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Minerva Urecal (born Florence Minerva Dunnuck; September 22, 1894 – February 26, 1966) was an American stage and radio performer as well as a
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in
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films and on various television series from the early 1950s to 1965.Scheuer, Steven H. (1958). "Tugboat Annie Sails Again", archives (1923-1963) of the ''
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'', November 15, 1958, p. C7. ProQuest Historical Newspapers.


Early years

Urecal was born in
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in 1894. She later formed her stage name by combining letters from the names of her hometown and state.


Career

Urecal was originally a
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performer before venturing into
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and stage, later making her film debut in 1933. She played largely uncredited roles such as secretaries, laundresses and frontierswomen. She began working in
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in the 1950s, favoring
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. From 1932 to 1937, Urecal portrayed Mrs. Pasquale on the ''Sunday Night Hi-Jinks'' radio program. On television Urecal played Maw Bowie, mother of the title character, in ''
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'' (1956-1958). She guest-starred on
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's ''
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'', ''
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'', ''The Lone Ranger'', and the syndicated ''
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''. She also had a recurring role in the 1953-1954
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'' Meet Mr. McNutley'' in the role of Josephine Bradley, the dean of a women's college. The program was broadcast on CBS radio and CBS-TV. She also played Billie the Barber in the 1950 episode of ''
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'' as "Billie the Great". In 1957, Urecal had her only starring television role on the syndicated ''
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie ''The Adventures of Tugboat Annie'' is a 1957 Canadian-filmed comedy television series starring Minerva Urecal as Annie Brennan, the widowed captain of the tugboat "Narcissus," and Walter Sande as Horatio J. Bullwinkle, the captain of the "Salaman ...
'', playing the title character originally performed by
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in the film ''
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'' in 1933 and continued by
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and
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in two movie sequels. Later, in 1957, Urecal appeared as a landlady in the ''
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'' episode "The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse". She then succeeded actress
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, as nightclub owner "Mother", on the private detective series ''
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''. Urecal appeared on the
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'' in the series' 1960 episode "The Gigolo" and in the Western series ''
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'' in the episode "Swift Justice". She was cast as a maid in the 1961 episode "Call Me Mother" of the CBS sitcom ''
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'', starring
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. In 1965 she made her second appearance on ''Perry Mason'', this time as Martha Glenhorn in "The Case of the Lover's Gamble", as well as appearing as Martha Winslow in the rural sitcom ''
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'' in an episode entitled 'A Tale of Two Dogs'. Her final television appearance was the following year, when she played Mrs. Griffin on an episode entitled 'Billie Jo's Independence Day' of ''
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''.


Personal life and death

Urecal was married to Max Holtzer. Urecal died in 1966 from a
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in
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, aged 71. She was buried in
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Selected filmography

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Her Bodyguard ''Her Bodyguard'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Edmund Lowe, Wynne Gibson and Edward Arnold.Marshall p.315-16 Cast * Edmund Lowe as Casey McCarthy * Wynne Gibson as Margot Brienne * Edwa ...
'' (1933) - Lingerie Clerk (uncredited) * '' Bombshell'' (1933) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited) * ''
Meet the Baron ''Meet the Baron'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Jack Pearl, Jimmy Durante, Edna May Oliver, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healy and His Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The title of the film refers to Pearl's character ...
'' (1933) - Downstairs Maid (uncredited) * ''
Sadie McKee ''Sadie McKee'' is a 1934 American pre-Code, romantic-drama film directed by Clarence Brown, starring Joan Crawford, and featuring Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, and Esther Ralston. The film is based on the 1933 short story "Pretty ...
'' (1934) - Brennan's Cook's Assistant (uncredited) * '' Straight Is the Way'' (1934) - Woman Assisting the Clapmans (uncredited) * ''
Student Tour ''Student Tour'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Charles Reisner, written by Ralph Spence and Philip Dunne, and starring Jimmy Durante, Charles Butterworth, Maxine Doyle, Phil Regan, Douglas Fowley and Nelson Eddy. It was release ...
'' (1934) - Wife (uncredited) * ''
Biography of a Bachelor Girl ''Biography of a Bachelor Girl'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and written by Horace Jackson and Anita Loos. It is based upon the play, "Biography," by S. N. Behrman. The film stars Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery ...
'' (1935) - Ms. Bella 'Bell' Clark (uncredited) * ''
It Happened in New York ''It Happened in New York'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Gertrude Michael, Heather Angel and Lyle Talbot.Monaco p.139 It is based on a play ''Bagdad on the Hudson'' by Ward Morehouse and Jean D ...
'' (1935) - Spinster (uncredited) * ''
Man on the Flying Trapeze ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his ...
'' (1935) - Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) * ''
Bonnie Scotland ''Bonnie Scotland'' is a 1935 American film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of the action is set in British India. ...
'' (1935) - Storekeeper (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1935) - Italian Wife (uncredited) * ''
His Night Out ''His Night Out'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Harry Clork and Doris Malloy. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Irene Hervey, Jack La Rue, Robert McWade, Lola Lane and Willard Robertson. The film was ...
'' (1935) - Wife (uncredited) * ''
Love on a Bet ''Love on a Bet'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Leigh Jason using a screenplay by P. J. Wolfson and Philip G. Epstein, based on a story by Kenneth Earl. The film stars Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, and Helen Broderick, and ...
'' (1936) - Miss Jones - MacCreigh's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Three Godfathers'' (1936) - Parishioner (uncredited) * '' Fury'' (1936) - Fanny (uncredited) * ''
Bulldog Edition ''Bulldog Edition'' is a 1936 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film is also known as ''Lady Reporter'' in the United Kingdom. Plot Newspaper editors Ken Dwyer (Ray Walker) and Evans ( Robert Warwick) compete for circulation, and t ...
'' (1936) - Mrs. George Poppupoppalas (uncredited) * ''
God's Country and the Woman ''God's Country and the Woman'' is a 1937 American Technicolor lumberjack drama film directed by William Keighley and written by Norman Reilly Raine. The film stars George Brent, Beverly Roberts, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Alan Hale, Sr. a ...
