Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Born: April 26, 1914
Died: July 25, 1993
in Fort William, Ontario, Canada
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Cecilia Parker (April 26, 1914 – July 25, 1993) was a Canadian-born American film actress. She was best known for portraying Marian Hardy, the sister of Andy Hardy, in eleven of the Andy Hardy series films.

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Andy Hardy Comes Home
Title: Andy Hardy Comes Home
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: December 22, 1958
Type: Movie
Andy Hardy, now a grown man with a wife and children, returns to his hometown on a business trip and finds himself getting mixed up in local politics.
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Andy Hardy's Double Life
Title: Andy Hardy's Double Life
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: December 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Andy is about to head off to college but he's got a few things to take care of before leaving. For starters, he must try and sell his junk car for $20 to pay for a bill and he must convince his father not to go with him to college. Worst of all is that Polly wants to make up but her best friend decides to give Andy a test.
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Seven Sweethearts
Title: Seven Sweethearts
Character: Victor Van Maaster
Released: November 13, 1942
Type: Movie
Little Delft, Michigan follows the customs of old-world Holland and is known for its Tulip Festival. The owner of the hotel insists that his seven daughters marry in order, from eldest to youngest.
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Grand Central Murder
Title: Grand Central Murder
Character: Constance 'Connie' Furness
Released: May 1, 1942
Type: Movie
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Title: The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: March 3, 1942
Type: Movie
While Judge Hardy handles a couple's divorce, Andy takes a shine to their shy daughter.
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Gambling Daughters
Title: Gambling Daughters
Character: Diana Cameron
Released: August 1, 1941
Type: Movie
A couple of rich girls at a private boarding school find themselves mixed up in gambling and blackmail, and must steal from their parents to pay their gambling debts.
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Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Title: Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: July 5, 1940
Type: Movie
Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that he liked it better back home.
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Title: Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character: Self
Released: May 29, 1940
Type: Movie
This short promotes the premise that movies often create a demand for the fashions seen in them. It starts with a vignette in rural America. A mother and daughter go to town to buy a new dress. In the dress shop window is a designer dress worn by Joan Crawford in a recent movie. We then go to Hollywood and visit Adrian, MGM's chief of costume design, and see how multiple copies of a single clothing pattern are produced. The film ends with short segments of several MGM features.
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Judge Hardy and Son
Title: Judge Hardy and Son
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: December 22, 1939
Type: Movie
Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.
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Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Title: Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: July 21, 1939
Type: Movie
Young Andy develops a crush on his drama teacher. When his play is chosen as the school's annual production, Andy seizes the opportunity to spend as much time as possible with his pretty teacher. Meanwhile, Judge Hardy has his own problems when he gets conned into forming a phony aluminum corporation.
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From the Ends of the Earth
Title: From the Ends of the Earth
Character: Self
Released: May 28, 1939
Type: Movie
An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at the time. Such as The Women, Thunder Afloat, Siren of the Tropics, Ninotchka, Northwest Passage, and At the Circus.
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The Hardys Ride High
Title: The Hardys Ride High
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: April 21, 1939
Type: Movie
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Title: Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Character: Jane Delano
Released: January 13, 1939
Type: Movie
An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.
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Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Title: Loews Christmas Greeting (The Hardy Family)
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: January 9, 1939
Type: Movie
Andy Hardy and the rest of the Hardy family wake up Christmas morning to gifts and give a holiday greeting to viewers.
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Out West with the Hardys
Title: Out West with the Hardys
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: November 25, 1938
Type: Movie
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
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Love Finds Andy Hardy
Title: Love Finds Andy Hardy
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: July 22, 1938
Type: Movie
Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.
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Judge Hardy's Children
Title: Judge Hardy's Children
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: March 26, 1938
Type: Movie
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter.
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Another Romance of Celluloid
Title: Another Romance of Celluloid
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: February 5, 1938
Type: Movie
This second entry in MGM's "Romance of Film" series documents how celluloid movie film is processed and features behind-the-scenes glimpses of current MGM productions.
