Joan Davis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Joan Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy, I Married Joan, Davis had a successful earlier career as a B-movie actress and a leading star of 1940s radio comedy. Born as Madonna Josephine Davis in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Davis was a performer since childhood. She appeared with her husband Si Wills in vaudeville. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Hold That Ghost
as Camille BrewsterTwo bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will....
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Sun Valley Serenade
as Miss CarstairsWhen Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a...
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My Lucky Star
as Mary DwightGeorge Cabot Jr., the son of a department store owner, enrolls Kristina Nielsen, the store's...
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Thin Ice
as Orchestra LeaderA Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.
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You Can't Have Everything
as Girl in YWCA (uncredited)Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate...
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Just Around the Corner
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Wake Up and Live
as Comic Spanish DancerSatire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist...
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
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The Great Hospital Mystery
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Sally, Irene and Mary
as Irene KeeneManicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old...
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Josette
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On the Avenue
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Around the World
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Life Begins in College
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Hollywood Hobbies
as Self (uncredited)In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood...
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Hold That Co-ed
as Lizzie OlsenAn egotistical politician believes he can win votes by turning a small college's hapless...
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Free, Blonde and 21
as NellieStories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a...
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Tail Spin
as Babe DuganTrixie is a female pilot looking to win a big race to advance her career. During one race,...
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For Beauty's Sake
as Dottie NickersonA woman-hater who inherits a beauty salon gets a new perspective on females after capturing a...
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The Groom Wore Spurs
as Alice DeanPretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben...
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Angel's Holiday
as StriversLively June, teen-aged daughter of mystery writer Waldo Everett, who calls her "Angel," becomes...
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Manhattan Heartbeat
as Edna HigginsA couple can't make ends meet. He is an airplane mechanic and makes extra money testing planes....
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Yokel Boy
as Molly MaloneA film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and...
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Sailor's Lady
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Make Mine Laughs
as (archive footage)A kind of filmed vaudeville show, using old material from RKO films and some new.
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If You Knew Susie
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Show Business
as Joan MasonMusical about vaudeville performers, from 1944.
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George White's Scandals
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Day-time Wife
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Beautiful But Broke
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Two Señoritas from Chicago
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Harem Girl
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Bunker Bean
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Way Up Thar
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The Holy Terror
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She Gets Her Man
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The Traveling Saleswoman
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He's My Guy
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Love That Brute
as Mamie SageThe story of a crude gangster hopelessly falling for a sweet young city government employee.
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She Wrote the Book
as Jane FeatherstoneA plain-Jane math professor (Joan Davis) at a small midwestern college is talked into journeying...
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Too Busy to Work
as LollyThe Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to...
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Sing and Be Happy
as MyrtleRival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.
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The Sound of Laughter
as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.
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Love and Hisses
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Kansas City Kitty
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Time Out for Romance
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Two Latins from Manhattan
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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I Married Joan
as Joan StevensI Married Joan is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1952 to 1955. It starred veteran...
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