Jeanette Loff

Jeanette Loff

Born: November 9, 1906
Died: August 4, 1942
Jeanette Loff was born Janette Löv in Orofino, Idaho, on October 9, 1906. Her father Maurice was a successful violinist who moved their family to Canada when Jeanette was a child. She loved to sing and she studied music at the Ellison and White Conservatory. At age sixteen she had a starring role in the operetta Treasure Hunters. Jeanette moved to Oregon and got a job playing the organ. She made her acting debut in the 1927 film Uncle Tom's Cabin. Cecil B. Demille offered her a contract and she quickly became one of Hollywood busiest starlets. In 1928 she appeared in Annapolis, Love Over Night, and Hold 'Em Yale. After her parents divorced Jeanette's mother Inga and sisters Irene and Myrtle came to live with her in California. Jeanette married a salesman named Harry Rosenbloom but they divorced in 1929. She also had a love affairs with producer Paul Bern, song writer Walter O'Keefe, and actor Gilbert Roland. Jeanette got the chance to show off her soprano voice in films like King Of Jazz and Party Girl. By 1931 she was tired of playing ingénues and decided to take a break from making movies. She moved to New York city and starred in several Broadway shows. Jeanette tried to make a comeback with the 1934 drama St. Louis Woman but it was not a hit. After a few more small roles her career stalled. Her final film was the comedy Million Dollar Baby. She retired from acting and married producer and liquor salesman Bert E. Friedlob. Sadly she did not get to enjoy her new life for very long. On August 5, 1942 Jeanette died after ingesting ammonia. She was only thirty-five years old. Although many believe she committed suicide her death may have been accidental. Her family does not believe she took her own life. Jeanette is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Movies for Jeanette Loff...