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You're Only Young Once
Title: You're Only Young Once
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: December 10, 1937
Type: Movie
Andy Hardy and his sister find romance during a family vacation in Catalina.
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Roll Along, Cowboy
Title: Roll Along, Cowboy
Character: Janet Blake
Released: October 18, 1937
Type: Movie
Singing cowboy Randy shows up at Mrs. Blake's ranch. She is beset by bad guys, and Randy loves her daughter Janet.
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Sweetheart of the Navy
Title: Sweetheart of the Navy
Character: Joan Whitney
Released: June 8, 1937
Type: Movie
Singer Joan Whitney, called the "Sweetheart of the Navy" by sailors, is struggling to re-open the Snug Harbor Cafe. After her partner, Richard, skips town with the money owed to their creditors, the club opens unceremoniously. Two of Joan's sailor friends, Andy and Pete, offer to help her raise money for the club by staging a fight with Bumper Martin, boxing champion of the fleet. At Andy's request, straight-laced yeoman Eddie Harris replaces him in the upcoming fight. Andy and Pete then intimidate or coerce the sailors into betting on the fight, promising to give Joan the profits. Navy Commander Lodge, who is grooming Eddie for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, is against the fight, however, and Joan decides to "vamp" Eddie to make him fight.
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Hollywood Cowboy
Title: Hollywood Cowboy
Character: Joyce Butler
Released: May 28, 1937
Type: Movie
Just after Kramer goes to Wyoming to start his protection racket, cowboy actor Jeff Carson finishes a picture and goes camping. Attracted to Joyce Butler, he hires on at her ranch and quickly gets caught up in Butler's conflict with Kramer. When the Butlers refuse to buy his service, he has their cattle stampeded.
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Girl Loves Boy
Title: Girl Loves Boy
Character: Dorothy McCarthy
Released: March 27, 1937
Type: Movie
Bob Conrad is the playboy son of town squire Charles Conrad. Much against his dad's wishes, Bob falls in love with Dorothy McCarthy, the daughter of penniless widow Mrs. McCarthy. At the insistence of his dad, Bob weds Sally Lace. Dorothy's broken heart is mended however, when it turns out that Sally's divorce from her previous husband was never finalized.
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A Family Affair
Title: A Family Affair
Character: Marian Hardy
Released: March 12, 1937
Type: Movie
Judge Hardy faces problems at work and at home. Powerful men in town are upset with his decisions and want to see him impeached; his daughters, Joan and Marion, have romantic problems; and his son, Andy discovers Polly Benedict. As usual, Judge Hardy is concerned with everyone in the family and lends wisdom and calmness to all.
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Old Hutch
Title: Old Hutch
Character: Irene Hutchins
Released: September 25, 1936
Type: Movie
Life changes in surprising ways when a lazy, unemployed husband and father finds a box containing thousands of dollars in cash.
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In His Steps
Title: In His Steps
Character: Ruth Brewster
Released: September 22, 1936
Type: Movie
Tom and Ruth are disowned by their parents after eloping. They take up jobs as tenant farmers and and learn the true value of marriage, working and living.
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Below the Deadline
Title: Below the Deadline
Character: Molly Fitzgerald
Released: June 7, 1936
Type: Movie
After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.
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The Mine with the Iron Door
Title: The Mine with the Iron Door
Character: Marta Hill
Released: May 6, 1936
Type: Movie
Having acquired the controlling interest in the Eureka Discovery Corporation for five-hundred dollars, and selling half of it to a detective for two-hundred dollars, Bob Harvey sets off with his new partner to find the buried treasure of San Capello---with very strange consequences.
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Three Live Ghosts
Title: Three Live Ghosts
Character: Ann Gordon
Released: January 10, 1936
Type: Movie
Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.
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Ah, Wilderness!
Title: Ah, Wilderness!
