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7/10
Her reputation precedes her.
kfo949410 March 2016
The wife of Dick Powell, June Allyson, stars in this story about a woman with a poor reputation returning to her hometown. It seems that Stella, Allyson's character, left town with a gunslinger and had to find work as a saloon girl. This information gets back to her hometown where the locals make their own opinion of her life. Now, along with her son, she returns to the old home place where her father still lives. And as you can guess the reunion is cold.

Stella is trying to show her father, plus the entire town, that she has changed her life. But due to her history it will not be as easy task as most of the people remember her loose fame. She will have to go through some hardships if she is going to change the opinion of others.

It was a nice story but it just seemed that Ms Allyson may not have been the best pick for the loose woman. She does a nice job, but for some reason, she seemed too nice for the viewer to believe she had a compromising past. Paul Fix did a great job of bring this episode together which made for an interesting show. Perhaps not the most entertaining show of the bunch but one that leaves you satisfied in the end. Nice watch.
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6/10
No girl next door
bkoganbing26 August 2015
Guest star in this Zane Grey Theater episode was none other than producer Dick Powell's wife June Allyson. It was an interesting change of pace from the roles she did on the big screen.

A bit older now, Allyson's days as the young girl next door opposite boy next door leading men like Van Johnson were long gone. In this teleplay she plays an older woman who's been around the track once too often. With no place to go and a young son played by Robert Crawford to support she returns to her home town where her stern father Paul Fix reluctantly takes her in.

Fix is having some neighbor problems as well and a lot of people won't let Allyson forget her wilder years. Still it all works out in the end.

This story is a must for June Allyson fans, a chance to see her in a different kind of part. Face it, she was too old to play innocent girls next door any more.
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