TCM West is showing “Who Was That Lady?” Good question, because who’s the blonde in the middle of this scene? Why, it’s B-movie bombshell Joi Lansing.
Joi appeared in “Superman’s Wife,” one of the more memorable episodes of “The Adventures of Superman” that, as a kid, I was always particularly excited to see.
And who was that guy on the left, from the same movie? It’s an uncredited appearance by my mother’s old friend, Vincent Beck playing, of course, a Russian, as he would later do in episodes of “The Monkees” and “Gilligan’s Island.”
Oh, I also wanted to mention that Vince bears an uncanny resemble to the much, much shorter Bobby Darin in this picture. Weird! You mentioned on Facebook the two megastars in the photo with him, but I’ve already forgotten, and their backs are turned. Who are they again? (early onset Alzheimer’s, sorry)
I remember Joi! I was always blown away by her bright blonde hair and that smile, wow! It was beautiful, and so happy and sincere. Of course, I wanted to look just like her.