Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 189

A Life of Her Own may contain one of the strongest performances of Ann Dvorak’s career, but it was a Lana Turner movie, and that’s how it was promoted by MGM. Of all the poster art that accompanied the film, I believe this lobby card is the only promotional piece that featured Ann. For as minimal as Ann’s appearance on the posters for A Life of Her Own may be, she still fared better on this film than Our Very Own where she didn’t even warrant a lobby card cameo. By 1950, Ann’s career was winding down which really was reflected in the poster art for her supporting roles.