TCM's Star of the Month for June is none other than Jean Simmons (no - not Gene Simmons), one of my personal film favorites. Every Tuesday in June, TCM's prime time schedule will be nothing but Jean Simmons movies. How cool is that?! In honor of the celebration, I give you my Top 5 Favorite Jean Simmons Movies:
1. Guys and Dolls - Jean as Sister Sarah Brown. Check out her rendition of "If I Were a Bell". It's fabulous.
2. Spartacus - Jean as the slave Varinia, wife of slave leader Spartacus. A really sweet love story.
3. The Big Country - Jean is more of a supporting character in this one, but she's particularly brilliant in a frightening scene with Chuck Connors.
4. Elmer Gantry - Jean as the evangelist Sister Sharon Falconer, who's seduced by con man Elmer Gantry. She's got a great line near the beginning about how Ma'am is a contraction of the word madam, and how she is definitely not a madam (get it?).
5. Until They Sail - Jean as one of four sisters who fall for Allied Servicemen stationed in New Zealand.
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