Mae Clarke (born Violet Mary Klotz; August 16, 1910 – April 29, 1992) was an American actress. She is widely remembered for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth, who is chased by

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in ''

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'', and for being on the receiving end of

James Cagney James Francis Cagney Jr. (; July 17, 1899March 30, 1986) was an American actor, dancer and film director. On stage and in film, Cagney was known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He ...

's halved grapefruit in ''

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''. Both films were released in 1931.

Early life

Mae Clarke was born in

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. Her father was a theater organist. She studied dancing as a child and began on stage in

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and also worked in night clubs.

Career

Clarke started her professional career as a dancer in New York City, sharing a room with

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. She subsequently starred in many films for

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, including the original screen version of ''

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'' (1931) and the first sound version of ''

'' (1931), with

. Clarke played the role of

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's fiancée, Elizabeth, who is attacked by the

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(Karloff) on her wedding day. ''

'', released that same year, contained one of cinema's most famous (and frequently parodied) scenes, in which James Cagney pushes a half grapefruit into Clarke's face, then goes out to pick up

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. The film was so popular that it ran 24 hours a day at a theater in

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upon its initial release; scarcely 4 months after the premiere, ''The Hollywood Reporter'' informed readers that Clarke's ex-husband

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claimed to have seen the film more than 20 times (and at least twice a week), and that Brice "says he goes to see the scene wherein Mae Clarke gets hit in the eye with a grapefruit—and that it's a plazure!" Clarke appeared as Myra Deauville in the 1931

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version of ''

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''. In the film she portrays a young American woman who is forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution in

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London; both the film and Clarke's performance were well received by the critics. Mae Clarke in Lady Killer trailer

Clarke also appeared in the modest

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film ''

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'' (1932), with

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, Boris Karloff,

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, and

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. In 1933 she was the female lead in ''

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'', John Gilbert's last film as a contracted MGM star, and '' Lady Killer'' with James Cagney and

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. That same year, she and actor

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were in a single-car accident that left Clarke with a broken jaw and facial scarring. Those injuries, however, did not end her film career, for she remained a leading lady for most of the 1930s. She was, though, increasingly cast in productions with lower budgets that lacked the status of her earlier films. Then, by 1940, Clarke slipped into supporting roles, although she did have a few last leading roles later in the decade, notably as the heroine in the

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serial ''

King of the Rocket Men ''King of the Rocket Men'' is a 1949 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Franklin Adreon, directed Fred C. Brannon, that stars Tristram Coffin, Mae Clarke, Don Haggerty, House Peters, Jr., James Craven, ...

'' (1949). In the 1950s and 1960s, Clarke played uncredited bit parts in several notable films, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Her last screen appearance was in the 1970 film '' Watermelon Man''. Mae Clarke John Beradino General Hospital 1963

On television, Clarke appeared in many episodic series, including ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Clarke retired in 1970 and taught drama.

Personal life and death

Clarke was married and divorced three times: to

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's brother

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. Clarke died from

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on April 29, 1992, at age 81. She is buried in

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Selected filmography

Features

*'' Big Time'' (1929) - Lily Clark *''

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'' (1929) - Jackie Lee *''

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'' (1930) - Bertha Quinlan *'' The Dancers'' (1930) - Maxine *''

Men on Call ''Men on Call'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John G. Blystone and written by James Kevin McGuinness and Basil Woon. The picture stars Edmund Lowe, Mae Clarke, William Harrigan, Sharon Lynn, Warren Hymer and Ruth Warren. Th ...

'' (1930) - Helen Gordon / Helen Harding *''

'' (1931) - Molly Molloy *''

'' (1931) - Kitty (uncredited) *''

The Good Bad Girl ''The Good Bad Girl'' is a 1931 American romance film based on a novel by Winifred Van Duzer. Cast * Mae Clarke as Marcia Cameron * James Hall as Bob Henderson * Marie Prevost as Trixie Barnes * Robert Ellis as Dapper Dan Tyler * Nance O'Neil ...

'' (1931) - Marcia Cameron *''

'' (1931) - Myra *'' Reckless Living'' (1931) - Bee *''

'' (1931) - Elizabeth *''

Three Wise Girls ''Three Wise Girls'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by William Beaudine and featuring Jean Harlow in her first starring role. The supporting cast features a young Andy Devine. This film is preserved in the Library of C ...

