Lora Lee Michel

Lora Lee Michel

84 (1940-09-13)
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Lora Lee Michel was born on September 13, 1940 in Schulenburg, Texas, USA. She was a child actress, once deemed the next Shirley Temple due to her charms and talent. She appeared in movies such as Good Sam (1948), The snake pit (1949), and Tokyo Joe (1949). She retired from screen acting in the 1950s, following a custody battle between her foster parents and biological mother. She died in 1979 in Texas.

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Mighty Joe Young 1949 (6.4)

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
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The Snake Pit 1948 (7.1)

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
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Tokyo Joe 1949 (6.1)

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.