the Dark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gJnGRgHUjFTfIuGxuzjSimK2bYN.jpg)
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5/2
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio...
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![Whirlpool](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/swwFPsZxjYMyQPkcqDrQs6yQ7Aq.jpg)
1950
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Whirlpool
6.4/74
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![Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tlYlxb8uUxgsMOiSNaDndxoCHZO.jpg)
2000
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0/0
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![Till the Clouds Roll By](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bHy3xEV2wmeRQWVE8Ko3HdWxt97.jpg)
1946
![Till the Clouds Roll By](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bHy3xEV2wmeRQWVE8Ko3HdWxt97.jpg)
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5.6/22
Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists,...
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![Are You With It?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xddsSGh50jWlwpxjw4Dj1bc1FSY.jpg)
1948
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4/4
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![The Kissing Bandit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uHZyKrrawSyx6RVBOlo1eOvzmhu.jpg)
1948
![The Kissing Bandit](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uHZyKrrawSyx6RVBOlo1eOvzmhu.jpg)
The Kissing Bandit
3/2
Ricardo, the milquetoast son of a Mexican bandit, would rather lead a quiet life in Boston. But the family would rather that he follow in his father's...
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![Take Me Out to the Ball Game](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/icP984Ob3Sa4hcA47a5KUEMqdfb.jpg)
1949
![Take Me Out to the Ball Game](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/icP984Ob3Sa4hcA47a5KUEMqdfb.jpg)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
6.779/43
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![Mr. Belvedere Goes to College](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2q5UUR0ytGqMal3brK3T8RrJmcT.jpg)
1949
![Mr. Belvedere Goes to College](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2q5UUR0ytGqMal3brK3T8RrJmcT.jpg)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
6.7/6
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![Scene of the Crime](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dLKT3qon0ZtIlUVt0jmlWPnVnTG.jpg)
1949
![Scene of the Crime](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dLKT3qon0ZtIlUVt0jmlWPnVnTG.jpg)
Scene of the Crime
6.2/19
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![My Blue Heaven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sJI3ENrXdYuqYG1YQ664FrSeBSr.jpg)
1950
![My Blue Heaven](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sJI3ENrXdYuqYG1YQ664FrSeBSr.jpg)
My Blue Heaven
7/3
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![Flame of Youth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aediV9YTJYv4HAdyQ1RwcrQxUny.jpg)
1949
![Flame of Youth](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aediV9YTJYv4HAdyQ1RwcrQxUny.jpg)
Flame of Youth
0/0
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