Sarah Ann Padden (16 October 1881 – 4 December 1967) was an English-born American theatre and film

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. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. Her best-known single-act performance was in ''The Clod'', a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the

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Early life

Born in England to an Irish immigrant father, Michael Padden, and an English mother, the family emigrated to the United States on the S/S ''Ohio'' from England passing through the Port of Philadelphia in 1889. The future actress took part in recitations in the

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she attended in Chicago, where her fellow students enjoyed her talent as a

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. Her parents wanted her to enter a convent, but a liberal-minded priest, Father Dorney, encouraged her ambition to become an actress. He assisted her in obtaining her first stage role, a theatrical featuring Otis Skinner.''Sarah Padden's Start'',

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, December 17, 1916, pg. III4. For many years, Padden lived in the vicinity of the Broad River, Gaston, South Carolina. On one occasion she ventured onto a dam, reaching its center just as the noon whistle blew near the power station. Frightened, she lost her balance and fell over, but she managed to cling to a steel

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. She was rescued by an African American manservant of the power company superintendent. Afterwards Padden's parents hired the man and took him to New York City, where he died at age 108."Star Describes How Aged Negro Saved Her Life", ''Los Angeles Times'', November 22, 1925, pg. C29.

Theatrical career

Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit. She had a role in ''His Grace de Grammont'', a romantic comedy by

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which came to the Park Theatre in

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in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a

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in the court of Charles II. Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by

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, ''The Honor of the Family'', by Émile Fabre, which was presented in

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in September 1907. Another of her theatrical parts was in ''

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'', a

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-winning play by

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. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South

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, in November 1925.

Film

Padden was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played "Ma" Thayer in MGM's '' Rich Man, Poor Girl'', directed by

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and starring Robert Young,

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, and

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. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work. Song of Old Wyoming (1945) 1

In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in ''

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'', directed by

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and starring

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and

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. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.

Avid golfer

She was athletic, taking part in skating, tennis, and swimming. She played 18 to 36 holes of golf daily. In 1919. she was considered one of the best female golfers in the United States."Sarah Padden In Entirely New Role", ''Los Angeles Times'', February 2, 1919, pg. III9. In Los Angeles, she was fond of playing the municipal links at

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."Sarah Padden A Golf Enthusiast", ''Los Angeles Times'', February 5, 1919, pg. I5.

Death

She died 4 December 1967 in

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, at the age of 86. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in

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Selected filmography

* '' Obey the Law'' (1926) - The Mother * ''

Heroes of the Night ''Heroes of the Night'' is a 1927 silent film comedy directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Cullen Landis. It was produced by Gotham Pictures and released by Lumas Film Corporation. The film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. ...

'' (1927) - Mrs. Riley * '' Colleen'' (1927) - Police Lieutenant's Wife * ''

The Woman Who Did Not Care ''The Woman Who Did Not Care'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Lilyan Tashman, Edward Martindel and Philo McCullough.Munden p.919 Cast * Lilyan Tashman as Iris Carroll * Edward Martindel as Franklin Pay ...

'' (1927) - Mrs. Carroll * ''

The Bugle Call ''The Bugle Call'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jackie Coogan and Claire Windsor, which was released on August 6, 1927. The Lost Film Files database lists this film as being lost. Plot Billy ...

'' (1927) - Luke's Wife * ''Sarah Padden in The Eternal Barrier'' (1927) (*Vitaphone short) * ''Sarah Padden in Souvenirs'' (1928) (*Vitaphone short) * ''

Companionate Marriage ''Companionate Marriage'' was a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Betty Bronson, and released by First National Pictures. The film is now considered lost. The film was a collaboration between the company of ...

'' (1928) - Mrs. Williams * ''

Wonder of Women ''Wonder of Women'' is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams, and Peggy Wood. It was nominated for Best Writing at the 2nd Academy Awards. Based on the 1927 German novel ''Die Fra ...

'' (1929) - Anna * ''

The Sophomore ''The Sophomore'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Eddie Quillan, Sally O'Neil and Jeanette Loff.Munden p.747 Made during the early sound era, it was shot using the RCA Photophone sound system with a se ...

