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Betty Grable
Born: 18th Dec 1916 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA - Died 2nd Jul 1973
Dept: Acting
Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places.
In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College Swing.. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way, the public finally took notice of her. Stardom came through comedies such as Coney Island and Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood in 1947. Later her studio 20th Century-Fox insured her legs for a million dollars.
Betty continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular. She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs.
She was married to actor Jackie Coogan (1937–1939) and musician Harry James (1943–1965).
Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 110
Film: 102 (93%)
Television: 8 (7%)
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Filmography
Original title: Devenir Marilyn
2022
The story of how Norma Jeane Mortenson became Marilyn Monroe (1926-62), a lucid path of self-discovery, from anonymity to stardom: the painful birth o ... view
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2017
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment. American Masters explores the ent ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2015
Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star. ... view
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Self (archive footage)
2012
This entertaining documentary traces Marilyn's film career from her first role to her last, complete with more than 50 of her most acclaimed scenes fr ... view
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2011
Through film trailers and newsreel footage, this program pays tribute to Marilyn Monroe's silver screen legacy -- and The Misfits director John Huston ... view
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Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
Documentary
2009
This is a two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s. ... view
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(archive footage)
1999
Second installment of deleted scenes, mostly musical or comedic, from Fox films of the 30's - 50's. ... view
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(archive footage)
1997
Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films. ... view
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Self (archiveFootage)
1995
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes ... view
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1982
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War II, the majority used their talents to rally the A ... view
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(archive footage)
1976
Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs! On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute coll ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1970
A collection of vintage erotica from Hollywood movies is intercut with street interviews and newsreel footage. ... view
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(archive footage)
Sep 1967 (first aired)
The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and ... view
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Self - Guest (1 ep.)
Jan 1964 (first aired)
The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970. Origi ... view
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Self - Presenter (1 ep.)
1963
This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the star in memorable scenes from her 20th Century Fox films, ... view
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archive footage
Oct 1962 (first aired)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1959
A multitude of entertainment's biggest stars come together to celebrate the life of the late Manie Sacks, recording executive for Columbia Records, an ... view
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Nov 1957 (first aired)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from 1957 to 1960, and originally served as part of West ... view
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Betty Grable (1 ep.)
Oct 1956 (first aired)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sp ... view
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Self (4 ep.)
1955
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cu ... view
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Stormy Tornado
1955
This musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer who's been widowed by WW II. She marries her late husba ... view
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Julie Lowndes
1953
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process. ... view
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Loco Dempsey
1953
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-hors ... view
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Molly Larkins
Mar 1953 (first aired)
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuett ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1951
A Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful. ... view
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Delilah Lee
1951
A G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops. ... view
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Kay Hudson
1950
Radio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she's pregnant, but miscarries. For a change, the couple turn their act into a series on e ... view
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Kitty Moran
1950
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct ... view
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Self (archive footage)
1950
Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thriving dance hall in 1892 Chicago. Unable to win it bac ... view
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Ruby Summers
Feb 1950 (first aired)
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no ... view
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Self - Mystery Guest (2 ep.)
1949
Saloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around. She always packs a six-shooter, so this is bad news f ... view
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Freddie
1948
Bonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer marital difficulties when Skid gets an offer to appear on ... view
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Bonny Kane
1948
Circa 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a Hungarian army. Her lookalike ancestress Francesca, w ... view
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Francesca / Angelina
Jun 1948 (first aired)
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New ... view
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Self (2 ep.)