'' (1932) - Gladys Kane *''

The Final Edition ''The Final Edition'' is a 1932 American crime drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Pat O'Brien, Mae Clark and Morgan Wallace. Made by Columbia Pictures, it is based on a story by Roy Chanslor.Langman p.127 Synopsis The squabbling ...

'' (1932) - Ann Woodman *''

Impatient Maiden ''The Impatient Maiden'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by James Whale, starring Lew Ayres and Mae Clarke, and released by Universal Pictures. The screenplay was written by Richard Schayer and Winifred Dunn, based on the novel ...

'' (1932) - Ruth Robbins *''

'' (1932) - Ruth Taylor *''

Flaming Gold ''Flaming Gold'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ralph Ince and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and John F. Goodrich. The film stars William Boyd, Pat O'Brien, Mae Clarke, Rollo Lloyd and Helen Ware. The film was released o ...

'' (1932) - Claire Gordon *''

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'' (1932) - Hattie Pugmire *''

The Penguin Pool Murder ''The Penguin Pool Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, wh ...

'' (1932) - Gwen Parker *''

As the Devil Commands ''As the Devil Commands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film written by Jo Swerling from a story by Keene Thompson. It is directed by Roy William Neill and stars Alan Dinehart, Mae Clarke and Neil Hamilton. Plot When John Duncan becomes ill, he m ...

'' (1932) - Jane Chase *''

Parole Girl ''Parole Girl'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by Edward Cline. The film stars Mae Clarke and Ralph Bellamy. Plot When Sylvia Day (Mae Clarke) is caught trying to pull a scam on the Taylor Department Store in New York ...

'' (1933) - Sylvia Day *''

'' (1933) - Mary *'' Turn Back the Clock'' (1933) - Mary Gimlet / Mary Wright *''

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'' (1933) - Mimi Montagne *'' Lady Killer'' (1933) - Myra Gale *''

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'' (1934) - Satin *''

This Side of Heaven ''This Side of Heaven'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by William K. Howard, written by Zelda Sears, Eve Greene, Edgar Allan Woolf and Florence Ryerson, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown and Una ...

'' (1934) - Jane Turner *''

Let's Talk It Over ''Let's Talk It Over'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples te ...

'' (1934) - Pat Rockland *'' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) - Daphne Flowers *''

Silk Hat Kid ''Silk Hat Kid'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and written by Edward Eliscu, Lou Breslow and Dore Schary. The film, starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Paul Kelly, Ralf Harolde, William Harrigan and Billy Lee, was re ...

'' (1935) - Laura Grant *''

The Daring Young Man ''The Daring Young Man'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Sam Hellman, William Hurlbut and Glenn Tryon. The film stars James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Warren Hymer and Stanley Fie ...

'' (1935) - Martha Allen *''

Hitch Hike Lady ''Hitch Hike Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Gordon Rigby and Lester Cole. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison, Warren Hymer and Beryl Mercer. The film was re ...

'' (1935) - Judith Martin *''

The House of a Thousand Candles ''The House of a Thousand Candles'' is a 1936 American thriller film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Phillips Holmes, Mae Clarke and Irving Pichel. It is based on the 1906 novel by Meredith Nicholson. The novel had been filmed twice before, ...

'' (1936) - Carol Vincent *''

Hearts in Bondage ''Hearts in Bondage'' is a 1936 American black-and-white war drama film directed by Lew Ayres for Republic Pictures. Set during the American Civil War, the film depicts the Union Navy's deliberate sinking of , the Confederate States Navy's salv ...

'' (1936) - Constance Jordan *''

Wild Brian Kent ''Wild Brian Kent'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clarke and Helen Lowell.Goble p.510 Cast * Ralph Bellamy as Brian Kent * Mae Clarke as Betty Prentice * Helen Lowell as Aunt Sue ...

'' (1936) - Betty Prentice *'' Hats Off'' (1936) - Jo Allen *''

Great Guy ''Great Guy'' is a 1936 American crime film noir directed by John G. Blystone and starring James Cagney. In the film, an honest inspector for the New York Department of Weights and Measures takes on corrupt merchants and politicians. Plot After ...

