Helen MacKellar

Helen MacKellar

Born: February 11, 1895
Died: August 5, 1966
in Detroit, Michigan, USA

Movies for Helen MacKellar...

Lady in the Death House
Title: Lady in the Death House
Character: Prison Matron (uncredited)
Released: March 15, 1944
Type: Movie
As a woman walks the "last mile" to her execution she remembers back to the incidents that got her framed for murder.
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Silver Spurs
Title: Silver Spurs
Character: Mrs. Davis
Released: August 12, 1943
Type: Movie
Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman come west to marry Jerry to get control of the ranch. After the wedding, Lucky has the owner killed. Roy’s gun is substituted for the murder weapon, so Roy is put in jail.
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The Powers Girl
Title: The Powers Girl
Character: Mrs. Hendricks
Released: January 15, 1943
Type: Movie
Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine photographer. Comedy.
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The Sundown Kid
Title: The Sundown Kid
Character: Lucy Randall
Released: December 28, 1942
Type: Movie
A Pinkerton agent masquerades as a criminal in order to infiltrate a gang of counterfeiters that is using wealthy widow Lucy Randall as a front. Arriving at the gang's hideout the Dawson ranch, Red discovers that the counterfeiting ring is headed by Mrs. Randall's attorney J. Richard Spencer and Dawson himself.
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The Man Who Returned to Life
Title: The Man Who Returned to Life
Released: February 5, 1942
Type: Movie
An accused killer is granted a reprieve when his victim returns to town in the flesh after an eight-year absence.
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Gangs of Sonora
Title: Gangs of Sonora
Character: Kansas Kate Conners
Released: July 10, 1941
Type: Movie
Commissioner Tredwell is the law of the land and he gets whatever he wants with the help of hired guns and lackey lawyer Conners. The only one who publicly stands up to Tredwell is Beecham of the Clarion. Beecham has his paper burned to the ground and when he starts a petition to make Wyoming a state, taking the power away from Tredwell, he is killed. But when Kansas Kate comes in to visit her son Conners, she sees what is going on and she takes over the paper and keeps the pressure on Tredwill. With this Conners has mixed emotions, but the boys do everything they can to protect Kate and the paper. Written by Tony Fontana
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The Great Train Robbery
Title: The Great Train Robbery
Character: Mrs. Logan
Released: February 28, 1941
Type: Movie
Tom Logan is a railroad detective who takes it upon himself to halt the activities of his crooked brother Duke. Duke and his henchman have stolen an entire gold train, including the passengers......
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The Great Mr. Nobody
Title: The Great Mr. Nobody
Character: Mrs. Barnes
Released: February 15, 1941
Type: Movie
A publicity man promotes his newspaper, but finds his boss always steals the credit.
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Life with Henry
Title: Life with Henry
Character: Sattherwaite's Secretary (uncredited)
Released: January 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.
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Three Faces West
Title: Three Faces West
Character: Mrs. Welles
Released: July 3, 1940
Type: Movie
Viennese surgeon Dr. Braun and his daughter Leni come to a small town in North Dakota as refugees from Hitler. When the winds of the Dust Bowl threaten the town, John Phillips leads the townsfolk in moving to greener pastures in Oregon. He falls for Leni, but she is betrothed to the man who helped her and her father escape from the Third Reich. She must decide between the two men.
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Dark Command
Title: Dark Command
Character: Mrs. Hale
Released: April 15, 1940
Type: Movie
When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas he finds much to like about the place, especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker. Politics is in the air however. It's just prior to the civil war and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slave-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds himself running against the respected local schoolteacher, William Cantrell. Not is what it seems however. While acting as the upstanding citizen in public, Cantrell is dangerously ambitious and is prepared to do anything to make his mark, and his fortune, on the Territory. When he loses the race for marshal, he forms a group of raiders who run guns into the territory and rob and terrorize settlers throughout the territory. Eventually donning Confederate uniforms, it is left to Seton and the good citizens of Lawrence to face Cantrell and his raiders in one final clash.
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Women Without Names
Title: Women Without Names
Character: Juror
Released: March 14, 1940
Type: Movie
Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused of murder. Railroaded into prison through the efforts of politically ambitious assistant DA Marlin, Fred awaits his doom on Death Row, while Joyce works overtime on the outside to clear her husband's name
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Northwest Passage
Title: Northwest Passage
Character: Sarah Hadden
Released: February 23, 1940
Type: Movie
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
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See Your Doctor
Title: See Your Doctor
Character: Mrs. Mabel Doakes
Released: December 16, 1939
Type: Movie
A lecturer tells the audience that it is National Take Care Week. He tells the story of a man who gets stung in his garden and the problems the man has when he seeks treatment at the doctor's office.
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The Day of Rest
Title: The Day of Rest
Character: Mrs. Doakes
Released: September 5, 1939
Type: Movie
Joe Doakes tries to take a day off.
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Bad Boy
Title: Bad Boy
Character: Mrs. Fraser
Released: July 10, 1939
