Jane Winton

Jane Winton

Born: October 10, 1905
Died: September 22, 1959
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia

Jane Winton (October 10, 1905 - September 22, 1959) was a movie actress, dancer, opera soprano, writer, and painter. She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

During the 1920s she began her stage career as a dancer with the Ziegfeld Follies.

After coming to the west coast Winton became known as the green-eyed goddess of Hollywood. Her film appearances include roles in Tomorrow's Love (1925), Why Girls Go Back Home (1926), Sunrise, The Crystal Cup and The Fair Coed (1927), Burning Daylight, Melody of Love and The Patsy (1928), Scandal and Show Girl in Hollywood (1929), and The Furies and Hell's Angels (1930).

Winton played Donna Isobel, the mother of the title character, in Don Juan (1926). The film starred John Barrymore and Mary Astor. The movie was billed as the first film made in Vitaphone, a new invention which synchronized sound with motion pictures. Modern talking pictures began with the Vitaphone.

After leaving Hollywood, Winton performed various operatic roles both in the United States and abroad. In 1933 she was with the National Grand Opera Company for their production of I Pagliacci. She sang Nedda. She starred in the operetta Caviar. In England she became noted for her singing and work in radio.

Jane Winton died in 1959 at the Pierre Hotel in New York City.

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Limelight
Title: Limelight
Character: Ray Madison
Released: June 23, 1937
Type: Movie
A chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her producer to give him a shot at stardom.
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The Week End Mystery
Title: The Week End Mystery
Released: December 1, 1931
Type: Movie
During a rainstorm at a remote manor house, Richard Crayell plays host to several guests. At nine o'clock sharp, he excuses himself from the card table to take his medicine, promising to return soon. When he doesn't, Claire goes in search of him, and finds his door locked from the inside.
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Hell's Angels
Title: Hell's Angels
Character: Baroness Von Kranz
Released: November 15, 1930
Type: Movie
When World War I breaks out, brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge, each attending Oxford university, enlist with the Royal Flying Corps.
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A Notorious Affair
Title: A Notorious Affair
Character: One of Paul's Admirers (uncredited)
Released: April 26, 1930
Type: Movie
A scheming musician seduces a wealthy woman for love and money.
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Show Girl in Hollywood
Title: Show Girl in Hollywood
Character: Frank Buelow's Premiere Guest
Released: April 20, 1930
Type: Movie
Broadway actress leaves New York to become a star in Hollywood, and succeeds despite sleazy directors and her own ego.
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The Furies
Title: The Furies
Character: Gwendolyn Andrews
Released: March 16, 1930
Type: Movie
Fifi Sands, whose husband is constantly unfaithful, is prevented from obtaining a divorce by Bedlow, her husband's lawyer. At a dinner party given by Smith, a columnist, she announces that her husband has at last granted her freedom; but Owen McDonald, her childhood sweetheart, whom she still loves, is disappointed to learn that she is not asking for alimony or a settlement. When her young son, Alan, announces that his father has been murdered, he accuses his mother of trying to shield McDonald, whom he suspects of the crime. Fifi goes to Bedlow for aid, and learning that she no longer loves McDonald, he agrees to help; but Bedlow locks her in the apartment, then confesses his love for her and admits to the murder of her husband. Dr. Cummings and Alan come to her aid; and returning to the drawing room, they find that Bedlow has leaped to his death. Fifi finds happiness at last with the doctor.
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Scandal
Title: Scandal
Character: Vera
Released: April 27, 1929
Type: Movie
1929 picture starring Laura La Plante, Huntley Gordon, and John Boles.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Title: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Character: Doña Carla
Released: March 30, 1929
Type: Movie
This first cinematic version of the classic book is a part-talkie, although the only surviving print is silent (housed in the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY). It is a straight-forward telling of the intermingled lives of a group of strangers doomed to die in a collapsing bridge accident. The Art Direction, paltry and unremarkable, surprisingly won an Oscar over the far more remarkable work nominated in THE IRON MASK. The special effect scene of the lovers plummeting with the bridge into the chasm is unforgettable and remarkably done.
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Captain Lash
Title: Captain Lash
Character: Babe
Released: January 6, 1929
Type: Movie
Lash is the head coal stoker on a steam ship whose shipmates have nicknamed "Captain". Lash somehow grabs the attention of society dame passenger Cora Nevins. Nevins is actually a jewel thief who's lifted diamonds from wealthy passenger Arthur Condrax. She needs Lash to aid in sneaking the "ice" ashore at Singapore. Cocky is Lash's concertina-playing buddy and uses it to signal Lash.
