PETER LAWFORD: Swinging on a Star

Laddie plays hero to WWII soldier Peter Lawford (with love interest June Lockhart) who star in the sequel to “Lassie Come Home” entitled SON OF LASSIE (1945)
Feisty June Allyson plays Jo March and handsome Peter Lawford her dear friend Laurie in MGM’s version of Louisa May Alcott’s LITTLE WOMEN (1949)

Films of the Golden Age,
Issue Number 79,
Winter 2014/2015

While his hip “Rat Pack” fraternizer, Kennedy hanger-on and noted substance abuse diminished his overall standing in Hollywood, the suave, lightweight image of handsome Britisher PETER LAWFORD (1923-1984) fit in quite well during MGM’s Golden Age at a time the studio’s primo stars were off to war. Not only was his timing on target as the devil-may-care charmer, Lawford managed to capture the hearts of female bobbysoxers everywhere (GOOD NEWS, 1947 and LITTLE WOMEN, 1949). After years of sharing musicals, breezy comedies and heart-warming dramas with the likes of June Allyson, Kathryn Grayson and Elizabeth Taylor, he eventually settled in as a slick and rakish bon vivant on TV.

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