Florence Desmond

Florence Desmond

Born: May 31, 1905
Died: January 16, 1993
in Islington, London, England, UK

Movies for Florence Desmond...

Some Girls Do
Title: Some Girls Do
Character: Lady Manderley
Released: January 23, 1969
Type: Movie
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner. A British agent is sent to investigate and with the help of another agent uncovers a plot masterminded by Carl Petersen who stands to gain eight million pounds if the aircraft is not ready by a certain date.
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Charley Moon
Title: Charley Moon
Character: Mary Minton
Released: May 1, 1956
Type: Movie
A new career opens for Charley Moon when, during his army service, he is detailed to appear in a unit concert. In doing so, he becomes friendly with Harold Armytage, a peacetime actor of the old school. Hearing that Charley has no job to go to when demobilized, Armytage suggests they team up as stage comics. Things are not easy; jobs are few and far between, and when they can be found they are in the tattiest of theatres, but Charley gains the experience he needs. They then decide to try their luck in London.
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Title: Your Show of Shows
Released: February 25, 1950
Type: TV
Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Three Came Home
Title: Three Came Home
Character: Betty Sommers
Released: February 20, 1950
Type: Movie
Borneo, 1941, during World War II. When the Japanese occupy the island, American writer Agnes Newton Keith is separated from her husband and imprisoned with her son in a prison camp run by the enigmatic Colonel Suga.
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Hoots Mon
Title: Hoots Mon
Character: Jenny McTavish
Released: April 26, 1940
Type: Movie
An English comedian is infuriated by a Scottish comedienne's impersonation of him
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Kicking the Moon Around
Title: Kicking the Moon Around
Character: Flo Hadley
Released: March 29, 1938
Type: Movie
Kicking the Moon Around is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Bert Ambrose, Evelyn Dall and Harry Richman. In an effort to discover whether his fiancee is a golddigger a millionaire's son pretends to have lost all his money. The film marked Maureen O'Hara's screen debut as she made a cameo appearance speaking one line.
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Accused
Title: Accused
Character: Yvette Delange
Released: December 18, 1936
Type: Movie
Tony and his dance partner/wife Gaby headline a Paris musical. Tony becomes the unwilling target for the attentions of performer Yvette. She is later murdered with the dagger used by Tony and his wife in their act, and Gaby is accused of the crime.
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Keep Your Seats, Please
Title: Keep Your Seats, Please
Character: Florrie
Released: August 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Despite being on his uppers, George is still prepared to pawn his beloved banjo in order to help his girlfriend save her niece from the orphanage. Help seems to be at hand when George is left a fortune by his old auntie, but unfortunately his inheritance is hidden inside a chair which has already been auctioned off! Can George and his chums track down his rightful due before his grasping solicitor (Alastair Sim, in an early film appearance) snatches the lot? It's hard to say, but he still finds time to perform both the title song and the classic 'When I'm Cleaning Windows'.
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No Limit
Title: No Limit
Character: Florrie Dibney
Released: October 28, 1935
Type: Movie
George Shuttleworth is convinced that he has the talent to win the Isle of Man TT races, despite what his neighbours back home in Wigan may think. During the trials, the brakes go on George's bike, 'The Shuttleworth Snap', which he made himself. As a result, he breaks the TT lap record, becoming an instant motor-cycling star. As the big race approaches, George soon realises that other jealous riders will stop at nothing to make sure he does not take part in the race. An early George Formby film and probably his best.
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Gay Love
Title: Gay Love
Character: Gloria Fellowes
Released: September 1, 1934
Type: Movie
Sisters are music-hall performers. One loves the other's fiancé and decides to quit the show, but the other runs into an old flame and new relations develop.
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Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Title: Hollywood on Parade No. B-9
Character: Self
Released: April 28, 1934
Type: Movie
Jimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of their songs. There is interplay with impersonator Florence Desmond, Ben Turpin, Rudy Vallee and many others.
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I Am Suzanne!
Title: I Am Suzanne!
Character: (voice)
Released: December 25, 1933
Type: Movie
A dancer falls in love with a puppeteer, much to the consternation of her manipulative manager. The puppeteer himself seems more interested in his puppets than in romance with her. Can she find true love?
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Mr. Skitch
Title: Mr. Skitch
Character: Flo
Released: December 22, 1933
Type: Movie
After losing their Missouri home during the Great Depression, the Skitch family pulls up stakes and heads west to California to begin life anew. Comedy, released in 1933.
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Radio Parade
Title: Radio Parade
Released: October 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Radio Parade (1933) is a variety film featuring such stars of the time as Clapham and Dwyer, Gert and Daisy, Reginald Gardiner, Florence Desmond, and Roy Fox.
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My Lucky Star
Title: My Lucky Star
Character: Mademoiselle del Capo
Released: June 27, 1933
Type: Movie
'Shopgirl posing as film star loves porter posing as artist.' (British Film Catalogue)
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The River House Ghost
Title: The River House Ghost
Character: Flo
Released: December 1, 1932
Type: Movie
A gang of criminals masquerading as ghosts are eventually exposed.
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High Society
Title: High Society
Character: Florrie
Released: July 27, 1932
Type: Movie
A British comedy film directed by John Rawlins
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The Marriage Bond
Title: The Marriage Bond
Character: Elsie
Released: March 22, 1932
Type: Movie
A drunken man is left by his wife but she later comes back to him when she realises how desperate he is.
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Nine Till Six
Title: Nine Till Six
Character: Daisy
Released: March 14, 1932
Type: Movie
Two women of different social backgrounds work together in a dressmakers.
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Murder on the Second Floor
Title: Murder on the Second Floor
Character: Lucy
Released: March 4, 1932
Type: Movie
A novelist imagines the murders of his fellow tenants...
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Sally in Our Alley
Title: Sally in Our Alley
Character: Florrie Small
Released: July 9, 1931
Type: Movie
A woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her
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The Road to Fortune
Title: The Road to Fortune
Character: Toots Willoughby
Released: August 29, 1930
Type: Movie
A drama film directed by Arthur Varney.