'' (1937) - Maisie (uncredited) * ''
Her Husband's Secretary ''Her Husband's Secretary'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Lillie Hayward. The film stars Jean Muir, Beverly Roberts, Warren Hull, Joseph Crehan, Clara Blandick and Addison Richards. The film was release ...
'' (1937) - Miss Baldwin * ''
Oh, Doctor ''Oh, Doctor'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Harry Clork and Brown Holmes. It is based on the 1923 novel ''Oh, Doctor!'' by Harry Leon Wilson. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Donrue Leighton, Willia ...
'' (1937) - Death Watch Mary Mackleforth * '' Mountain Justice'' (1937) - Ella Crippen (uncredited) * ''
Charlie Chan at the Olympics ''Charlie Chan at the Olympics'' (1937) is possibly the most topical Charlie Chan film, as it features actual footage from the 1936 Berlin Olympics. There is also a scene where Charlie crosses the Atlantic in the '' Hindenburg.'' This is the 14th ...
'' (1937) - Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron (uncredited) * '' The Go Getter'' (1937) - Cappy Ricks' Secretary * '' Ever Since Eve'' (1937) - Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) * ''
Love in a Bungalow ''Love in a Bungalow'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Austin Parker, Karen DeWolf and James Mulhauser. The film stars Nan Grey, Kent Taylor, Louise Beavers, J. Scott Smart, Minerva Urecal and Hobart Cavanaug ...
'' (1937) - Mrs. Kester * ''
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'' (1937) - Mrs. Reilly * ''
Life Begins with Love ''Life Begins with Love'' is a 1937 American romantic drama film, directed by Ray McCarey. It stars Jean Parker, Douglass Montgomery, and Edith Fellows. References External links''Life Begins with Love''at the Internet Movie Database IM ...
'' (1937) - Mrs. Murphy * ''
She Loved a Fireman ''She Loved a Fireman'' is a 1937 film directed by John Farrow and starring Dick Foran and Ann Sheridan. It was also known as I Loved a Fireman and Two Platoons. Plot Red Taylor becomes a fireman at a station captained by Captain Shannon. Cast ...
'' (1937) - Nurse Purdy (uncredited) * ''
Exiled to Shanghai ''Exiled to Shanghai'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and Armand Schaefer and starring Wallace Ford, June Travis, and Dean Jagger.Dooley p.242 Production Despite its exotic-sounding title, none of the film is actually set ...
'' (1937) - Claire * ''
Paradise for Three ''Paradise for Three'', titled ''Romance for Three'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1938 romantic comedy film starring Frank Morgan as a wealthy industrialist who decides to find out about his German workers by temporarily living among them incognit ...
'' (1938) - Hotel Guest Reading in Bed (uncredited) * ''
Prison Nurse ''Prison Nurse'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by James Cruze and written by Earl Felton and Sidney Salkow. It is based on the 1934 novel ''Prison Nurse'' by Louis Berg. The film stars Henry Wilcoxon, Marian Marsh, Bernadene Hayes, Ben ...
'' (1938) - Sutherland * ''
Start Cheering ''Start Cheering'' is a 1938 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Jimmy Durante, Charles Starrett, Joan Perry, and Walter Connolly. It is best remembered today for guest appearances throughout the film by The Three Sto ...
'' (1938) - Miss Grimley * ''
The Lady in the Morgue ''The Lady in the Morgue'' (1936) is one of the novels by Jonathan Latimer featuring private detective William Crane. The lady of the title is a female corpse which is stolen from a Chicago morgue before the dead woman's identity can be establish ...
'' (1938) - Mrs. Horn (uncredited) * ''
Air Devils ''Air Devils'' is a 1938 American Action comedy film, action comedy film directed by John Rawlins (director), John Rawlins, based on an original story, "The Fighting Marines" by Harold Buckley. The film stars Larry J. Blake, Dick Purcell and Ber ...
'' (1938) - Margaret Price * ''
The Devil's Party ''The Devil's Party'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Ray McCarey based on the Borden Chase novel ''Hell's Kitchen Has a Pantry''. Plot Marty Malone is a member of a street gang called the "Death Avenue Cowboys", consisting of poor c ...
'' (1938) - Maria - Jerry's Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''
Wives Under Suspicion ''Wives Under Suspicion'' is a 1938 American crime film based on a 1932 Ladislas Fodor play that was previously adapted into the film, ''The Kiss Before the Mirror''. This version was directed by James Whale and stars Warren William, Gail Patri ...
'' (1938) - Lady in Courtroom (uncredited) * '' City Streets'' (1938) - Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) * '' Frontier Scout'' (1938) - Helen * '' Dramatic School'' (1938) - Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) * '' Thanks for Everything'' (1938) - Hatchet-Faced Woman (uncredited) * ''
Four Girls in White ''Four Girls in White'' is a 1939 drama film directed by S. Sylvan Simon, starring Florence Rice and Una Merkel. It follows the mostly comical exploits of four nursing students enrolled in a three-year training course. Plot Student nurses at a la ...
'' (1939) - Miss Perch - a Nurse (uncredited) * ''
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man ''You Can't Cheat an Honest Man'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by George Marshall and Edward F. Cline and starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the story on which the film is based under the name Charles Bogle. Plot Circus propr ...
'' (1939) - Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) * ''
Let Us Live ''Let Us Live'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John Brahm starring Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda and Ralph Bellamy. The script of the film was adapted from the 1936 Harper's Magazine story "Murder in Massachusetts" by Joseph F. ...
'' (1939) - Charwoman at Theatre Hold-Up (uncredited) * ''
S.O.S. Tidal Wave ''S.O.S. Tidal Wave'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by John H. Auer and written by Gordon Kahn and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Ralph Byrd, George Barbier (actor), George Barbier, Kay Sutton, Frank Jenks, Marc Lawrence and Dorothy Lee ( ...
'' (1939) - (uncredited) * ''
Unexpected Father ''Unexpected Father'' is a 1939 American comedy drama film directed by Charles Lamont and starring Baby Sandy, Shirley Ross and Dennis O'Keefe.Rowan p.199 Plot When a former dancing partner is killed, an entertainer looks after his baby son with ...