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Nothing to Wear
Title: Nothing to Wear
Character: Irene Hawley
Released: November 5, 1928
Type: Movie
Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Jacqueline Logan, Theodore von Eltz, Bryant Washburn, Jane Winton.
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Melody of Love
Title: Melody of Love
Character: Flo Thompson
Released: October 10, 1928
Type: Movie
Historically significant as Universal's first 100% all-talkie, the production suffered from having a tight shooting schedule. Carl Laemmle was only able to rent the Fox Movietone sound-on-film recording system for one week, having to be filmed at night while the Fox Studio was closed down for the evenings.
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The Yellow Lily
Title: The Yellow Lily
Character: Mademoiselle Julie
Released: May 28, 1928
Type: Movie
Archduke Alexander (Clive Brook) is better known for his sexual conquests than his diplomatic triumphs. After a lifetime of loving 'em and leaving 'em, the Archduke finally meets a girl he can't leave, Hungarian lass Judith Peredy (Billie Dove). She resists his advances but can't hide the fact that she's in love with him. The Yellow Lily was the second of four cinematic collaborations between star Billie Dove and director Alexander Korda.
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The Patsy
Title: The Patsy
Character: Grace Harrington
Released: April 22, 1928
Type: Movie
Jealous that her older sister Grace has landed handsome and successful Tony Anderson, Patricia Harrington launches an elaborate charm offensive to win his heart. Patricia shrugs off her diffidence and, in the hope that Tony will be drawn to her new persona, tries to carry herself with the self-confidence of the era's silent film stars. When this doesn't have the desired effect, Patricia takes things a step further.
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Honeymoon Flats
Title: Honeymoon Flats
Character: Jane Twitchell
Released: April 1, 1928
Type: Movie
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Burning Daylight
Title: Burning Daylight
Character: Martha Fairbee
Released: March 10, 1928
Type: Movie
Elam "Burning Daylight" Harnish is a prospector who makes a million dollars in the Dawson, Alaska gold rush and loses the million dollars in Dawson. He journeys to San Francisco, makes three million dollars and loses it in San Francisco. He returns to Alaska and eventually finds his treasure.
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Bare Knees
Title: Bare Knees
Character: Jane Longworth
Released: February 1, 1928
Type: Movie
A young married woman in a small town is visited by her sister, a single "flapper" who causes a scandal in town with her bobbed hair and short skirts. She attracts the attentions of some of the local men, which causes an even greater scandal--which is made worse when her sister abruptly leaves her boorish husband for another man.
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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Title: Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Character: The Manicure Girl
Released: November 4, 1927
Type: Movie
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
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The Fair Co-Ed
Title: The Fair Co-Ed
Character: Betty
Released: October 22, 1927
Type: Movie
Marion go off to college where she joins the basketball team to be near the coach, Bob. She instantly makes a rival of Betty, who's also interested in Bob.
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The Crystal Cup
Title: The Crystal Cup
Character: Polly Pleyden
Released: October 16, 1927
Type: Movie
A beautiful young girl has been raised by her bitter mother to hate all men, but her beauty means that men are constantly after her. She rejects them all, leading some to believe that she may be a lesbian. To stop those rumors, she begins a platonic relationship with a young writer, but things don't work out exactly as planned.
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The Poor Nut
Title: The Poor Nut
Character: Julia Winters
Released: August 6, 1927
Type: Movie
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Lonesome Ladies
Title: Lonesome Ladies
Character: Mrs. St. Clair
Released: July 3, 1927
Type: Movie
Released on July 3, 1927
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The Beloved Rogue
Title: The Beloved Rogue
Character: The Abbess
Released: March 12, 1927
Type: Movie
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
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Perch of the Devil
Title: Perch of the Devil
Character: Ora Blake
Released: March 6, 1927
Type: Movie
Ida is married to small-time Montana prospector Gregory Compton. She's bored and lonely, so a friend, wealthy widow and woman of the world Ora Blake, easily gets her to share a trip to Europe. There, Ida lives the high life amid the continent's rich and carefree, but soon grows weary of it, wishing she were home again with her true love. Back in Butte, Gregory has hit a gold strike and telegraphs Ida of his luck. Ora however, with a secret love for Gregory, sabotages Ida's response by rewriting the return cable to indicate Ida will return, but only for a share in the gold. When the travelers return to Montana, Ida has found out about what backstabbing Ora has done, and fight it out at the mine, but unaware of their presence, the now-disillusioned Gregory intends on blowing up the mine at the same time.
