Virginia Grey

Born: 1917-03-22

Virginia Grey (March 22, 1917 – July 31, 2004) was an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of director Ray Grey. One of her early babysitters was Gloria Swanson. Grey debuted at the age of ten in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) as Little Eva. She continued acting for a few more years, but then left movies in order to finish her education. Grey returned to films in the 1930s with bit parts and extra work, but she eventually signed a contract with MGM and appeared in such movies as Another Thin Man, Hullabaloo and The Big Store. She played Consuela McNish in The Hardys Ride High (1939) with Mickey Rooney. She left MGM in 1942, and signed with several different studios over the years, working steadily. During the 1950s and 1960s, producer Ross Hunter frequently included Grey in his popular soap melodramas, such as All That Heaven Allows, Back Street and Madame X. She had an on again/off again relationship with Clark Gable in the 1940s. After his wife Carole Lombard died and he returned from military service, Clark and Virginia were often seen at restaurants and nightclubs together. Many, including Virginia herself, expected him to marry her. The tabloids were all expecting the wedding announcement. It was a great surprise when he hastily married Lady Sylvia Ashley in 1949. Virginia was heartbroken. They divorced in 1952, but much to Virginia's dismay their brief romance was never rekindled. Her friends say that her hoping and waiting for Clark was the reason she never married. She was a regular on television in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing on Playhouse 90, General Electric Theater, The DuPont Show with June Allyson, Your Show of Shows, Wagon Train, Bonanza, Marcus Welby, M.D., Love, American Style, Burke's Law, The Virginian, Peter Gunn and many others. She was portrayed by Anna Torv in the HBO Mini-series The Pacific. Description above from the Wikipedia article Virginia Grey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Airport

as Mrs. Schultz
Released: 1970-05-29

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various...

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The Naked Kiss

as Candy
Released: 1964-10-29

A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking...

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The Women

as Pat
Released: 1939-09-01

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

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All That Heaven Allows

as Alida Anderson
Released: 1955-12-25

Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love...

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Unconquered

as Diana
Released: 1947-10-10

England, 1763. After being convicted of a crime, the young and beautiful Abigail Hale agrees, to...

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Tarzan's New York Adventure

as Connie Beach
Released: 1942-05-01

Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and...

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The Big Store

as Joan Sutton
Released: 1941-06-20

A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department...

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Madame X

as Mimsy
Released: 1966-03-03

A woman married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had...

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The Rose Tattoo

as Estelle Hohengarten
Released: 1955-12-12

A grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating...

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Crime of Passion

as Sara
Released: 1956-12-28

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his...

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That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)
Released: 1974-06-21

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...

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No Name on the Bullet

as Roseanne Fraden
Released: 1959-02-01

When hired killer John Gant rides into Lordsburg, the town's folk become paranoid as each...

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Another Thin Man

as Lois MacFay
Released: 1939-11-17

Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from...

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Test Pilot

as Sarah
Released: 1938-04-16

Jim is a test pilot. His wife Ann and best friend Gunner try their best to keep him sober. But...

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Captain Scarface

as Elsa
Released: 1953-10-15

A group of communist spies plan to blow up an essential commercial artery, the Panama Canal. To...

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Jeanne Eagels

as Elsie Desmond
Released: 1957-08-02

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

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Stage Door Canteen

as Virginia Grey
Released: 1943-06-24

A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous...

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Bachelor in Paradise

as Camille Quinlaw
Released: 1961-11-01

A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an...

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The Last Command

as Mrs. Dickinson
Released: 1955-08-03

During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads...

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Our Relations

as Pirate's Club Customer (uncredited)
Released: 1936-09-15

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and...

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The Great Gatsby

as Myrtle Wilson
Released: 1958-06-26

Adaptation of the 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald for "Playhouse 90." A Midwesterner becomes...

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Grand Central Murder

as Sue 'Butch' Custer
Released: 1942-05-01

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at...

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The Golden Fleecing

as Lila Hanley
Released: 1940-08-16

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

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Broadway Serenade

as Pearl
Released: 1939-04-07

A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they...

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The Eternal Sea

as Dorothy Buracker
Released: 1955-04-19

Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

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Dramatic School

as Simone
Released: 1938-12-09

Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and...

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The Threat

as Carol
Released: 1949-12-01

A violent escaped con and his gang kidnap the police detective and DA who put him behind bars.

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Idaho

as Terry
Released: 1943-03-10

A deputy sets out to prove that a respected judge, who had once been a criminal, is being framed...

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Love Has Many Faces

as Irene Talbot
Released: 1965-02-24

A woman lives in Acapulco with moochers and a husband who married her for her money.

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Portrait in Black

as Miss Lee
Released: 1960-07-27

A pair of lovers plot to kill the woman's rich husband.

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Flame of Barbary Coast

as Rita Dane
Released: 1945-05-28

Duke Fergus falls for Ann 'Flaxen' Tarry in the Barbary Coast in turn-of-the-century San...

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House of Horrors

as Joan Medford
Released: 1946-03-29

An unsuccessful sculptor saves a madman named "The Creeper" from drowning. Seeing an opportunity...