'' (1939) - Neighbor (uncredited) * '' Second Fiddle'' (1939) - Miss Bland, the School Principal (uncredited) * '' Should Husbands Work?'' (1939) - Noisy Neighbor (uncredited) * '' Golden Boy'' (1939) - Grocery Customer (uncredited) * '' No Place to Go'' (1939) - Miss Rice (uncredited) * ''
Dancing Co-Ed ''Dancing Co-Ed'' is a 1939 American romantic comedy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Lana Turner in the titular role, Richard Carlson as an inquisitive college reporter, and bandleader Artie Shaw as himself. Plot When a dancer's ...
'' (1939) - Woman on Radio (voice, uncredited) * ''
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'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
Little Accident ''Little Accident'' was a 1928 Broadway three-act comedy written by Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell (who also played Norman Overbeck in the play). It was based on Dell's 1927 novel ''An Unmarried Father''. It was produced by Crosby Gaige and direc ...
'' (1939) - Woman (uncredited) * ''
Missing Evidence ''Missing Evidence'' is a 1939 American drama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Preston Foster, Irene Hervey, and Inez Courtney, and was released on December 15, 1939. Cast list * Preston Foster as Bill Collins * Irene Hervey as Linda Pa ...
'' (1939) - Amy, Housewife (uncredited) * ''
Destry Rides Again ''Destry Rides Again'' is a 1939 American Western comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Marlene Dietrich and James Stewart. The supporting cast includes Mischa Auer, Charles Winninger, Brian Donlevy, Allen Jenkins, Irene Hervey ...
'' (1939) - Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) * ''
The Sagebrush Family Trails West ''The Sagebrush Family Trails West'' is a 1940 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Bobby Clack (actor), Bobby Clack, Earle Hodgins, Nina Guilbert, Joyce Bryant, Minerva Urecal ...
'' (1940) - Widow Gail * ''
You Can't Fool Your Wife ''You Can't Fool Your Wife'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and written by Jerome Cady. The film stars Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Robert Coote, Virginia Vale, Emma Dunn and Elaine Shepard. The film was released on May 2 ...
'' (1940) - Mrs. Doolittle * ''
Boys of the City ''Boys of the City'' (also known as ''The Ghost Creeps'') is a 1940 black-and-white comedy/thriller film directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It is the second East Side Kids film and the first to star Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, and Ernest Morrison. Plot ...
'' (1940) - Agnes * ''
Wildcat Bus ''Wildcat Bus'' is a 1940 American action film directed by Frank Woodruff and written by Lou Lusty. The film stars Fay Wray, Charles Lang, Paul Guilfoyle, Don Costello and Paul McGrath. The film was released on August 23, 1940, by RKO Pictures. ...
'' (1940) - Old Maid (uncredited) * '' The Ape'' (1940) - Townswoman (uncredited) * ''
No, No, Nanette ''No, No, Nanette'' is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel, based on Mandel's 1919 Broadway play ''My Lady Friends''. The farcical story involves th ...
'' (1940) - Woman in Airport (uncredited) * ''
The San Francisco Docks ''The San Francisco Docks'' is a 1940 American crime drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burgess Meredith, Barry Fitzgerald, and Irene Hervey. Plot When his sweetheart, barmaid Kitty Tracy, is annoyed by a customer, longshoreman Jo ...
'' (1940) - Landlady (uncredited) * '' Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga'' (1941) - Irate Woman (uncredited) * '' The Wild Man of Borneo'' (1941) - Mother of Baby (scenes deleted) * ''
Arkansas Judge '' Arkansas Judge '' is a 1941 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald and starring Roy Rogers, Spring Byington, and Veda Ann Borg. Premise Tom Martel, a judge's son, returns to town out Wes ...
'' (1941) - Miranda Wolfson * ''
Golden Hoofs ''Golden Hoofs'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shores and written by Ben Grauman Kohn. The film stars Jane Withers, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Kay Aldridge, George Irving (American actor), George Irving, Buddy Pepper and Cliff Clar ...
'' (1941) - Myrt (uncredited) * ''
The Trial of Mary Dugan ''The Trial of Mary Dugan'' is a play written by Bayard Veiller. The 1927 melodrama concerns a sensational courtroom trial of a showgirl accused of killing her millionaire lover. Her defense attorney is her brother, Jimmy Dugan. It was first pres ...
'' (1941) - Landlady (uncredited) * '' Murder Among Friends'' (1941) - Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) * '' A Man Betrayed'' (1941) - Librarian (uncredited) * ''
The Cowboy and the Blonde The Cowboy and the Blonde is a 1941 American Western (genre), Western comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and released by 20th Century Fox. Cast * Mary Beth Hughes as Crystal Wayne * George Montgomery (actor), George Montgomery as Lank Garret ...
'' (1941) - Murphy * ''
Murder by Invitation ''Murder by Invitation'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford. Plot The relatives of Cassandra "Cassie" Denham, an old unmarried lady living in New York who is reputedly good for three million dollars, ...
'' (1941) - Maxine Denham * ''
Accent on Love ''Accent on Love'' is a 1941 American drama film directed and filmed by Ray McCarey and written by John Larkin. The film stars George Montgomery, Osa Massen, J. Carrol Naish, Cobina Wright, Stanley Clements and Minerva Urecal. It was released ...
'' (1941) - Teresa Lombroso * ''
Bowery Blitzkrieg ''Bowery Blitzkrieg'' is a 1941 film and the sixth installment of the East Side Kids series. The film "introduced" Huntz Hall in his first of the East Side Kids film series. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title ''Stand and Deliv ...
'' (1941) - 'Picklepuss' - Reform School Matron (uncredited) * '' Dressed to Kill'' (1941) - Landlady (uncredited) * ''
Man at Large ''Man at Large'' is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and written by John Larkin. The film stars Marjorie Weaver, George Reeves, Richard Derr, Steven Geray, Milton Parsons and Spencer Charters. The film was released on Sep ...
