Betta St. John

Betta St. John

Born: November 26, 1929
Died: June 23, 2023
in Hawthorne, California, USA
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Betta St. John (born November 26, 1929, Hawthorne, California) is an American actress, singer and dancer.

Born as Betty Jean Striegler, St. John made her film debut at the age of ten in Destry Rides Again (1939) and as an orphan in Jane Eyre (1944). She was discovered by Rodgers and Hammerstein and played a small role in the Broadway musical, Carousel in 1945. By 1949, she created the role of Liat in the musical South Pacific and followed the production to London. On film, she appeared in The Robe (1953), Dream Wife (1953), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The Law vs. Billy the Kid (1954), and The Student Prince (1954). St. John appeared in two Tarzan films and ended her career as the heroine of Horror Hotel (1960). She continued to act in films and television until 1965 when she retired.

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The City of the Dead
Title: The City of the Dead
Character: Patricia Russell
Released: September 9, 1960
Type: Movie
A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.
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Tarzan the Magnificent
Title: Tarzan the Magnificent
Character: Fay Ames
Released: July 20, 1960
Type: Movie
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.
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Corridors of Blood
Title: Corridors of Blood
Character: Susan
Released: December 1, 1958
Type: Movie
An 1840s British surgeon, experiments with anesthetic gases in an effort to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to the gases and gets involved with a gang of criminals, led by Black Ben and his henchman Resurrection Joe.
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The Snorkel
Title: The Snorkel
Character: Jean Edwards
Released: July 7, 1958
Type: Movie
On the Italian coast, writer Paul Decker has grown unhappy in his marriage and executes what appears to be a perfect murder of his wife. While Paul is believed to be writing a book in France, his stepdaughter, Candy, suspects him of murdering her mother, as well as her father years before. With the police unwilling to investigate any further, Candy sets out to confirm her suspicions and take Paul down herself.
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High Tide at Noon
Title: High Tide at Noon
Character: Joanna
Released: April 30, 1957
Type: Movie
After returning home to a rugged island near Nova Scotia, Joanna, daughter of the local bigwig, struggles to choose between three eligible bachelors -- the rebel, the steadfast friend and the poetry-quoting newcomer. As the local lobster supply dwindles due to overfishing, the island's inhabitants encounter economic difficulties.
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Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Title: Tarzan and the Lost Safari
Character: Diana Penrod
Released: April 12, 1957
Type: Movie
Tarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief.
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Alias John Preston
Title: Alias John Preston
Character: Sally Sandford
Released: December 14, 1955
Type: Movie
A mysterious young man settles in a rural English town and immediately starts making a good impression. Before long he has insinuated himself into local life, is married and is serving on the board of the local hospital. Everything seems to be going well for him until a newly appointed consultant psychiatrist shows up and starts asking some probing questions.
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The Naked Dawn
Title: The Naked Dawn
Character: Maria Lopez
Released: November 2, 1955
Type: Movie
Santiago, a jolly modern bandito, has just lost his partner when he happens on the isolated farm of young Manuel and Maria Lopez...
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The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Title: The Law vs. Billy the Kid
Character: Nita Maxwell
Released: August 1, 1954
Type: Movie
Billy the Kid is forced to kill for the woman he loves, and is ultimately brought to justice by his old friend Pat Garrett.
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The Student Prince
Title: The Student Prince
Character: Princess Johanna
Released: June 15, 1954
Type: Movie
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
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The Saracen Blade
Title: The Saracen Blade
Character: Lady Iolanthe Rogliano
Released: June 6, 1954
Type: Movie
Based on the book of the same name by Frank Yerby. Pietro is an orphan who is raised by a family friend in 15th century Italy. When the friend is killed by the same nasty baron who murdered Pietro's father as he led the peasants in revolt against the baron's tyranny, Pietro vows vengeance against the entire family. This will prove difficult, since he's been in love with the daughter of the nasty baron since he was a child and wants to marry her.
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Dangerous Mission
Title: Dangerous Mission
Character: Mary Tiller
Released: March 6, 1954
Type: Movie
A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.
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All the Brothers Were Valiant
Title: All the Brothers Were Valiant
Character: Native girl
Released: November 13, 1953
Type: Movie
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.
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The Robe
Title: The Robe
Character: Miriam
Released: September 16, 1953
Type: Movie
Marcellus is a tribune in the time of Christ. He is in charge of the group that is assigned to crucify Jesus. Drunk, he wins Jesus' homespun robe after the crucifixion. He is tormented by nightmares and delusions after the event. Hoping to find a way to live with what he has done, and still not believing in Jesus, he returns to Palestine to try and learn what he can of the man he killed.
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Dream Wife
Title: Dream Wife
Character: Tarji
Released: June 19, 1953
Type: Movie
Clemson Reade, a business tycoon with marriage on his mind, and Effie, a U.S. diplomat, are a modern couple. Unfortunately there seems to be too much business and not enough pleasure on the part of Effie. When Clemson meets Tarji, a princess trained in all the arts of pleasing men, he decides he wants an old fashioned girl. Princess Tarji's father is king of oil-rich Bukistan. Because of the oil situation and to maintain good political relations during the courtship between Clemson & Tarji, the State Department assigns a diplomat to maintain protocol until the wedding - Effie!
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Jane Eyre
Title: Jane Eyre
Character: Girl
Released: December 24, 1943
Type: Movie
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.
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Lydia
Title: Lydia
Character: Blind Girl
Released: September 18, 1941
Type: Movie
Lydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
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Waldo's Last Stand
Title: Waldo's Last Stand
Character: Tap Dancer
Released: October 5, 1940
Type: Movie
The gang offers to help their pal Waldo attract customers to his lemonade stand. Redecorating their clubhouse as a lavish nightclub, the kids stage an elaborate floor show, with Darla Hood as the star vocalist.
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Destry Rides Again
Title: Destry Rides Again
Character: Singing Girl in Wagon (uncredited)
Released: November 30, 1939
Type: Movie
When a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.
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South Pacific
Title: South Pacific
Character: Liat
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The professional recording of the 1952 original London production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.