1947
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus lin ... view
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Mother
1947
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men ... view
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Cynthia Pilgrim
1946
Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band leader Barry Clayton on a train. To "show" him she takes ... view
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Barry's Fan in Taxi
1945
Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs. ... view
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Yansci 'Jenny' Dolly
1945
Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds through songs and skits. Preserved by the Academy Fil ... view
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Pat Lambert (archive footage)
1945
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes bet ... view
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Bonnie Collins
1944
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor. ... view
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(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost every serviceman she's signed her pin-up photo for. No ... view
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Lorry Jones
1944
Reenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas. ... view
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Betty Grable
1944
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of M ... view
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(archive footage)
1943
An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her past as a burlesque dancer by a reporter from her hometow ... view
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Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'Grady
1943
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spo ... view
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Kate Farley
1942
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner ... view
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Vicky Lane
1942
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts pay ... view
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Pat Lambert
1942
With his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on behalf of his cattle baron father for land owned by tr ... view
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Eileen O'Brien
1941
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's co ... view
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1941
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip co ... view
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Jill Lynn
1941
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend. ... view
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Carol Brown
1941
After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich ... view
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Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss Adams
1940
Songwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to England, and Katy joins her after the boys give a new s ... view
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Lily Blane
1940
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their familie ... view
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Glenda Crawford
1939
A pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer. ... view
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Ina Firpo
1939
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get ... view
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Carol Parker
1939
Producer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she won't take him seriously as a lover. To show her, he pick ... view
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Susan Hayes
1938
This comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank Luisetti while it tells the story of a dean's son who ... view
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Joyce Gilmore
1938
Jim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as they get home he is going to ask his beautiful girlfrien ... view
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Nancy Larkin
1938
Gracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance. ... view
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Betty
1937
"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up between any eligible persons (of the opposite sex.) He i ... view
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Gwen
1937
A famous singer and matinée idol helps a pretty young theater usher in her dreams of becoming a singer, but when her career begins to take off and sh ... view
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Jane Morrow
1936
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a h ... view
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Laura Watson
1936
A conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an alias, up for parole and makes the decision to cast th ... view
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Mildred Webster
1936
When the US Navy fleet docks at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's ... view
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Singer in Trio
1936
A Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show. ... view
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Dorothy
1936
Winners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United States - are welcomed to Palm Springs. Palm Springs being ... view
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1935
An RKO comedy short featuring Betty Grable who gets secretly married while her family is trying to fix her up with someone wealthy. ... view
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1935
Romantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college. ... view
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Sylvia
1935
Join vocalists broadcasting from the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles. ... view
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Vocalist
1935
A would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder of a song publisher. ... view
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Mary Roberts
1935
In the futuristic Utopian society of 1976, people, who have numbers instead of names, no longer have to work. They get tired of always playing, and re ... view
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1935
Musical short featuring Ted Fio Rito and his orchestra with a young Betty Grable as their singer. ... view
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Betty - Band Singer
1934
A musical comedy laugh riot about the adventures of a New York ferry boat supporting a concert party. ... view
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Betty
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Frances
1934
Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom s ... view
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Guest
1934
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour. ... view
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Cayenne
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Susie Lee
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Alice
1934
To avoid getting a speeding ticket Walter poses as an expectant father rushing to see his wife; when the cop follows him, he's forced to come up with ... view
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1934
Count Romansky is a newspaper columnist who specializes in romance issues. When he loses his job, he opens up a school where he instructs his pretty p ... view
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Student
1933
Ted Fio Rito and his Orchestra provide the title element with their snappy tunes fronted at different times by just starting out Betty Grable & Leif E ... view
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Betty Grable - Band Singer
1933
A campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a no-nonsense athlete who doesn't have time for such divers ... view
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Band Singer with Ted Fio Rito
1933
A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men. ... view
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Beverly Bennett
1933
A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd of husband (and fortune) seeking girls. ... view
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First Stewardess (uncredited)
1933
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Danc ... view
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Lucy McGonagle
1933
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst even ... view
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Girl on Couch
1933
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst even ... view
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Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)
1932
Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the girl's dormitory when he was drunk. Per chance Eddie get ... view
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Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1932
In this musical short, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with chorus girls. ... view
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Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)
1932
Two yokels are framed and sent to prison, but wind up playing football on the warden's championship team. ... view
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Barbara Jones
1932
College co-eds struggle with the moral, societal and human aspects of romance. ... view
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Student at Dormitory (uncredited)
1932
A husband forgets his wife's birthday, but his buddy doesn't. The buddy's sleepwalking only makes the problem worse. ... view
Character:
Blonde Girl
1932
Janet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé, Allen Wells, after he kisses her best friend Gwen when the lights are turned out during a party. Allen leav ... view
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Ruth Jarrett
1932
Arthur comically pursues Betty much to her brother Vincent's displeasure. ... view
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Undetermined Minor Role (unconfirmed)
1932
A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and debonair clothing, backbiting and catfighting as they steal ... view
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Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
1931
Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychi ... view
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Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1931
A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then she's determined to win a recently divorced man's heart. ... view
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Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1930
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with h ... view
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Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
1930
Minimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is in love with struggling actress Mary Mason (Miriam Se ... view
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Chorine
1930
A musical comedy in which a young and ambitious singer impersonates a famous operatic tenor. ... view
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Chorine (uncredited)
1929
In Fox's contribution to the all-star revue cycle of early talkies, showboat singer Margie, hearing that the show is in arrears, goes to New York to g ... view
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Chorus Woman