Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Born: May 27, 1892
Died: April 14, 1973
in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s.

She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives.

Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan.

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I'll See You in My Dreams
Title: I'll See You in My Dreams
Character: Mrs. LeBoy
Released: December 6, 1951
Type: Movie
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
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Here Comes the Groom
Title: Here Comes the Groom
Character: Mrs. Godfrey
Released: September 20, 1951
Type: Movie
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
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Pagan Love Song
Title: Pagan Love Song
Character: Kate Bennett
Released: December 26, 1950
Type: Movie
Island girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott arrives.
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The Last Bandit
Title: The Last Bandit
Character: Winnie McPhail
Released: February 25, 1949
Type: Movie
About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are being transported by the railroad. In Bannock City she meets reformed-bandit Frank Plummer, posing as Frank Norris, brother of Jim Plummer, who has being going straight and working as an express shipment guard. Jim also shows up and plans a robbery by stealing a train and hiding it in an abandoned tunnel. The two brothers are on opposite sides of the law with the now-reformed Kate caught in the middle.
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The Snake Pit
Title: The Snake Pit
Character: Miss Hart
Released: November 4, 1948
Type: Movie
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
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Return of the Bad Men
Title: Return of the Bad Men
Character: Emily
Released: July 17, 1948
Type: Movie
US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
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Mr. Reckless
Title: Mr. Reckless
Character: Ma Hawkins
Released: March 26, 1948
Type: Movie
An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.
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Wyoming
Title: Wyoming
Character: Queenie Lassiter
Released: July 28, 1947
Type: Movie
Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.
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The Best Years of Our Lives
Title: The Best Years of Our Lives
Character: Mrs. Parrish
Released: December 25, 1946
Type: Movie
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
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Perilous Holiday
Title: Perilous Holiday
Character: Mrs. Latham
Released: March 20, 1946
Type: Movie
A tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil viewed as a suspicious character by newspaper woman Agnes Stuart, who is working on a story to expose racketeering night-club owner Doc Lilley.
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Man Alive
Title: Man Alive
Character: Aunt Sophie
Released: November 16, 1945
Type: Movie
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
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Sunbonnet Sue
Title: Sunbonnet Sue
Character: Mrs. Fitzgerald
Released: October 5, 1945
Type: Movie
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the exploits of a feisty and talented saloon owner's daughter who loves nothing more than to perform in her father's tavern. Her late-night shenanigans appall her wealthy and socially conscious aunt who launches a secret campaign to shut down the bar and force her niece to reside in her palatial home.
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Swingin' on a Rainbow
Title: Swingin' on a Rainbow
Character: Minnie Regan
Released: September 1, 1945
Type: Movie
A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.
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Penthouse Rhythm
Title: Penthouse Rhythm
Character: Taffy
Released: June 22, 1945
Type: Movie
Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline
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Night Club Girl
Title: Night Club Girl
Character: Rita
Released: January 5, 1945
Type: Movie
Two show-business wannabees get their big chance to show off their big-time act and talents in a nightclub,and bomb. Othet acts come on---endlessly---and do well, but the kids will be back.
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Destiny
Title: Destiny
Character: Marie
Released: December 22, 1944
Type: Movie
Framed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature. There he is forced by their love to question his misanthropy.
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The Town Went Wild
Title: The Town Went Wild
Character: Marian Harrison
Released: December 15, 1944
Type: Movie
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
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Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Title: Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Character: Mrs. Collins
Released: July 7, 1944
Type: Movie
A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends, and they all keep dropping in.
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Chip Off the Old Block
Title: Chip Off the Old Block
Character: Milly
Released: February 1, 1944
Type: Movie
The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.
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Salute for Three
Title: Salute for Three
Released: March 17, 1943
Type: Movie
Press agent Jimmy Gates gets an idea while watching a New York parade, for a returned war hero Sergeant Buzz McAllister, with his chief client, singer Judy Ames; Dona Drake, leader of an all-girl orchestra; his photographer Foggy, and his secretary Myrt. Jimmy, thinking Judy needs publicity in order to get a singing job on a radio program, thinks that a romance between her and the war hero would be just the ticket.
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Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Title: Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Character: Edith Fitzbadden
Released: June 26, 1942
Type: Movie
Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb.
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Cadets on Parade
Title: Cadets on Parade
Character: Della
Released: January 22, 1942
Type: Movie
A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon get embroiled in a ransom scheme.
