Marian Nixon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marian Nixon (October 20, 1904 – February 13, 1983) was an American film actress. She appeared in more than 70 films. Born Marian Nissinen in Superior, Wisconsin to parents of Finnish descent, Nixon began her career as a teen dancing in choruses in vaudeville. She began appearing in bit part in films in 1922 and landed her first substantial role in the 1923 film Cupid's Fireman, opposite Buck Jones. The following year, she was named a WAMPAS Baby Star. Nixon continued to work steadily throughout the mid to late 1920s appearing in Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), Hands Up! (1926), and The Chinese Parrot (1927). In 1929, she made her talkie debut as the lead in Geraldine. Later that same year, Nixon appeared opposite Al Jolson in Say It with Songs followed by General Crack in 1930. In 1932, she starred as Rebecca in the film adaption of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm with Ralph Bellamy. Following the release of Rebecca, Nixon co-starred in Winner Take All with James Cagney. The next year she had a supporting role in John Ford's Pilgrimage. In 1934, Nixon attempted to change her wholesome image with a role in the comedy We’re Rich Again. The film wasn't a success and after appearing in eight more films, Nixon retired from acting in 1936. She made her last film, Captain Calamity at the age of 32.
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as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' NumberNow hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...
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By Your Leave
as AndreeA bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.
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Pilgrimage
as Mary SaundersA mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married...
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Riders of the Purple Sage
as Bess ErneA Texas Ranger searches for his kidnapped sister.
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Madison Square Garden
as BeeEddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his...
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Chance at Heaven
as Glory FranklynA young woman's ambitious boyfriend falls for a ditzy socialite.
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Sweepstakes
as Babe EllisA popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.
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The Chinese Parrot
as Sally PhillmoreThe plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all...
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Doctor Bull
as May TuppingIn this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers...
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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee
as SelfMr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...
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Rolling Home
as PhyllisNat Alden, a promoter, has had bad luck on his deal and is broke. He meets an old army pal who...
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Durand of the Bad Lands
as Molly GoreA remake of a 1917 Dustin Farnum Western, Durand of the Bad Lands is the story a rancher falsely...
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The Pay-Off
as AnnabelleA thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of...
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Sporting Life
as Nora CavanaughA young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a...
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Jazz Mad
as Elsa HausmannA composer and his daughter emigrate to America in the hope that he can sell his symphony. But...
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Rainbow Man
as Mary LaneThe Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.
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Say It with Songs
as Katherine LaneJoe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur...
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The Lash
as Dona Dolores DelfinoA nobleman returns home to Southern California after the Mexican American War to find his people...
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Face in the Sky
as MadgeJoe and Lucky travel around New England painting barns in exchange for an advertisement on one...
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Strictly Dynamite
as SylviaA failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
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Man, Woman and Wife
as Bella Rogers / Helen BrandonHelen Brandon, an unhappily married woman, marries former suitor Jack Mason when her husband,...
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Embarrassing Moments
as JaneJerry Randolph is an inveterate and obnoxious practical joker. Things take a serious turn when...
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The Auctioneer
as Ruth LeviSimon, a young Jewish man emigrating to the US, adopts the daughter of a dying woman on the...
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Hands Up!
as Mae WoodstockJack, a southern spy during the Civil War, must try to capture a shipment of gold. His task is...
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How to Handle Women
as Beatrice FairbanksWhen Leonard Higgins, a cartoonist, meets Prince Hendryx, ruler of the small nation of Vulgaria,...
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Devil's Island
as Rose MarieA wealthy Parisian surgeon finds himself serving time in a brutal penal colony.
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Winner Take All
as Peggy HarmonOverworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with...
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The Reckless Way
as Helen RogersThe DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who...
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Too Busy to Work
as RoseA hobo searches the countryside for the daughter he lost when his wife left him...
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Scarlet Pages
as Nora MasonNora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her...
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The Drag-Net
as Katherine 'Kit' van BurenA playboy takes a job as an assistant district attorney, finds himself up against a tough crime...
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What Happened to Jones
as Lucille BigbeeOn the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided...
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After Tomorrow
as Sidney TaylorIn the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents,...
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We're Rich Again
as Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.
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The Last of the Duanes
as RuthBuck Duane is on the run after killing his father's murderer. He rescues a beautiful young woman...
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Spangles
as 'Spangles' DelancyAt a three-ring circus, 'Spangles' Delancy, a beautiful bareback horse rider, falls in love with...
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Big Dan
as Dora AllenDan O'Hara, known as "Big Dan," returns from the war, and finding that his wife has left him,...
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
as RebeccaA young girl from Sunnybrook goes to live with her wealthy relatives and falls in love with a...
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The Circus Cowboy
as Bird TaylorAfter a 2-year absence, Buck Saxon returns home to find his girl, Norma, married to the town's...
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General Crack
as Archduchess Maria LuisaThe film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly...
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Let 'er Buck
as Jacqueline McCallA young cowboy falls in love with the daughter of a rich rancher, and they plan to marry....
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Young Nowheres
as Annie JacksonYoung Nowheres is a 1929 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Richard...
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Captain Calamity
as MadgeA South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.
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Silks and Saddles
as Lucy CalhounJockey Johnny Spencer loses his job with Mrs. Calhoun for throwing a race. An adventuress named...
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Cupid's Fireman
as Agnes EvansMcGee becomes a fireman over the protests of his mother, who doesn't want to see her son...
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The Saddle Hawk
as Rena NewhallBen Johnson, a sheepherder who hates sheep, is instructed by his employer, Vasquez, to escort...
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I'll Show You the Town
as Hazel DemingBritish comedian Reginald Denny plays a professor who is escorting three different women and...
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Where Was I?
as Alicia StoneA young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.
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Ex-Flame
as Lady CatherineA woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not...
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Out of the Ruins
as Yvonne GilbertHe hid from life in the ruins -he came out of the ruins to death! A man condemned to live in the...
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Out All Night
as Molly O'DayA young man marries an actress, but meanwhile her uncle has signed a contract binding her to...
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The Hurricane Kid
as Joan LangdonThe Hurricane Kid runs afoul of Colonel Langdon's ranch foreman, Lafe Baxter when Joan Langdon...
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The Vagabond Trail
as Lou MaconSearching for his wayward brother, saddle tramp Donnegan (Buck Jones) gets in trouble with a...
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Geraldine
as GeraldineAmbitious social climber Mr. Wygate hires charming rogue Eddie Able to polish his shy daughter...
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Amateur Daddy
as Sally SmithJim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of...
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Courage
as Muriel ColbrookBelle Bennett plays as the widowed mother of seven children living in Sioux City, Iowa. She...
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A Private Scandal
as Mary GateThere is a sensational jewel robbery at the home of one of the leaders of the Boston Back Bay...
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Charlie Chan's Chance
as Shirley MarloweCharlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the...
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Best of Enemies
as Lena SchneiderBuddy Rogers and Marian Nixon playing the grown children of feuding German-Americans Frank...
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In the Headlines
as Anna Lou AndersonA tough newspaper reporter and his pretty assistant are investigating a double murder, and soon...
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