'' (1941) - Mrs. Jones, Nervous Man's Wife * ''
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. T ...
'' (1941) - Crusty Woman (uncredited) * ''
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break ''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (known in some international releases as ''What a Man!'') is a 1941 Universal Pictures comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym "Otis Criblecoblis." Fields ...
'' (1941) - The Cleaning Woman * ''
Moon Over Her Shoulder ''Moon Over Her Shoulder'' is a 1941 motion picture comedy directed by Alfred L. Werker. Cast * John Sutton as Phillip Rossiter *Lynn Bari as Susan Rossiter *Alan Mowbray as Grover Sloan *Leonard Carey as Dusty *Dan Dailey Daniel James Dailey ...
'' (1941) - Mrs. Duggins - Scoutmistress (uncredited) * ''
They Died with Their Boots On ''They Died with Their Boots On'' is a 1941 American black-and-white Western film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Hal B. Wallis and Robert Fellows, directed by Raoul Walsh, that stars Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. The film's stor ...
'' (1941) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1941) - Woman in Subway Car (uncredited) * ''
Marry the Boss's Daughter ''Marry the Boss's Daughter'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and written by Jack Andrews. The film stars Brenda Joyce, Bruce Edwards, George Barbier, Hardie Albright, Ludwig Stössel and Bodil Rosing. The film was ...
'' (1941) - Elevator Passenger (uncredited) * '' Lady for a Night'' (1942) - Spinster in Audience (uncredited) * ''
A Tragedy at Midnight ''A Tragedy at Midnight'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. The film stars John Howard, Margaret Lindsay, Roscoe Karns, Mona Barrie, Keye Luke and Hobart Cavanaugh. The film was released on ...
'' (1942) - Mattie - Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''
My Favorite Blonde ''My Favorite Blonde'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Bob Hope and Madeleine Carroll. Based on a story by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, the film is about a vaudeville performer who gets mixed up with Bri ...
'' (1942) - Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited) * ''
The Corpse Vanishes ''The Corpse Vanishes'' is a 1942 American mystery horror film starring Bela Lugosi, directed by Wallace Fox, and written by Harvey Gates. Lugosi portrays a mad scientist who injects his aging wife (played by Elizabeth Russell) with fluids fro ...
'' (1942) - Fagah * '' In Old California'' (1942) - Mrs. Carson (uncredited) * ''
Henry and Dizzy ''Henry and Dizzy'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Mary Anderson, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney and Maude Eburne. The film was released on June 5, 1942, ...
'' (1942) - Mrs. Kilmer (uncredited) * ''
Beyond the Blue Horizon ''Beyond the Blue Horizon'' is a 1971 studio album by American jazz guitarist George Benson. It was his first album released by CTI Records, CTI and included organist Clarence Palmer, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist Ron Carter, and percussionis ...
'' (1942) - Wife at Circus (uncredited) * ''
Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music perf ...
'' (1942) - Ellie Bixby * '' Sweater Girl'' (1942) - Melinda * ''
The Man in the Trunk ''The Man in the Trunk'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and written by John Larkin. The film stars Lynne Roberts, George Holmes, Raymond Walburn, J. Carrol Naish, Dorothy Peterson and Eily Malyon. The film was re ...
'' (1942) - Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) * ''
Henry Aldrich, Editor ''Henry Aldrich, Editor'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Hugh Bennett and written by Muriel Roy Bolton and Val Burton. The film stars Jimmy Lydon, Charles Smith, John Litel, Olive Blakeney, Rita Quigley and Vaughan Glaser. The film ...
'' (1942) - Miss Schwellenhorn (uncredited) * ''
Daring Young Man ''Daring Young Man'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer, which stars Joe E. Brown, Marguerite Chapman, and William Wright. Brown plays the dual roles of a failure turned champion bowler, Jonathan Peckinpaw, and his own ...
'' (1942) - Nurse (uncredited) * ''
Riding Through Nevada ''Riding Through Nevada'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by William Berke and written by Gerald Geraghty. The film stars Charles Starrett, Shirley Patterson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Jimmie Davis, Clancy Cooper and Davison Clark. The film ...
'' (1942) - Widow Humbolt * ''
That Other Woman ''That Other Woman'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey, written by Jack Jungmeyer, and starring Virginia Gilmore, James Ellison, Dan Duryea, Janis Carter, Alma Kruger and Lon McCallister. It was released on November 13, 19 ...
'' (1942) - Mrs. MacReady * ''
The Living Ghost ''The Living Ghost'' is a 1942 American mystery-drama film directed by William Beaudine and produced by Monogram Pictures. Starring James Dunn and Joan Woodbury, the film incorporates elements of the horror genre as it follows an ex-private dete ...
'' (1942) - Delia Phillips * ''
Quiet Please, Murder ''Quiet Please, Murder'' is a 1942 drama film directed by John Larkin and starring George Sanders, Gail Patrick and Richard Denning. Based on the short story ''Death Walks in Marble Halls'' by Lawrence G. Blochman that appeared in the September ...
'' (1942) - Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron (uncredited) * ''
Shadow of a Doubt ''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy ...
'' (1943) - Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) * ''
The Powers Girl ''The Powers Girl'', sometimes retitled ''Hello, Beautiful'', is a 1943 musical comedy film about women employed by John Robert Powers' modeling agency. Starring George Murphy, Anne Shirley, and Carole Landis, the film was directed by Norman Z. ...
'' (1943) - Maggie (uncredited) * '' Kid Dynamite'' (1943) - Judge * '' Something to Shout About'' (1943) - Mrs. Starretton (uncredited) * ''
The Ape Man ''The Ape Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by William Beaudine. The film is based on "They Creep in the Dark" by Karl Brown, which was published in ''The Saturday Evening Post''. It stars Bela Lugosi as Dr. James Brewster who is ai ...
'' (1943) - Agatha Brewster * ''
Dixie Dugan ''Dixie Dugan'' is best known as a long-running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21, 1929 to October 8, 1966. The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dix ...
