Suzanne Kaaren

Born: 1912-03-21

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzanne Kaaren (March 21, 1912 – August 27, 2004) was an American B-movie actress and dancer who starred in stock film genres of the 1930s and 1940s: horror films, westerns, comedies and romances. Kaaren left for Hollywood in October 1933. Her starting salary was $150 per week, and was eventually cast opposite Tim McCoy in Ridin' Gents, a Monogram Pictures production. She was then signed by Republic Pictures to play a character in From Rags To Riches. Ridin' Gents was filmed without either McCoy or Kaaren. She joined a troupe assembled by producer Walter Wanger, which also included Gloria Youngblood. The theatrical company was known as Trade Winds. The comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937) showcased the zany Joe E. Brown, with Kaaren among the supporting players in an RKO Radio Pictures movie about an astrologer. In October 1941, Kaaren was added to the cast of I Married an Angel. She portrayed a maid named Simone, and was uncredited. In October 1943, Pete Smith assigned Kaaren and Harry Barris the leading roles in an MGM motion picture which was to be called Practical Joker. The film was never made. Kaaren figured prominently in several Three Stooges comedy short films. They are Disorder in the Court, Yes, We Have No Bonanza, and What's the Matador?. Miracles for Sale (1939) was based on the novel Death From A Tophat by Clayton Rawson. Kaaren plays a woman who is separated into halves and then joined together again suspensefully. The murder mystery has Robert Young and Florence Rice in prominent roles. She starred opposite Bela Lugosi in The Devil Bat. The cult film of the horror film genre is a Poverty Row production released by Producers Releasing Corporation. In the movie, Lugosi breeds giant bats to attack people. Her final appearance on film is uncredited role as the Duchess of Park Avenue (Manhattan) in 1984's The Cotton Club.


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The Cotton Club

as The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)
Released: 1984-12-14

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves...

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The Women

as Princess Mara (uncredited)
Released: 1939-09-01

A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.

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Disorder in the Court

as Gail Tempest (uncredited)
Released: 1936-05-30

The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the...

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The Devil Bat

as Mary Heath
Released: 1940-12-13

Dr. Paul Carruthers is frustrated because he thinks his employers, Mary Heath and Henry Morton,...

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Angel

as uncredited
Released: 1937-10-29

While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.

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The Ghost Comes Home

as Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1940-03-08

Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea...

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Miracles for Sale

as Magician's Assistant in Demo
Released: 1939-08-10

A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.

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Trade Winds

as Russian Girl (Uncredited)
Released: 1938-12-28

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware...

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Romance of Louisiana

as Empress Josephine
Released: 1937-07-08

A short historical drama about the Louisiana Purchase.

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Idiot's Delight

as Nurse #3
Released: 1939-01-27

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are...

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What's the Matador?

as Dolores Sanchez
Released: 1942-04-23

The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally...

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Bottoms Up

as Wolf's Secretary
Released: 1934-04-12

Promoter "Smoothie" King helps a pair of phonies con their way into a movie company. As Wanda...

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Rags to Riches

as Glenda Hayes
Released: 1941-07-31

A framed cabby rounds up fur thieves and saves his opera-singer girlfriend.

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Yes, We Have No Bonanza

as Singing Sister (uncredited)
Released: 1939-05-19

Set in a western town, the stooges are working as waiters in a saloon with the three girls they...

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Strangers All

as Frances Farrell
Released: 1935-04-01

Domestic drama about an elderly woman and her four squabbling adult children.

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Here's Flash Casey

as Mitzi La Rue
Released: 1938-01-07

After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job--with a big city newspaper.

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Phantom Ranger

as Joan Doyle
Released: 1938-05-27

A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to...

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A Million to One

as Pat Stanley
Released: 1936-12-31

The son of a disgraced Olympic decathlete prepares to become a star in his own right. His quest...

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When's Your Birthday?

as Diane Basscombe
Released: 1937-02-19

Some shady characters discover that a sad sack nightclub bus boy has the ability to predict...

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City of Chance

as Mrs. Williams
Released: 1940-01-13

Texas girl goes to New York, becomes a newspaper reporter, and tries to get her gambler...

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Wild Gold

as One of the Golden Girls
Released: 1934-06-08

A young man desperately in love with a nightclub singer sees an opportunity to spend some time...

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Blondes at Work

as Olive
Released: 1938-02-05

When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between...

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Close Relations

as Girl in Depot
Released: 1933-09-30

Roscoe believes he is in line to receive a large inheritance, but the reality is considerably...

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Roar of the Press

as Angela Brooks
Released: 1941-04-17

While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.

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Undercover Man

as Linda Forbes
Released: 1936-09-23

An operative from the Wells Fargo company goes undercover to trap a crooked sheriff and his...

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Women Must Dress

as Janet Howard
Released: 1935-02-01

A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.

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The Wildcatter

as Julia Frayne
Released: 1937-06-06

Eager to take advantage of a new oil boom, "Lucky" Conlon leaves his gas station and diner for...

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Sleepers East

as Dixie
Released: 1934-01-01

No good deed goes unpunished for Lena Karelson (Wynne Gibson), hooker with a heart of gold...

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Rhythm in the Clouds

as Dorothy Day
Released: 1937-06-21

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.

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