Eleanor Stewart

Eleanor Stewart

Born: February 2, 1913
Died: July 4, 2007
in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Eleanor Stewart (February 2, 1913 – July 4, 2007) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared mostly in western films.

Initially on contract with MGM, Stewart eventually worked freelance for various studios, starring often as the heroine opposite Bob Steele, Tex Ritter, Jack Randall, Bob Custer, Ken Maynard and Tom Keene, among others. She is probably best known for her role in the serial The Fighting Devil Dogs, which was released throughout 1938. During the 1940s she did three Hopalong Cassidy films. Stewart was also a voice actor and a writer.

Retiring from film in the 1940s, Stewart had no acting roles until 1979, when she played a small role in the film The Orphan.

Eleanor Stewart died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 94.

Movies for Eleanor Stewart...

The Orphan
Title: The Orphan
Released: November 2, 1979
Type: Movie
A disturbed young man is plagued by horrific headaches that he believes make him commit murders.
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Torpedo of Doom
Title: Torpedo of Doom
Character: Janet Warfield
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
This is a TV-movie feature edited from the 1938 Republic serial "Fighting Devil Dogs"
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Mystery Man
Title: Mystery Man
Character: Diane Newhall
Released: May 31, 1944
Type: Movie
Hoppy's ranch is threatened by rustlers. Hoppy and the gang oblige as usual.
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Silver Queen
Title: Silver Queen
Character: Millicent Bailey
Released: November 14, 1942
Type: Movie
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and his fortune die during market crash of the 1800's.
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Men of San Quentin
Title: Men of San Quentin
Character: Anne Holden
Released: May 15, 1942
Type: Movie
A corrupt official at San Quentin tries to frame an innocent guard for several murders within the prison.
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The Great Man's Lady
Title: The Great Man's Lady
Character: Miss Frisbee
Released: April 15, 1942
Type: Movie
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.
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Pacific Blackout
Title: Pacific Blackout
Character: Secretary
Released: December 31, 1941
Type: Movie
Falsely convicted of murder, young Robert Draper escapes custody during a practice blackout drill. Under cover of darkness, Draper hopes to find the real killer, who turns out to be a member of a Nazi sabotage ring. Completed shortly before America entered WW2.
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Louisiana Purchase
Title: Louisiana Purchase
Character: Louisiana Belle
Released: December 31, 1941
Type: Movie
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese beauty.
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Riders of the Timberline
Title: Riders of the Timberline
Character: Elaine Kerrigan
Released: September 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Hopalong Cassidy and Johnny Nelson ride to the mountains to help a man and his daughter save their logging business from someone who is sabotaging their efforts.
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West Point Widow
Title: West Point Widow
Character: Pearl
Released: June 20, 1941
Type: Movie
In this romance, a hospital nurse marries a West Point football hero. She soon gets pregnant, but this doesn't stop her from annulling the marriage so as not to interfere with her husband's military career.
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Pirates on Horseback
Title: Pirates on Horseback
Character: Trudy Pendleton
Released: May 23, 1941
Type: Movie
Hoppy, Lucky and California search for a mine owned by Trudy Pendleton after it was taken from her by thw swindling gambler Ace Gibson. They find the mine and Hoppy fights Gibson over it.
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Waterloo Bridge
Title: Waterloo Bridge
Character: Grace
Released: May 17, 1940
Type: Movie
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front. Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet. She survives on the streets of London, falling even lower after she hears her true love has been killed in action. But he wasn't killed. Those terrible years were nothing more than a bad dream is Myra's hope after Roy finds her and takes her to his family's country estate.
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Flaming Lead
Title: Flaming Lead
Character: Kay Burke
Released: November 1, 1939
Type: Movie
Cowhand Ken Clark is stranded in Chicago, and temporarily takes a job as a sharp-shooter entertainer in a night club, with the intention of getting enough money together to get back to his beloved Arizona. Frank Gordon, while drunk, is about to be rolled by the club bouncer, but Ken interferes and earns Clark's gratitude. Gordon gets a telegram from Kay Burke, the daughter of his partner in Arizona, notifying him that her father, Jim Burke, has been killed by rustlers.The ranch has a U.S. Army contract to furnish horses, but she sees little hope of being able to make good because the stock is being rustled, and she asks Gordon for his help.
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Eternally Yours
Title: Eternally Yours
Character: Girl at Shower (uncredited)
Released: October 7, 1939
Type: Movie
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world tour. But Anita is annoyed by Arturo's constant flirtations, and his death-defying stunts give her nightmares. And forget her plan to retire to a farmhouse. Eventually, she has had enough and disappears.
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The Mexicali Kid
Title: The Mexicali Kid
Character: Jean Carter
Released: September 13, 1938
Type: Movie
Looking for the killer of his brother, Jack saves the outlaw known as the Mexicali Kid who had collapsed on the desert. Jack joins up with the Kid who leads him to Gorson. Gorson is after a ranch and gets Jack to pose as the heir to the ranch. After the papers are signed he plans to have jack killed. But the Kid recognizes Gorson's henchmen as the men Jack is after and decides to help him.
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Stagecoach Days
Title: Stagecoach Days
Character: Mary Larkin
Released: June 19, 1938
Type: Movie
Western featuring a thrilling stagecoach race.
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The Fighting Devil Dogs
Title: The Fighting Devil Dogs
Character: Janet Warfield
Released: May 27, 1938
Type: Movie
