June 20, 1946 –
Rex Harrison’s first American movie, Anna and the King Of Siam, with Irene Dunne, opened in theaters on this date
While most of the Caucasian actors and actresses playing Asians in this movie wore dark make-up, Gale Sondergaard was allergic to the make-up being used. Instead, through several weeks of cautious sunbathing, she acquired a deep enough tan to compensate.
The Haus of Dcaligari 