Genevieve Tobin

Born: 1899-11-27

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress. The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart. She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Genevieve Tobin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Petrified Forest

as Mrs. Edith Chisholm
Released: 1936-02-08

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day...

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Dramatic School

as Gina Bertier
Released: 1938-12-09

Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and...

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Snowed Under

as Alice Merritt
Released: 1936-03-29

Alan Tanner's new play opens in a week, but Tanner just can't finish the third act. He's...

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Infernal Machine

as Elinor Green
Released: 1933-04-08

This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who...

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Breakdowns of 1936

as Self
Released: 1936-12-30

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1936.

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One Hour with You

as Mitzi Olivier
Released: 1932-03-23

Andre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her...

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Zaza

as Florianne
Released: 1938-12-29

A seductive music hall star falls in love with a married aristocrat.

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No Time for Comedy

as Amanda 'Mandy' Swift
Released: 1940-09-14

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

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I Loved a Woman

as Martha Lane Hayden
Released: 1933-09-23

The son of a ruthless meatpacking king goes through a number of changes in ideals and...

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Pleasure Cruise

as Shirley Poole
Released: 1933-04-01

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a...

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Goodbye Again

as Julie Clochessy Wilson
Released: 1933-09-09

Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her...

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Golden Harvest

as Cynthia Flint
Released: 1933-09-21

A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest....

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Free Love

as Hope Ferrier
Released: 1930-12-01

A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to...

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Broadway Hostess

as Iris Marvin
Released: 1935-12-07

Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.

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Here's to Romance

as Kathleen Gerard
Released: 1935-10-04

Kathleen Gerard, a high society wife fed up with her husband's artistic "protegées", decides to...

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Success at Any Price

as Agnes Carter
Released: 1934-03-16

A young man ruthlessly climbs the corporate ladder only to attempt suicide when the stock market...

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The Wrecker

as Mary Regan
Released: 1933-07-10

The Wrecker is a flinty-eyed demolition engineer named Regan (Jack Holt). While he's off on...

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By Your Leave

as Ellen Smith
Released: 1934-11-09

A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.

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The Case of the Lucky Legs

as Della Street
Released: 1935-10-05

A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found...

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The Goose and the Gander

as Betty Summers
Released: 1935-09-21

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a...

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The Duke Comes Back

as Pauline Corbin
Released: 1937-11-29

After winning the heavyweight championship, boxer Duke Foster (Allan Lane) quits the ring to...

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The 9th Guest

as Jean Trent
Released: 1934-01-31

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find...

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The Woman in Red

as Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas
Released: 1935-02-16

A professional jockey struggles to fit in with her new husband's upper-crust family in this...

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Screen Snapshots No. 11

as Herself
Released: 1934-01-01

Long before the release of the cult film Dracula vs. Frankenstein, the original stars of Dracula...

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Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

as uncredited
Released: 1934-03-02

Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations...

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Seed

as Mildred
Released: 1931-05-14

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have...

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The Gay Diplomat

as Countess Dorchy
Released: 1931-08-22

Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women...

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Yes, My Darling Daughter

as Connie Nevins
Released: 1939-02-25

Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two...

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Kiss and Make-Up

as Eve Caron
Released: 1934-07-13

Dr. Maurice Lamar is a noted plastic surgeon who makes his rich clients beautiful, and also...

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Perfect Understanding

as Kitty Drayton
Released: 1933-01-15

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That...

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Dark Hazard

as Marge Mayhew Turner
Released: 1934-01-31

Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His...

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Easy to Love

as Carol
Released: 1934-01-13

Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is...

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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

as Genevieve Tobin
Released: 1932-03-27

The Cohens and the Kellys invade a Hollywood studio after Kitty becomes the darling of the studio.

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Hollywood Speaks

as Gertie Smith
Released: 1932-06-25

The darkest side of Tinseltown is depicted in this drama that centers upon a Hollywood columnist...

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A Lady Surrenders

as Mary
Released: 1930-10-06

A wealthy industrialist's wife gets into a big argument with him; to cool off, she goes on an...

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Kate Plus Ten

as Kate Westhanger
Released: 1938-03-17

Kate is secretary to Lord Flamborough. But she is also leader of a criminal gang. Can Mike...

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Up for Murder

as Myra Deane
Released: 1931-05-26

Young reporter accidentially kills his newspaper's editor in a fight over the publisher's...

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The Man in the Mirror

as Helen
Released: 1936-10-15

A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life...

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The Country Cousin

as Eleanor Howitt
Released: 1919-11-02

The Country Cousin

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The Great Gambini

as Nancy Randall
Released: 1937-06-24

A millionaire is found murdered in his apartment. Suspicion falls on a variety of suspects,...

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