Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Born: September 12, 1873
Died: December 23, 1933
in Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Blanche Friderici was a noted American stage and screen actress, her film career beginning in 1920. She is probably best remembered for her roles in Night Nurse (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), and Flying Down to Rio (1933). Although today typically indicated to have been born on 21 January 1878, Friderici's actual birth date was 12 September 1873, per multiple reliable records (including her Brooklyn, New York birth record) from throughout her lifetime.

Movies for Blanche Friderici...

It Happened One Night
Title: It Happened One Night
Character: Zeke's Wife
Released: February 22, 1934
Type: Movie
A renegade reporter and a young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.
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All of Me
Title: All of Me
Character: Miss Haskell
Released: February 1, 1934
Type: Movie
A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend doesn't understand why he is so dissatisfied.
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Flying Down to Rio
Title: Flying Down to Rio
Character: Elena De Rezende
Released: December 22, 1933
Type: Movie
A dance band leader finds love and success in Brazil.
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The Way to Love
Title: The Way to Love
Character: Rosalie
Released: October 20, 1933
Type: Movie
Francois, a cheerful Parisian bohemian, wants more than anything to be a tour guide in his beloved city. While working the streets, Francois meets Madeleine, who works at a circus.
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Title: Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
Character: Aunt Katherine
Released: October 18, 1933
Type: Movie
Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
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Man of the Forest
Title: Man of the Forest
Character: Peg Forney
Released: August 24, 1933
Type: Movie
Beasley, who is after Gayner's land, plans to kidnap his daughter. But Dale overhears their plan and kidnaps her himself. When Gayner arrives to retrieve his daughter, Beasley kills him and makes the Sheriff arrest Dale for the murder.
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Hold Your Man
Title: Hold Your Man
Character: Mrs. Wagner
Released: June 30, 1933
Type: Movie
Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidentally kills the man they were setting up. Eddie takes off and Ruby is sent to a reformatory for two years.
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Adorable
Title: Adorable
Character: Countess
Released: May 18, 1933
Type: Movie
Rebellious Princess Marie "Mitzi" Christine must try to marry the man she loves, instead of the stuffy old prince her parents want her to marry.
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The Barbarian
Title: The Barbarian
Character: Mrs. Hume
Released: May 12, 1933
Type: Movie
An Arab prince masquerades as a tour guide for rich women in order to enrich himself.
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Alimony Madness
Title: Alimony Madness
Character: Mrs. Van
Released: March 31, 1933
Type: Movie
A man's wife is put on trial for the murder of his first wife.
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Secrets
Title: Secrets
Character: Martha Marlowe
Released: March 16, 1933
Type: Movie
In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.
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The Thundering Herd
Title: The Thundering Herd
Character: Jane Jett
Released: March 1, 1933
Type: Movie
A buffalo hunter tries to stop a thief and his minions from stealing hides.
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Cynara
Title: Cynara
Character: Concerned Mother in Courtroom (uncredited)
Released: December 24, 1932
Type: Movie
A London barrister's marriage is under strain after his affair with a shopgirl who is out to have him. The story is told in flashback.
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A Farewell to Arms
Title: A Farewell to Arms
Character: Head Nurse
Released: December 8, 1932
Type: Movie
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually separated by Frederic's transfer, tremendous challenges and difficult decisions face each as the war rages on.
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If I Had a Million
Title: If I Had a Million
Character: Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1932
Type: Movie
An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
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Three on a Match
Title: Three on a Match
Character: Miss Blazer (uncredited)
Released: October 29, 1932
Type: Movie
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
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Thirteen Women
Title: Thirteen Women
Character: Miss Kirsten
Released: September 16, 1932
Type: Movie
Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask a swami to cast their horoscopes. The news they receive is not good for any of them.
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The Night Club Lady
Title: The Night Club Lady
Character: Mrs. Carewe
Released: August 27, 1932
Type: Movie
A police commissioner investigates the murder of a nightclub owner who was under police protection.
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Love Me Tonight
Title: Love Me Tonight
Character: Third Aunt
Released: August 18, 1932
Type: Movie
A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.
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Miss Pinkerton
Title: Miss Pinkerton
Character: Mary
Released: May 27, 1932
Type: Movie
Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerton, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.
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State's Attorney
Title: State's Attorney
Character: Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Released: May 20, 1932
Type: Movie
Corrupt alcoholic attorney Tom Cardigan is one of the best lawyers around, commanding the courtroom like a stage and often winning his cases. Mobster Valentine Powers, who employs Cardigan and put him through school, asks him to represent a woman, June Perry, accused of prostitution. Cardigan agrees. But he never expected to fall for her, which is problematic since he's angling to become governor and will need the right kind of wife.
