Dixie Dunbar

Born: 1919-01-19

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jones Family films.


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Take It or Leave It

as Herself
Released: 1944-07-17

A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his...

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Receptionist
Released: 1938-03-18

Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show...

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Girls Dormitory

as Luisa
Released: 1936-08-08

When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an...

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King of Burlesque

as Marie
Released: 1936-01-03

Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on...

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Alexander's Ragtime Band

as Specialty
Released: 1938-05-24

Classical violinist, Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz...

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Educating Father

as Millicent
Released: 1936-05-23

Jones family romp with father trying to convince son to follow him as a druggist, rather than...

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Professional Soldier

as Entertainer
Released: 1935-12-27

Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil...

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Walking Down Broadway

as Tiny Bronson
Released: 1938-03-11

Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway...

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Sing, Baby, Sing

as Telephone Operator
Released: 1936-08-21

The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is...

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One in a Million

as Goldie
Released: 1937-01-01

American theatrical manager discovers Greta Muller preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and...

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Pigskin Parade

as Ginger Jones
Released: 1936-10-23

Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college...

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George White's Scandals

as Patsy Day
Released: 1934-03-15

Reporter Miss Lee is looking for a story and approaches George White as he's assembling the...

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Sing and Be Happy

as Della Dunn
Released: 1937-06-25

Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.

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Love on a Budget

as Betty Fisher
Released: 1938-03-04

This late entry in the popular "The Jones Family" series of '30s comedies has the family...

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Once Over Lightly

as Judy Kapouris
Released: 1938-12-17

The big Barber College competition between rivals Clipton and Beardsley is coming up and...

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The First Baby

as Maude Holbrook
Released: 1936-04-02

When a couple become parents for the first time, they discover grandmothers can be almost as...

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Back to Nature

as Mabel
Released: 1936-08-14

The Jones family goes to a convention traveling in a trailer. The oldest daughter gets involved...

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