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Thieves Fall Out
Title: Thieves Fall Out
Character: Ella Barnes
Released: May 3, 1941
Type: Movie
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's gangster partner doesn't want to wait for nature to take its course.
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High Sierra
Title: High Sierra
Character: Mrs. Baughmam
Released: January 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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Doomed Caravan
Title: Doomed Caravan
Character: Jane Travers
Released: January 10, 1941
Type: Movie
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.
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Boom Town
Title: Boom Town
Character: Spanish Eva
Released: August 30, 1940
Type: Movie
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character: Queen of Beggars
Released: December 29, 1939
Type: Movie
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
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Stop, Look and Love
Title: Stop, Look and Love
Character: Emma Haller
Released: September 22, 1939
Type: Movie
Daughter has trouble holding onto boyfriends because of her critical mother until understanding father comes to her aid.
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Second Fiddle
Title: Second Fiddle
Character: Jenny
Released: June 30, 1939
Type: Movie
Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.
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Going Places
Title: Going Places
Character: Cora Withering
Released: December 31, 1938
Type: Movie
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
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Comet Over Broadway
Title: Comet Over Broadway
Character: Tim Adams
Released: December 3, 1938
Type: Movie
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
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The Great Waltz
Title: The Great Waltz
Character: Mrs. Hofbauer
Released: November 4, 1938
Type: Movie
Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
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Block-Heads
Title: Block-Heads
Character: Mrs. Hardy
Released: August 19, 1938
Type: Movie
It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old chum's picture in the paper and goes to visit Stan who has now been returned to the States and invites him back to his home.
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Title: Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Character: Constance
Released: September 17, 1937
Type: Movie
Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.
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Slave Ship
Title: Slave Ship
Character: Mabel
Released: June 16, 1937
Type: Movie
Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.
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Make Way for Tomorrow
Title: Make Way for Tomorrow
Character: Nellie Chase
Released: May 9, 1937
Type: Movie
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
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Banjo on My Knee
Title: Banjo on My Knee
Character: Ruby
Released: December 11, 1936
Type: Movie
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
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Champagne Charlie
Title: Champagne Charlie
Character: Lillian Wayne
Released: May 6, 1936
Type: Movie
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.
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Miss Pacific Fleet
Title: Miss Pacific Fleet
Character: Sadie Freytag
Released: December 14, 1935
Type: Movie
A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".
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Two Sinners
Title: Two Sinners
Character: Mrs. Pym
Released: September 12, 1935
Type: Movie
An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but along with her comes the boisterous little Collins, for whom she is a governess.
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Women Must Dress
Title: Women Must Dress
Character: Linda Howard
Released: February 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
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The White Cockatoo
Title: The White Cockatoo
Character: Grete Lovscheim
Released: January 29, 1935
Type: Movie
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
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Babbitt
Title: Babbitt
Character: Zilla Reisling
Released: December 8, 1934
Type: Movie
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.
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Cheating Cheaters
Title: Cheating Cheaters
Character: Nell Brockton
Released: November 5, 1934
Type: Movie
The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting to rob the Lazarres.
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The Merry Widow
Title: The Merry Widow
Character: Marcelle
Released: November 2, 1934
Type: Movie
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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The Lemon Drop Kid
Title: The Lemon Drop Kid
Character: Maizie
Released: September 27, 1934
Type: Movie
The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He takes it on the lam with his sidekick, The Professor.
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The Hell Cat
Title: The Hell Cat
Character: Pauline McCoy
Released: June 16, 1934
Type: Movie
Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a feisty young heiress who feels Collins has insulted her. To get revenge , she disguises herself and gets a job at Collins' paper, where she manages to throw his crusade against the gamblers into disarray.
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The Thin Man
Title: The Thin Man
Character: Mimi Wynant
Released: May 25, 1934
Type: Movie
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
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Strictly Dynamite
Title: Strictly Dynamite
Character: Miss LaSeur
Released: May 11, 1934
Type: Movie
A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
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Registered Nurse
Title: Registered Nurse
Character: Beulah Schloss
Released: April 6, 1934
Type: Movie
In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operation. One of the surgeon's regards his pursuit a lark, while the other harbors genuine affections for the nurse.
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No More Women
Title: No More Women
Character: Annie Fay
Released: March 3, 1934
Type: Movie
Two deep-sea divers, known only by their nicknames of "Three-Time" and "Forty-Fathoms," find that no place on earth is big enough for both of them at the same time, even the bottom of the ocean. All day long they fight to salvage sunken gold at forty fathoms deep in the ocean, and all night long they fight over dames. This situation continues even when they both go to work for Helen Young, the owner of a tug-boat and a salvage business.
