The first I saw 1961's Splendor In The Grass on television, my focus was on Warren Beatty and the movies gripping story of obsessive love. When I caught a few minutes again last week, it was another face that caught my eye.
The beautiful blue eyed blonde is Rusti, played actor Mark Slade. Rusti only appeared in a few brief scenes, so few, he Slade didn't actually get an official credit in the film. That face however, stands out, giving Beatty a run for his money in the swoon worthy department.
Splendor In The Grass was one of Slade's early projects, filmed in the then 22 year old's first year in show business. Although he went on to appear in other films, Slade's achieved his greatest success on television in the sixties, with roles in The Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and High Chaparral.
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