Phyllis Barrington (February 7, 1904 – June 20, 1989) was an American actress. Born Clara Parry and raised in

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, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Parry. She was a graduate of Salt Lake's East High School. She attended the Major School of Acting in Long Beach, California and studied voice. She was known for her roles in Hollywood films in the early 1930s such as Lewis D. Collins's ''

The Law of the Tong ''The Law of the Tong'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Phyllis Barrington, John Harron and Jason Robards Sr.Pitts p.394 Synopsis A dance hall hostess becomes mixed up in a gang smuggling ill ...

'' (1931), with

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and Jason Robards Sr.,

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's ''

Sinister Hands ''Sinister Hands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Armand Schaefer. Plot summary A millionaire is murdered at a séance at a fortune-teller's home. Detective Capt Herbert Devlin, played by Jack Mulhall, and Detective Watkins in ...

'' (1932) opposite

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, '' Sucker Money'' (''Victims of the Beyond'') (1933), with Mischa Auer, and

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's ''

The Murder in the Museum ''The Murder in the Museum'' is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as ''The Five Deadly Vices'' (American reissue title). Plot summary A city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug ...

'' (1934), with

Henry B. Walthall Henry Brazeale Walthall (March 16, 1878 – June 17, 1936) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' (1915). Early life Henry B. Walthall was born March 16, 1878 on a ...

and John Harron. Barrington also appeared in plays. At some point before her father's death in 1938, she returned to her birth name and moved to New York City. She died in Los Angeles on June 20, 1989, aged 85.

Filmography

* ''

Playthings of Hollywood ''Playthings of Hollywood'' is a 1930 American romantic drama film directed by William A. O'Connor and starring Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley and Donald Reed.Pitts p.167 Made by the independent producer Willis Kent during the ...

'' (1930) * ''

'' (1931) * '' Ten Nights in a Bar-Room'' (1931) * '' The Drifter'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * '' The Reckless Rider'' (1932) * '' A Scarlet Week-End'' (1932) * '' The Racing Strain'' (1932) * '' Sucker Money'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * ''

'' (1934) * '' Gun Smoke'' (1935)

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