Type: Movie
Johnny Fraser leaves his mother in their small home town and sets out for the big city. He obtains a job with a large firm of architects. Steve Carson, a fellow employee, is constantly flaunting the money he has won at the race track. Johnny also bets the races, but loses heavily and takes some of the firm's money to cover his losses.
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The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Title: The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Character: Secretary
Released: June 2, 1939
Type: Movie
The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.
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Honolulu
Title: Honolulu
Character: Middle Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Released: February 3, 1939
Type: Movie
Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.
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Disbarred
Title: Disbarred
Character: Abbey Tennant
Released: January 6, 1939
Type: Movie
The Bar Association disbars attorney Tyler Cradon when it appears he was implicated in the murder of a prominent vice crusader. Cradon, not wishing to be without an income,is impressed by the way Joan Carroll handled a small-town murder, poses as a real estate agent and offers to get her into a law firm of a friend of his. Placed in the office of Roberts, running a front for Cradon, Joan is taught every trick of the trade. With her cases all prepared for her, she goes from one courtroom victory to another, soon becoming the darling of the underworld and the despair of all law-enforcing authorities.
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Valley of the Giants
Title: Valley of the Giants
Character: Mrs. Lorimer
Released: September 17, 1938
Type: Movie
A lumberman takes on a sleezy corporate giant wanting to move in and do whatever it takes to drive everyone else out of business.
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Barefoot Boy
Title: Barefoot Boy
Character: Martha Whittaker
Released: August 3, 1938
Type: Movie
A spoiled boy sent to the country to grow-up. He has to deal with life, friends and crooks.
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Little Tough Guy
Title: Little Tough Guy
Character: Mrs. Wanamaker
Released: July 22, 1938
Type: Movie
The son of a man sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit vows to become a criminal himself. He starts his own street gang, and their crime spree is financed by a mysterious young man--who turns out to be the son of the District Attorney who sent the boy's father to the electric chair.
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Delinquent Parents
Title: Delinquent Parents
Character: Judge Edith Ellis
Released: July 15, 1938
Type: Movie
A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.
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Crime School
Title: Crime School
Character: Mrs. Burke
Released: May 10, 1938
Type: Movie
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.
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Federal Bullets
Title: Federal Bullets
Character: Mrs. Thompson
Released: October 29, 1937
Type: Movie
Federal Bullets is a leisurely paced Monogram crime melodrama with not a few clever plot twists. The FBI, represented by Milburn Stone and William Harrigan, investigates a seemingly respectable charitable organization. In fact, the enterprise is a front for a crime ring, headed by Ma Barker clone Zeffie Tilbury (Trivia note: Ms. Tilbury was totally blind, and had to learn her "blocking" by rote).
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The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Title: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Character: Stella Kenwood
Released: June 8, 1937
Type: Movie
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr. Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that, the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets involved.
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Draegerman Courage
Title: Draegerman Courage
Character: Mrs. Mary Haslett
Released: May 15, 1937
Type: Movie
After a mine cave in, the rescue crew risks their lives to search for two trapped miners.
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Two Against the World
Title: Two Against the World
Character: Martha Carstairs
Released: July 11, 1936
Type: Movie
Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.
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Flirtation
Title: Flirtation
Character: Mrs. Smith, the baby's mother
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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High School Girl
Title: High School Girl
Character: Jane Andrews
Released: April 1, 1934
Type: Movie
In this drama, a teenage boy and girl, tired of parental repression, begin sneaking out on dates and to parties. The parents are strict, but pay little real attention to their kids, therefore the kids turn to their high school biology teacher who is willing to really listen to their confidences.
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The Past of Mary Holmes
Title: The Past of Mary Holmes
Character: Mary Holmes
Released: January 20, 1933
Type: Movie
Mary Holmes (MacKellar), once a famous opera star known as Maria di Nardi, now lives in a run-down shanty and suffers from alcoholism. Known for her eccentric behavior, Mary breeds geese, and is thus known in her neighborhood as 'The Goose Woman'. She blames her grown son Geoffrey (Linden) for the deterioration of her voice, and does everything to destroy his life. When Geoffrey, who works as a commercial artist, announces to her that he will marry Joan Hoyt (Arthur), an actress, she becomes torn with jealousy and threatens to reveal to Joan that he is an illegitimate birth.
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The Madonna of the Slums
Title: The Madonna of the Slums
Released: November 5, 1919
Type: Movie
A rich artist has never completed a master painting because he could not find a model for the face, sees the wife of a man in hard luck begging on the street so she can buy milk for her baby, and the artist secures just what he desired.