I never had Polio (I have MS) but I remember what a huge adjustment losing my ability to stand & walk unassisted was. Especially since it was sudden: went to bed able to stand & walk using a cane and woke up unable to do either ever again (it’s been 13yrs!)
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Time for “Never Fear” AKA “The Young Lovers”
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Director Ida Lupino with the stars of her first two independent productions, Sally Forrest and Keefe Brasselle — while working on “Never Fear” (1949)

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Lügende Lippen (Never Fear / The Young Lovers, USA 1949) #Filmfest 854

Filmfest 854 Cinema Never Fear ist ein US-amerikanisches Filmdrama von Ida Lupino aus dem Jahr 1950. Der Film ist auch als The Young Lovers bekannt. Der deutsche Titel ist im Grunde Unsinn, der ame…

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Few things will ever feel as good as dramatically wheeling away from someone you don’t want to talk
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Here for “Never Fear” AKA “The Young Lovers”
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TCM is airing “Never Fear” (1949) tonight, Ida Lupino’s second directorial effort and the first she took official credit on. She also co-produced and co-wrote this story of a young dancer suddenly stricken by polio.

Lupino, herself, had survived a bout with polio at age 16, during her first year in Hollywood. She wrote about it for Photoplay magazine in 1946 to support the March of Dimes effort. Here is her story, titled “My Fight for Life”…

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