'' (1929) - Mrs. Collins * '' Trifles'' (1930, Short) - Mrs. Wright * ''

Hide-Out ''Hide-Out'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy, crime, drama, romance film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Robert Montgomery and Maureen O'Sullivan. It also features a young Mickey Rooney. The film was nominated for an Academy Award f ...

'' (1930) - Mrs. Dorgan * ''

Our Blushing Brides ''Our Blushing Brides'' is a 1930 American pre-Code society comedy/ romantic melodrama directed and produced by Harry Beaumont and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page and Dorothy Sebastian. The film follows ''Our Dancing Daug ...

'' (1930) - Mrs. Hinkle - the Landlady (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1930) - Homesteader Mrs. Foster (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1930) - Emma Warner * ''

The Great Meadow ''The Great Meadow'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code adventure film, produced and distributed by MGM with direction by Charles Brabin. The film starred Eleanor Boardman and Johnny Mack Brown. It is based on the novel ''The Great Meadow'' by Elizabe ...

'' (1931) - Mistress Molly Hall * '' Bad Girl'' (1931) - Mrs. Gardner (uncredited) * '' Sob Sister'' (1931) - Ma Stevens * ''

The Yellow Ticket ''The Yellow Ticket'' is a 1931 pre-Code American drama film based on the 1914 play of the same name by Michael Morton, produced by the Fox Film Corporation, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Elissa Landi, Lionel Barrymore and Laurence Oli ...

'' (1931) - Mother Kalish (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Nursing Sister Teresa (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Mary Stevens * ''

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'' (1932) - Chambermaid in Room 174 (uncredited) * '' Young America'' (1932) - Mrs. Mary Taylor * ''

The Midnight Lady ''The Midnight Lady'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sarah Padden, John Darrow and Claudia Dell.Pitts p.90 It is also known by the alternative title of ''Dream Mother''. Cast * Sarah Padden as Ni ...

'' (1932) - Nita St. George * ''

Red-Headed Woman ''Red-Headed Woman'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars Jean ...

'' (1932) - Mary - Legendre Maid (uncredited) * ''

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's joy ...

'' (1932) - Mrs. Cobb * ''

The Washington Masquerade ''The Washington Masquerade'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Charles Brabin and written by John Meehan and Samuel Blythe. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Karen Morley, Diane Sinclair, Nils Asther and Reginald Barlow. The ...

'' (1932) - Pardoned Boy's Mother (uncredited) * ''

Blondie of the Follies ''Blondie of the Follies'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edmund Goulding and written by Anita Loos and Frances Marion. Plot In a crowded New York tenement on the upper east side, Blondie and Lottie are neighbors and best f ...

'' (1932) - Ma McClune * '' Two Against the World'' (1932) - Mrs. Polansky (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1932) - Nun in Convent School (uncredited) * '' Wild Girl'' (1932) - Lize * ''

Women Won't Tell ''Women Won't Tell'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Sarah Padden, Otis Harlan and Gloria Shea. It was written by Lela E. Rogers, mother of Ginger Rogers.Pitts p. 91 Main cast * Sarah Padden ...

'' (1932) - Aggie Specks * '' Tess of the Storm Country'' (1932) - Old Martha * ''

Rasputin and the Empress ''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as ...

'' (1932) - Duna - Landlady (uncredited) * ''

Face in the Sky ''Face in the Sky'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film. Plot The film concerns two sign painters (Spencer Tracy and Stuart Erwin) who find themselves blackmailed by a beautiful woman (Marian Nixon) determined to force Tracy's character in ...

'' (1933) - Ma Brown * ''

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'' (1933) - Mother of Soldier Missing in Action (uncredited) * ''

The Important Witness ''The Important Witness'' is an American 1933 Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code crime drama directed by Sam Newfield which stars Noel Francis, Dorothy Burgess, and Donald Dillaway. Cast list * Noel Francis as Ellen Kelly * Dorothy Burgess as Ruth Da ...