'' (1936) - Janet Henry *''

Trouble in Morocco ''Trouble in Morocco'' is a 1937 American adventure war film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Jack Holt. Cast * Jack Holt ... Paul Cluett *Mae Clarke ... Linda Lawrence *Paul Hurst ... Tiger Malone * C. Henry Gordon ... Captain Nar ...

'' (1937) - Linda Lawrence *''

Outlaws of the Orient ''Outlaws of the Orient'' is a 1937 American adventure film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. Cast * Jack Holt ... Chet Eaton *Mae Clarke ... Joan Manning *Harold Huber ... Gen. Ho-Fang * Ray Walker ... Lucky Phelps * James Bush ... Johnny Eat ...

'' (1937) - Joan Manning *''

Women in War ''Women in War'' is a 1940 American war film about the nurses of the British Voluntary Aid Detachment during the Battle of France. Directed by John H. Auer and starring Wendy Barrie, Elsie Janis and Patric Knowles, it was nominated for an Osc ...

'' (1940) - Gail Halliday *''

Sailors on Leave ''Sailors on Leave'' is a 1941 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Art Arthur and Malcolm Stuart Boylan. The film stars William Lundigan, Shirley Ross, Chick Chandler, Ruth Donnelly, Mae Clarke and Cliff Nazarro. Th ...

'' (1941) - Gwen *''

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'' (1942) - Verna Bales *''

Lady from Chungking ''Lady from Chungking'' is a 1942 American war film. Plot In World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who plot to rescue two downed Flying Tigers pilots w ...

'' (1942) - Lavara *''

And Now Tomorrow ''And Now Tomorrow'' is a 1944 American drama film based on the best-selling novel, published in 1942 by Rachel Field, directed by Irving Pichel and written by Raymond Chandler. Both center around one doctor's attempt for curing deafness. The fil ...

'' (1944) - Receptionist (uncredited) *''

Here Come the Waves ''Here Come the Waves'' is a 1944 American romantic comedy musical film directed by Mark Sandrich. It stars Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton. Plot The film opens with naval scenes and a chorus of WAVES singing ‘The Navy Song’ on stage, and contin ...

'' (1944) - Ens. Kirk (uncredited) *'' Kitty'' (1945) - Molly *''

Reaching from Heaven ''Reaching from Heaven'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer, which stars Hugh Beaumont, Cheryl Walker, and John Qualen. The screenplay was written by Charles Palmer, from an original story by Henry Rische and H. W. Gockel. P ...

'' (1948) - Dorothy Gram *''

Daredevils of the Clouds ''Daredevils of the Clouds'' (aka ''Daredevils of the Sky'') is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Blair and produced by Republic Pictures. The film stars Robert Livingston, Mae Clarke and James Cardwell. ''Daredevils of the Clouds ...

'' (1948) - Kay Cameron *''

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'' (1949) - Kate Diamond *''

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'' (1949) - Hazel Logan *''

'' (1949, Serial) - Glenda Thomas *''

The Yellow Cab Man ''The Yellow Cab Man'' is a 1950 comedy film directed by Jack Donohue and starring Red Skelton, Gloria DeHaven and Edward Arnold. The inventor of unbreakable glass ("Elastiglass") tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will mak ...

'' (1950) - Casualty Company Secretary (uncredited) *''

The Reformer and the Redhead ''The Reformer and the Redhead'' is a 1950 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and starring June Allyson and Dick Powell. Overview Kathleen Maguire (Allyson) is the daughter of a lon ...

'' (1950) - Counter Lady with Change for a Quarter (uncredited) *'' Annie Get Your Gun'' (1950) - Mrs. Adams, Party Guest (uncredited) *''

The Skipper Surprised His Wife ''The Skipper Surprised His Wife'' is a 1950 film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Robert Walker and Joan Leslie. Plot The skipper, Cmdr. William Lattimer ( Robert Walker) whose wife Daphne (Joan Leslie) is incapacitated by a broken leg, ...

