Joan Peers (August 19, 1909 – July 11, 1975) was an American

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and

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. She enjoyed a brief spell as a Hollywood star and is perhaps best known for her role in

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. ...

's burlesque-set melodrama ''

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'' in 1929.Milne p.27

Filmography

* ''

'' (1929) * '' Rain or Shine'' (1930) * ''

Tol'able David ''Tol'able David'' is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1917 Joseph Hergesheimer short story of the same name. It was adapted to the screen by Edmund Goulding and directed by Henry King for Inspiration Pictures. A rustic tale of violenc ...

'' (1930) * ''

Paramount on Parade ''Paramount on Parade'' is a 1930 all-star American pre-Code revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Lothar Mendes, O ...

'' (1930) * ''

Around the Corner ''Around the Corner'' is a 1930 American comedy-drama film directed by Bert Glennon and starring George Sidney, Charles Murray and Joan Peers.Fetrow p.25 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Cast * George Sidney as Kaplan ...

'' (1930) * ''

Anybody's War ''Anybody's War'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and written by Lloyd Corrigan, Hector Turnbull and Walter Weems. The film stars George Moran, Charles Mack, Joan Peers, Neil Hamilton, Walter Weems and Bet ...

'' (1930) * '' The Tip-Off'' (1931) * '' Parlor, Bedroom and Bath'' (1931) * '' Over the Hill'' (1931)

References

Bibliography

* Hillier, Jim & Pye, Doug. ''100 Film Musicals''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. * Milne, Tom. ''Rouben Mamoulian''. Indiana University Press, 1970.

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