Hometown Girl (lost Timothy Farrell film; 1948): Difference between revisions

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Timothy Farrell, renowned exploitation actor.

Status: Lost

Hometown Girl, released in 1948, is the first film to star exploitation actor Timothy Farrell of Ed Wood fame. Farrell reportedly played the role of Dr. Wright, a role he would later take on again for the partially surviving Test Tube Babies, which was released a few years after. The film was directed by Merle McConnell and starred Pat Carroll, known for her role as Ursula in The Little Mermaid. The film details an unplanned pregnancy that ruins the reputation of a young girl in a small town and is considered to be a typical George Weiss exploitation film.

It was not made available in any known home video formats, and no surviving copies are known to exist. In fact, very little information of the film is available in general minus a handful of publicity stills/posters^[1].

External Link

Timothy Farrell's IMDb page Retrieved 19 Mar '16

Reference

↑ Stills/posters from the film Retrieved 12 Sep '16

[1] Stills/posters from the film Retrieved 12 Sep '16

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-''Hometown Girl'' released in 1948 is the first film to star exploitation actor Timothy Farrell of Ed Wood fame. It was directed by Merle McConnell and starred Pat Carrell who would later become a well known voice actor. The film is typical of the George Weiss exploitation films of the era. According to reports the film was about an unplanned pregnancy that ruins the reputation of young girl in a small town. Farrell reportedly played the role of Dr. Wright, a role he would late take on again for the partially surviving, ''Test Tube Babies'' a year later. Little is known about the film except for a few stars, its director and production company. The survival status of the film is unknown and is not available in any known format.
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-[[File:557px-Timothy Farrell in Jail Bait (1954).png|thumb|220x220px|Pictured is the film's star, Timothy Farrell who would go on to star in a number of 1950s B-movies including three Ed Wood Films.]]
+|title=<center>Hometown Girl (1948)</center>
+|image=557px-Timothy Farrell in Jail Bait (1954).png
+|imagecaption=Timothy Farrell, renowned exploitation actor.
+|status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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+'''''Hometown Girl''''', released in 1948, is the first film to star exploitation actor Timothy Farrell of Ed Wood fame. Farrell reportedly played the role of Dr. Wright, a role he would later take on again for the partially surviving ''Test Tube Babies'', which was released a few years after. The film was directed by Merle McConnell and starred Pat Carroll, known for her role as Ursula in ''The Little Mermaid''. The film details an unplanned pregnancy that ruins the reputation of a young girl in a small town and is considered to be a typical George Weiss exploitation film.
+It was not made available in any known home video formats, and no surviving copies are known to exist. In fact, very little information of the film is available in general minus a handful of publicity stills/posters<ref>[http://www.moviestillsdb.com/movies/hometown-girl-i173905 Stills/posters from the film] Retrieved 12 Sep '16</ref>.
+==External Link==
+[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173905/ Timothy Farrell's IMDb page] Retrieved 19 Mar '16
+==Reference==
+<references/>
+[[Category:Lost films]]
+[[Category:Historic]]
+[[Category:Completely lost media]]