'' (1943) - Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) * ''
Keep 'Em Slugging ''Keep 'Em Slugging'' is a 1943 American film starring the Little Tough Guys and directed by Christy Cabanne for Universal Pictures. This was the final film in Universal's Little Tough Guys series, and although Universal still billed the group as ...
'' (1943) - Miss Billings (uncredited) * ''
White Savage ''White Savage'' is a 1943 American Technicolor South Seas adventure film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Maria Montez, Jon Hall and Sabu. The film was re-released by Realart in 1948 on a double-feature with the same three stars in ''Cobr ...
'' (1943) - Native Woman (uncredited) * '' A Stranger in Town'' (1943) - Lady Stepping Off Train (uncredited) * '' Hit the Ice'' (1943) - Wife at Hospital (uncredited) * ''
Ghosts on the Loose ''Ghosts on the Loose'' is a 1943 American comedy horror film and the fourteenth film in the East Side Kids series, directed by William Beaudine. The picture co-stars horror film icon Bela Lugosi as well as Ava Gardner in one of her earliest rol ...
'' (1943) - Hilda * ''
Wagon Tracks West ''Wagon Tracks West'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton, written by William Lively, and starring Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Tom Tyler, Anne Jeffreys, Rick Vallin and Robert Frazer. It was released on Au ...
'' (1943) - Landlady (uncredited) * ''
So This Is Washington ''So This Is Washington'' is a 1943 American film directed by Ray McCarey starring Chester Lauck. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( James L. Fields). It is also known as ''Dollar A Year Man''. Plot Abner ...
'' (1943) - Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) * ''
Dangerous Blondes ''Dangerous Blondes'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Richard Flournoy and Jack Henley.The film stars Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries ...
'' (1943) - Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''
My Kingdom for a Cook ''My Kingdom for a Cook'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter. Synopsis A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to re ...
'' (1943) - Woman in Employment Office (uncredited) * '' Klondike Kate'' (1943) - Sarah (uncredited) * '' The Song of Bernadette'' (1943) - Woman Describing Baby's Recovery (uncredited) * ''
The Bridge of San Luis Rey ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel. It was first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1928, and was the best-selling work of fiction that year. Premise ''The Bri ...
'' (1944) - Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) * '' Mr. Skeffington'' (1944) - Woman in Beauty Shop / Nightclub Patron (uncredited) * ''
Man from Frisco ''Man from Frisco'' (1944) is a United States feature-length spy and war film by Republic Pictures directed by Robert Florey and starring Michael O'Shea (1906–1973) and Anne Shirley. Plot Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during the Secon ...
'' (1944) - Widow Allison (uncredited) * ''
Louisiana Hayride ''Louisiana Hayride'' was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of th ...
'' (1944) - Ma Crocker * ''
Block Busters ''Block Busters'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Wallace Fox and starring the East Side Kids. Plot After an afternoon of playing baseball, Muggs McGinnis and the East Side Kids gang arrive at the door of their clubhouse, where a man ...
'' (1944) - Amelia Rogiet * ''
When Strangers Marry ''When Strangers Marry'' (rerelease title ''Betrayed'') is a 1944 American suspense film directed by William Castle and starring Dean Jagger, Kim Hunter and Robert Mitchum. Plot Millie Baxter, a naïve woman, comes to New York City to meet her ...
'' (1944) - Landlady (uncredited) * '' Kismet'' (1944) - Retainer (uncredited) * ''
The Doughgirls ''The Doughgirls'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by James V. Kern based on the 1942 hit Broadway play written by Joseph Fields. The film works around three newlywed couples, focusing on the Halstead couple, played by Jane Wyman and ...
'' (1944) - Hatchet-Faced Woman (uncredited) * '' Moonlight and Cactus'' (1944) - Abigail * ''
Music in Manhattan ''Music in Manhattan'' is a 1944 American musical film directed by John H. Auer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording ( Stephen Dunn). Cast * Anne Shirley as Frankie Foster * Dennis Day as Stanley Benson * Phil ...
'' (1944) - Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited) * ''
The Mark of the Whistler ''The Mark of the Whistler'', (aka ''The Marked Man'') is a 1944 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama ''The Whistler''. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Porter Hall and Janis Carter. It is the second ...
'' (1944) - Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) * ''
Irish Eyes Are Smiling ''Irish Eyes Are Smiling'' is a 1944 United States musical film which chronicles the life of popular Irish song composer Ernest R. Ball. The screenplay by Earl Baldwin and John Tucker Battle is based on a story by E. A. Ellington. The film was di ...
'' (1944) - Militant Wife (uncredited) * ''
One Mysterious Night ''One Mysterious Night'' is a 1944 crime film, the seventh in a Columbia Pictures series of fourteen starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie. It was preceded by '' The Chance of a Lifetime'' and followed by ''Boston Blackie Book ...
'' (1944) - Miss Wilkinson (uncredited) * ''
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) - Patient (uncredited) * ''
Crazy Knights ''Crazy Knights'' (also known as ''Ghost Crazy'') is a 1944 American comedy horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Max Rosenbloom.Rigby p.256 Plot Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Dave Hammond (Bern ...
'' (1944) - Mrs. Benson * ''
The Kid Sister ''The Kid Sister'' is a 1945 American comedy drama film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''All in the Family'' (American alternative title). Plot summary Joan Hollingsworth's mother orders her to remain in her bedroom du ...
'' (1945) - Mrs. Wiggins * ''
Salty O'Rourke ''Salty O'Rourke'' is a 1945 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Alan Ladd and Gail Russell. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946. Plot In New Orleans, racetrack gambler Salty O'Rourke is pursued by gangster Doc Ba ...
'' (1945) - Saleslady (uncredited) * ''
A Medal for Benny ''A Medal for Benny'' is a 1945 American film directed by Irving Pichel. The story was conceived by writer Jack Wagner, who enlisted his long-time friend John Steinbeck to help him put it into script form. The film was released by Paramount Pictu ...
'' (1945) - Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) * '' Wanderer of the Wasteland'' (1945) - Mama Rafferty * ''
A Bell for Adano ''A Bell for Adano'' (1945) is a film directed by Henry King and starring John Hodiak and Gene Tierney. It was adapted from the 1944 novel of the same title by John Hersey, which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1945. In his review of t ...
