Leota Lorraine (1899–1974) was an American

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. A

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and supporting player of the

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. After the introduction of

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she generally played minor, often uncredited, parts. A stint as

Mary Boland Mary Boland (born Marie Anne Boland; January 28, 1882 – June 23, 1965) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Boland was the daughter of repertory actor William Augustus Boland, and his wife M ...

's stand-in led to her being cast as Boland's sister in ''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

'' (1935).Story Helps Extra Girl to Leading Role. Oakland Tribune Vol. CXXII No. 105 p 13. 15 April 1935. Accessed 5 March 2023.

Selected filmography

* '' The Promise'' (1917) * ''

Her American Husband ''Her American Husband'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Teddy Sampson, Darrell Foss and Leota Lorraine.Connelly p.360 Cast * Teddy Sampson as Cherry Blossom * Darrell Foss as Herbert Franklyn * ...

'' (1918) * ''

The Kaiser's Shadow ''The Kaiser's Shadow'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Roy William Neill and written by Octavus Roy Cohen and J.U. Giesy. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Thurston Hall, Edward Cecil, Leota Lorraine, Otto Hoffman, and Charles K ...

'' (1918) * '' Playing the Game'' (1918) * '' The Finger of Justice'' (1918) * '' Desert Law'' (1918) * ''

Know Thy Wife ''Know Thy Wife'' is a surviving 1918 silent comedy short film starring Dorothy Devore and produced by Al Christie. Cast *Dorothy Devore - Betty Browning (*billed Dorothy De Vore) *Leota Lorraine - Lillian *Earle Rodney Earle Rodney (4 June ...

'' (1918) * '' The Girl Dodger'' (1919) * '' The Pest'' (1919) * '' Luck in Pawn'' (1919) * '' The Loves of Letty'' (1919) * ''

Her Five-Foot Highness ''Her Five-Foot Highness'' is a 1920 American western drama film directed by Harry L. Franklin and written by Hal Hoadley. The film stars Edith Roberts, Virginia Ware, Ogden Crane, Harold Miller, Stanhope Wheatcroft and Kathleen Kirkham. The ...

'' (1920) * ''

The Misfit Wife ''The Misfit Wife'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Alice Lake, Forrest Stanley and William Steele.Goble p.220 It is based on the 1916 play ''The Outsider'' by Julie Herne. Cast * Alice Lake as K ...

'' (1920) * '' The Turning Point'' (1920) * '' The Bowery Bishop'' (1924) * ''

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'' (1925) * '' The Woman I Love'' (1929) * ''

Sprucin' Up ''Sprucin' Up'' is a 1935 '' Our Gang'' short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 137th ''Our Gang'' short that was released. Plot Hoping to get on the good side of the new truant officer (Dick Elliott), the gang goes out of their way ...

'' (1935) * ''

'' (1935)

References

Bibliography

* Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1899 births 1974 deaths American film actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri 20th-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1890s-stub