Carol Adams

Born: 1918-03-15

From Wikipedia Carol Adams (March 15, 1918 - April 9, 2012), was an American actress and dancer whose career began as a child in 1923. She appeared in episodes of the film serials Our Gang and Mickey McGuire and at age 18 signed a contract with the film studio 20th Century Fox. Two years later, she was under contract with Paramount Pictures and subsequently Republic Pictures. Her obituary in Variety said that she "appeared in some 50 features." Regarded as one of the foremost tap dance stars in the beginning of the 1940s, Carol Adams was in many Soundies.


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Broadway Melody of 1940

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1940-02-09

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers...

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Jesse James

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-14

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank...

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The Gay Vagabond

as Lucille
Released: 1941-05-12

Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.

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The Three Musketeers

as Villager
Released: 1939-02-17

A parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart...

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Rose of Washington Square

as (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-05

Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband...

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Love and Hisses

as Dancer
Released: 1937-12-21

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist...

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Sally, Irene and Mary

as Dancer
Released: 1938-03-04

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old...

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Ridin' on a Rainbow

as Sally Bartlett
Released: 1941-01-24

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their...

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Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.

as Nurse
Released: 1941-12-27

Dick Tracy goes up against a villain known as The Ghost, who can turn himself invisible.

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Mr. Moto's Last Warning

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-20

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered...

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Straight, Place and Show

as Dancer
Released: 1938-09-30

The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling...

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The House Across the Bay

as Chorus Girl
Released: 1940-03-01

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...

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New Faces of 1937

as Dancer
Released: 1937-07-02

A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to...

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Off to the Races

as Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1937-02-05

The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family...

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Seventh Heaven

as Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1937-03-25

A Parisian sewer worker longs for a rise in status and a beautiful wife. He rescues a girl from...

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Johnny Apollo

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1940-04-19

Wall Street broker Robert Cain, Sr., is jailed for embezzling. His college graduate son Bob then...

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Ice-Capades

as Helen
Released: 1941-08-19

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he...

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Dancing on a Dime

as Polly Adams
Released: 1940-11-01

Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a...

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Blondie Goes to College

as Collegian
Released: 1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction...

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Gateway

as Girl
Released: 1938-08-05

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she...

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Love Thy Neighbor

as Showgirl
Released: 1940-12-27

Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two...

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Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation

as Minor Role (uncredited)
Released: 1939-07-07

Mr. Moto is in Egypt to thwart a criminal mastermind determined to steal the priceless crown of...

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Kentucky

as Girl
Released: 1938-12-30

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky...

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The Life of the Party

as Dancer
Released: 1937-09-03

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.

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Champagne Waltz

as Dancer
Released: 1937-02-05

In Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of...

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While New York Sleeps

as Dancer
Released: 1938-12-16

Newspaperman (Whalen) looks into the deaths of bond-carriers while romancing a show girl (Rogers).

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Behind the News

as Radio Station Mail Clerk
Released: 1940-12-20

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city...

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Bad Man of Deadwood

as Linda Barrett
Released: 1941-09-05

Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.

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Josette

as Dancer (uncredited)
Released: 1938-06-03

Two young men try to wrest their father from the clutches of a gold digger but by mistake think...

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