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So Big!
Title: So Big!
Character: Widow Paarlenburg (uncredited)
Released: April 30, 1932
Type: Movie
A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
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Young Bride
Title: Young Bride
Character: Librarian Margaret Gordon
Released: April 8, 1932
Type: Movie
A newlywed discovers her husband is a cheating phony.
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Lady with a Past
Title: Lady with a Past
Character: Nora
Released: February 19, 1932
Type: Movie
A wealthy girl hires a male escort to make one of her male friends jealous. She spreads rumours about her character that makes her popular amongst all bachelors in the city including her friend.
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The Hatchet Man
Title: The Hatchet Man
Character: Madame Si-Si (uncredited)
Released: February 6, 1932
Type: Movie
When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.
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Mata Hari
Title: Mata Hari
Character: Sister Angelica
Released: December 26, 1931
Type: Movie
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
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Honor of the Family
Title: Honor of the Family
Character: Mme. Boris
Released: October 17, 1931
Type: Movie
Intrigue and greed come between an immoral woman and the man who loves her. This film is believed lost.
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Wicked
Title: Wicked
Character: Mrs. Johnson
Released: October 4, 1931
Type: Movie
Margot Rande, a basically decent woman, is led down the path to perdition by her bank robber husband.
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Friends and Lovers
Title: Friends and Lovers
Character: Lady Allice
Released: October 3, 1931
Type: Movie
British Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.
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A Dangerous Affair
Title: A Dangerous Affair
Character: Letty Randolph
Released: September 29, 1931
Type: Movie
Holt plays police lieutenant McHenry, while Graves is his friendly rival, crime reporter Wally Cook. After the two men verbally duel over a variety of details, they hunker down to business, that of solving the murder of a lawyer who was in the midst of reading a will to a motley collection of heirs.
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The Woman Between
Title: The Woman Between
Character: Mrs. Weston
Released: August 8, 1931
Type: Movie
Returning after a long absence, a man learns the woman he fell in love with on the ship going home is his stepmother.
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Murder by the Clock
Title: Murder by the Clock
Character: Julia Endicott
Released: July 21, 1931
Type: Movie
A policeman (William Boyd) investigates a woman's (Lilyan Tashman) link to murders that are preceded by a shrilling horn inside a family mausoleum.
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Night Nurse
Title: Night Nurse
Character: Mrs. Maxwell
Released: July 16, 1931
Type: Movie
Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
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Woman Hungry
Title: Woman Hungry
Character: Mrs. Temple
Released: April 4, 1931
Type: Movie
This film, believed lost, was based on William Vaughn Moody's 1906 play The Great Divide. The story was filmed as a silent film by MGM as The Great Divide (1925) and as an early silent/sound hybrid by First National also called The Great Divide (1929). Judith Temple has come West to Arizona for some excitement. As she says goodbye to her brother and his wife, who are returning to the East, Dr. Neil Cranford, who is in love with her, is called away to tend the broken ribs of a man injured in a barroom brawl.
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Ten Cents a Dance
Title: Ten Cents a Dance
Character: Mrs. Blanchard
Released: January 30, 1931
Type: Movie
A taxi dancer with a jealous husband finds herself falling for a wealthy client.
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The Cat Creeps
Title: The Cat Creeps
Character: Mam' Pleasant
Released: November 10, 1930
Type: Movie
Disappearances and strange goings-on in a spooky old mansion.
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Kismet
Title: Kismet
Character: Narjis
Released: October 30, 1930
Type: Movie
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This film is believed lost.
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Billy the Kid
Title: Billy the Kid
Character: Mrs. McSween
Released: October 16, 1930
Type: Movie
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.
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The Office Wife
Title: The Office Wife
Character: Kate Halsey
Released: August 23, 1930
Type: Movie
Larry, a publisher, wants Kate to write a book about the 'Office Wife'. An executive stenographer's duties creates a relationship approaching that of his wife. Little does Larry know that sometimes literature mirrors life.
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Numbered Men
Title: Numbered Men
Character: Mrs. Miller
Released: June 7, 1930
Type: Movie
Prison drama from 1930. Mary Dane and falsely imprisoned Bud Leonard love each other, but Lou Rinaldo, who framed Bud to get Mary, and escape-minded King Callahan, set events in motion to prove that love and justice will prevail.
