Evelyn Keyes

Born: 1916-11-20

Evelyn Louise Keyes (November 20, 1916 - July 4, 2008) was an American film actress. A chorus girl by age 18, Keyes came out to Hollywood and was introduced to Cecil B. DeMille, who in her own words, “signed me to a personal contract without even making a test”. After a handful of B-movies at Paramount Pictures, she landed the role in Gone with the Wind, of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen. She was later interviewed for the 1988 documentary The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind. Columbia Pictures signed her to a contract. In 1941, she played an ingenue in Here Comes Mr. Jordan. She spent most of the early 1940s playing leads in many of Columbia's B dramas and mysteries. She appeared as the female lead opposite Larry Parks in Columbia's blockbuster hit, The Jolson Story. She followed this up with an enjoyable minor screwball comedy, The Mating of Millie, with Glenn Ford. She was then in a 1949 role as Kathy Flannigan in Mrs. Mike. Keyes' last major film role was a small part as Tom Ewell's vacationing wife in The Seven Year Itch (1955), which starred Marilyn Monroe. Keyes officially retired in 1956, but continued to act.


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Gone with the Wind

as Suellen O'Hara
Released: 1939-03-12

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical...

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A Return to Salem's Lot

as Mrs. Axel
Released: 1987-09-11

Joe Weber is an anthropologist who takes his son on a trip to the New England town of Salem's...

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Around the World in Eighty Days

as Paris Tart
Released: 1956-10-17

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the...

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The Seven Year Itch

as Helen Sherman
Released: 1955-06-03

With his family away for their annual summer holiday, a publishing executive decides to live a...

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99 River Street

as Linda James
Released: 1953-08-21

A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with...

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The Killer That Stalked New York

as Sheila Bennet
Released: 1950-10-06

In New York, Sheila Bennet and her spouse, Matt Krane, are trying to unload a trove of rare...

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The Prowler

as Susan Gilvray
Released: 1951-05-25

Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems,...

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Here Comes Mr. Jordan

as Bette Logan
Released: 1941-08-07

Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on...

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The Desperadoes

as Allison McLeod
Released: 1943-05-25

Popular mailcoach driver Uncle Willie is in fact in league with the town's crooked banker. They...

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Union Pacific

as Mrs. Calvin
Released: 1939-05-05

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad...

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Johnny O'Clock

as Nancy Hobson
Released: 1947-01-07

When an employee at an illegal gambling den dies suspiciously, her sister, Nancy, looks into the...

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Wicked Stepmother

as Witch Instructor
Released: 1989-02-03

A mother/daughter pair of witches descend on a yuppie family's home and cause havoc, one at a...

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The Face Behind the Mask

as Helen Williams
Released: 1941-01-16

A sweet, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life...

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A Thousand and One Nights

as The Genie
Released: 1945-07-20

On the run after being found sweet-talking the Sultan's daughter, Aladdin comes upon a lamp...

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John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

as Self
Released: 1989-01-01

Biography of risk-taker and raconteur John Huston from his childhood to become one of the most...

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The Buccaneer

as Madeleine
Released: 1938-02-04

French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and joins the War of 1812.

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Before I Hang

as Martha Garth
Released: 1940-09-17

A physician on death row for a mercy killing is allowed to experiment on a serum using a...

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The Mating of Millie

as Millie McGonigle
Released: 1948-03-08

Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just...

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Enchantment

as Grizel Dane
Released: 1948-12-25

Roland Dane finally retires to the house he was brought up in. Lost in thoughts of his lost love...

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Ladies in Retirement

as Lucy
Released: 1941-09-09

Ellen Creed is a housekeeper who looks after Leonora Fiske, a retired actress living in the...

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The Jolson Story

as Julie Benson
Released: 1946-10-10

At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his...

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Nine Girls

as Mary O'Ryan
Released: 1944-02-17

One of the members of a sorority is found murdered. Although the police are called in to...

