Nita Martan (1898–1986) was an American actress, dancer, and singer
who was active in the
silent and early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decades passed befor ...
s.
Martan was active in musical comedy productions in New York and in vaudeville.
On Broadway, she portrayed Ro See in ''China Rose'' (1925) and Elaine Le Mar in ''When You Smile'' (1925).
In 1932, Martan and Murray Smith formed a dance team that was featured at venues such as the
Ambassador Hotel's Coconut Grove in Los Angeles and the Embassy Club in Miami, Florida.
Selected filmography
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The Son of Tarzan
''The Son of Tarzan'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. It was written between January 21 and May 11, 1915, and first published in the magazine ' ...
'' (1920) (credited as Manilla Martan)
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Sidewalks of New York'' (1922) (credited as Manilla Martan)
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The Wolf's Fangs'' (1923) (credited as Manilla Martans)
* Hereafter credited as Nita Martan:
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Lost at the Front'' (1927)
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The Royal American'' (1927)
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Dog Justice'' (1928)
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Lady Be Good'' (1928)
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Twin Beds'' (1929)
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Borrowed Wives
''Borrowed Wives'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. It stars silent performers Vera Reynolds, Rex Lease, and Sam Hardy. It was distributed by Tiffany Pictures.
Plot
Peter Foley (Rex Lease) is a beneficia ...
'' (1930)
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Under Montana Skies
''Under Montana Skies'' is a 1930 American western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville and Dorothy Gulliver.Pitts p.375 It was produced and distributed by Tiffany Pictures, one of the leading independent ...
'' (1930)
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Chasing Rainbows'' (1930)
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The Third Alarm
''The Third Alarm'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Emory Johnson. The film is based on the original story by Emilie Johnson and is set in San Francisco, California. The photoplay stars Anita Louise, James Hall (actor), James ...
'' (1930)
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Two Gun Man
''Two Gun Man'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lucille Powers, and Charles King. It was released on May 15, 1931, by Tiffany Productions and was later re=released by Amity Pictures ...
'' (1931)
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Anybody's Blonde
''Anybody's Blonde'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Dorothy Revier, Reed Howes, and Edna Murphy, and was released by Action Pictures on Novemb ...
'' (1931)
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Caught Cheating
''Caught Cheating'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Charles Murray, George Sidney, and Nita Martan, and it was released by Tiffany Productions on January ...
'' (1931)
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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1898 births
1986 deaths
American film actresses
People from Colorado
20th-century American actresses
American silent film actresses
American stage actresses
Broadway theatre people
Vaudeville performers
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