Santa Fe Marshal

One of the biggest stars of early Broadway, Marjorie Rambeau had also already had an entire film career by 1940 - having appeared in dozens of movies - but 1940 was arguably her highlight year.

* Sante Fe Marshal * Primrose Path * Twenty Mule Team * Tugboat Annie Sails Again * East of the River

Her performances are so varied, and her range so limitless, that she simply disappears into her characters. Already in her 50s by this time, Rambeau clearly had fun working with William Boyd and this is one of the best of the long Cassidy series.

Marjorie received an Oscar nomination that year for 'Primrose Path,' a widely misunderstood masterpiece by Gregory LaCava starring Ginger Rogers and Joel McCrea. Watching that film back-to-back with our 'Santa Fe Marshal' shows us why Ginger, many years later, called Rambeau "probably the finest American actress."