Fern Emmett (March 22, 1896 – September 3, 1946) was an American film actress. She appeared in 212 films between 1930 and 1946. Emmett's film debut came with
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in a two-reel production in 1914.
Personal life
Emmett was married to actor
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...
.
Death
Emmett died in
Hollywood, California
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. Her remains are interred at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Selected filmography
* ''
Second Honeymoon'' (1930)
* ''
Romance of the West'' (1930)
* ''
Westward Bound'' (1930)
* ''
West of Cheyenne'' (1931)
* ''
Rider of the Plains
''Rider of the Plains'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Lilian Bond and Al Bridge.
Main cast
* Tom Tyler as Blackie Saunders
* Lilian Bond as Betty Harper
* Al Bridge as Deputy Bill Gaines ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931)
* ''
Dynamite Denny'' (1932)
* ''
Bridge Wives
''Bridge Wives'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.
Plot
Mr. Smith ( Alfred St. John) experiences anxiety as his wife (Fern Emmett) participates in a marathon bridge tournament.
Cast
* Al St. John as ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Hollywood Luck'' (1932)
* ''
Hollywood Lights
''Hollywood Lights'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle, starring Rita Flynn, Virginia Brooks, Tut Mace, and Ted O'Shea.
Cast
* Rita Flynn
* Virginia Brooks
* Tut Mace
* Ted O'Shea
* Fern Emmett
* Lynton Brent
* ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Love in High Gear
''Love in High Gear'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring silent veteran Harrison Ford in his final film role and co–starring Alberta Vaughn, Tyrell Davis and Arthur Hoyt. It was released by the ...
'' (1932)
* ''
East of Fifth Avenue
''East of Fifth Avenue'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Wallace Ford, Mary Carlisle and Dorothy Tree.Dick p.237 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The plot revolves around the inhabitant ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Riders of Destiny
''Riders of Destiny'' is a 1933 pre-Code Western musical film starring 26-year-old John Wayne as Singin' Sandy Saunders, the screen's second singing cowboy (the first being Ken Maynard in the 1929 film '' The Wagon Master''). It was the fi ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Blue Steel'' (1934)
* ''
Terror of the Plains
''Terror of the Plains'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Roberta Gale and William Gould.Pitts p.315
Main cast
* Tom Tyler as Tom Lansing - Posing as Tom Smith
* Roberta Gale as Bess Roberts ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Loser's End
''Loser's End'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Harry S. Webb for Reliable Pictures and directed by Bernard B. Ray.
Plot summary
A cowboy meets up with a bandit gang. Taken captive, he is rescued by a man called Don Carlos, and ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Big Calibre
''Big Calibre'' is a 1935 American Western film produced by Supreme Pictures and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. It premiered on March 8, 1935. The film features Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill, a stockgrower who, seeking vengeance for his murdered ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Behind the Green Lights
''Behind the Green Lights'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Norman Foster, Judith Allen and Sidney Blackmer.Goble p.685
Partial cast
* Norman Foster as Detective Lt. Dave Britten
* Judith Allen as Mary ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The E-Flat Man
''The E-Flat Man'' is a 1935 American short comedy film featuring Buster Keaton.
Plot
A mob boss tells his crew to get him some aspirin to treat his aching tooth. Since it is after midnight, his crew break into the closed drug store. Across th ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Texas Terror'' (1935)
* ''
Rainbow Valley'' (1935)
* ''
The Oregon Trail'' (1936)
* ''
Three on a Limb
''Three on a Limb'' is a 1936 American short comedy film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Buster Keaton.
Plot
Elmer, a boy scout, stops for lunch at a roadside diner and falls in love with Molly, the waitress, right away. Molly's fiancĂ ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Ticket to Paradise'' (1936)
* ''
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1936)
* ''
Riders of the Whistling Skull
''Riders of the Whistling Skull'' is a 1937 " Three Mesquiteers" Western B-movie of the weird western genre starring Bob Livingston, Ray "Crash" Corrigan, and ventriloquist Max Terhune with his dummy Elmer. It was directed by Mack V. Wright, p ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Overland Stage Raiders
''Overland Stage Raiders'' is a 1938 " Three Mesquiteers" Western film starring John Wayne and directed by George Sherman. The film is notable for being the final film in which silent film icon Louise Brooks performed. Wayne played the lead i ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Goodbye Broadway
''Goodbye Broadway'' is a 1938 American film. The movie is based on the play ''The Shannons of Broadway'' written by actor (and ex-vaudevillian) James Gleason. A previous film had been made of the play entitled ''The Shannons of Broadway''.
Pl ...
'' (1938)
*''
Hidden Enemy
''Hidden Enemy'' is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Warren Hull, Kay Linaker and Wilhelm von Brincken.McCarty p.159
Synopsis
A newspaper reporter encounters a gang of German spies attempting to steal indust ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Scattergood Baines
''Scattergood Baines'' is a 1941 American comedy-drama film. It is based on a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland. The character of Scattergood was also popular during the days of live radio.
In the film, Guy Kibbee plays the title character ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Love Crazy '' (1941)
* ''
Cinderella Swings It'' (1943)
* ''
Dead Men Walk
''Dead Men Walk'' is a 1943 American horror film produced by Sigmund Neufeld for Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC). It is an original story and screenplay by Fred Myton, starring George Zucco, Mary Carlisle, Nedrick Young, and Dwight Frye, di ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More'' (1944)
* ''
San Diego, I Love You
''San Diego, I Love You'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton and Edward Everett Horton.McLaughlin p.249
Synopsis
Philip McCooley, a widowed high school teacher in small-town Cali ...
'' (1944)
References
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1896 births
1946 deaths
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Deaths from cancer in California
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Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
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