'' (1945) - Italian Woman (uncredited) * '' Mr. Muggs Rides Again'' (1945) - Nora 'Ma' Brown * ''
State Fair A state fair is an annual competitive and recreational gathering of a U.S. state's population, usually held in late summer or early fall. It is a larger version of a county fair, often including only exhibits or competitors that have won in th ...
'' (1945) - Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) * '' Men in Her Diary'' (1945) - Mrs. Braun * ''
George White's Scandals ''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. Fie ...
'' (1945) - Teacher (scenes deleted) * '' Sensation Hunters'' (1945) - Edna Rogers * ''
Voice of the Whistler ''Voice of the Whistler'' is a 1945 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, and Rhys Williams. It was the fourth of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, all based ...
'' (1945) - Georgie's Wife (uncredited) * ''
The Bells of St. Mary's ''The Bells of St. Mary's'' (1945) is an American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest ...
'' (1945) - Landlady (uncredited) * '' Who's Guilty?'' (1945) - Mrs. Dill * ''
Breakfast in Hollywood ''Breakfast in Hollywood'' is a morning radio show created and hosted by Tom Breneman broadcast from 1941 to 1948 on three different radio networks: NBC Radio, NBC, Citadel Media, ABC and Mutual Broadcasting System, Mutual. These unscripted shows ...
'' (1946) - Miss Mullins (uncredited) * ''
Partners in Time ''Partners in Time'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Nigh and written by Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Chester Lauck, Norris Goff, Pamela Blake, John James, Teala Loring and Danny Duncan. The film was released on April 25 ...
'' (1946) - Miss Abernathy (uncredited) * '' The Virginian'' (1946) - Christopher's Mother (uncredited) * ''
The Dark Corner ''The Dark Corner'' is a 1946 American crime film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix and Mark Stevens.. The film was not a commercial success but has since been described as a "Grade A exampl ...
'' (1946) - Client Wife (uncredited) * ''
The Bride Wore Boots ''The Bride Wore Boots'' is a 1946 romantic comedy film with Barbara Stanwyck in the title role, playing opposite Robert Cummings. A very young Natalie Wood is seen in the film, directed by Irving Pichel. This was Stanwyck's last feature comedy ...
'' (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''
Rainbow Over Texas ''Rainbow Over Texas'' is a 1946 American Western (genre), Western film in which Roy Rogers plays himself as a famous cowboy-singer returning to Texas. Directed by Frank McDonald (director), Frank McDonald from a story by Max Brand, it co-stars ...
'' (1946) - Mama Lolita * ''
The Well-Groomed Bride ''The Well Groomed Bride'' is a 1946 American romantic comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Olivia de Havilland, Ray Milland, and Sonny Tufts. Written by Claude Binyon and Robert Russell, the film is about a man and a woman who f ...
'' (1946) - Woman (uncredited) * ''
Without Reservations ''Without Reservations'' is a 1946 RKO Radio Pictures American comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne and Don DeFore. The film was adapted by Andrew Solt from the novel ''Thanks, God! I'll Take It From He ...
'' (1946) - Sue (uncredited) * ''
Little Miss Big ''Little Miss Big'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Erle C. Kenton and written by Erna Lazarus. The film stars Beverly Simmons, Frederick Brady, Fay Holden, Frank McHugh, Dorothy Morris and Milburn Stone. The film was released on Aug ...
'' (1946) - Woman (uncredited) * '' No Leave, No Love'' (1946) - Mrs. Hanlon's Friend (uncredited) * '' Crime Doctor's Man Hunt'' (1946) - Second Landlady (uncredited) * ''
Sioux City Sue "Sioux City Sue" is a 1945 song and a 1946 movie. Lyricist Ray Freedman and composer Dick Thomas wrote the song. Thomas recorded the song in February 1945 for National Records and it was a number one Country charts hit for him. The song was Thom ...
'' (1946) - Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) * '' The Trap'' (1946) - Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper * '' Wake Up and Dream'' (1946) - Mrs. Edna Lucash (uncredited) * ''
Ladies' Man A ladies' man or lady's man is a man who enjoys spending time socially with women, who strives to please them and that women find attractive. Ladies' man or lady's man may also refer to: Literature * ''Ladies' Man'' (novel), a 1978 novel by R ...
'' (1947) - Mrs. Ryan (uncredited) * ''
California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
'' (1947) - Emma (uncredited) * ''
Apache Rose ''Apache Rose'' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film directed by William Witney and starring Roy Rogers. It was the first Roy Rogers Western shot in the process though most copies on DVD are in monochrome. Plot When oil is discovered on a ...
'' (1947) - Felicia * ''
The Devil Thumbs a Ride ''The Devil Thumbs a Ride'' is a 1947 film noir directed by Felix E. Feist and featuring Lawrence Tierney and Ted North. Plot Steve Morgan (Tierney) is a charming sociopath who has just robbed and killed a cinema cashier. Seeking to escape, he ...
'' (1947) - Mrs. Barnaby (uncredited) * ''
Undercover Maisie ''Undercover Maisie'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Ann Sothern, Barry Nelson, and Mark Daniels. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the final film of the ten film Maisie series starring Ann Sothern ...
'' (1947) - Delicatessen Woman (uncredited) * '' Blaze of Noon'' (1947) - Woman in Church (uncredited) * '' Saddle Pals'' (1947) - Cora Downey (uncredited) * ''
High Conquest ''High Conquest'' is a 1947 American drama film directed by Irving Allen and starring Anna Lee, Gilbert Roland, and Warren Douglas. It was adapted from the 1941 book of the same title by James Ramsey Ullman. It was distributed by Monogram Picture ...
'' (1947) - Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field (scenes deleted) * '' Heartaches'' (1947) - Charwoman (uncredited) * ''
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...
'' (1947) - Woman with Hat (uncredited) * ''
Cynthia Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, ...
