The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan

I saw this CBS made-for-TV Movie in 1979 when it first premiered. It has a fantasy-like quality to it. Lindsay Wagner is adequate, never really an enthralling actress. Marc Singer, Linda Gray, Irene Tedrow all contribute as supporting characters. Based on the book "Second Sight" it tells of a woman trying to rebuild her marriage, and she finds an antique dress in the house she and her husband buy. Each time she puts on the dress she is transported back to the 19th century. There she falls in love with the artist who lived in her house a century earlier. It is a movie that deserves to be viewed over and over again. I have this move on DVD.

TV-made adaptation of David Williams' novel "Second Sight" has troubled married couple trying for a second chance and buying a refurbished old manor just outside New York City; he's happy there, but she starts spending more time in the attic after coming upon an antique lace-and-ivory silk floor-length dress which opens a mysterious door to the past--and possibly true romantic happiness. A terrific entertainment with top production values and a fine cast, led by Lindsay Wagner. Often overlooked by critics because of her star status as TV's "The Bionic Woman", Wagner has indeed picked up some facile acting tics (faraway shrugs and tight little smiles), but she's an assured, assertive actress and manages to find the heart of this fantastic material. At first, writer-director Frank De Felitta appears to be spinning a tale of reincarnation, with Wagner--a lookalike for a woman in 1899 who died in an accident involving horses--experiencing odd memory flashes even before she puts the dress on. Also, the handsome man she meets in the past initially thinks Wagner is the ghost of his deceased beloved, and yet no one else from this alternate world takes an interest in her (not even the dead girl's father!). Flaws aside, the time travel angle is pleasing, and a far tastier path to take than with reincarnation. The producers had good timing, too: "Jennie Logan" beat the not-dissimilar theatrical feature "Somewhere in Time" in release by 12 months.

When I first saw this wonderful movie my daughter was three. She is now twenty-six & we still remember this movie, the name of the characters,the story line. I have looked everywhere. I've been told there isn't any such movie. Wow! Imagine that? If I had my own copy I'd watch it on my birthday, my daughter's & my mother's & probably my sisters. Lindsay Wagner & Marc Singer are absolutely perfect. The mystery, the hope, the desire for the perfect love, all is very poignant & fresh. It doesn't get old no matter how many times you see it. It is absolutely wonderful, fantastic, fabulous. More films such as this one & people wouldn't need valium, or paxel. Everyone would go around starry eyed & humming Love is a many splendored thing! If any movie should be made available to the public, this one more than any other, should.

A captivating TV movie. Great story based on the novel "Second Sight" by David Williams, teleplay by Frank De Felitta. Even though the movie fits perfectly into the fantasy genre, I found that the relationship experiences that these characters go through to be very compelling and real. Produced in 1979, this film reminds me so much of the 1980 film, "Somewhere in Time" starring Christopher Reeve. I'm surprised to find that "The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan" actually came first!

I found the acting to be superb. Each actor and actress played their part so well. Kudos to the casting director. I highly recommend this film. There's a sweet innocence to this film that seems to be lost in today's filmmaking. Yes, there are some films that have this sweet quality, but they are few and far between.

Time travel movies can often be confusing the trick I believe is to try and keep it as simple as possible. In the Two worlds of Jennie Logan they keep the time travel aspect tightly bound in the confines of a love story. The beautiful Lindsay Wagner headlines a cast that includes V's Marc Singer and Dallas Linda Gray. After her husbands infidelity Jennie Logan believes an escape to the country is what they need to get their marriage back on track. They buy an old house that she instantly falls in love with. While exploring she uncovers a dress in the attic. Getting the dress resized she tries it on and discovers she is transported back into the past. There she meets David Reynolds a man she realizes will be killed very shortly. Unable to resist her attraction to him the two embark on an affair prompting Jennie to try and uncover in the present what happened to him to see if she can prevent it. Not unlike Hallmarks The love Letter with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Sandra Bullocks The Lake House this is an engaging movie that is crying out to be remade and lenghtened. Then however it wouldn't have Lindsay Wagner in it and she makes the movie. I do think it is a shame this is not yet available on DVD when so many low budget crap movies are.