When "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, no one was happier than Karen Allen.
She could finally answer the question she had been asked repeatedly by journalists, fans and friends for years: Yes, she and Marion Ravenwood were returning to the franchise they helped make famous.
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