Hunter appeared in "Gunman's Walk" (1958), as well as performed the song "I'm a Runaway" in the film. He also launched a recording career, and had a hit record in 1957 with the song "Young Love," which appeared at #1 on the Billboard charts for six straight weeks and sold over one million copies. He went on to play the ingénue for the likes of Raoul Walsh ("Battle Cry," 1955), William Wellman ("Lafayette Escadrille," aka "Hellbent for Glory," 1958) and Sidney Lumet ("That Kind of Woman," 1959). He was cast in Joseph Losey's "The Lawless" (1950), despite having no previous acting experience, and earned his first starring role in 1952's "Island of Desire" opposite Linda Darnell. Tab Hunter parlayed his all-American blond good looks and wholesomeness into screen stardom, becoming an idol for 1950s teenagers who adored his boy-next-door persona and physique. It's the safest place to be." And I said, "Sidney, I will never forget that."-Tab Hunter quoted to Los Angeles Magazine, November 2004. If you're going to play it safe, stay in bed all day long. "I was doing a scene with Sophia Loren, and Sidney Lumet said, "Tab, you're playing it safe. Now the conglomerates rule the industry."-Tab Hunter in Variety, July 18-24, 1994. If Warner said you were starting a new film, that was your job and you had to be there. Jack Warner was supportive of the people he had under contract. To make matters worse, there was a musician's strike, so everyone sang to their own recordings, but I had to sing to Stephen Douglass' singing."Hunter doesn't miss the film industry, but he does say there was something special about the bygone days of the studio system.
While Hunter was under contract to Warner Bros., Jack Warner's influence won him the part of Joe Hardy in 'Damn Yankees', much to the consternation of George Abbott who had championed the role's originator, Stephen Douglass.
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