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Flight Lieutenant

as Susie Thompson
Released: 1942-07-09

A disgraced pilot determines to regain the respect of both his son, now a test pilot for the...

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The Adventures of Martin Eden

as Ruth Morley
Released: 1942-02-26

Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.

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Men with Wings

as Nurse
Released: 1938-07-16

Reporter Nicholas Ranson is jubilant when, on 17 Dec 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,...

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Renegades

as Hannah Brockway
Released: 1946-06-13

The daughter of a prominent citizen marries an outlaw's son.

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Hell's Half Acre

as Donna Williams
Released: 1954-06-01

A woman travels to Hawaii to find out if a man in prison there is actually her missing husband.

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The Lady in Question

as Francois Morestan
Released: 1940-08-07

When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn't convict, she has a bad influence on his son.

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The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Self
Released: 1988-10-01

This documentary revisits the making of Gone with the Wind via archival footage, screen tests,...

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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

as uncredited
Released: 1941-12-05

Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends...

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Glorious Technicolor

as Self
Released: 1998-12-07

The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

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Rough Shoot

as Cecily Paine
Released: 1953-03-30

An American military officer and his wife move to a cottage in what they think is the peaceful...

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Slightly Honorable

as Miss Vlissingen
Released: 1939-12-22

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.

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One Big Affair

as Jean Harper
Released: 1952-02-22

Lawyer Jimmy Donovan thinks a bicycle tour through Mexico is just the thing to keep him out of...

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Iron Man

as Rose Warren Mason
Released: 1951-09-20

In Coaltown, Pennsylvania, miner Coke Mason hopes to better himself, buy a radio store, and...

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Biography - Humphrey Bogart

as Self - Actress and John Huston's Wife
Released: 2003-10-05

He was one of Hollywood's greatest tough guys. His charisma and electric on-screen presence...

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Mr. Soft Touch

as Jenny Jones
Released: 1949-07-28

When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning...

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Top of the World

as Virgie Rayne
Released: 1955-05-01

A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island...

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Dangerous Blondes

as Jane Craig
Released: 1943-09-23

Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving...

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Sons of the Legion

as Linda Lee
Released: 1938-09-18

Sons of The Legion is a film about a group of young men looking to start a squadron in their...

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The Thrill of Brazil

as Vicki Dean
Released: 1946-09-06

Steve, revue producer in Rio de Janeiro, is still in love with his ex-wife Vicki, his star Linda...

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There's Something About a Soldier

as Carol Harkness
Released: 1943-11-30

Five officer candidates fight to prove their mettle during training.

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Smuggler's Island

as Vivian Craig
Released: 1951-05-18

An adventurer about to lose his sloop and diving equipment agrees to dive for illegal gold.

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Sudden Money

as Mary Patterson
Released: 1939-03-31

Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father...

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It Happened in Paris

as Patricia Moran
Released: 1952-12-26

Wealthy American Patricia comes to spend some time at her uncle's place in Paris. While out on...

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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

as Self
Released: 2003-09-30

An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."

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Artists and Models Abroad

as Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-20

Buck Boswell and his all-girl troupe are stranded in Paris, but Buck manages to con the manager...

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Strange Affair

as Jacqueline "Jack" Harrison
Released: 1944-10-05

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a...

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Beyond the Sacramento

as Lynn Perry
Released: 1940-11-11

Bill learns that two con artists whom he has dealt with before are at it again. Crowley runs the...

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Paris Honeymoon

as Village Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-27

A Texas millionaire travels to Europe to meet his girlfriend, a European countess. He stops in a...

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Mrs. Mike

as Kathy O'Fallon Flannigan
Released: 1949-12-23

This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy...

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Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

as Self
Released: 1987-10-21

This one-hour film, narrated by Actor BURT LANCASTER, explores the lingering effects of The...

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Climax!

as Drusilla Cayley
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Edna
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Wanda Polaski
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Sister Emily
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Amazing Stories

as Evelyn Chumsky
First aired: 1985-09-29

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and...

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