Helen Kane

Born: 1904-08-04

Helen Kane (born August 4, 1904 - September 26, 1966) was an American singer and actress who was the inspiration for the character of Betty Boop but was not credited nor paid for it.


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Three Little Words

as Helen Kane (singing voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1950-07-12

Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to...

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Hollywood on Parade No. A-3

as Self
Released: 1932-10-20

Eddie Kane wanders round the studio back-lot, opening various doors to see which stars pop out.

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Paramount on Parade

as School Teacher
Released: 1930-04-22

This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars,...

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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1995-01-01

From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of...

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Heads Up

as Betty Trumbul
Released: 1930-10-10

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with...

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Sweetie

as Helen Fry
Released: 1929-10-25

Chorus girl Barbara Pell (Nancy Carroll) inherits a school for boys, and uses her position to...

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Nothing But the Truth

as Mabel Jackson
Released: 1929-04-20

A young man bets $10,000 that for 24 hour he can tell nothing but the truth.

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Pointed Heels

as Dot Nixon
Released: 1929-12-20

Fay Wray plays a beautiful showgirl who falls for a rich Park Avenue guy played by Phillips...

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Dangerous Nan McGrew

as Dangerous Nan McGrew
Released: 1930-06-22

Dangerous Nan McGrew is the sharp-shooting expert of a traveling medicine show that is stranded...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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