Isabel Withers

Born: 1896-01-20

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Isabel Withers (January 20, 1896 – September 3, 1968) was an American actress, who worked in theatre, film and television. In her youth, Withers lived in Coffeyville, Kansas and Illinois. She attended school in Kansas City, Missouri. She later enrolled in a school of drama in Kansas City and joined a Chautauqua circuit repertoire company. At the time it was playing in Billings, Montana performing The Melting Pot, a play by Israel Zangwill. Following a route of tented colleges, Withers first appeared on the road in Little Women. She played the leading role in The Tailor Made Man after a season in stock theatre in Utica, New York. She performed in Cappy Ricks in Chicago. George M. Cohan selected Withers for the lead feminine role, with Lowell Sherman, in the Chicago company of The Tavern. In New York City she appeared in Kempy at the Belmont Theater. While in New York Withers modeled for an exclusive gown shop during the day. Henry Duffy wired her to come to San Francisco, California to do Kempy just as she was on her way to visit her mother in Los Angeles. She made her way south acting in Love Em and Leave 'Em and Rain. Withers starred in Rain at the old Orpheum Theater, 12th Street, San Francisco, California, in November 1926. Drawing comparisons to actress Jeanne Eagels, she drew praise in the role of Sadie Thompson. Withers accumulated ninety-two screen and television credits, beginning with a role in the movie The Hot Spot (1931). Many of her screen appearances were uncredited parts. She was also in her share of B-movies. Two memorable movies in which she had uncredited parts were The Babe Ruth Story (1948) and Monkey Business (1952). She performed on television during the 1950s in such shows as Four Star Playhouse (1955), Lassie (1956), The Millionaire (1957), and The Bob Cummings Show (1958). Isabel Withers died in 1968 in Hollywood, California, aged 72.


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The Lost Weekend

as Woman Before Pawn Shop (uncredited)
Released: 1945-11-29

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the...

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The Sniper

as Desk Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1952-05-09

Eddie Miller struggles with his hatred of women, he's especially bothered by seeing women with...

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The Fountainhead

as Secretary (uncredited)
Released: 1949-06-25

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism...

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That Brennan Girl

as Miss Pendergast (uncredited)
Released: 1946-12-23

Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in...

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Mr. Lucky

as Blood Bank Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1943-07-01

A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his...

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Monkey Business

as Laundress (uncredited)
Released: 1952-09-03

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of...

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Possessed

as Nurse Rosen
Released: 1947-05-29

After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a...

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Shockproof

as Switchboard Operator (Uncredited)
Released: 1949-01-25

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful...

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The Fuller Brush Girl

as Mrs. Finley (uncredited)
Released: 1950-09-15

A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation.

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Abandoned

as Mrs. Humes (uncredited)
Released: 1949-10-26

A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.

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Manpower

as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-09

Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident...

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Mysterious Intruder

as Miss Gordon (Uncredited)
Released: 1946-04-11

A private detective is hired to find a young heiress but finds himself accused of murder.

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Brother Rat

as Nurse
Released: 1938-10-29

Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly...

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No Time for Comedy

as First-Nighter (uncredited)
Released: 1940-09-14

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

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The Missing Corpse

as Miss Patterson (uncredited)
Released: 1945-06-01

A feud between rival newspapermen Kruger (Bromberg) and McDonald (Guilfoyle) goes deadly when...

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Our Wife

as Middle-Aged Woman in Jerry's Stateroom (uncredited)
Released: 1941-08-20

A musician's ex-wife wants him back after he finds love and success.

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Mission to Moscow

as Well-Wisher at Train (uncredited)
Released: 1943-04-29

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns...

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Deadline at Dawn

as Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1946-03-18

A young Navy sailor has one night to find out why a woman was killed and he ended up with a bag...

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Blondie Goes to College

as Mrs. Stringer
Released: 1942-01-15

Dagwood Bumstead must receive a college diploma or lose his job with the Dithers Construction...

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I Love a Mystery

as Miss Osgood, Ellen's Nurse (Uncredited)
Released: 1945-01-25

In San Francisco, detective partners Jack Packard and Doc Long are hired by socialite Jefferson...

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Law Men

as Auntie Mack
Released: 1944-04-25

U.S. Marshals "Nevada" Jack McKenzie and "Sandy" Hopkins go undercover to bust a gang of...

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Four Wives

as Nurse Telling Jenkins It's a Boy (uncredited)
Released: 1939-12-22

In this sequel to Four Daughters, Ann struggles to move on after the death of her husband as...

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You Gotta Stay Happy

as Maid (Uncredited)
Released: 1948-10-28

Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to...

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Dust Be My Destiny

as Jail Matron (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-16

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail,...

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Off the Record

as Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Released: 1939-01-21

After a socially conscience reporter adopts a slum orphan after she causes his brother's gang to...

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Henry and Dizzy

as Laura Stevens
Released: 1942-06-05

After accidentally sinking a borrowed motorboat, teenager Henry Aldrich scrambles to raise the...

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Goodbye, My Fancy

as Typist (Uncredited)
Released: 1951-05-19

Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a...

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The House Across the Bay

as Woman in Club
Released: 1940-03-01

Nightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...

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The Hot Spot

as Mrs. Burke
Released: 1931-09-14

In order to capture a murderer, a reporter has his obnoxious brother-in-law confess to the crime.

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A Likely Story

as Nurse (uncredited)
Released: 1947-04-18

A shell-shocked young GI mistakenly believes he is dying, and a young artist takes it upon...

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Sweater Girl

as Mrs. McGill
Released: 1942-07-13

College students attempt to solve a series of murders on campus while also trying to put...

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Girls of the Big House

as Alma's Cell Warden
Released: 1945-11-02

A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town...

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Beautiful But Broke

as Mrs. Grayson
Released: 1944-01-28

Theatrical agent Waldo Main is inducted into the army, and turns his now clientless agency over...

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Crash Donovan

as Mrs. Horner (uncredited)
Released: 1936-08-01

A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.

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Six Gun Gospel

as Miss Elvira
Released: 1943-08-03

U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown once again goes undercover in this Nevada Mckenzie series entry...

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Easy to Get

as The Wife
Released: 1931-12-07

In the third of Pathe's Gay Girls comedy series, Harry Myers is a married man who strings one of...

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The Undercover Woman

as Penny Davis
Released: 1946-01-01

Two women private detectives arrive at a dude ranch in time to investigate the murder of their...

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The Guilt of Janet Ames

as (uncredited)
Released: 1947-03-06

A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his...

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Stars on Parade

as Mrs. O'Rourke (uncredited)
Released: 1944-05-25

In this musical showcase, two aspiring stars attempt to wow a pair of talent scouts with their...

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Tahiti Nights

as She Wolf
Released: 1944-12-28

Islanders make arrangements for an American bandleader to marry a princess.

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Ever Since Venus

as Miss Murray (uncredited)
Released: 1944-09-14

The American Beauty Association is about to hold its annual trade show in New York City and...

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A Sporting Chance

as Susan Bailey
Released: 1945-06-02

After the death of shipping magnate William Reardon, his young partner, Steve Walker, becomes...

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Air Hostess

as Miss Fish
Released: 1949-08-25

The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students;...

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Women Won't Tell

as Wanda Wolf
Released: 1932-11-16

A homeless woman living at the city dump hears of the death of a wealthy industrialist and puts...

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The Gay Senorita

as Kitty
Released: 1945-08-08

Romance with a lovely senorita convinces a contractor to abandon his plans to take over a...

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