'' (1947) - Agnes, Jannings' Cook (uncredited) * '' Bowery Buckaroos'' (1947) - U.S. Marshal Kate T. Barlow * ''
The Lost Moment ''The Lost Moment'' is a 1947 melodramatic psychological thriller film with elements of horror directed by Martin Gabel and starring Robert Cummings, Susan Hayward and Agnes Moorehead. The film was not well received at the time but its reputati ...
'' (1947) - Maria * '' Sitting Pretty'' (1948) - Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) * '' April Showers'' (1948) - Landlady (uncredited) * ''
The Noose Hangs High ''The Noose Hangs High'' is a 1948 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The film is a remake of the Universal Pictures film ''For Love or Money'' (1939). Plot Ted Higgins and Tommy Hinchcliffe work for the Speedy Service Window W ...
'' (1948) - Husky Woman (uncredited) * '' Fury at Furnace Creek'' (1948) - Mrs. Crum (uncredited) * ''
Secret Service Investigator ''Secret Service Investigator'' is a 1948 American crime film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Lynne Roberts, Lloyd Bridges, George Zucco, June Storey, Trevor Bardette and John Kellogg. The film was ...
'' (1948) - Mrs. McGiven- Landlady * ''
Marshal of Amarillo ''Marshal of Amarillo'' is a 1948 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Philip Ford (film director), Philip Ford and written by Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Mildred Coles (actress), Mildred Col ...
'' (1948) - Mrs. Henry Pettigrew * ''
Night Has a Thousand Eyes ''Night Has a Thousand Eyes'' is a 1948 American horror film directed by John Farrow and starring Edward G. Robinson, Gail Russell and John Lund. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer. The film is based on the nov ...
'' (1948) - Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) * '' Good Sam'' (1948) - Mrs. Nelson * ''
The Strange Mrs. Crane ''The Strange Mrs. Crane'' is a 1948 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield (credited as Sherman Scott) for Eagle-Lion Films. Plot The Al Martin–penned murder drama centers around a gubernatorial candidate's wife's ex-partner's fiancé ...
'' (1948) - Nellie Carter - Juror (uncredited) * ''
The Snake Pit ''The Snake Pit'' is a 1948 American psychological drama film directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Olivia de Havilland, Mark Stevens, Leo Genn, Celeste Holm, Beulah Bondi, and Lee Patrick. Based on Mary Jane Ward's 1946 semi-autobiographi ...
'' (1948) - Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited) * ''
Sundown in Santa Fe ''Sundown in Santa Fe'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen, written by Norman S. Hall, and starring Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Roy Barcroft, Trevor Bardette, Jean Dean and Russell Simpson. It was released on November ...
'' (1948) - Ella Mae Watson * ''
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronati ...
'' (1948) - Old Woman (uncredited) * ''
Family Honeymoon ''Family Honeymoon'' is a 1949 domestic comedy film made by Universal International, directed by Claude Binyon, and written by Dane Lussier, based on novel by Homer Croy. It was shot in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Plot Katie Armstrong ...
'' (1948) - Mrs. Webb (uncredited) * '' Down to the Sea in Ships'' (1949) - Mother (uncredited) * '' Big Jack'' (1949) - Mrs. Summers (uncredited) * ''
The Lovable Cheat ''The Lovable Cheat'' is a 1949 American historical comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Charles Ruggles, Peggy Ann Garner and Richard Ney. It is based on the 1848 play '' Mercadet Le Faiseur'' by Honoré de Balzac. It was the fin ...
'' (1949) - Virginie * ''
The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...
'' (1949) - Train Passenger (uncredited) * ''
Take One False Step ''Take One False Step'' is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by Chester Erskine and starring William Powell and Shelley Winters. Plot Married college professor Andrew Gentling reluctantly agrees to have a drink with Catherine Sykes, ...
'' (1949) - Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) * ''
Outcasts of the Trail ''Outcasts of the Trail'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Olive Cooper. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Jeff Donnell, Roy Barcroft, John Gallaudet and Milton Parsons. The film was released on June ...
'' (1949) - Abbie Rysen * '' Scene of the Crime'' (1949) - Woman at Crime Scene (uncredited) * ''
Holiday in Havana ''Holiday in Havana'' is a 1949 American musical comedy directed by Jean Yarbrough, and starring Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher and Ann Doran. The film is about a Cuban hotel busboy (Arnaz) who dreams of becoming a composer. According to author Mary B ...
'' (1949) - Mama Valdez * ''
Song of Surrender ''Song of Surrender'' is a 1949 drama film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Wanda Hendrix and Claude Rains. Plot Cast *Wanda Hendrix as Abigail Hunt * Claude Rains as Elisha Hunt *Macdonald Carey as Bruce Eldridge *Andrea King as Phyl ...
'' (1949) - Bidder (uncredited) * '' Master Minds'' (1949) - Mrs. Hoskins * ''
The Traveling Saleswoman ''The Traveling Saleswoman'' is a 1950 American Western comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and starring Joan Davis, Andy Devine, Adele Jergens, Joe Sawyer, and Dean Riesner. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on February 15, 1950. ...
'' (1950) - Mrs. Owen (uncredited) * ''
Side Street A side road is a minor highway typically leading off a main road.Main road — definition

'' (1950) - Garsell's Landlady (uncredited) * ''
Quicksand Quicksand is a colloid A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a ...
'' (1950) - Landlady * ''
The Arizona Cowboy ''The Arizona Cowboy'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Bradford Ropes. The film stars Rex Allen, Teala Loring, Gordon Jones, Minerva Urecal, James Cardwell, and Roy Barcroft. The film was released ...
'' (1950) - Cactus Kate Millican * '' My Blue Heaven'' (1950) - Mrs. 'Old Mule Face' Bates (uncredited) * ''
Mister 880 ''Mister 880'' is a 1950 American light-hearted romantic drama film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire and Edmund Gwenn, about an amateurish counterfeiter who counterfeits only one dollar bills, and manages ...
'' (1950) - Rosie (uncredited) * ''
The Milkman ''The Milkman'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Donald O'Connor, Jimmy Durante and Piper Laurie. Plot Roger Bradley is denied a milkman job at his father's company because of his postwar trauma; when he ...
