Marian Nixon

Born: 1904-10-20

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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Doctor Bull

as May Tupping
Released: 1933-09-22

In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers...

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Strictly Dynamite

as Sylvia
Released: 1934-05-11

A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

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Pilgrimage

as Mary Saunders
Released: 1933-07-12

A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married...

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Ex-Flame

as Lady Catherine
Released: 1930-11-19

A woman's uncontrollable jealousy over her husband's former girlfriend results in her losing not...

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Show of Shows

as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Released: 1929-11-21

Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see...

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Chance at Heaven

as Glory Franklyn (as Marion Nixon)
Released: 1933-10-27

A young woman's ambitious boyfriend falls for a ditzy socialite.

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Embarrassing Moments

as Jane
Released: 1934-09-01

Jerry Randolph is an inveterate and obnoxious practical joker. Things take a serious turn when...

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Winner Take All

as Peggy Harmon
Released: 1932-07-16

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with...

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Rainbow Man

as Mary Lane
Released: 1929-05-16

The Rainbow Man is a 1929 black and white American musical film.

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Sporting Life

as Nora Cavanaugh
Released: 1925-11-29

A young British nobleman, impoverished and desperate, clings to the hope that either a...

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Jazz Mad

as Elsa Hausmann
Released: 1928-11-18

A composer and his daughter emigrate to America in the hope that he can sell his symphony. But...

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We're Rich Again

as Arabella Sykes (as Marion Nixon)
Released: 1934-07-13

A polo-playing grandmother and her broke brood get back in the money with a Wall Street bet.

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By Your Leave

as Andree
Released: 1934-11-09

A bored couple facing middle-age succumbs to wandering eyes.

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Young Nowheres

as Annie Jackson
Released: 1929-10-20

Young Nowheres is a 1929 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Richard...

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Big Dan

as Dora Allen
Released: 1923-10-13

Dan O'Hara, known as "Big Dan," returns from the war, and finding that his wife has left him,...

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How to Handle Women

as Beatrice Fairbanks
Released: 1928-10-14

When Leonard Higgins, a cartoonist, meets Prince Hendryx, ruler of the small nation of Vulgaria,...

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Rolling Home

as Phyllis
Released: 1926-06-07

Nat Alden, a promoter, has had bad luck on his deal and is broke. He meets an old army pal who...

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Courage

as Muriel Colbrook
Released: 1930-05-22

Belle Bennett plays as the widowed mother of seven children living in Sioux City, Iowa. She...

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The Lash

as Dona Dolores Delfino
Released: 1930-12-14

A nobleman returns home to Southern California after the Mexican American War to find his people...

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A Private Scandal

as Mary Gate
Released: 1931-12-30

There is a sensational jewel robbery at the home of one of the leaders of the Boston Back Bay...

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Too Busy to Work

as Rose
Released: 1932-12-02

A hobo searches the countryside for the daughter he lost when his wife left him...

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Devil's Island

as Rose Marie
Released: 1926-07-20

A wealthy Parisian surgeon finds himself serving time in a brutal penal colony.

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Hands Up!

as Mae Woodstock
Released: 1926-01-11

Jack, a southern spy during the Civil War, must try to capture a shipment of gold. His task is...

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Amateur Daddy

as Sally Smith
Released: 1932-04-10

Jim Gladden, a construction site foreman, is partially responsible for the accidental death of...

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The Chinese Parrot

as Sally Phillmore
Released: 1927-10-23

The plot is motivated by a pearl necklace, which has caused the death and/or ruination of all...

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Charlie Chan's Chance

as Shirley Marlowe
Released: 1932-01-24

Charlie is the intended murder victim here, and he avoids death only by chance. To find the...

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Captain Calamity

as Madge
Released: 1936-11-28

A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure.

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Riders of the Purple Sage

as Bess Erne
Released: 1925-03-15

A Texas Ranger searches for his kidnapped sister.

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Face in the Sky

as Madge
Released: 1933-01-15

Joe and Lucky travel around New England painting barns in exchange for an advertisement on one...

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After Tomorrow

as Sidney Taylor
Released: 1932-03-06

In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents,...

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The Vagabond Trail

as Lou Macon
Released: 1924-03-09

Searching for his wayward brother, saddle tramp Donnegan (Buck Jones) gets in trouble with a...