'' (1933) - Deaf Woman * ''

The Power and the Glory ''The Power and the Glory'' is a 1940 novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen." ...

'' (1933) - Henry's Wife * '' Doctor Bull'' (1933) - Mary the Canning Cook (uncredited) * '' Ann Vickers'' (1933) - Lil-Black Woman * ''

The Wolf Dog ''The Wolf Dog'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Mascot film serial directed by Colbert Clark and Harry L. Fraser and starring Frankie Darro and Rin Tin Tin, Jr. The plot concerns a young boy becoming the heir to a fortune and a villain attempting t ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Stevens * ''

The Sin of Nora Moran ''The Sin of Nora Moran'' is a 1933 American pre-code melodrama and proto-noir film directed by Phil Goldstone and based on the short story "Burnt Offering" by W. Maxwell Goodhue. The film is also known as ''Voice from the Grave'' (American reiss ...

'' (1933) - Mrs. Watts * '' Man of Two Worlds'' (1934) - Olago * '' As the Earth Turns'' (1934) - Mrs. Janowski * ''

David Harum ''David Harum; A Story of American Life'' is a best-selling novel of 1898 by Edward Noyes Westcott, whose principal legacy is the colloquial use of the term ''horse trading''. Literary significance and criticism Written by retired Syracuse, N ...

'' (1934) - Widow Cullon * '' Men in White'' (1934) - Rose Smith (uncredited) * ''

All Men Are Enemies ''All Men Are Enemies'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Helen Twelvetrees, Mona Barrie, Hugh Williams, Herbert Mundin, Henry Stephenson and Walter Byron. The ...

'' (1934) - Proprietress (uncredited) * ''

He Was Her Man ''He Was Her Man'' is a 1934 American pre-Code mob film starring James Cagney, Joan Blondell, and Victor Jory. The film was directed by Lloyd Bacon. Plot Flicker Hayes (Cagney) informs the police after he sets up two men to be caught in a pho ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Gardella * ''

Marrying Widows ''Marrying Widows'' is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Judith Allen, Johnny Mack Brown and Minna Gombell.Parish & Pitts, p. 286 Synopsis After the death of her sewing machine tycoon husband, a young w ...

'' (1934) * '' Little Man, What Now?'' (1934) - Widow Scharrenhofer * ''

The Defense Rests ''The Defense Rests'' (or ''Take the Witness'') is a 1934 American film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, and Nat Pendleton. The movie was produced in May 1934 and released on 15 July 1934. Cast * Jack Holt as M ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Evans * ''

Tomorrow's Children ''Tomorrow's Children'', also known as ''The Unborn'' in the United Kingdom, is a 1934 American drama film written by Wallace Thurman and directed by Crane Wilbur. The film partially criticizes the eugenic policies in practice in the United States ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Mason * ''

When Strangers Meet ''When Strangers Meet'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Cromwell, Arline Judge, and Lucien Littlefield. It was released on July 20, 1934. Cast * Richard Cromwell as Paul Tarman * Arline Judge as Ru ...

'' (1934) - Mrs. Tarman * '' A Dog of Flanders'' (1935) - Frau Keller * '' The Hoosier Schoolmaster'' (1935) - Sarah * '' Stranded'' (1935) - Workman's Wife (uncredited) * '' Mad Love'' (1935) - Mother of Lame Girl (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1935) - Governess * ''The Unborn'' (1935) * ''

Youth on Parole ''Youth on Parole'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Marian Marsh and Gordon Oliver. Plot summary "Bobbie" Blake ( Marian Marsh) and Phillip Henderson (Gordon Oliver) are complete strangers looking in a je ...

'' (1937) - Mrs. Blair * ''

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) - Aunt Jane * ''Women in Prison'' (1938) - Martha Wilson * '' Three Comrades'' (1938) - Frau Schultz (uncredited) * ''

Romance of the Limberlost ''Romance of the Limberlost'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Jean Parker, Eric Linden, and Marjorie Main. Plot Laurie is reprimanded by her Aunt Nora and Chris being beaten by his adopted father Corson. Wh ...