'' (1950) - Mrs. Dillon (uncredited) * ''
The Jackpot ''The Jackpot'' is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Walter Lang, with James Stewart and Barbara Hale in the lead roles. It features a young Natalie Wood. The screenplay was based on a John McNulty article, "The Jackpot", in ''The New York ...
'' (1950) - Woman Trying on Hats (uncredited) * ''
Harvey Harvey, Harveys or Harvey's may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Harvey'' (play), a 1944 play by Mary Chase about a man befriended by an invisible anthropomorphic rabbit * Harvey Awards ("Harveys"), one of the most important awards ...
'' (1950) - Nurse Dunphy (uncredited) * ''
Texans Never Cry ''Texans Never Cry'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars Gene Autry, Mary Castle, Russell Hayden, Gail Davis, Tom Keene and Don C. Harvey. The film was released on March ...
'' (1951) - Mrs. Martha Carter (uncredited) * ''
Stop That Cab ''Stop That Cab'' is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Eugenio de Liguoro and starring Sid Melton, Iris Adrian and Marjorie Lord. It was produced as a second feature and distributed by the independent Lippert Pictures. Exclusive Films, wh ...
'' (1951) - Lucy's Mother * ''
The Great Caruso ''The Great Caruso'' is a 1951 biographical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Mario Lanza as Enrico Caruso. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Joe Pasternak with Jesse L. Lasky as associate producer from a screenpla ...
'' (1951) - Carmelita Toscano (uncredited) * '' Dear Brat'' (1951) - Woman (uncredited) * ''
Mask of the Avenger ''Mask of the Avenger'' is a 1951 American historical adventure film directed by Phil Karlson starring John Derek, Anthony Quinn and Jody Lawrance. Derek portrays Renatu Dimorna, the son of an Italian aristocrat, who vows revenge after his fathe ...
'' (1951) - Market Woman (uncredited) * ''
The Raging Tide ''The Raging Tide'' is a 1951 American film noir and crime film directed by George Sherman and starring Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford and Alex Nicol. The screenplay was by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1950 ...
'' (1951) - Johnnie Mae Swanson * ''
Harem Girl ''Harem Girl'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and written by Edward Bernds and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Joan Davis, Peggie Castle, Arthur Blake, Paul Marion, Donald Randolph and Henry Brandon. The film was release ...
'' (1952) - Aniseh * ''
Oklahoma Annie ''Oklahoma Annie'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Jack Townley and Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Judy Canova, John Russell, Grant Withers, Roy Barcroft, Emmett Lynn and Frank Ferguson. The film ...
'' (1952) - Mrs. Lottie Fling * ''
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick ''Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick'' (also known as ''Marshmallow Moon'' in the U.K. and the Philippines and ''Härkiä, heiniä ja hakkailua'' in Finland) is a 1952 Paramount Pictures hillbilly musical film directed by Claude Binyon and produced b ...
'' (1952) - Mrs. Peabody * ''
Anything Can Happen ''Anything Can Happen'' is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton, starring José Ferrer and Kim Hunter. José Ferrer stars as Giorgi Papashvily, who emigrates from Georgia (country), Georgia in the Soviet Union to the Unit ...
'' (1952) - Bus Passenger wearing black (uncredited) * ''
Gobs and Gals ''Gobs and Gals'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Arthur T. Horman. The film stars George Bernard, Bert Bernard, Robert Hutton, Cathy Downs, Gordon Jones and Florence Marly. The film was released o ...
'' (1952) - Mrs. Pursell * ''
Lost in Alaska ''Lost in Alaska'' is a 1952 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Plot The time is the 1890s, and the place is San Francisco. George Ball and Tom Watson are firemen who rescue 'Nugget' Joe McDermott from committing suicide by d ...
'' (1952) - Mrs. McGillicuddy * ''
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) - First Nurse (uncredited) * '' Niagara'' (1953) - Mrs. McGrand, Landlady of McGrand's Boarding House (uncredited) * '' She's Back on Broadway'' (1953) - Rick's Landlady (uncredited) * '' Woman They Almost Lynched'' (1953) - Mrs. Stuart * '' By the Light of the Silvery Moon'' (1953) - Toby Simmons (uncredited) * '' Marty'' (1955) - Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) * ''
Double Jeopardy In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare case ...
'' (1955) - Mrs. Krezi * '' A Man Alone'' (1955) - Mrs. Maule (uncredited) * ''
Sudden Danger ''Sudden Danger'' is a 1955 American film noir crime drama directed by Hubert Cornfield and starring Bill Elliott, Beverly Garland, and Tom Drake.. Plot Police detective Doyle (Elliott) is investigating the alleged suicide of a woman who heads ...
'' (1955) - Mrs. Kelly * ''
Miracle in the Rain ''Miracle in the Rain'' is a United States home front during World War II-themed novella by veteran screenwriter Ben Hecht, published in the April 3, 1943 issue of ''The Saturday Evening Post'' weekly magazine then, within six months, issued in b ...
'' (1956) - Mrs. Canelli * ''
Crashing Las Vegas ''Crashing Las Vegas'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring the comedy team The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 22, 1956 by Allied Artists and is the 41st film in the series. It was the last of the s ...
'' (1956) - Woman (uncredited) * ''
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...
'' (1960) - Miss Sarah Watson (uncredited) * ''
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' is a 1962 American comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara. The film is based on the novel ''Mr. Hobbs' Vacation'', by Edward Streeter and features a popular singer of the ...
'' (1962) - Brenda * ''
7 Faces of Dr. Lao ''7 Faces of Dr. Lao'' is a 1964 American Metrocolor Western fantasy-comedy film directed by George Pal (his final directorial effort) and starring Tony Randall. The film, an adaptation of the 1935 novel ''The Circus of Dr. Lao'' by Charles G. ...
'' (1964) - Kate Lindquist * '' That Funny Feeling'' (1965) - Woman at Phone Booth


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Urecal, Minerva 1894 births 1966 deaths Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery 20th-century American actresses Actresses from California American radio actresses American stage actresses American film actresses People from Eureka, California