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The Monkey Talks
Title: The Monkey Talks
Character: Masisie
Released: February 20, 1927
Type: Movie
In 1927 Olive Borden starred in Fox drama The Monkey Talks directed by Raoul Walsh. She played a circus performer who meets a man pretending to be a talking monkey.
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Upstream
Title: Upstream
Character: The Soubrette
Released: January 30, 1927
Type: Movie
A silent comedy set in an actor's boardinghouse. Some plot points are seemingly inspired by the Barrymore dynasty.
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My Official Wife
Title: My Official Wife
Character: Demimondaine
Released: October 16, 1926
Type: Movie
A glittering drama of Imperial Russia in the days before the Revolution and the reckless life of the aristocracy in the days of the Czar, featuring gorgeous gowns, beautiful women and spectacular settings.
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Across the Pacific
Title: Across the Pacific
Character: Claire Marsh
Released: October 2, 1926
Type: Movie
Following the Spanish-American War, a soldier is given the assignment of finding the leader of a band of rebels in the Philippines. In order to do this, he must romance Roma, a cabaret spy working for the rebels. This does not please the daughter of his commanding officer, whom he is romancing.
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Millionaires
Title: Millionaires
Character: Lottie
Released: October 1, 1926
Type: Movie
Meyer Rubens and his wife, Esther, own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther wants to move on up to the Upper West Side. She has a rich sister, Reba, who persuades Meyer to invest in the worthless oil stock sold by her husband. The stock proves to be not worthless and Meyer and Esther become overnight millionaires. But Reba thinks Meyer, who has no taste for high society, is holding her sister back socially, so she devises some schemes that involve catching Meyer in a compromising situation with other women, so her sister can file for a divorce.
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The Honeymoon Express
Title: The Honeymoon Express
Character: Estelle
Released: September 2, 1926
Type: Movie
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Don Juan
Title: Don Juan
Character: Donna Isobel
Released: August 6, 1926
Type: Movie
If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women gave you three things - life, disillusionment and death. In his father's case it was his wife, Donna Isobel, and Donna Elvira who supplied the latter. Don Juan settled in Rome after attending the University of Pisa. Rome was run by the tyrannical Borgia family consisting of Caesar, Lucrezia and the Count Donati. Juan has his way with and was pursued by many women, but it is the one that he could not have that haunts him. It will be for her that he suffers the wrath of Borgia for ignoring Lucrezia and then killing Count Donati in a duel. For Adriana, they will both be condemned to death in the prison on the river Tigre.
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The Passionate Quest
Title: The Passionate Quest
Released: July 10, 1926
Type: Movie
The Passionate Quest is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924 novel The Passionate Quest by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film stars May McAvoy, Willard Louis, Louise Fazenda, Gardner James, Jane Winton, and Holmes Herbert.
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Footloose Widows
Title: Footloose Widows
Character: Mrs. Drew
Released: June 19, 1926
Type: Movie
Department-store models Flo and Marian set their sights on wealthy young soft-drink magnate J. A. Smith. Through a misunderstanding, they pick on the wrong J. A. Smith, a fortune hunter himself who assumes that Marian is a wealthy widow. Meanwhile, Marian falls for the real Smith, never dreaming that he's the millionaire.
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Why Girls Go Back Home
Title: Why Girls Go Back Home
Character: Model
Released: March 1, 1926
Type: Movie
Trusting country girl Marie Downey falls in love with touring stage-actor Clifford Dudley. As he becomes a matinee idol on Broadway, she turns a chorus girl.
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The Love Toy
Title: The Love Toy
Character: The Bride
Released: February 13, 1926
Type: Movie
The Love Toy is a lost 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Lowell Sherman, Jane Winton, and Willard Louis. The film was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.
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His Supreme Moment
Title: His Supreme Moment
Character: Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Released: April 12, 1925
Type: Movie
John Douglas, a down-on-his-luck engineer, takes his sweetheart, Sara Deeping, to a play starring Carla King, and he falls in love with the actress.
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Three Women
Title: Three Women
Character: Charity Ball Guest
Released: August 18, 1924
Type: Movie
A frivolous middle aged socialite is suddenly put upon to have her daughter live with her. Her conniving paramour dumps her for the daughter, leaving the young boyfriend crushed.