Minna Gombell
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minna Gombell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Queen of BeggarsParis, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the...
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The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mrs. ParrishIt's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally...
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Make Way for Tomorrow
as Nellie ChaseAt a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed....
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The Snake Pit
as Miss HartVirginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her...
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High Sierra
as Mrs. BaughmamGiven a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.
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The Thin Man
as Mimi WynantA husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get...
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Block-Heads
as Mrs. HardyIt's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France,...
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The Merry Widow
as MarcelleA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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Boom Town
as Spanish EvaTwo buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both...
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Thieves Fall Out
as Ella BarnesEddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his...
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Wild Boys of the Road
as Aunt CarrieAt the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when...
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Return of the Bad Men
as EmilyUS Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.
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I'll See You in My Dreams
as Mrs. LeBoySongwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.
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Going Places
as Cora WitheringA sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he...
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Here Comes the Groom
as Mrs. GodfreyForeign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the...
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Skyline
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas...
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Babbitt
as Zilla ReislingMiddle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing...
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Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as Mrs. CollinsA young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble...
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Man Alive
as Aunt SophieA reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
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Banjo on My Knee
as RubyA young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to...
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Slave Ship
as MabelAction-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced...
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The Town Went Wild
as Marian HarrisonComedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were...
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Bad Girl
as Edna DriggsA man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack...
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Cadets on Parade
as DellaA military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's...
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Wife, Doctor and Nurse
as ConstanceSocial butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.
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The Way to Love
as SuzanneFrancois, a cheerful Parisian bohemian, wants more than anything to be a tour guide in his...
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The White Cockatoo
as Grete LovscheimIn a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the...
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Strictly Dynamite
as Miss LaSeurA failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
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The Great Waltz
as Mrs. HofbauerComposer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
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Registered Nurse
as Beulah SchlossIn this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two...
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Doomed Caravan
as Jane TraversStephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want...
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Chip Off the Old Block
as MillyThe son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.
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Hello, Sister!
as Mona La RuePeggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling...
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Bachelor's Affairs
as Sheila PeckA middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being...
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Hoopla
as CarrieA hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.
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Destiny
as MarieFramed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on...
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The Last Bandit
as Winnie McPhailAbout to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick...
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Pagan Love Song
as Kate BennettIsland girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott...
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Wild Girl
as MillieSalomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small...
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Second Fiddle
as JennyStudio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back...
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Sunbonnet Sue
as Mrs. FitzgeraldSet in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows...
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The First Year
as Mrs. BarstowGrace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being...
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Sob Sister
as VonnieJane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid,...
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Mr. Reckless
as Ma HawkinsAn oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.
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The Big Brain
as MargyA small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion....
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Wyoming
as Queenie LassiterSmall ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.
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Women Must Dress
as Linda HowardA divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
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The Hell Cat
as Pauline McCoyReporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine...
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Comet Over Broadway
as Tim AdamsStory of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
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After Tomorrow
as Else TaylorIn the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents,...
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Miss Pacific Fleet
as Sadie FreytagA down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title...
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Salute for Three
as uncreditedPress agent Jimmy Gates gets an idea while watching a New York parade, for a returned war hero...
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The Rainbow Trail
as RuthThe wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between...
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Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
as Edith FitzbaddenCarmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy...
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No More Women
as Annie FayTwo deep-sea divers, known only by their nicknames of "Three-Time" and "Forty-Fathoms," find...
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Pleasure Cruise
as Judy MillsShirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a...
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Doctors' Wives
as Julia WyndramThe trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the...
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Two Sinners
as Mrs. PymAn ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets...
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Cheating Cheaters
as Nell BrocktonThe Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres....
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Cross Country Cruise
as Nita BordenA young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He...
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Good Sport
as Virginia CaseyMarilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she...
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Champagne Charlie
as Lillian WayneThe story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.
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What Price Innocence?
as Amy HarperA young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.
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The Lemon Drop Kid
as MaizieThe Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He...
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Stop, Look and Love
as Emma HallerDaughter has trouble holding onto boyfriends because of her critical mother until understanding...
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Swingin' on a Rainbow
as Minnie ReganA young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and...
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Penthouse Rhythm
as TaffyMusical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline
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Careless Lady
as Yvette LoganInnocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the...
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Stepping Sisters
as Rosie La MarrA trio of former burlesque dancers now living in high society try to prevent their past...
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Perilous Holiday
as Mrs. LathamA tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil...
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Keep 'Em Rolling
as JulieWorld War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.
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Dance Team
as Cora StuartJimmy Mulligan and Poppy Kirk, both out of work, strike up a conversation outside a radio shop...
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