'' (1938) - Sarah * ''

Woman Against Woman ''Woman Against Woman'' is a 1938 American drama film directed by Robert B. Sinclair and written by Edward Chodorov. The film stars Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Mary Astor, Janet Beecher and Marjorie Rambeau. The film was released on June 24 ...

'' (1938) - Dora * '' Rich Man, Poor Girl'' (1938) - Ma * ''

Little Tough Guys in Society ''Little Tough Guys in Society'' is a 1938 Universal Studios film that starred several of the ''Dead End Kids''. It was the second film that Universal made in their series and the first of three that they made without any of the original ''Dead E ...

'' (1938) - Victim (uncredited) * ''

Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. Nora Moriarty * '' Off the Record'' (1939) - Mrs. Fallon (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 ...

'' (1939) - Woman Wanting Needle Threaded (uncredited) * '' Let Freedom Ring'' (1939) - 'Ma' Logan * ''

Man of Conquest ''Man of Conquest'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by George Nicholls Jr. and starring Richard Dix, Gail Patrick, and Joan Fontaine. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Score, Best Sound ( Charles L. Lootens), a ...

'' (1939) - Houston's Mother (uncredited) * '' The Zero Hour'' (1939) - Sister Theodosia * ''Should a Girl Marry?'' (1939) - Mrs. Wilson * ''

I Stole a Million ''I Stole a Million'' is a 1939 film noir crime film starring George Raft as a cab driver turned small-time crook who makes a big score and lives to regret it. The supporting cast includes Claire Trevor, Dick Foran, and Victor Jory. The movie was ...

'' (1939) - Lady in Post Office (uncredited) * ''

The Angels Wash Their Faces ''The Angels Wash Their Faces'' is a 1939 Warner Bros. film directed by Ray Enright and starring Ann Sheridan, Ronald Reagan and the Dead End Kids. Plot Gabe Ryan is released from reform school and is taken to a new house by his sister Joy to s ...

'' (1939) - Mrs. Smith (scenes deleted) * ''

Forgotten Girls ''Forgotten Girls'' is a 1940 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by F. Hugh Herbert, Joseph Moncure March and George Beck. The film stars Louise Platt, Donald Woods, Wynne Gibson, Robert Armstrong, Eduardo Ciannelli and Jac ...

'' (1940) - Miss Donaldson * '' Son of the Navy'' (1940) - Mrs. Baker - Landlady * ''

Street of Memories ''Street of Memories'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Shepard Traube, written by Robert Lees and Frederic I. Rinaldo, and starring Lynne Roberts, Guy Kibbee, John McGuire, Edward Gargan, Hobart Cavanaugh and Jerome Cowan. It was rele ...

'' (1940) - Mother (uncredited) * ''

Lone Star Raiders ''Lone Star Raiders'' is a 1940 American Western " Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by George Sherman. Cast * Robert Livingston as Stony Brooke * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * June Johnson as Linda Cameron * ...

'' (1940) - Lydia 'Granny' Phelps * ''

Chad Hanna ''Chad Hanna'' is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Henry King, and was adapted from a bestseller of sorts that was published that same year. The novel was written by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (after it had first been published in seri ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Tridd * ''

In Old Colorado ''In Old Colorado'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by J. Benton Cheney, Russell Hayden and Norton S. Parker. The film stars William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Andy Clyde, Margaret Hayes, Morris Ankrum, S ...

'' (1941) - Ma Woods * '' The Man Who Lost Himself'' (1941) - Maid * ''

City of Missing Girls ''City of Missing Girls'' is a 1941 American film directed by Elmer Clifton. Plot The police led by Captain McVeigh and the Assistant District Attorney James J. Horton are baffled by the disappearances of several young girls with some being fou ...

'' (1941) - Mrs. Randolph * ''

A Woman's Face ''A Woman's Face'' is a 1941 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas and Conrad Veidt. It tells the story of Anna Holm, a facially disfigured blackmailer, who because of ...