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Rich Man, Poor Girl

as Selma Willis
Released: 1938-08-12

A millionaire courts a working-class woman.

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Idiot's Delight

as Shirley Laughlin
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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Rosalie

as Mary Callahan
Released: 1937-12-24

West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an...

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Flirtation Walk

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1934-12-01

A private stationed in Hawaii gets involved with the general's engaged daughter. In order to...

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The Captain Is a Lady

as Mary Peabody
Released: 1940-06-21

Because of a bad investment, Captain and Mrs. Peabody are evicted from their home. Mrs. Peabody...

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Miraculous Journey

as Patricia
Released: 1948-09-17

The passengers and crew of an airplane are stranded in an unfamiliar jungle. Unknown to most of...

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Dames

as Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1934-09-01

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

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Hullabaloo

as Laura Merriweather
Released: 1940-10-25

A radio actor faces trouble when a science-fiction story causes the audience to panic.

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Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-05-22

Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her...

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Three Cheers for the Irish

as Patricia Casey
Released: 1940-03-16

Peter Casey has been with the New York City police department for 25 years. He's totally...

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Highway 301

as Mary Simms
Released: 1950-12-01

The "Tri-State" gang goes on a successful bank robbing streak causing local authorities to turn...

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Tammy Tell Me True

as Miss Jenks
Released: 1961-07-26

Tammy leaves the river in Mississippi to attend college, developing a relationship with Tom...

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Accused of Murder

as Sandra Lamoreaux
Released: 1956-12-21

A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love...

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So This Is New York

as Ella Finch
Released: 1948-06-01

A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon...

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Sweet Rosie O'Grady

as Edna Van Dyke
Released: 1943-10-01

An American singer becomes engaged to an English duke, but is continuously pestered over her...

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The Forty-Niners

as Stella Walker
Released: 1954-07-30

1849 California and the Gold Boom. Marshal Sam Nelson goes under cover to find out the identity...

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Bullfighter and the Lady

as Lisbeth Flood
Released: 1951-04-26

An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.

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Unknown Island

as Carole Lane
Released: 1948-10-15

Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an...

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Strangers in the Night

as Dr. Leslie Ross
Released: 1944-09-12

In this Gothic tale, a returning WW2 vet goes looking for a small-town girl whom he knows only...

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Men in Her Diary

as Diana Lee
Released: 1945-09-14

Singer/Dancer Peggy Ryan neither sings nor dances in this comedy in which she plays a secretary,...

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Palmy Days

as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1931-09-23

Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: "Glorifying the American Doughnut") where...

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Back Street

as Janey nee Smith
Released: 1961-10-11

Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department...

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Mexican Hayride

as Mary / Montana
Released: 1948-12-27

Two con men selling phony stock flee to Mexico ahead of the law, where they run into a woman...

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Black Zoo

as Jenny Brooks
Released: 1963-05-15

Michael Conrad, owner of a group of strange animals, trains his beasts to obey him, unleashing...

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Ladies in Distress

as Sally
Released: 1938-06-13

Alison Skipworth plays female mayor Josephine Bonney, at present having trouble dealing with her...

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Secrets

as Audrey Carlton as a Child (uncredited)
Released: 1933-03-16

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with...

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Thunder Afloat

as Susan Thorson
Released: 1939-09-15

A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.

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Target Earth

as Vicki Harris
Released: 1954-11-07

Giant robots from Venus invade Chicago. Stranded in the deserted city are Frank and Nora (who...

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Who Killed Doc Robbin?

as Ann Loring
Released: 1948-04-09

A group of people find themselves trapped in a creepy mansion, complete with secret passageways,...

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Swamp Fire

as Janet Hilton
Released: 1946-09-06

Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller battle it out in Cajun country! Johnny, a riverboat pilot...

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Whistling in the Dark

as 'Fran' Post
Released: 1941-08-08

The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is...

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Misbehaving Ladies

as Hazel Boyd
Released: 1931-04-16

Ellen, a young American girl who married a European prince and moved to his country, is...

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Jungle Jim

as Dr. Hilary Parker
Released: 1948-12-15

Lady scientist, Hilary Parker is searching for a rare drug to help combat polio. Opportunist...

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Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Evangeline 'Eva' St. Clare
Released: 1927-11-04

In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but...

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The Hardys Ride High

as Consuela MacNish
Released: 1939-04-21

Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney...

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The Michigan Kid

as Rose, as a child
Released: 1928-10-20

The Michigan Kid is a gambler in the backwoods of Alaska trying to make enough money to go back...

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Smooth as Silk

as Paula Marlowe
Released: 1946-02-01

An attorney enraged over the prosecution of two innocent people goes on a killing spree.

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The Shopworn Angel

as Chorus Girl #1
Released: 1938-07-15

During WWI Bill Pettigrew, a naive young Texan soldier is sent to New York for basic training....

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Slaughter Trail

as Lorabelle Larkin
Released: 1951-10-15

Three outlaws rob the stage and then flee. When their horses give out they murder some Indians...

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The Restless Years

as Miss Robson
Released: 1958-12-01

A pretty, sheltered teenager falls for a boy from the wrong side of town.

