Betty Grable
Betty Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Grable was enrolled in Clark's Dancing School at the age of three. At age 13, Grable and her mother set out for Hollywood with the hopes of stardom. There she landed several minor parts in films such as Whoopee!, New Movietone Follies of 1930, Happy Days and Let's Go Places. In 1932, she signed with RKO Radio Pictures. The bit parts continued for the next three years until Grable was cast in By Your Leave. One of her big roles was in College Swing.. When she landed the role of Glenda Crawford in Down Argentine Way, the public finally took notice of her. Stardom came through comedies such as Coney Island and Sweet Rosie O'Grady. Her famous pin-up pose during World War II adorned barracks all around the world. With that pin-up and as the star of lavish musicals, Betty became the highest-paid star in Hollywood in 1947. Later her studio 20th Century-Fox insured her legs for a million dollars. Betty continued to be popular until the mid-1950s, when musicals went into a decline. Her last film was How to Be Very, Very Popular. She then concentrated on Broadway and nightclubs. She was married to actor Jackie Coogan (1937–1939) and musician Harry James (1943–1965). Betty Grable died at age 56 of lung cancer on July 2, 1973.
Cavalcade
as Girl on CouchA cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of...
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Cavalcade
as Blonde Girl on Couch (uncredited)A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of...
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as Loco DempseyThree women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
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The Gay Divorcee
as GuestSeeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort....
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I Wake Up Screaming
as Jill LynnA young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a...
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The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
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Coney Island
as Kate FarleySet at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job...
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Follow the Fleet
as Singer in TrioWhen the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his...
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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
as Self (from How to Marry a Millionaire [1953]) (archive footage)Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she...
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Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World...
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The Nitwits
as Mary RobertsA would-be songwriter and a would-be inventor run a cigar stand and get mixed up in the murder...
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Whoopee!
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis,...
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The Kid from Spain
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Eddie and his Mexican friend Ricardo are expelled from college after Ricardo put Eddie in the...
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Old Man Rhythm
as SylviaRomantic rivalries between father and son enrolled at the same college.
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Hollywood Blue
as (archive footage)A collection of vintage erotica from Hollywood movies is intercut with street interviews and...
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Melody Cruise
as First Stewardess (uncredited)A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd...
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Tin Pan Alley
as Lily BlaneSongwriters Calhoun and Harrigan get Katie and Lily Blane to introduce a new one. Lily goes to...
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Wing and a Prayer
as (archive footage)An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat,...
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My Blue Heaven
as Kitty MoranRadio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she's pregnant, but miscarries. For...
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Three for the Show
as Julie LowndesThis musical reworking of Too Many Husbands (1940), features Grable as a top singer and dancer...
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This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of...
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Pin Up Girl
as Lorry JonesGlamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost...
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Carol BrownAn American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to...
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Do You Love Me
as Barry's Fan in Taxi (uncredited)Katharine Hilliard, mousy dean of a stuffy music school, meets and is insulted by swing band...
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Hold 'Em Jail
as Barbara JonesTwo yokels are framed and sent to prison, but wind up playing football on the warden's...
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Footlight Serenade
as Pat LambertConceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show....
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Man About Town
as Susan HayesProducer Bob Temple, who's brought an American show to London, loves his star Diana, but she...
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Sweet Rosie O'Grady
as Madeleine Marlowe/Rosie O'GradyAn American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her...
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The Casting Couch
as (archive footage)An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's...
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The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
as Cynthia PilgrimIn the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female...
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Probation
as Ruth JarrettJanet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé, Allen Wells, after he kisses her best friend Gwen when...
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Marilyn
as Self / Loco Dempsey (archive footage) (uncredited)This 1963 documentary, released less than a year after Marilyn Monroe's death, showcases the...
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By Your Leave
as FrancesA bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.
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The Costume Designer
as Self (archive footage)This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The...
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Pigskin Parade
as Laura WatsonBessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college...
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Springtime in the Rockies
as Vicky LaneBroadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous...
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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
as uncreditedHedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...
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Palmy Days
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where...
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Mother Wore Tights
as MotherIn this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco...
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Down Argentine Way
as Glenda CrawfordThe story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an...
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This Way Please
as Jane MorrowA famous singer and matinée idol helps a pretty young theater usher in her dreams of becoming a...
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Student Tour
as CayenneA philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
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Give Me a Sailor
as Nancy LarkinJim and Walter are two brother sailors in the United States Navy. Walter tells Jim as soon as...
