Like Carole Lombard, the glorious British comedienne Kay Kendall was one of those rare actresses who successfully combined high glamour and low comedy. By all accounts, Kendall, like Lombard, was daffy and boisterous in real life, a charming madcap. And, like Lombard, she died tragically young. Kendall’s last film, Once More, with Feeling! (1960) showcases her gift for knockabout physical comedy, as well as her sophisticated elegance in the story of the tempestuous relationship between an egocentric conductor and his common-law wife. Yul Brynner plays the maestro Victor Fabian, who’s caught in flagrante delicto with a worshipful fan by his harpist partner, Dolly (Kendall). After Dolly leaves him, his career suffers, and many professional and personal complications ensue before they realize they can’t live without each other.Read More »