Two marine lieutenants battle a masked would-be world conqueror who uses electricity as a weapon.
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Rolling Caravans
Title: Rolling Caravans
Character: Alice Rankin
Released: March 7, 1938
Type: Movie
The strip is being opened to settlers and as everyone heads for the starting line, Thad and his outlaw gang are ready. Learning Rankin has a treasure map, Thad steals it. When Breezy attempts to recover the map he is captured by Thad. With Breezy tied up, Thad heads out to claim the treasure plot.
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The Painted Trail
Title: The Painted Trail
Character: Alice Banning
Released: February 16, 1938
Type: Movie
Tom Keene, formerly George Duryea and latterly Richard Powers, made his final starring appearance in the Monogram western The Painted Trail. Keene is cast as a former federal agent who is drawn out of retirement to stem the activities of smugglers Boss (Leroy Mason) and Driscoll (Walter Long). Disguising himself as an outlaw, our hero gains the confidence of the two desperadoes, only to be found out at the least appropriate time. Rest assured that Keene saves the day and manages to march ingenue Ann (Eleanore Stewart) to the altar.
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Where Trails Divide
Title: Where Trails Divide
Character: Nora Hart
Released: October 13, 1937
Type: Movie
Tom Allen comes to Rawhide to open a law office. But he becomes the Sheriff instead and goes after Wilson and his outlaw gang hoping his brother Billy is not one of them.
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Trapped by G-Men
Title: Trapped by G-Men
Character: Nancy Higbee
Released: September 9, 1937
Type: Movie
Granite-jawed Jack Holt performs a dual role in Columbia's Trapped by G-Men.
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The Rangers Step In
Title: The Rangers Step In
Character: Terry Warren
Released: August 8, 1937
Type: Movie
Tom Martin wants to buy the Jed Warren ranch as he knows the railroad wants it for the right-of-way, but Jed refuses to sell...
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Headline Crasher
Title: Headline Crasher
Character: Helen
Released: August 4, 1937
Type: Movie
The popular B-flick team of Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond star in the slick quickie Headline Crasher. Little Frankie and Big Kane play a pair of roving journalists who investigate a politician (Richard Tucker) up for re-election. When it seems as though the politico is being set up for a fall by yellow journalists, Darro and Richmond try to get to the truth of the matter. The original story for Headline Crasher is credited to Peter B. Kyne, creator of the "Broncho Billy" western stories.
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Range Defenders
Title: Range Defenders
Character: Sylvia Ashton
Released: June 29, 1937
Type: Movie
Stony's brother George has been accused of murder and the Mesquiteers have returned to prove his innocence. But they find that Harvey rules the town along with his stooge Sheriff Gray and that George won't get a fair trial.
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Santa Fe Rides
Title: Santa Fe Rides
Character: Carol Sheldon
Released: February 25, 1937
Type: Movie
The Transcontinental Broadcasting Company sends a sound truck and equipment to a ranch to obtain an audition from "Santa Fe" Evans and his musical cowboys (Oscar Gahan, Lloyd Perryman, Robert "Curley" Hoag, Rudy Sooter and Sherry Tansey.) Carver, arch enemy of Evans and a rival for the love of Carol Sheldon, fails in an attempt to spoil the audition. Carver frames Mr. Sheldon and Carol's brother Buddy on a charge, by Al Jensen, of receiving cattle stolen from him by Evans. Carver blames Evans for all of the Sheldon's troubles and, what with one thing or another, it looks like Evans and his cowhands will miss the big broadcast.
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Arizona Days
Title: Arizona Days
Character: Marge Workman
Released: January 30, 1937
Type: Movie
Tex and sidekick Grass join McGill's traveling show. When Price has McGill's wagons burned, Tex becomes the county tax collector to earn money. This leads to trouble as one of those owing money is Price who says he will not pay. Business doesn´t go as plan.
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Red Lights Ahead
Title: Red Lights Ahead
Character: Celeste - the Maid
Released: November 28, 1936
Type: Movie
A family loses its collective head going from rags to riches in this low-budget comedy from also-ran studio Chesterfield. Former slapstick comedian Andy Clyde starred as Grandpa Tom Hopkins who, after selling his junk business, moves in with daughter Molly (Lucille Gleason), her husband Ed (Roger Imhof), and their children Mary (Ann Doran), Edna (Paula Stone), George (Ben Alexander, and Willie (Frank Coghlan Jr.). Ed, who is a member of the town lodge "the Whales," is persuaded by Whitney (Sam Flint) the "Grand Harpoon," to buy $5,000 worth of shares in a promising gold mine, mortgaging the family home to do so. Soon the family is rich and everyone except Molly takes on airs.
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The Gun Ranger
Title: The Gun Ranger
Character: Molly Pearson
Released: November 17, 1936
Type: Movie
A lawman who brings in a killer only to see him freed because of corruption turns in his badge & sets out on his own to rid his town of killers & crooked politicians.
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Headin' for the Rio Grande
Title: Headin' for the Rio Grande
Character: Laura Hart
Released: January 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Western - Singing cowboy Tex Saunders (Tex Ritter) finds himself in a heap of trouble when he agrees to investigate local gangsters at the behest of a lovely lady (Eleanor Stewart). As payment for his pains, he's framed by a saloon owner (Warner Richmond) for killing bad guy Red Dugan (James Mason) and forced to sweat it out in jail. Will his faithful sidekick, Chilo (Syd Saylor), show up to save his skin … or will Tex have a date with the gallows? - Tex Ritter, Warner Richmond, Eleanor Stewart
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Robin Hood, Jr.
Title: Robin Hood, Jr.
Character: (voice)
Released: February 3, 1934
Type: Movie
After the notorious pint-sized fibber Willie Whopper claims to have been Robin Hood, the cartoon segues into an adventure in which Willie is the singing-dancing Robin of Sherwood Forest. Maid Marion, imprisoned in Ill Manor and soon to be forced to marry the evil Prince John, writes asking Robin for his help. Robin disguises himself as a jester, comically disrupts the wedding and battles Prince John.