Ep. 134: Queenie

We end #NOvember, where we watch movies with originally said "no"
to, with QUENNIE, a 1987 TV Miniseries made by New World
Television and, later, released by New World Video. An adaptation
of a novel by Michael Korda which told the story of his real-life
aunt, the actress Merle Oberon. Now, Korda's aunt may be real,
but the story is, well, let's just say Michael had fun filling in
the details. What true and what's not, we may never know, but we
do our best to sort it out.

The series starred Mia Sara, fresh from New World's APPRENTICE TO
MURDER, as Queenie, and Kirk Douglas as a movie producer based on
Korda's uncle Alexander.  In a story that starts in India,
travels to England and back again, Queenie  goes from a
young student to a exotic dancer to actress. She could have had
more jobs, but, as it turns out, it's hard for pretty people to
get jobs. It's also difficult for some people to smoke cigars or
play a woodwind instrument, but easy for some to know the timing
of their demise. There's a lot going on, but we dig deep into it
anyway, because, well, it's #NOvember!

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