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Keep 'Em Rolling
Title: Keep 'Em Rolling
Character: Julie
Released: March 2, 1934
Type: Movie
World War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.
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Cross Country Cruise
Title: Cross Country Cruise
Character: Nita Borden
Released: January 16, 1934
Type: Movie
A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murder. However, a playboy character who had been flirting with the woman earlier turns amateur detective and clears her.
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Hoopla
Title: Hoopla
Character: Carrie
Released: November 30, 1933
Type: Movie
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.
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The Way to Love
Title: The Way to Love
Character: Suzanne
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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Wild Boys of the Road
Title: Wild Boys of the Road
Character: Aunt Carrie
Released: October 7, 1933
Type: Movie
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their parents, the two high school Sophomores decide to hop the freight trains and look for work.
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The Big Brain
Title: The Big Brain
Character: Margy
Released: August 4, 1933
Type: Movie
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As his bank account grows, Stone's ethics diminish, and soon he's playing fast and loose with other people's money. Disgruntled investor Fay Wray is the one who finally blows the whistle on the prevaricating hair-snipper.
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What Price Innocence?
Title: What Price Innocence?
Character: Amy Harper
Released: June 24, 1933
Type: Movie
A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.
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Hello, Sister!
Title: Hello, Sister!
Character: Mona La Rue
Released: April 14, 1933
Type: Movie
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...
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Pleasure Cruise
Title: Pleasure Cruise
Character: Judy Mills
Released: April 1, 1933
Type: Movie
Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise. Her husband also gets on the cruise as a worker in the barber shop to keep an eye on her.
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Wild Girl
Title: Wild Girl
Character: Millie
Released: November 9, 1932
Type: Movie
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.
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The First Year
Title: The First Year
Character: Mrs. Barstow
Released: July 30, 1932
Type: Movie
Grace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being courted by two men, the steady but predictable Tommy Tucker and the more ambitious, flashy, and worldly Dick Loring, who seems closer to Grace in his desire for travel and adventure.
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Bachelor's Affairs
Title: Bachelor's Affairs
Character: Sheila Peck
Released: June 26, 1932
Type: Movie
A middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided by her ever-present shrewish friend.They marry but the man soon regrets his rash move when she's constantly bored and looking for dancing and excitement, leaving him feel his age. He conspires with a loyal friend to find a suitable man she might run away with so he can divorce her.
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Careless Lady
Title: Careless Lady
Character: Yvette Logan
Released: April 2, 1932
Type: Movie
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
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After Tomorrow
Title: After Tomorrow
Character: Else Taylor
Released: March 6, 1932
Type: Movie
In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents, and engaged for three years while they save to get married. Each has a selfish mother: Sydney's is cold, Pete's is clingy. Sidney's mother is looking for her own happiness, no matter how much that search harms her daughter and long-suffering husband; and, the longer the engagement lingers, the more pressure Pete's mom puts on Sidney to break it off and set her son free. "After Tomorrow" is Pete and Sidney's favorite song, but with illness, poverty, and temptation: will that good day ever come?
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Dance Team
Title: Dance Team
Character: Cora Stuart
Released: January 17, 1932
Type: Movie
From Wikipedia.com A 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Edwin J. Burke.
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The Rainbow Trail
Title: The Rainbow Trail
Character: Ruth
Released: January 3, 1932
Type: Movie
The wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon.
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Good Sport
Title: Good Sport
Character: Virginia Casey
Released: December 12, 1931
Type: Movie
Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she receives a surprise visit from her mother.
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Sob Sister
Title: Sob Sister
Character: Vonnie
Released: October 25, 1931
Type: Movie
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
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Skyline
Title: Skyline
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: October 8, 1931
Type: Movie
Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by Felix Riesenberg. It was produced and released by Fox Film Corporation.
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Bad Girl
Title: Bad Girl
Character: Edna Driggs
Released: August 13, 1931
Type: Movie
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage.
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Doctors' Wives
Title: Doctors' Wives
Character: Julia Wyndram
Released: March 14, 1931
Type: Movie
The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin when the doctor makes a housecall to a seductive woman with designs upon him. His suspicious wife follows him and spies on him. She thinks they are getting romantic when he is actually trying to extricate himself from his predatory patient. She decides to get revenge with his best friend, but nothing happens.
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The Great Power
Title: The Great Power
Character: Joan Wray
Released: March 23, 1929
Type: Movie
The Great Power