Beatrice Gray

Beatrice Gray

Born: March 3, 1911
Died: November 25, 2009
in Carthage, Illinois, U.S.
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Beatrice Gray (March 3, 1911 – November 25, 2009) was an American actress and dancer best known for her appearances in a series of western films during the 1940s and 1950s.

Gray was born Bertrice Kimbrough on a farm near Carthage, Illinois. She began working in the entertainment industry in Broadway productions, as well as a performer in nightclubs. She earned her first acting role in the musical, New Faces of 1935. After moving to California in 1937, she appeared in the New Faces of 1937 by RKO Pictures. She worked as a dancer for Busby Berkeley.

Gray appeared in a number of westerns throughout the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, many of which were produced by Monogram Pictures. Her other films were with Universal Pictures, including the 1958 movie, Wild Heritage. She ultimately appeared in three films starring Hoot Gibson and Bob Steele - The Utah Kid, Marked Trails and Trigger Law (all 1944).

Movies for Beatrice Gray...

Everything I Have Is Yours
Title: Everything I Have Is Yours
Character: Nurse (Uncredited)
Released: October 31, 1952
Type: Movie
A husband and wife act are hoping to find success on Broadway.
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Singin' in the Rain
Title: Singin' in the Rain
Character: Audience Member (uncredited)
Released: April 9, 1952
Type: Movie
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
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Abandoned
Title: Abandoned
Character: Nurse in Dottie's Room (uncredited)
Released: October 26, 1949
Type: Movie
A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Title: Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Released: August 22, 1949
Type: Movie
Lost Caverns Hotel bellhop Freddie Phillips is suspected of murder. Swami Talpur tries to hypnotize Freddie into confessing, but Freddie is too stupid for the plot to work. Inspector Wellman uses Freddie to get the killer (and it isn't the Swami).
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The Lady Gambles
Title: The Lady Gambles
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
Released: May 20, 1949
Type: Movie
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
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A Double Life
Title: A Double Life
Released: December 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
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That Brennan Girl
Title: That Brennan Girl
Character: Saleswoman (uncredited)
Released: December 23, 1946
Type: Movie
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
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Little Giant
Title: Little Giant
Character: Miss King
Released: February 22, 1946
Type: Movie
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like "The Time of Their Lives," in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot.
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House of Dracula
Title: House of Dracula
Character: (uncredited)
Released: December 7, 1945
Type: Movie
A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.
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Trail to Vengeance
Title: Trail to Vengeance
Character: Alice Gordon
Released: June 1, 1945
Type: Movie
A cowboy investigating his brother's murder finds himself going up against a banker who holds the deed to the cowboy's family ranch.
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Stranger from Santa Fe
Title: Stranger from Santa Fe
Character: Marcia Earley
Released: May 14, 1945
Type: Movie
Burly Johnny Mack Brown once again plays undercover U.S. Marshal Nevada McKenzie in this overly complicated series oater from low-budget Monogram. This time, McKenzie, who goes under the alias of Roy Ferris, is waylaid by would-be stage robber Cy Manning (John Merton) en route to the Bar X Ranch.
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Laura
Title: Laura
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1944
Type: Movie
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
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Trigger Law
Title: Trigger Law
Character: Sally Buchanan (as Beatrice Grey)
Released: September 29, 1944
Type: Movie
Hoot Gibson and Bob Stanley ride into Arizona seeking the killer of Bob's father, who managed the stagecoach line in Eggleston for Kelso McGuire.
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The Utah Kid
Title: The Utah Kid
Character: Marjorie Carter (as Beatrice Grey)
Released: August 25, 1944
Type: Movie
The Utah Kid was a late entry in Monogram's "Trail Blazers" series. These low-budget westerns usually featured three cowboy stars; this time, however, there are only two, Bob Steele and Hoot Gibson. Though neither star is a spring chicken, Steele is the younger of the two, so he's the "Utah Kid" by default. The plot, involving a gang of crooks who go around fixing rodeo results, was designed to accommodate yards and yards of stock footage.
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The Kansan
Title: The Kansan
Character: Saloon Girl
Released: September 10, 1943
Type: Movie
Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.
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New Faces of 1937
Title: New Faces of 1937
Character: Showgirl
Released: July 2, 1937
Type: Movie
A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.