Janet Leigh 1956, she moved to more complex dramatic roles, such as the role of Linda Latham in "Safari" opposite Victor Mature. Leigh's performance in the Harry Houdini biopic "Houdini" (1953) marked the first of five films in which she co-starred opposite her then-husband, Tony Curtis. She would subsequently appear opposite Curtis in "The Black Shield of Falworth" (1954), "The Vikings" (1958), "The Perfect Furlough" (1958) and "Who Was That Lady?" (1960). They also had cameos together in a sixth film, "Pepe" (1960). In 1958, Leigh starred as Susan Vargas in the Orson Welles film noir classic "Touch of Evil" (1958) with
Up the Creek (1958 film) Up the Creek (1958 film) Up the Creek is a 1958 British comedy film written and directed by Val Guest which starred David Tomlinson, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Lodge and Lionel Jeffries. Lieutenant Humphrey Fairweather, a well-meaning but accident-prone naval officer with a passion for rockets, is posted where he can (so the navy hopes) cause no further damage. He is given command of a mothballed Royal Navy vessel, HMS "Berkeley", which has had no commanding officer for several years. She is moored at a wharf on the Suffolk coast near the (fictional) village of Meadows End. He discovers