Character: Muriel McComber
Released: December 25, 1935
Type: Movie
At the turn of the century, a young man graduates high school and realizes the joys and sorrows of growing up, with some loving help and guidance from his wise father. A tender, coming-of-age story, with a wonderful look at a long-gone, but fondly remembered, small town America.
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Naughty Marietta
Title: Naughty Marietta
Character: Julie
Released: March 29, 1935
Type: Movie
A French princess flees an arranged marriage and sails for New Orleans, where she is rescued from pirates by a dashing mercenary.
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Enter Madame
Title: Enter Madame
Character: Aline Chalmers
Released: January 4, 1935
Type: Movie
Man marries opera singer, winds up taking back seat to her career.
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Here Is My Heart
Title: Here Is My Heart
Character: Suzette
Released: December 28, 1934
Type: Movie
A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.
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The Painted Veil
Title: The Painted Veil
Character: Olga
Released: November 23, 1934
Type: Movie
The wife of a doctor in China falls in love with a diplomat.
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The Lost Jungle
Title: The Lost Jungle
Character: Ruth Robinson
Released: June 13, 1934
Type: Movie
Clyde Beatty, an animal trainer and circus star, leads a search for his missing girlfriend and her father who were on an expedition looking for a lost tropical island. Using a dirigible as his mode of transportation, Beatty and his band head off in search of the missing explorers only to crash their airship on the same island their friends are located. Battling wild animals and a gang of greedy men searching for gold, Beatty and his party must rescue his girlfriend and father all the while trying to escape their jungle island. Feature version of the same-title serial of the same year, with refilmed sequences substantially altering the plot and characters of the original chapterplay.
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I Hate Women
Title: I Hate Women
Character: Rose
Released: May 10, 1934
Type: Movie
A reporter is frustrated with women after a string of failed relationships. But then he finds himself taking up the cause of a young women he believes is falsely accused of killing her husband.
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Honor of the Range
Title: Honor of the Range
Character: Mary Turner
Released: April 15, 1934
Type: Movie
After Sheriff Ken puts money in the safe, his brother Clem gives Rawhide the combination. With the money gone the disgruntled townsmen make Boots Sheriff and lock up Ken. Clem, now a prisoner of Rawhide, has a change of heart and sends Ken a message with the outlaw's location. Ken escapes by impersonating the saloon entertainer and rides for the hangout.
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High School Girl
Title: High School Girl
Character: Beth 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 Man Trailer
Title: The Man Trailer
Character: Sally Ryan
Released: March 24, 1934
Type: Movie
When an ex-outlaw becomes Marshall he must face up to his old gang.
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The Lost Jungle
Title: The Lost Jungle
Character: Ruth Robinson
Released: March 22, 1934
Type: Movie
12 part movie serial where Clyde Beatty encounters obstacles and adventure on his way to rescue his damsel in distress.
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Gun Justice
Title: Gun Justice
Character: Ray Marsh
Released: December 11, 1933
Type: Movie
Wanting the Lance ranch, Burkett kills Lance and brings in an imposter to pose as the heir Ken Lance. Ken learns of the plan, captures the imposter, and arrives posing as himself. In an ensuing gunfight a man is killed and Ken is in trouble when not only is he accused of the murder, but the imposter escapes and convinces the Sheriff he's the real Ken Lance.
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Secret Sinners
Title: Secret Sinners
Character: Margie Dodd
Released: October 19, 1933
Type: Movie
A young, unmarried theatrical couple befriend an out-of-work housekeeper and introduce her to another new acquaintance, a man of means, unaware that he is married and going through a messy divorce.
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His Weak Moment
Title: His Weak Moment
Released: October 13, 1933
Type: Movie
A comedy short.
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Riders of Destiny
Title: Riders of Destiny
Character: Fay Denton
Released: October 10, 1933
Type: Movie
James Kincaid controls the local water supply and plans to do away with the other ranchers. Government agent Sandy Saunders arrives undercover to investigate Kincaid's land swindle scheme, and win the heart of one of his victims, Fay Denton.