'' (1950) - Clubwoman (uncredited) *''

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'' (1950) - Betty - Flower Shop Saleslady (uncredited) *''

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone ''Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone'' is a 1950 comedy/murder mystery film set on board a train. It stars Marjorie Main and James Whitmore. It is based on the short story "Once Upon a Train (The Loco Motive)" by Stuart Palmer and Craig Rice. Plot M ...

'' (1950) - Train Passenger (uncredited) *''

Three Guys Named Mike ''Three Guys Named Mike'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Howard Keel, and Barry Sullivan.

'' (1951) - Convair Passenger (uncredited) *'' Inside Straight'' (1951) - Nurse (uncredited) *''

Mr. Imperium ''Mr. Imperium'' (UK title: ''You Belong to My Heart'') is a 1951 romantic musical drama Technicolor film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Lana Turner and singer Ezio Pinza. It was directed by Don Hartman, who cowrote the screenplay ...

'' (1951) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Royal Wedding ''Royal Wedding'' is a 1951 American musical comedy film directed by Stanley Donen, and starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Set in 1947 London at the time of the wedding of Princess Eli ...

'' (1951) - Telephone Operator #1 (uncredited) *''

'' (1951) - Woman (uncredited) *''

The People Against O'Hara ''The People Against O'Hara'' is a 1951 American crime film noir directed by John Sturges and based on Eleazar Lipsky's novel. The film features Spencer Tracy, Pat O'Brien, John Hodiak, and James Arness. Plot James Curtayne ( Tracy) was once a ...

'' (1951) - Receptionist (uncredited) *''

The Unknown Man ''The Unknown Man'' is a 1951 American courtroom drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Walter Pidgeon, Ann Harding and Barry Sullivan. Plot Defense attorney Dwight Bradley Masen (Walter Pidgeon) is successful in seeking the acquitta ...

'' (1951) - Stella's Friend (uncredited) *''

Callaway Went Thataway ''Callaway Went Thataway'' is a 1951 American comedy western film starring Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, and Howard Keel. It was written, directed, and produced by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama. Also known as ''The Star Said No'', it is a s ...

'' (1951) - Mother on Train (uncredited) *''

Love Is Better Than Ever ''Love Is Better Than Ever'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen from a screenplay by Ruth Brooks Flippen, starring Larry Parks and Elizabeth Taylor. The plot concerns a small-town girl who falls in love with a big-c ...

'' (1952) - Mrs. Island (uncredited) *''

'' (1952) - Hairdresser (uncredited) *''

Carbine Williams ''Carbine Williams'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring James Stewart, Jean Hagen and Wendell Corey. The film follows the life of its namesake, David Marshall Williams, who invented the operating principle for th ...

'' (1952) - Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) *''

Skirts Ahoy! ''Skirts Ahoy!'' is a 1952 MGM musical film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Esther Williams, Vivian Blaine and Joan Evans. It was shot in Technicolor. The film follows the adventures of several women who join the WAVES with sequences fil ...

'' (1952) - Miss LaValle (uncredited) *''

Pat and Mike ''Pat and Mike'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The movie was written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, and directed by George Cukor. Cukor directed '' The Philadelphia Story'' (1940) with He ...

'' (1952) - Golfer (uncredited) *''

Holiday for Sinners ''Holiday for Sinners'' is a 1952 American drama film directed by Gerald Mayer and starring Gig Young, Keenan Wynn and Janice Rule. Plot Three men, reared together in New Orleans, but whose paths have drifted apart, each face a crisis during the ...

'' (1952) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''

Fearless Fagan ''Fearless Fagan'' is a 1952 comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and stars Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter. It is about a clown who is drafted into the military and tries to sneak his pet lion into the service. The film was inspired by the 12 ...

'' (1952) - Hospital Telephone Operator (uncredited) *''

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima ''The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima'' is a Warner Color feature film made in 1952. It was promoted as a fact-based treatment of the events surrounding the apparitions of Our Lady of Fátima, in Portugal, in 1917. It stars Susan Whitney as Lú ...

'' (1952) - Townswoman (uncredited) *''

Horizons West ''Horizons West'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Julie Adams and Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One ...