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Wabash Avenue
as Ruby SummersAndy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a...
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Diamond Horseshoe
as Bonnie CollinsJoe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to...
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The Greeks Had a Word for Them
as Hat Check Girl (uncredited)A trio of money-hungry women rent a luxurious penthouse, spending their dough on drink and...
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Collegiate
as DorothyA Broadway playboy inherits an almost bankrupt girls' school and tries to save it by a big show.
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Moon Over Miami
as Kathryn 'Kay' Latimer, also called Miss AdamsAfter losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses...
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Four Jills in a Jeep
as Betty GrableReenactments of actual USO experiences of its female stars entertaining troops overseas.
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College Swing
as BettyGracie Alden tries to graduate from college to get an inheritance.
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Kiki
as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)A young Frenchwoman is determined to get into and stay in show business, no matter what. Then...
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Stormy TornadoTwo strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955...
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The Day the Bookies Wept
as Ina FirpoA pigeon breeder is hired to train a racehorse that wins only when it drinks beer.
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That Lady in Ermine
as Francesca / AngelinaCirca 1861, Angelina, ruling countess of an Italian principality, is at a loss when invaded by a...
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
as FreddieSaloon-bar singer Freddie gets very angry whenever boyfriend Blackie seems to be playing around....
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Don't Turn 'em Loose
as Mildred WebsterA conscientious attorney who is a member of the State Parole Board, finds his own son, using an...
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The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Molly LarkinsErie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate...
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The Age of Consent
as Student at Dormitory (uncredited)College co-eds struggle with the moral, societal and human aspects of romance.
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Take It or Leave It
as HerselfA young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his...
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The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
as Band Singer with Ted Fio RitoA campus flirt who has been "pinned" by most of the boys of Sigma Chi fraternity falls for a...
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Thrill of a Lifetime
as Gwen"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up...
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The All-Star Bond Rally
as Pat Lambert (archive footage)Inspirational documentary short film featuring Hollywood stars promoting the sales of War Bonds...
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Happy Days
as Chorus WomanMargie, singer on a showboat, decides to try her luck in New York inspite of being in love with...
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When My Baby Smiles at Me
as Bonny KaneBonny Kane and 'Skid' Johnson are vaudeville performers in the 1920s. The two of them suffer...
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Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
as uncreditedWinners of the Lucky Stars National Dance Contest - one woman from each state of the United...
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The Dolly Sisters
as Yansci 'Jenny' DollyTwo sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography...
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Over the Counter
as Customer Who Wants to Buy a Baby (uncredited)In this musical short, the son of a department store owner replaces the regular sales girls with...
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Campus Confessions
as Joyce GilmoreThis comical campus romance showcases the fancy footwork of All-American basketball player Hank...
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Million Dollar Legs
as Carol ParkerAt Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But...
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New Movietone Follies of 1930
as uncreditedMinimum plot. Maximum stars of early cinema. Rich young Conrad Sterling (William Collier Jr.) is...
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Meet Me After the Show
as Delilah LeeA Broadway star devises a scheme to win back her husband when she suspects he's being unfaithful.
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Love Detectives
as AliceTwo young men compete for the affections of a beautiful blonde.
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Child of Manhattan
as Lucy McGonaglePaul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in...
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What Price Innocence?
as Beverly BennettA young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.
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Song of the Islands
as Eileen O'BrienWith his sidekick Rusty, Jeff Harper sails to paradisiacal tropical isle Ahmi-Oni to bargain on...
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Elmer Steps Out
as uncreditedTo avoid getting a speeding ticket Walter poses as an expectant father rushing to see his wife;...
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Call Me Mister
as Kay HudsonA G.I. in occupied Japan tries to re-woo his old love, who's putting on a show for the troops.
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Jackie Coogan: The First Child Star
as Self (archive footage)Documentary taking a look at the career of Jackie Coogan who was considered the first child star.
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Susie's Affairs
as Susie LeeSusie and her pals pretend they're society swells.
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School for Romance
as StudentCount Romansky is a newspaper columnist who specializes in romance issues. When he loses his...
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A Night at the Biltmore Bowl
as VocalistJoin vocalists broadcasting from the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles.
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The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - GuestThe Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show starring Carol...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - GuestThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Hollywood Palace
as Self - PresenterThe Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Betty GrableThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...
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