Adrienne Ames

Adrienne Ames

Born: August 3, 1907
Died: May 31, 1947
in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Adrienne Ames (August 3, 1907 – May 31, 1947) was an American film actress.

Born Adrienne Ruth McClure in Fort Worth, Texas, Ames began her film career in 1927 as a stand-in for Pola Negri. Ames was soon cast in small film roles in silent films. With the advent of talking pictures, Ames' popularity grew and she was usually cast as society women, or in musicals. She made thirty films during the 1930s with her biggest success in George White's Scandals (1934), a film which was also notable as the debut of Alice Faye. Ames also appeared with the three leading men from the 1931 version of Dracula (Bela Lugosi, David Manners, and Edward Van Sloan) in The Death Kiss (1932). By the end of the decade Ames' popularity had diminished and, discouraged, she left Hollywood for New York.

In 1941 she became a radio personality, headlining a talk show on station WHN in New York City. Her program was successful, and was scheduled regularly until just before her death in 1947. Ames was married three times, including to actor Bruce Cabot from 1933 until 1937. Ames died of cancer on May 31, 1947 in New York City. She is interred in the Oakwood Cemetery in her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas. For her contributions to the motion picture industry, Adrienne Ames has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1612 Vine Street.

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The Zero Hour
Title: The Zero Hour
Character: Susan Pendleton
Released: May 26, 1939
Type: Movie
A celebrated Broadway actress and a wealthy widowed businessman are brought together through their shared affection for a young orphan.
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Panama Patrol
Title: Panama Patrol
Character: Lia Maing
Released: March 20, 1939
Type: Movie
A U.S. agent attempts to track down a spy ring working to destroy the Panama Canal.
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Slander House
Title: Slander House
Character: Helen 'Mme. Helene' Smith
Released: October 4, 1938
Type: Movie
Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.
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Fugitives for a Night
Title: Fugitives for a Night
Character: Eileen Baker
Released: September 23, 1938
Type: Movie
A faded star is suspected of killing a studio executive.
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City Girl
Title: City Girl
Character: Vivian Ross
Released: January 7, 1938
Type: Movie
In this tearful crime melodrama, a waitress becomes so taken with her dream of living in posh luxury and comfort that she leaves her honest boyfriend the district attorney to take up with a notorious gangster who lavishes her with stolen furs and fabulous diamonds. She has no idea that the crook is only using her as a pawn in his scheme to learn the DA's secrets. When she finally does learn the truth, she gives up her life for truth, justice and love.
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Ladies Love Danger
Title: Ladies Love Danger
Released: December 12, 1935
Type: Movie
Fox comedy about an adventurous young woman
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Harmony Lane
Title: Harmony Lane
Character: Jane McDowell
Released: October 22, 1935
Type: Movie
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
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Abdul the Damned
Title: Abdul the Damned
Character: Therese, Viennese Operetta Star
Released: August 5, 1935
Type: Movie
In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.
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Woman Wanted
Title: Woman Wanted
Character: Betty
Released: August 2, 1935
Type: Movie
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into another car. Ann escapes and ends up in lawyer Tony Baxter's car. Tony realizes Ann is innocent, so he vows to help her prove it, risking his neck in the process. Tony and Ann are pursued by the police and by Smiley Gordon, a mob boss who engineered Ann's escape thinking that she can lead him to a $250,000 stash.
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Black Sheep
Title: Black Sheep
Character: Millicent Caldwell Bath
Released: August 1, 1935
Type: Movie
On an ocean liner crossing a professional gambler comes to the aid of a naive young man victimized by a jewel thief. The young man turns out to be his son he's not seen since infancy.
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Gigolette
Title: Gigolette
Character: Kay Parrish
Released: February 15, 1935
Type: Movie
Kay Parrish, a society girl, finds she is penniless when her father dies. However she persuades Terry Gallagher to give her a hostess job at his New York City clip-joint, which he operates on the theory that if the suckers want it he'll give it to them, albeit he does apply some principles regarding the matter. A Broadway playboy, Greg Emerson, falls in love with Kay and proposes but his high-society parents object strongly. Terry. although he also has fallen in love with Kay and doesn't realize she feels the same about him, sets out to provide a happy ending for the couple.
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You're Telling Me!
Title: You're Telling Me!
Character: Princess Lescaboura
Released: April 6, 1934
Type: Movie
Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