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Courage
Title: Courage
Character: Aunt Caroline
Released: May 22, 1930
Type: Movie
Belle Bennett plays as the widowed mother of seven children living in Sioux City, Iowa. She moves with them to Cambridge, Massachusetts in order to educate her children with culture and give them every advantage. Bennett, who is unversed in financial matters, soon faces poverty for herself and her children. She takes out a loan from an unscrupulous lender (played by Richard Tucker), who is so impressed by the charm and valiant spirit of Bennett than he neglects to ask her for collateral. Bennett, however, is only able to partially pay her creditors. Marion Nixon, Bennett's eldest daughter, is shocked by her mother's actions and attempts to sacrifice herself to Tucker in order to clear her mother's obligations, even though she is engaged to marry a well to do Harvard undergraduate, played by Rex Bell. This film is believed lost.
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The Bad One
Title: The Bad One
Character: Madame Durand
Released: May 3, 1930
Type: Movie
In this melodrama, a dancer works in a sleazy Marseilles portside dive that is really the front for a bordello. While dancing one night she meets a sailor and agrees to be his bride. Unfortunately, one of her former suitors suddenly shows up and a terrible fight ensues.
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Soldiers and Women
Title: Soldiers and Women
Character: Martha
Released: April 30, 1930
Type: Movie
Captain Clive Branch, United States Marine Corps, is stationed at a Marine base in Haiti, and is having affairs with two women, Brenda Ritchie and Helen Arnold, each of whom is married to a Marine Captain. One of the husbands is murdered, and Branch, Helen and Brenda each find themselves high on the list of suspects.
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A Notorious Affair
Title: A Notorious Affair
Character: Lady Teel (uncredited)
Released: April 26, 1930
Type: Movie
A scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.
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The Girl Said No
Title: The Girl Said No
Character: Mrs. McAndrews
Released: March 15, 1930
Type: Movie
A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.
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Personality
Title: Personality
Character: MA
Released: February 14, 1930
Type: Movie
Directed by Victor Heerman. With Sally Starr, Johnny Arthur, Blanche Friderici, Frank Hammond.
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Trifles
Title: Trifles
Character: Mrs. Peters
Released: January 30, 1930
Type: Movie
The Sheriff and County Prosecutor come to an isolated country farm where a woman killed her husband, attempting to gather evidence. Only their wives are able to solve the mystery, which they decide to keep to themselves.
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The Trespasser
Title: The Trespasser
Character: Miss Potter the Nurse
Released: November 11, 1929
Type: Movie
A stenographer who works for a lawyer falls in love with and marries a wealthy young man. His family has the marraige annulled, after which she gives birth to a child. Her former boss helps her out to ensure the child's welfare, which starts gossip that she is a "kept woman."
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Jazz Heaven
Title: Jazz Heaven
Character: Mrs. Langley
Released: November 3, 1929
Type: Movie
A young songwriter struggles to make good in New York.
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The Awful Truth
Title: The Awful Truth
Character: Mrs. Leeson
Released: August 10, 1929
Type: Movie
Story of a wealthy couple whose individual infidelities lead inexorably to the divorce court.
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Wonder of Women
Title: Wonder of Women
Character: Trombolt's Housekeeper
Released: July 13, 1929
Type: Movie
A German pianist is going to break up with his unfaithful wife, when he receives the message that his favourite stepchild has died. This film is believed lost.
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Stolen Love
Title: Stolen Love
Character: Aunt Evvie
Released: December 2, 1928
Type: Movie
The story of a girl whose past casts a shadow over her future happiness with the man who loves her. How much of her past must a girl tell the man she wants to marry?
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Fleetwing
Title: Fleetwing
Character: Furja
Released: June 24, 1928
Type: Movie
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Title: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Character: Miss Chapman
Released: January 22, 1928
Type: Movie
Gold digging blonde Lorelei and her brunette friend Dorothy are searching for rich husbands. This film is believed lost.
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Sadie Thompson
Title: Sadie Thompson
Character: Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Released: January 7, 1928
Type: Movie
A young, beautiful prostitute named Sadie Thompson arrives on the South Pacific island of Pago Pago looking for honest work and falls for Timothy O'Hara, an American sailor who is unfazed by her unsavory past. However, Mr. Davidson, a missionary who arrived on the island at the same time, aims to "save" Sadie from her sinful life and petitions to have her separated from her beau and deported back to San Francisco.
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39 East
Title: 39 East
Character: Miss McMasters
Released: September 30, 1920
Type: Movie
The eldest daughter of a poor preacher, Penelope Penn leaves her country home to seek her fortune in the big city.