Marge Redmond, born in 1924, is an American actress celebrated for her role as the wise innkeeper Sarah Tucker in The Trouble with Angels (1966). In this film, she showcases her ability to blend humor with heartfelt moments, making her a memorable presence in the realm of cult cinema. Redmond also appeared in Banning (1967), further solidifying her versatility across genres. With a background in theater and television, her contributions to the screen continue to resonate with fans of classic exploitation and comedy.
The Trouble with Angels
The movie is set at St. Francis Academy, a fictional all-girls Catholic boarding school in Pennsylvania, operated by an order of nuns. Rosalind Russell plays the Mother Superior, who spends the movie at odds with Mary Clancy (Hayley Mills), a rebellious teenager, and her friend Rachel Devery (June Harding). The episodic story line follows the young women through their sophomore, junior and senior high-school years as they pull pranks on the sisters and repeatedly get into trouble. Both girls almost get expelled for smoking in a bell tower. Although Mary spends much of her time at St. Francis resenting the authority of the Mother Superior and puzzling over why any woman would choose the life of a nun, as time goes on she is touched by examples of the sisters' dedication, devotion, kindness, love, and generosity, and begins to see that their life is one of fulfillment, not deprivation. Mary receives "the call" senior year and, after graduation, remains at the school to begin her novitiate in the order.
