Judith Barrett

Born: 1909-02-02

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Barrett (born Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909 – March 10, 2000), also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940. At sixteen, she got on a train to Hollywood. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, The Sock Exchange opposite Bobby Vernon. In 1929 she starred in five films, and made a successful transition to "talking films". From 1928 to 1933 she was billed as "Nancy Dover", and from 1930 to 1933 she appeared in nine films, all credited. In 1933, she appeared in only one film, Marriage Humor opposite Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, while doing stage work. She would not have another role until 1936, when she starred in the crime drama Yellowstone opposite Henry Hunter, and alongside Ralph Morgan and Alan Hale. It was the first film that she was billed as "Judith Barrett". She appeared in two films that year, and five in 1937, one of which was her first uncredited role. From 1938 to 1940, Barrett appeared in ten films, all credited, including Road to Singapore, the first "road" picture by the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Barrett retired from film acting following her appearance in the 1940 comedy Those Were the Days!, starring William Holden and Bonita Granville. Noted for her beauty, the October 16, 1939 edition of the Baltimore Sun said of her: "Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Barrett was "selected after months of exhaustive tests by television experts, sound engineers, photographers and make-up specialists." Paramount Pictures followed up on the selection by featuring her in its film, Television Spy (1939).


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Cimarron

as Donna Cravat (as Nancy Dover)
Released: 1931-01-26

When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat...

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Road to Singapore

as Gloria Wycott
Released: 1940-03-22

Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore - until they meet Dorothy Lamour...

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Yellowstone

as Ruth Foster
Released: 1936-09-01

Murder mystery set in Yellowstone National Park.

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Television Spy

as Gwen Lawson
Released: 1939-10-20

A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and...

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Women Without Names

as Peggy Athens
Released: 1940-03-14

Joyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused...

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Armored Car

as Ella Logan
Released: 1937-06-01

Larry Willis and Bill Wane are security guards who ride in the back of Banks Co. armored trucks....

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The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Dixie Del Marr
Released: 1939-06-02

The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.

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Illegal Traffic

as Marie Arden
Released: 1938-11-02

G-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is...

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The Good Old Soak

as Ina Heath
Released: 1937-04-23

A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.

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Big Business Girl

as Sarah Ellen
Released: 1931-06-12

A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her...

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Disputed Passage

as Winifred Bane
Released: 1939-10-25

A doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl...

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The Great Victor Herbert

as Marie Clark
Released: 1939-12-29

In his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one)...

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Vogues of 1938

as Model
Released: 1937-08-18

An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was...

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Persons in Hiding

as Blase Blonde
Released: 1939-02-10

During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.

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Those Were the Days!

as Mirabel Allstairs
Released: 1940-07-14

At a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman...

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Skirt Shy

as Nancy, the maid (as Nancy Dover)
Released: 1929-11-30

Harry must pose as a woman to help the women he works for get a marriage proposal.

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Let Them Live

as Rita Johnson
Released: 1937-04-25

A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

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Flying Hostess

as Helen Brooks
Released: 1936-12-01

The story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.

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Behind the Mike

as Jane Arledge
Released: 1937-09-26

Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.

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The Head Guy

as Nancy (as Nancy Dover)
Released: 1930-01-11

Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.

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The Big Kick

as Harry's Girl (as Nancy Dover)
Released: 1930-03-29

Revenuers have been chasing a gang of bootleggers for years. They're hot on the trail near a gas...

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The Fighting Parson

as The Brunette Dance Hall Girl (as Nancy Dover)
Released: 1930-02-06

Harry is mistaken for "The Fighting Parson" in a tough western town.

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The Thoroughbred

as Colleen Riley
Released: 1930-08-09

Riley and Donovan, racehorse owners and trainers who have been rivals and enemies for years,...

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