'' (1952) - Mrs. Jane Tarleton *'' Thunderbirds'' (1952) - Mrs. Jones *''

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'' (1952) - Miss Peach / Nurse Peachie *''

Confidentially Connie ''Confidentially Connie'' is a 1953 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell. It stars Van Johnson as a dedicated but poorly paid college professor, Janet Leigh as his pregnant wife, and Louis Calhern as Johnson's father, whose sch ...

'' (1953) - Happy Shopper (uncredited) *''

Magnificent Obsession ''Magnificent Obsession'' is a 1929 novel by American author Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being ''The Robe'', ''White Banners'' and ''The Big Fisherm ...

'' (1954) - Mrs. Miller *''

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'' (1955) - Matron Saunders *''

Not as a Stranger ''Not as a Stranger'' is a 1955 American film noir drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Olivia de Havilland, Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra and Gloria Grahame. It is based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thomps ...

'' (1955) - Nurse Odell *'' Wichita'' (1955) - Mrs McCoy. *''

I Died a Thousand Times ''I Died a Thousand Times'' is a 1955 American CinemaScope Warnercolor film noir directed by Stuart Heisler. The drama features Jack Palance as paroled bank robber Roy Earle, with Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin, Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Pedro ...

'' (1955) - Mabel Baughman (uncredited) *''

Come Next Spring ''Come Next Spring'' is a 1956 American Trucolor movie directed by R. G. Springsteen, starring Ann Sheridan and Steve Cochran. The theme song, "Come Next Spring", with music by Max Steiner and lyrics by Lenny Adelson, was performed by Tony Bennet ...

'' (1956) - Myrtle *''

Mohawk Mohawk may refer to: Related to Native Americans *Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York) *Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people *Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been t ...

'' (1956) - Minikah *''

The Catered Affair ''The Catered Affair'' (also known as ''Wedding Party'') is a 1956 American comedy-drama film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Gore Vidal, based on a 1955 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. The film ...

'' (1956) - Saleswoman (uncredited) *''

The Desperados Are in Town ''The Desperados Are in Town'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Robert Arthur and Kathleen Nolan. It was a B movie made for the bottom half of double bills. It was known as ''The Outlaws are in Town''. Ku ...

'' (1956) - Jane Kesh * ''

Ride the High Iron ''Ride the High Iron'' is a 1956 American drama film directed by Don Weis and starring Don Taylor, Sally Forrest and Raymond Burr.Lentz p.450 Plot A returning Korean War veteran tries to cover-up his humble background when he becomes engaged to ...

'' (1956) - Mrs. Vanders *''

Decision at Sundown ''Decision at Sundown'' is a 1957 American Western film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Randolph Scott. It is one of seven Boetticher/Scott western collaborations, including '' Seven Men from Now'', '' The Tall T'', '' Buchanan Rides Al ...

'' (1957) *''

Voice in the Mirror ''Voice in the Mirror'', also known as ''How Lonely the Night'' and ''This Day Alone'', is a 1958 American CinemaScope film noir drama film directed by Harry Keller and starring Richard Egan and Julie London. Plot After sinking into the depth ...

'' (1958) - Mrs. Robbins *'' Ask Any Girl'' (1959) - Woman on Train (uncredited) *''

A Big Hand for the Little Lady ''A Big Hand for the Little Lady'' (released in the UK under the misleading title ''Big Deal at Dodge City'', as the film is set in Laredo, Texas) is a 1966 American Western film made by Eden Productions Inc. and released by Warner Bros. The f ...

'' (1966) - Mrs. Craig *''

'' (1967) - Secretary (uncredited) *'' Watermelon Man'' (1970) - Old Woman (uncredited)

Short subjects

*''Screen Snapshots'' (1932, Documentary short) - Herself *''Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7'' (1937, Documentary short) - Herself

Notes

References

Bibliography *Cagney, James. ''Cagney by Cagney''. New York: Doubleday, 1976. . *Clarke, Mae. ''Featured Player: An Oral Autobiography of Mae Clarke''; Edited With An Introduction by James Curtis. Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1996. . *Goldman, Herbert G. ''Fanny Brice''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. . *Halliwell, Leslie. ''Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion'' (Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies). New York: Collins Reference, 1997. . *Madsen, Axel. ''Stanwyck: A Biography''. New York: HarperCollins, 1994. . Footnotes

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