Gloria Dickson

Born: 1916-08-13

Gloria Dickson (born Thais Alalia Dickerson; August 13, 1917 – April 10, 1945) was an American stage and screen actress of the 1930s and 1940s. In April 1936, as she worked in a production of the Federal Theatre Project, she was spotted by Warner Bros. talent scout Max Arnow, who signed her to a contract. Her film debut in 1937's They Won't Forget landed her on the top of Hollywood's short list of important up-and-comers, a distinction that garnered her enormous publicity. In Autumn 1937, she was on many magazine covers and was the subject of several major movie magazine articles, with titles such as The Luckiest Girl in the World and New Star of the Year.


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Lady of Burlesque

as Dolly Baxter
Released: 1943-05-01

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work...

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They Won't Forget

as Sybil Hale
Released: 1937-07-14

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate...

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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1983-02-25

Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas,...

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Private Detective

as Mona Lannon
Released: 1939-12-09

A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder...

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They Made Me a Criminal

as Peggy
Released: 1939-01-21

A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.

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This Thing Called Love

as Florence Bertrand
Released: 1940-12-20

Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three...

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Waterfront

as Ann Stacey
Released: 1939-07-15

A hard-living dockworker finds religion until his brother is murdered.

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I Want a Divorce

as Wanda Holland
Released: 1940-09-20

Comedy about newlyweds wondering if their marriage was a mistake.

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Gold Diggers in Paris

as Mona Verdivere
Released: 1938-06-11

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to...

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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine

as Cleo Arden
Released: 1942-03-27

A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to...

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Racket Busters

as Nora Jordan
Released: 1938-07-16

A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.

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On Your Toes

as Peggy Porterfield
Released: 1939-10-14

A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.

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Talent Scout

as Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
Released: 1937-07-24

A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.

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Mercy Island

as Leslie Ramsey
Released: 1941-10-09

The beautiful Florida Keys provide the setting of this adventure that tells the tale of a...

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Power of the Press

as Edwina Stephens
Released: 1943-01-29

During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about...

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Heart of the North

as Joyce MacMillan
Released: 1938-12-10

A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound...

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Secrets of an Actress

as Mrs. Carla Orr
Released: 1938-09-10

Two architects lose their heads over a glamorous actress.

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The Big Boss

as Sue Peters
Released: 1941-04-28

Why did the Governor want to resign?

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The Cowboy Quarterback

as Evelyn Corey
Released: 1939-07-29

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field...

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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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King of the Lumberjacks

as Tina Martin Deribault
Released: 1940-04-13

Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his...

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Tear Gas Squad

as Jerry Sullivan
Released: 1940-05-04

A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.

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Rationing

as Miss McCue
Released: 1944-03-24

A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.

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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

as Mrs. Keppler / Evelyn Fenton Cartwright
Released: 1943-12-09

The Crime Doctor gets involved in the case of the poisoning of a wealthy industrialist.

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No Place to Go

as Gertrude Plummer
Released: 1939-09-23

An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law,...

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