'' (1941) - Police Matron * ''

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'' (1941) - Mrs. Rupert * ''

'' (1941) - Cassandra 'Cassie' Denham * '' Reg'lar Fellers'' (1941) - Hetty Carter * ''

Outlaws of Cherokee Trail ''Outlaws of Cherokee Trail'' is a 1941 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie directed by Lester Orlebeck. Cast * Tom Tyler as Stony Brooke * Bob Steele as Tucson Smith * Rufe Davis as Lullaby Joslin * Lois Collier as Doris Sheldon ...

'' (1941) - The Nun (uncredited) * ''

It Started with Eve ''It Started with Eve'' is a 1941 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, and Charles Laughton. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Music Score (Charles Previ ...

'' (1941) - Jenny - Coat Check (uncredited) * ''

The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' (1941) - Nurse * ''

Private Snuffy Smith ''Private Snuffy Smith'' (reissued as ''Snuffy Smith, Yardbird'') is a 1942 American army comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Bud Duncan as comic-strip character Snuffy Smith and Edgar Kennedy as his commanding officer. A se ...

'' (1942) - Lowizie Smith * ''

Wild Bill Hickok Rides ''Wild Bill Hickok Rides'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been e ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Kimball (uncredited) * ''The Power of God'' (1942) - Esther Worne * '' Heart of the Rio Grande'' (1942) - Skipper Forbes * ''

The Mad Monster ''The Mad Monster'' is a 1942 American black and white horror film, produced and distributed by "Poverty Row" studio Producers Releasing Corporation. The melodrama was produced by Sigmund Neufeld, directed by Sam Newfield, written by Fred Myto ...

'' (1942) - Grandmother * ''

This Gun for Hire ''This Gun for Hire'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Veronica Lake, Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, and Alan Ladd. It is based on the 1936 novel ''A Gun for Sale'' by Graham Gr ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Mason (uncredited) * ''

Lady in a Jam ''Lady in a Jam'' is a 1942 film comedy directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Patric Knowles, Ralph Bellamy, and Eugene Pallette. It was made and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1942) - Miner's Wife (uncredited) * ''

The Pride of the Yankees ''The Pride of the Yankees'' is a 1942 American film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who die ...

'' (1942) - Mrs. Roberts (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1942) - Aunt Mary Todd * ''

Riders of the West ''Riders of the West'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Adele Buffington. This is the seventh film in Monogram Pictures' ''Rough Riders'' series, and stars Buck Jones as Marshal Buck Roberts, Tim McC ...

'' (1942) - Ma Turner * ''

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant ''Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant'' is a 1942 feature film from MGM in their long-running Dr. Kildare series. Directed by Willis Goldbeck, it introduced two new doctors, Dr. Randall Adams (Van Johnson) and Dr. Lee Wong How (Keye Luke). Plot Physic ...

'' (1942) - Neighbor (uncredited) * ''

Assignment in Brittany ''Assignment in Brittany'' is a 1943 war film directed by Jack Conway and starring French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Swedish actress Signe Hasso, both in their American film debuts. Also starring was American actress Susan Peters. The film w ...

'' (1943) - Albertine * ''

Hangmen Also Die! ''Hangmen Also Die!'' is a 1943 noir war film directed by the Austrian director Fritz Lang and written by John Wexley from a story by Bertolt Brecht (credited as Bert Brecht) and Lang. The film stars Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Brian Donlevy, W ...

'' (1943) - Mrs. Georgia Dvorak * ''

Hostages A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized, such as a relative, employer, law enforcement or government to act, or refr ...

'' (1943) - Old Woman (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) - Aunt Charity Speers * '' The North Star'' (1943) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

'' (1943) - Cannery Woman * ''

The Navy Way ''The Navy Way'' is a 1944 American war film directed by William Berke concentrating on US Navy recruit training with many sequences filmed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. The film had its premiere at the Genesee Theatre in nearby Wauke ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Margaret Gimble (uncredited) * '' This Is the Life'' (1944) - Sarah (uncredited) * '' Range Law'' (1944) - Boots Annie * '' Summer Storm'' (1944) - Beggar Woman (uncredited) * ''

Trail to Gunsight ''Trail to Gunsight'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Vernon Keays and written by Bennett Cohen and Patricia Harper. The film stars Eddie Dew, Lyle Talbot, Fuzzy Knight, Ray Whitley, Maris Wrixon, Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Marie Austi ...

