Iris Meredith

Born: 1915-06-03

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iris Meredith (June 3, 1915 in Sioux City, Iowa – January 22, 1980) was a B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s film era. She starred mostly in heroine roles, in westerns. Born as Marie Shunn, Meredith began her film career in the early 1930s, often starring in film serials while on contract with Columbia Pictures. Her best-known roles were in the 1938 serial The Spider's Web, and in the 1939 serial Overland with Kit Carson. In 1940 she starred in the serial The Green Archer, as well as in several westerns opposite Charles Starrett, Bill Elliott, and Bob Allen. Most of her films were with Starrett, from 1936 through 1940, most notably Riders of the Black River and Spoilers of the Range. Her career slowed mid-way through the 1940s. In 1941 she starred in The Son of Davy Crockett with Bill Elliott, and Caught in the Act opposite Henry Armetta. In 1942 she starred alongside Dave O'Brien in The Texas Rangers Take Over. Her last credited role was the 1943 film The Kid Rides Again, in which she starred opposite Buster Crabbe. She had one uncredited role afterward, in the 1951 film Chain of Circumstance. She married television director Abby Berlin, and retired from acting shortly thereafter. In total, she starred in over 50 films, 32 of which were westerns.


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Convicted Woman

as Nita Lavore
Released: 1940-01-31

A reporter and a lawyer investigate a women's prison and help an inmate who does not belong there.

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I Am the Law

as Eddie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Released: 1938-08-25

With the aid of his former law students, a professor-turned-prosecutor battles corruption and...

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Louisiana Purchase

as Lawyer's secretary
Released: 1941-12-31

A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a...

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The Man from Sundown

as Barbara Kellogg
Released: 1939-07-14

The hero, Texas Ranger Larry Whalen (Charles Starrett), is on the trail of a mysterious outlaw...

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The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen

as Nancy Wilson
Released: 1937-08-06

Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate...

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Outpost of the Mounties

as Norma Daniels
Released: 1939-09-12

In this adventure, a courageous Canadian Mountie must bring peace an embattled miner and an...

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Outlaws of the Prairie

as Judy Garfield
Released: 1937-12-01

Charles Starrett plays two-fisted frontiersman Dart Collins in this slick Columbia "B" western....

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The Spider's Web

as Nita Van Sloan
Released: 1938-10-21

Pulp hero "The Spider" seeks to destroy all criminals. In this serialized adventure, he battles...

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The Green Archer

as Valerie Howett
Released: 1940-10-25

The struggle over the Bellamy estate ends with Michael Bellamy accused of murder and killed on...

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Those High Grey Walls

as Mary MacAuley
Released: 1939-09-21

Dr. MacAuley, a kindly, beloved country doctor, is sent to Fillmore Prison. His crime was for...

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A Lawman Is Born

as Beth Graham
Released: 1937-06-21

An outlaw falsely accused of murder realizes the only way to clear himself is to become a lawman.

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The Rangers Take Over

as Jean Lorin
Released: 1942-12-25

Jim Steele spots Pete Dawson taking horses over the Mexico-Texas border, but Dawson has an...

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The Son of Davy Crockett

as Doris Matthews
Released: 1941-07-15

Dave Crockett (Bill Elliott) comes to the aid of ranchers living on the Yucca Strip, who want...

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George White's 1935 Scandals

as Miss Smith - Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1935-03-29

A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for...

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Riders of Black River

as Linda Holden
Released: 1939-09-23

Former Texas Ranger Wade Patterson (Starrett) returns to his home town, only to find that the...

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Spoilers of the Range

as Madge Patterson
Released: 1939-04-26

Hero Jeff Strong (Starrett) comes to the rescue of a group of victimized ranchers. The villains...

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Western Caravans

as Joyce Thompson
Released: 1939-06-14

A caravan of settlers is arriving and the ranchers intend to keep them out. It looks like a...

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Rio Grande Ranger

as Sandra Cullen
Released: 1936-12-11

Sayres and his outlaw gang operate out of a town just across the border and out of the...

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His Bridal Fright

as Mary
Released: 1940-07-12

Charley writes to girls all over the world in order to get foreign postage stamps for his...

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Overland with Kit Carson

as Carmelita Gonzalez
Released: 1939-07-21

When Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westward expansion of the United States, the...

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The Return of Wild Bill

as Sammy Lou Griffin
Released: 1940-06-26

When Matt Kilgore and his men frame and then hang an innocent man, Lige Saunders sends for his...

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Texas Stagecoach

as Jean Harper
Released: 1940-05-23

The Kinkaids and the Harpers both run stage lines and are friendly competitors. Appleby is after...

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The Kid Rides Again

as Joan Ainsley
Released: 1943-01-27

Billy the Kid has been wrongfully arrested for robbing a train. In order to prove his innocence,...

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The Man from Tumbleweeds

as 'Spunky' Cameron
Released: 1940-05-02

Wild Bill Saunders recruits a team of paroled convicts to subdue a lawless gang.

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Texas Stampede

as Joan Cameron
Released: 1939-02-09

Sheep raisers, resentful of old injuries from the cattlemen, bar the way to water when dry...

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The Taming of the West

as Pepper Jenkins
Released: 1939-12-07

When the marshal of the lawless town of Prairie Port is shot while trying to break up a saloon...

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Thundering Frontier

as Norma Belknap
Released: 1940-12-05

After a handful of non-formula westerns, Charles Starrett returned to the mixture as before in...

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West of the Santa Fe

as Madge Conway
Released: 1938-10-02

US marshal Lawlor (Starrett) takes on a gang of cattle rustlers headed by Taylor (Dick Curtis)....

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Blazing Six Shooters

as Janet Kenyon
Released: 1940-04-10

The story revolves around a valuable silver deposit, located between two ranches. Villain Lash...

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Two-Fisted Rangers

as Betty Webster
Released: 1939-12-13

Thad Lawson arrives in Oak Valley to avenge the murder of his brother, the local sheriff. He...

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The Cowboy Star

as Mary Baker
Released: 1936-11-20

Tired of being a cowboy movie star, Yorke quits the movies and buys a ranch so he can be a real...

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The Gambling Terror

as Betty Garret
Released: 1937-02-15

Brett runs a protection racket for an unknown boss. When Jeff Hayes arrives and opens a gambling...

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Trail of Vengeance

as Jean Warner
Released: 1937-03-28

There is a range war between the ranchers led by Tilden and the outlaw gang of Link Carson....

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Cattle Raiders

as uncredited
Released: 1938-02-12

Tom Reynolds returns to find he is wanted for murder, his gun having been found at the scene....

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Colorado Trail

as Joan Randall
Released: 1938-09-08

In this western a traveling gun ends up in a small town and rescues an important rancher. Out of...

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The Thundering West

as Helen Patterson
Released: 1939-01-12

Outlaws Dale and Tucson quit Wolf's gang. Just as the two are about to rob the stage, Wolf and...

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