Released on March 23, 1942, Broadway starring George Raft, Pat O’Brien, Broderick Crawford and a very charming Janet Blair, was a hit with audiences during World War II thanks in part to an extensive use of music from the 1920’s, a good plot and terrific dance scenes. George was a dancer before becoming an actor …
George Raft and Jack Lemmon having fun between takes on the set of Some Like It Hot released on 3/19/1959. George did love to dance and his huge smile says it all.
Almost all of George’s films were black and white and color photos of him are very rare. So while watching Black Widow (1954), I took a few screenshots, posted them to Instagram, then decided one belonged here, too. The quality isn’t great but seeing him in color is still a treat. In this film George …