Gloria Dickson

Gloria Dickson

Born: August 13, 1916
Died: April 10, 1945
in Pocatello, Idaho, USA
Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s.

In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project, she was spotted by Warner Bros. talent scout Max Arnow, who signed her to a contract. Her film debut in 1937's They Won't Forget landed her on the top of Hollywood's short list of important up-and-comers, a distinction that garnered her enormous publicity. In Autumn 1937, she was on many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles, with titles such as The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.

Movies for Gloria Dickson...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Title: Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: February 25, 1983
Type: Movie
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
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Rationing
Title: Rationing
Character: Miss McCue
Released: March 24, 1944
Type: Movie
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Title: The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
Character: Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
Released: December 9, 1943
Type: Movie
The Crime Doctor gets involved in the case of the poisoning of a wealthy industrialist.
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Lady of Burlesque
Title: Lady of Burlesque
Character: Dolly Baxter
Released: May 1, 1943
Type: Movie
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
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Power of the Press
Title: Power of the Press
Character: Edwina Stephens
Released: January 29, 1943
Type: Movie
During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Title: The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
Character: Cleo Arden
Released: March 27, 1942
Type: Movie
A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this venture, all the moreso when some of its citizens begin to be murdered. The radio personality and the local newspaper's young daughter collaborate on solving the murders while revealing Valentine, who has become one of the suspects.
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Title: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
Released: December 5, 1941
Type: Movie
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.
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Mercy Island
Title: Mercy Island
Character: Leslie Ramsey
Released: October 9, 1941
Type: Movie
The beautiful Florida Keys provide the setting of this adventure that tells the tale of a fun-filled fishing trip that becomes a nightmare when the charter boat is wrecked on an isolated island. Unfortunately, there are very few provisions and the group must fend for themselves. They are eventually assisted by a hermit, but before that one of the group goes insane, and another is eaten by an alligator.
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The Big Boss
Title: The Big Boss
Character: Sue Peters
Released: April 28, 1941
Type: Movie
Why did the Governor want to resign?
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This Thing Called Love
Title: This Thing Called Love
Character: Florence Bertrand
Released: December 20, 1940
Type: Movie
Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.
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I Want a Divorce
Title: I Want a Divorce
Character: Wanda Holland
Released: September 20, 1940
Type: Movie
Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.
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Tear Gas Squad
Title: Tear Gas Squad
Character: Jerry Sullivan
Released: May 4, 1940
Type: Movie
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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King of the Lumberjacks
Title: King of the Lumberjacks
Character: Tina Martin Deribault
Released: April 13, 1940
Type: Movie
Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.
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Private Detective
Title: Private Detective
Character: Mona Lannon
Released: December 9, 1939
Type: Movie
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
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On Your Toes
Title: On Your Toes
Character: Peggy Porterfield
Released: October 14, 1939
Type: Movie
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
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No Place to Go
Title: No Place to Go
Character: Gertrude Plummer
Released: September 23, 1939
Type: Movie
An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but he learns his life still has purpose when he befriends a neighborhood child with a troubled family life.
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Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Title: Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 1
Released: September 22, 1939
Type: Movie
The four Westmore brothers work their make-up magic on a variety of Hollywood stars.
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The Cowboy Quarterback
Title: The Cowboy Quarterback
Character: Evelyn Corey
Released: July 29, 1939
Type: Movie
Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won't leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets tangled up with gamblers and Rusty's girl Evelyn Corey makes a play for him.
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Waterfront
Title: Waterfront
Character: Ann Stacey
Released: July 15, 1939
Type: Movie
A hard-living dockworker finds religion until his brother is murdered.
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They Made Me a Criminal
Title: They Made Me a Criminal
Character: Peggy
Released: January 21, 1939
Type: Movie
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
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Heart of the North
Title: Heart of the North
Character: Joyce MacMillan
Released: December 10, 1938
Type: Movie
A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound freighter's cargo.
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Secrets of an Actress
Title: Secrets of an Actress
Character: Mrs. Carla Orr
Released: September 10, 1938
Type: Movie
Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.
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Racket Busters
Title: Racket Busters
Character: Nora Jordan
Released: July 16, 1938
Type: Movie
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
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Gold Diggers in Paris
Title: Gold Diggers in Paris
Character: Mona Verdivere
Released: June 11, 1938
Type: Movie
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.
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Talent Scout
Title: Talent Scout
Character: Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
Released: July 24, 1937
Type: Movie
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
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They Won't Forget
Title: They Won't Forget
Character: Sybil Hale
Released: July 14, 1937
Type: Movie
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.