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Say It with Songs

as Katherine Lane
Released: 1929-08-05

Joe Lane, radio entertainer and songwriter, learns that the manager of the studio, Arthur...

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Madison Square Garden

as Bee
Released: 1932-11-04

Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his...

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An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee

as Self
Released: 1930-08-01

Mr. and Mrs. Warner Bros. Pictures and their precocious offspring, Little Miss Vitaphone, host a...

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What Happened to Jones

as Lucille Bigbee
Released: 1926-02-08

On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided...

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Scarlet Pages

as Nora Mason
Released: 1930-09-27

Nora Mason becomes entangled in a family mix-up of murder and scandal that threatens to ruin her...

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The Auctioneer

as Ruth Levi
Released: 1927-01-16

Simon, a young Jewish man emigrating to the US, adopts the daughter of a dying woman on the...

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Out All Night

as Molly O'Day
Released: 1927-09-04

A young man marries an actress, but meanwhile her uncle has signed a contract binding her to...

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Sweepstakes

as Babe Ellis
Released: 1931-07-10

A popular jockey is disbarred from racing after he's accused of throwing a race.

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Geraldine

as uncredited
Released: 1929-01-20

Ambitious social climber Mr. Wygate hires charming rogue Eddie Able to polish his shy daughter...

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General Crack

as Archduchess Maria Luisa
Released: 1929-12-16

The film takes place in the 18th century Austria and revolves around Prince Christian, commonly...

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The Reckless Way

as Helen Rogers
Released: 1936-02-01

The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who...

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Out of the Ruins

as Yvonne Gilbert
Released: 1928-08-19

He 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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Spangles

as 'Spangles' Delancy
Released: 1926-11-07

At a three-ring circus, 'Spangles' Delancy, a beautiful bareback horse rider, falls in love with...

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College Lovers

as Madge Hutton
Released: 1930-10-05

Romance on a college campus.

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I'll Show You the Town

as Hazel Deming
Released: 1925-06-07

British comedian Reginald Denny plays a professor who is escorting three different women and...

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The Pay-Off

as Annabelle
Released: 1930-10-14

A thug robs a young engaged couple of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss hears of...

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Cupid's Fireman

as Agnes Evans
Released: 1923-12-16

McGee becomes a fireman over the protests of his mother, who doesn't want to see her son...

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Where Was I?

as Alicia Stone
Released: 1925-08-24

A young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.

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Best of Enemies

as Lena Schneider
Released: 1933-06-22

Buddy Rogers and Marian Nixon playing the grown children of feuding German-Americans Frank...

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Let 'er Buck

as Jacqueline McCall
Released: 1925-03-22

A young cowboy falls in love with the daughter of a rich rancher, and they plan to marry....

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The Drag-Net

as Katherine 'Kit' van Buren
Released: 1936-04-15

A playboy takes a job as an assistant district attorney, finds himself up against a tough crime...

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Silks and Saddles

as Lucy Calhoun
Released: 1929-01-20

Jockey Johnny Spencer loses his job with Mrs. Calhoun for throwing a race. An adventuress named...

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Durand of the Bad Lands

as Molly Gore
Released: 1925-11-01

A remake of a 1917 Dustin Farnum Western, Durand of the Bad Lands is the story a rancher falsely...

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The Saddle Hawk

as Rena Newhall
Released: 1925-03-08

Ben Johnson, a sheepherder who hates sheep, is instructed by his employer, Vasquez, to escort...

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The Last of the Duanes

as Ruth
Released: 1924-08-24

Buck Duane is on the run after killing his father's murderer. He rescues a beautiful young woman...

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Rebecca
Released: 1932-07-03

A 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 Taylor
Released: 1924-05-11

After a 2-year absence, Buck Saxon returns home to find his girl, Norma, married to the town's...

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The Hurricane Kid

as Joan Langdon
Released: 1925-01-25

The Hurricane Kid runs afoul of Colonel Langdon's ranch foreman, Lafe Baxter when Joan Langdon...

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Man, Woman and Wife

as Bella Rogers / Helen Brandon
Released: 1929-01-13

Helen Brandon, an unhappily married woman, marries former suitor Jack Mason when her husband,...

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