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Rosie!

as Mrs. Peters
Released: 1967-11-22

An eccentric Los Angeles dowager decides to fight back when her two greedy daughters attempt to...

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The Romance of Celluloid

as Self
Released: 1937-08-27

Several behind the scenes aspects of the movie-making business, which results in the enjoyment...

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Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star

as Self - Actress
Released: 2002-08-01

In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the...

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Keeping Company

as Anastasia Atherton
Released: 1940-12-27

Wholesome comedy about newlyweds (and the bride's understanding--but sometimes...

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Desert Pursuit

as Mary Smith
Released: 1952-05-10

In 1852, two friends left the Nevada prospector region to relocate from en route he meets the...

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A Perilous Journey

as Abby
Released: 1953-04-05

A ship of women embarks on a voyage to California. Director R. G. Springsteen's 1953 adventure...

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Pacific Paradise

as Woman Kissing Naval Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-28

In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.

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Fighting Lawman

as Raquel Jackson
Released: 1953-09-20

A US Marshal hunts down three bank robbers that are living under new identities.

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Secret Valley

as Joan Carlo
Released: 1937-01-15

Rancher entertains girl in Nevada to get a divorce. Then her gangster husband shows up.

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Old Hutch

as Ethel
Released: 1936-09-25

Life changes in surprising ways when a lazy, unemployed husband and father finds a box...

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Bells of Capistrano

as Jennifer Benton
Released: 1942-09-15

America's favorite singing cowboy Gene Autry stars in this vintage tale as an up-and-coming...

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Bad Guy

as Kitty Ryan
Released: 1937-08-27

A power-company troubleshooter has his brother get him out of prison by running high voltage to...

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Mr. and Mrs. North

as Jane Wilson
Released: 1942-01-23

Married sleuths (Gracie Allen, William Post Jr.) find a corpse in their closet and round up...

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Blonde Inspiration

as Margie Blake, Phil's Secretary
Released: 1941-02-07

A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.

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Grissly's Millions

as Katherine Palmor Bentley
Released: 1945-01-16

An eccentric wealthy man is murdered, and the police set out to find his killer.

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Tish

as Katherine 'Kit' Bowser Sands
Released: 1942-09-17

In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is...

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Washington Melodrama

as Teddy Carlyle
Released: 1941-04-17

An elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town...

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Wyoming

as Lila Regan
Released: 1947-07-28

Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.

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Don't Bet on Blondes

as Girl with Henry (Uncredited)
Released: 1935-07-13

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His...

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The Lives of Jenny Dolan

as Landlady
Released: 1975-10-27

A newspaper reporter's life is endangered when she is assigned to investigate a political...

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Youth Takes a Fling

as Madge
Released: 1938-09-22

McCrea plays Joe Meadows, whose only ambition as a Kansas farm boy was a life at sea. He moves...

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Three Desperate Men

as Laura Brock
Released: 1951-01-12

When they learn that their brother Matt Denton is awaiting trial in California, charged with...

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The Canary Comes Across

as Ann Clayton
Released: 1938-01-26

A prisoner with a good singing voice escapes, only to grow jealous when an opera singer who...

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Leather Gloves

as Jane Gilbert
Released: 1948-11-11

A fallen prizefighter must choose between two women from vastly different walks of life.

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Secrets of the Underground

as Terry Parker
Released: 1942-12-18

With the help of a WAAC group, Mr. District Attorny smashes a Nazi spy-ring that is selling...

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Heart to Heart

as Hazel Boyd
Released: 1928-07-22

Princess Delatorre, young and beautiful widow of an Italian scion of royalty, returns with her...

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Billy Rose's Casa Mañana Revue

as Virginia Mason
Released: 1938-04-26

The scene is set at Billy Rose's Casa Manana Revue, filmed at the Fort Worth Frontier Fiesta...

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Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

as Janet Smedley Adams
Released: 1950-12-08

An elderly man leaves Wyoming to visit his daughter in a small Massachusetts town because, even...

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Violets in Spring

as Mary Jones
Released: 1936-09-05

Mary Jones and Charlie Hall have worked for four years in the same office at the Acme Carpet...

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Snow Gets in Your Eyes

as June
Released: 1938-05-14

A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl...

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Burke's Law

as Elaine Barrows
First aired: 1963-09-20

Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on...

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My Three Sons

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-09-29

A widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas raises three sons with the help of his...

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Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Mrs. Cavanaugh
First aired: 1969-09-23

Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from...

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-05

The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Blanche Bickerson
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-06

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...

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Your Show of Shows

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-02-25

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United...

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The Virginian

as Laura Pritican
First aired: 1962-09-19

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth,...

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The Lone Wolf

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-01

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Climax!

as Edna
First aired: 1954-10-07

Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was...

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Peter Gunn

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-09-22

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and...

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Trackdown

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-10-04

Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Laura Ward
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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Yancy Derringer

as Emily Dubois
First aired: 1958-10-02

Yancy Derringer is an American Western series

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The Millionaire

as Iris Millar
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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The Millionaire

as Marjorie Martinson
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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General Electric Theater

as Mrs. Bennett
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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