'' (1944) - Grandma Wagner * ''

Casanova Brown ''Casanova Brown'' is a 1944 American comedy romantic film directed by Sam Wood, written by Nunnally Johnson, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Frank Morgan. The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liber ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Smith (uncredited) * ''

San Diego, I Love You ''San Diego, I Love You'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton and Edward Everett Horton.McLaughlin p.249 Synopsis Philip McCooley, a widowed high school teacher in small-town Cali ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Gulliver (uncredited) * ''

Girl Rush ''Girl Rush'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Robert E. Kent. The film stars Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Frances Langford, Barbara Jo Allen, Robert Mitchum, Paul Hurst, Patti Brill and Sarah Padden. The fi ...

'' (1944) - Mrs. Emma Mason * ''

Ghost Guns ''Ghost Guns'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer.Martin, p. 168. This is the thirteenth film in the "Marshal Nevada Jack McKenzie" series, and stars Johnny Mack Brown as Jack McKenzie and Raymond Hatton as his sidekick ...

'' (1944) - Aunt Sally * ''

Three Is a Family ''Three Is a Family'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Marjorie Reynolds, Charlie Ruggles, and Fay Bainter. The film was nominated for an Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Sound, Best So ...

'' (1944) - Middle-Aged Woman (uncredited) * '' Identity Unknown'' (1945) - Mrs. Anderson * ''

It's in the Bag! ''It's in the Bag!'' is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians. The film has bee ...

'' (1945) - Woman in Elevator (uncredited) * '' The Master Key'' (1945, Serial) - Aggie * ''

Honeymoon Ahead ''Honeymoon Ahead'' is a 1945 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and written by Val Burton and Elwood Ullman. The film stars Allan Jones, Grace McDonald, Raymond Walburn, Vivian Austin, Jack Overman and Murray Alper. The film was ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Halett * '' The Unseen'' (1945) - Alberta (uncredited) * ''

Wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire ...

'' (1945) - Aunt Agatha * '' Riders of the Dawn'' (1945) - Melinda Pringle * ''

Apology for Murder ''Apology for Murder'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Sam Newfield and starring Ann Savage, Hugh Beaumont, Russell Hicks and Charles D. Brown. The plot of ''Apology for Murder'' is a blatant rip-off of the seminal film noir '' Double ...

'' (1945) - Maggie - the Janitress * '' Marshal of Laredo'' (1945) - Mrs. Randall * '' Song of Old Wyoming'' (1945) - Ma Conway * ''

Dakota Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota, ...

'' (1945) - Mrs. Plummer * '' Ideal Girl'' (1946) - Old lady #1 * ''

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) - Mrs. Marie Edgedaw (uncredited) * ''

So Goes My Love ''So Goes My Love'' (released as ''A Genius in the Family'' in the UK) is an American 1946 comedy-drama film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on a true story, ''A Genius in the Family'', the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, which focuses ...

'' (1946) - Bridget * '' Joe Palooka, Champ'' (1946) - Mom Palooka * ''

Earl Carroll Sketchbook ''Earl Carroll Sketchbook'' is a 1946 American musical film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Frank Gill Jr. and Parke Levy. The film stars Constance Moore, William Marshall, Bill Goodwin, Johnny Coy, Barbara Jo Allen and Edward Everett ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Murphy (uncredited) * '' Angel on My Shoulder'' (1946) - Agatha (uncredited) * ''

Gentleman Joe Palooka ''Gentleman Joe Palooka'' is a 1946 film directed by Cy Endfield. It was the second of the '' Joe Palooka'' series. Plot The prizefighter Joe Palooka's popularity soars after his manager, Knobby Walsh, explains to reporters how "clean living" i ...

