Judith Barrett
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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Road to Singapore
as Gloria WycottTwo playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
Movie pageCimarron
as Donna Cravat (as Nancy Dover)When the government opens up the Oklahoma territory for settlement, restless Yancey Cravat...
Movie pageYellowstone
as Ruth FosterMurder mystery set in Yellowstone National Park.
Movie pageThe Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Dixie Del MarrThe zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.
Movie pageThose Were the Days!
as Mirabel AllstairsAt a family gathering, an elderly man reflects on the follies of his youth during his freshman...
Movie pageLet Them Live
as Rita JohnsonA young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
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as ModelAn early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was...
Movie pageWomen Without Names
as Peggy AthensJoyce and Fred MacNeil's honeymoon comes to an abrupt and unsatisfying halt when Fred is accused...
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as Winifred BaneA doctor's medical studies are threatened by his infatuation with a Chinese girl. The girl...
Movie pageIllegal Traffic
as Marie ArdenG-Man Charles Bent Martin is sent out to break up a nationwide racket. A transport company is...
Movie pageBig Business Girl
as Sarah EllenA young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her...
Movie pageThe Good Old Soak
as Ina HeathA small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.
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as Blase BlondeDuring a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree.
Movie pageDynamite
as Good MixerWealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is...
Movie pageTelevision Spy
as Gwen LawsonA scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and...
Movie pageThe Fighting Parson
as The Brunette Dance Hall Girl (as Nancy Dover)Harry is mistaken for "The Fighting Parson" in a tough western town.
Movie pageThe Thoroughbred
as Colleen RileyUnemployed jockey Tod Taylor gets a huge break when he is hired by Matt Riley. Within weeks,...
Movie pageArmored Car
as Ella LoganLarry Willis and Bill Wane are security guards who ride in the back of Banks Co. armored trucks....
Movie pageFlying Hostess
as Helen BrooksThe story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.
Movie pageThe Great Victor Herbert
as Marie ClarkIn his last film assignment, portly Walter Connolly fills the title role (in more ways than one)...
Movie pageThe Big Kick
as Harry's Girl (as Nancy Dover)Revenuers have been chasing a gang of bootleggers for years. They're hot on the trail near a gas...
Movie pageBehind the Mike
as Jane ArledgeComplications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
Movie pageThe Head Guy
as Nancy (as Nancy Dover)Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.
Movie pageSkirt Shy
as Nancy, the maid (as Nancy Dover)Harry must pose as a woman to help the women he works for get a marriage proposal.
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