Born in 1932, Valerie French emerged as a notable presence in the realm of cult cinema, particularly in the late 1950s and 1960s. She made a striking impact in The 27th Day (1957), where her performance added depth to the film's exploration of alien encounters. French also appeared in The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959), showcasing her ability to navigate the eerie atmosphere of horror. In Shalako (1968), she further solidified her status in the genre, playing a role that highlighted her versatility and charm within the landscape of exploitation and adventure films.
The 27th Day
Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given, then anyone may take a capsule and, by speaking a latitude and longitude at it, cause instant death to all within a given radius: thus each of the five has been provided with the power of life and death. Then, they are given 27 days to decide whether to use the capsules, and returned to the places from which each one came...