Million Dollar Baby
Title: Million Dollar Baby
Character: Rita Ray
Released: December 29, 1934
Type: Movie
A husband-and-wife vaudeville team disguise their young son as a girl so he can enter a contest run by a movie studio that's looking for "a new Shirley Temple".
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Flirtation
Title: Flirtation
Character: Nancy Poole
Released: November 9, 1934
Type: Movie
A naive farmer encounters a beautiful burlesque dancer on the streets of New York and agrees to pose as her husband during her mother's visit.
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Hide-Out
Title: Hide-Out
Character: Blonde #2 (uncredited)
Released: August 24, 1934
Type: Movie
Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.
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Benny, from Panama
Title: Benny, from Panama
Character: Jeanette Foy
Released: May 26, 1934
Type: Movie
Jeanette and Eddie get married, but their wedding night is a fiasco. First, their wedding guests follow them, resulting in a police chase, then the guests show up at their apartment, disrupting the building. Then, a rowdy sailor friend of Eddie's shows up, accompanied by a squad of even rowdier buddies and an enormous vengeful mosquito.
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A Duke for a Day
Title: A Duke for a Day
Character: Gloria Blossom
Released: May 12, 1934
Type: Movie
Movie star Gloria Blossom (Jeanette Loff) is unhappy with her press agent's (Eddie Foy, Jr.) attempts at publicity. After reading newspaper stories about other stars marrying into royalty, she demands that Eddie "promote me a husband with a title within 24 hours". With the dubious assistance of reporter Don Barclay and photographer Billy Nelson he talks the first man with a British accent that he meets into marrying Gloria, fooling her into believing he is a Duke. The trouble is that the man is a big fan of Gloria the movie star and is madly in love with her, so after the wedding, when she finds out the truth, her new husband refuses to divorce her. A wild free-for-all fight ensues in the hotel. In typical Hal Roach comedy fashion, numerous innocent bystanders are pulled into the action.
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St. Louis Woman
Title: St. Louis Woman
Character: Lou Morrison, the St. Louis Woman
Released: April 14, 1934
Type: Movie
Johnny Mack Brown stars as medical student and football star who was expelled after a night club brawl over a woman. He meets her again only to find out she owns the club and is involved with a gambler...
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Fighting Thru
Title: Fighting Thru
Character: Alice Malden
Released: December 25, 1930
Type: Movie
Dan and Tennessee are successful gold miners. Ace Brady learns of their success and sends Fox to rob them. During the robbery Fox shoots Tennessee and Ace arrives to arrest Dan for the murder. Dan escapes but is now a wanted man.
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The Boudoir Diplomat
Title: The Boudoir Diplomat
Character: Greta
Released: December 5, 1930
Type: Movie
A ladies' man flirts with the wives of other governments' officials.
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See America Thirst
Title: See America Thirst
Character: Woman (uncredited)
Released: November 23, 1930
Type: Movie
Two men, one timid and one aggressive, make out as comical criminals.
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King of Jazz
Title: King of Jazz
Character: Vocalist ('It Happened in Monterey' / 'Bridal Veil' / 'A Bench in the Park')
Released: April 20, 1930
Type: Movie
Made during the early years of the movie musical, this exuberant revue was one of the most extravagant, eclectic, and technically ambitious Hollywood productions of its day. Starring the bandleader Paul Whiteman, then widely celebrated as the King of Jazz, the film drew from Broadway variety shows to present a spectacular array of sketches, performances by such acts as the Rhythm Boys (featuring a young Bing Crosby), and orchestral numbers—all lavishly staged by veteran theater director John Murray Anderson.
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Party Girl
Title: Party Girl
Character: Ellen Powell
Released: January 1, 1930
Type: Movie
Jay Rountree, a young, rising businessman and a son of a wealthy manufacturer gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or 'party girls' and trapped into an unhappy marriage.
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The Racketeer
Title: The Racketeer
Character: Millie Chapman
Released: November 9, 1929
Type: Movie
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced socialite.
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The Sophomore
Title: The Sophomore
Character: Barbara Lange
Released: August 24, 1929
Type: Movie
Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is enticed into a craps game, and loses all in this nostalgic slice of college, replete with songs, romance, prom dances and the inevitable big football game.
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Annapolis
Title: Annapolis
Character: Betty
Released: November 18, 1928
Type: Movie
Bill is a young man who arrives at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He is an incorrigible know-all, and emerges a sober man. Meanwhile, Bill is accused of a crime committed by his friend, and because he doesn't squeal, he wins the heart and hand of the blond Betty. She is his friend's girl.
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Fashion News
Title: Fashion News
Character: Self (1930)
Released: November 6, 1928
Type: Movie
Hollywood actresses including Jeanette Loff and Raquel Torres modeling Spring fashions in color.
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Man-Made Women
Title: Man-Made Women
Character: Marjorie
Released: September 9, 1928
Type: Movie
The man who loved her showed her how to hold the man she loved. A novel picture story packed with drama, thrills and laughs.
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The Black Ace
Title: The Black Ace
Released: September 2, 1928
Type: Movie
Story of a a Texas Ranger whose foster-father has been falsely accused of a series of crimes.
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Hold 'Em Yale
Title: Hold 'Em Yale
Character: Helen Bradbury
Released: May 14, 1928
Type: Movie
A young man from Argentina goes to Yale where he plays football and falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter.
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My Friend from India
Title: My Friend from India
Character: Marion / Ruth Brooks
Released: December 18, 1927
Type: Movie
Wealthy young man about town, Tommy Valentine (Franklin Pangborn) comes to the aid of Barbara Smith (Elinor Fair). But before he can learn anything about Barbara, her social climbing Aunt Bedelia (Ethel Wales), whisks her away. On a mission to "find the girl," Tommy looks for her everywhere. He unknowingly befriends her brother Charlie, who invites him to spend the evening in Smith's palatial home. The next morn Aunt Bedelia finds Tommy with his head wrapped in a towel and assumes him to be the Hindu prince that Charlie promised to bring to her society party. Introduced to all as a Prince from Calcutta, Tommy is forced to see the charade through. But the local con-man Charlie had previously arranged to appear at the party as the Prince shows up as well. At least Tommy is able to reconnect with Barbara, that is until the police show up with orders to arrest all fake fakirs.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character: Auction Spectator (uncredited)
Released: November 4, 1927
Type: Movie
In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later, Eliza flees with her son, Harry, after learning the Shelbys plan to hand them over to a crooked creditor to prevent foreclosure. George also escapes and goes on the run while Eliza and Harry are captured and brought back home. Mother and son are separated as George tries to find them both.
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Young April
Title: Young April
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Released: October 11, 1926
Type: Movie
Young orphan Victoria Sax becomes a grand duchess and is summoned to a remote kingdom.