I was never a big fan of Van Johnson. I just didn’t find his face, voice, or acting interesting enough to hold my attention. Lucille Ball found him interesting enough to introduce him to MGM’s casting director. That led to making the rounds for screen tests and Warner Brothers picked him up for a stint before MGM signed him (Wikipedia). Aside from movies, like most actors when television was rubbing elbows with cinema, he did a lot of television shows. He played The Minstrel on Batman with Adam West, a role and storyline I found somewhat bland. This Mexican lobby card, however, is not bland.