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Damaged Lives
Title: Damaged Lives
Character: Rosie
Released: September 15, 1933
Type: Movie
An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.
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The Trail Drive
Title: The Trail Drive
Character: Virginia
Released: September 4, 1933
Type: Movie
Honest John is pulling off a swindle by buying cattle in Texas with worthless scrip and selling them in New Mexico for cash. Ken is leading the cattle drive not knowing that when they cross the state line Honest John's plan will have succeeded.
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Rainbow Ranch
Title: Rainbow Ranch
Character: Molly Burke
Released: July 25, 1933
Type: Movie
An emergency at his Aunt's ranch gets Ed Randall leave from the Navy. He returns to find the water cut off and her note due the next day. When the man he seeks legal advice from is murdered, Ed is accused and he now finds himself in jail with a lynch mob forming outside.
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The Fugitive
Title: The Fugitive
Character: Georgia Stevens
Released: July 15, 1933
Type: Movie
A half a million dollars has been stolen and stashed away and prison inmate Dutch knows where it is. So Government Agent Joe goes to prison and makes friends with Dutch. When Joe breaks them out, Dutch leads them to the money only to find it gone. But Dutch's old gang is on hand and they haven't found it either.
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Unknown Valley
Title: Unknown Valley
Character: Sheila O'Neill
Released: May 5, 1933
Type: Movie
Looking for his missing father, Joe Gordon heads into the desert where Elders from a secret village find him unconscious. Attracted to Sheilla O'Neill, the two plan an escape from the village where no one is allowed to leave. But then he learns his father is being held prisoner and finding him, he is also made a prisoner.
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Tombstone Canyon
Title: Tombstone Canyon
Character: Jenny Lee
Released: December 25, 1932
Type: Movie
A range lawman (Ken Maynard) unmasks a black-cloaked phantom killer (Sheldon Lewis).
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The Lost Special
Title: The Lost Special
Character: Betty Moore
Released: November 25, 1932
Type: Movie
A lady reporter and two college students search for the "Gold Special," a train that disappeared without a trace.
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Jungle Mystery
Title: Jungle Mystery
Character: Barbara Morgan
Released: September 12, 1932
Type: Movie
In Africa, two hunters meet a girl and her father who are searching for her lost brother. Their search is complicated by rival hunters who are after ivory and by a tribe of hostile natives.
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Mystery Ranch
Title: Mystery Ranch
Character: Jane Emory
Released: June 7, 1932
Type: Movie
Megalomaniacal rancher is a law unto himself, until a Ranger is called-upon to bring him to justice.
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The Rainbow Trail
Title: The Rainbow Trail
Character: Fay Larkin
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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Frankenstein
Title: Frankenstein
Character: Maid (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1931
Type: Movie
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
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Young as You Feel
Title: Young as You Feel
Released: August 6, 1931
Type: Movie
Lemuel Morehouse, the owner of a profitable meatpacking company in Chicago, bemoans the fact that neither of his two sons have the time nor inclination to eat with him. Billy is obsessed with culture, while Tom is a physical fitness nut. At the office, Lemuel is exasperated when Billy arrives for work at four in the afternoon and cannot stay because of a party he is giving that night to unveil a statue he bought for $20,000. Lemuel then finds Tom meeting with his golf committee rather than working. When the boys argue that business is only a means to an end, and that happiness and enjoyment of life are desired goals, Lemuel counters their contentions by declaring that what they really need are wives and tells them that Dorothy and Rose Gregson, the daughters of an old friend, will soon be visiting.
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The Unholy Three
Title: The Unholy Three
Character: First Siamese Twin (uncredited)
Released: July 12, 1930
Type: Movie
A trio of former sideshow performers double as the "Unholy Three" in a scam to nab some shiny rocks.