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George White's Scandals
Title: George White's Scandals
Character: Barbara Loraine
Released: March 15, 1934
Type: Movie
Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the latest edition of his famous revue. As it turns out, she has lots of backstage gossip to choose from
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The Avenger
Title: The Avenger
Character: Ruth Knowles
Released: August 10, 1933
Type: Movie
A disgraced former District Attorney plots his revenge on the members of a criminal gang who had him framed and sent to prison.
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Disgraced!
Title: Disgraced!
Character: Julia Thorndyke
Released: July 7, 1933
Type: Movie
A lovely fashion model's dreams of marital bliss are shattered when her fiance jilts her. To make matters worse, her father kills the cad and she gets accused of the crime.
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A Bedtime Story
Title: A Bedtime Story
Character: Paulette
Released: April 22, 1933
Type: Movie
Parisian playboy plays father to an abandoned baby who interferes with his womanising.
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From Hell to Heaven
Title: From Hell to Heaven
Character: Joan Burt
Released: February 24, 1933
Type: Movie
The various residents and occupants of a resort hotel await the outcome of a horse race at a nearby track, as it will affect each of their lives in different ways.
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Broadway Bad
Title: Broadway Bad
Character: Aileen
Released: February 24, 1933
Type: Movie
Showgirl Tony Landers, supported by her friend Flip Daly, fights for the custody of her son during a divorce hearing.
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The Death Kiss
Title: The Death Kiss
Character: Marcia Lane
Released: December 5, 1932
Type: Movie
When a movie actor is shot and killed during production, the true feelings about the actor begin to surface. As the studio heads worry about negative publicity, one of the writers tags along as the killing is investigated and clues begin to surface.
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Guilty as Hell
Title: Guilty as Hell
Character: Vera Marsh
Released: August 5, 1932
Type: Movie
Richard Arlen is the convicted murderer and Adrienne Ames his sister who believes in his innocence. We see the murder and the framing set-up at the beginning of the film, so there’s no mystery for the audience to solve. Just the pleasure of watching an intricate cat-and-mouse game, with the murderer one step ahead of his pursuers until the final, tense confrontation.
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Sinners in the Sun
Title: Sinners in the Sun
Character: Claire Kinkaid
Released: May 13, 1932
Type: Movie
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.
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Husband's Holiday
Title: Husband's Holiday
Character: Myrtle
Released: December 19, 1931
Type: Movie
A stuffy family man cheats on his wife but she refuses him a divorce at first. Meanwhile his mistress resents her second class status.
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Working Girls
Title: Working Girls
Character: Bit
Released: December 12, 1931
Type: Movie
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
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Girls About Town
Title: Girls About Town
Character: Anne - Party Girl (uncredited)
Released: November 7, 1931
Type: Movie
A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhattan.
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24 Hours
Title: 24 Hours
Character: Ruby Wintringham
Released: October 3, 1931
Type: Movie
A nightclub singer is carrying on an affair with a married man. When she is found murdered, her lover is suspected of the crime.
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The Road to Reno
Title: The Road to Reno
Character: Unhappy Divorcee
Released: September 25, 1931
Type: Movie
Jackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff - who are in their early 20's. In spite of the fact that fourth husband Robert is a good provider, good step-dad, and all-around good sport about Jackie's rather wild ways, Jackie is intent on divorcing him although she seems to bear the man no resentment. It just seems that her only reason is that it's time for a change, much like an impulse to buy a new hat. Both children are upset about her decision since they have great affection for Robert. However, daughter Lee has just arrived home from school and decides to accompany her mother to Reno to look after her. On the train west, Lee meets a young mining engineer, Tom, who is headed to a job interview in California. The two hit it off and a romance buds.
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Sally
Title: Sally
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: January 12, 1930
Type: Movie
Sally is an orphan who was named by the telephone exchange where she was abandoned as a baby. In the orphanage, she discovered the joy of dancing. Working as a waitress, she serves Blair (Alexander Gray), and they both fall for each other, but Blair is engaged to socialite Marcia. Sally is hired to impersonate a famous Russian dancer named Noskerova, but at that engagement, she is found to be a phoney. Undaunted, she proceeds with her life and has a show on Broadway, but she still thinks of Blair.