'' (1946) - Mom Palooka * ''Wild West'' (1946) - Carrie Bannister * ''

My Dog Shep ''My Dog Shep'' is a 1946 American drama film directed by Ford Beebe. It was made by Golden Gate Productions and released through the newly-formed Screen Guild Productions. They had just made ''Flight to Nowhere''. Filming started August 15, 1 ...

'' (1946) - Aunt Carrie Hodgkins * ''

That Brennan Girl ''That Brennan Girl'', also known as ''Tough Girl'', is a 1946 Melodrama#Film, melodrama film produced and directed by Alfred Santell and starring James Dunn (actor), James Dunn, Mona Freeman, William Marshall (bandleader), William Marshall, and J ...

'' (1946) - Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady * '' Trail Street'' (1947) - Mrs. Ferguson (uncredited) * ''

Ramrod A ramrod (or scouring stick) is a metal or wooden device used with muzzleloading firearms to push the projectile up against the propellant (mainly blackpowder). The ramrod was used with weapons such as muskets and cannons and was usually held ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Parks * '' Love and Learn'' (1947) - Mrs. Grant (uncredited) * ''

The Millerson Case ''The Millerson Case'' is a 1947 American mystery drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders and Clem Bevans. In the 8th film of Columbia's '' Crime Doctor'' series, Dr. Robert Ordway (Warner Baxter) is ...

'' (1947) - Emma Millerson (uncredited) * ''

Possessed Possessed may refer to: Possession * Possession (disambiguation), having some degree of control over something else ** Spirit possession, whereby gods, demons, animas, or other disincarnate entities may temporarily take control of a human body *** ...

'' (1947) - Mrs. Norris - Caretaker's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Joe Palooka in the Knockout ''Joe Palooka in the Knockout'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg. It was the third part of the ''Joe Palooka'' series from Monogram Pictures starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as the boxer and Leon Errol as his manager.Drew p. ...

'' (1947) - Mom Palooka * ''

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad ''Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by Reginald Le Borg and starring Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Jr. and Elyse Knox. It was part of the ''Joe Palooka'' series, produced and distributed by Monogram Pictures.Drew p ...

'' (1948) - Mom Palooka * '' The Return of the Whistler'' (1948) - Mrs. Hulskamp * ''

The Dude Goes West ''The Dude Goes West'' is a 1948 American comedy western film starring Eddie Albert and Gale Storm. It was directed by Kurt Neumann and released by Monogram Pictures. The film was originally known as ''Tombstone''. Plot Gunsmith and marksman ...

'' (1948) - Mrs. Hallahan * ''

Frontier Revenge ''Frontier Revenge'' is a 1948 American Western film written and directed by Ray Taylor and starring Lash LaRue and Al "Fuzzy" St. John. The film is a remake of Ray Taylor's ''Panamint's Bad Man'' (1938). Filmed at the Corriganville Movie Ranc ...

'' (1948) - Widow Owens * ''

Homicide Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

'' (1949) - Mrs. Webb * ''

Range Justice ''Range Justice'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Ronald Davidson. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Max Terhune, Tris Coffin, Riley Hill, Sarah Padden and Eddie Parker. The film was released on July 1 ...

'' (1949) - Ma Curtis * ''

The Doctor and the Girl ''The Doctor and the Girl'' (also known as ''Bodies and Souls'') is a 1949 American drama (film and television), drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Glenn Ford, Charles Coburn, Gloria DeHaven and Janet Leigh that was inspired by t ...

'' (1949) - Miss Newton (uncredited) * ''

House by the River ''House by the River'' is a 1950 American crime melodrama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1921 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert. Plot A rich novelist, Stephen Byrne, who ...

'' (1950) - Mrs. Beach * ''

Gunslingers Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the t ...

'' (1950) - Rawhide Rosie Rawlins * ''

A Life of Her Own ''A Life of Her Own'' is a 1950 American melodrama film directed by George Cukor and starring Lana Turner and Ray Milland. The screenplay by Isobel Lennart focuses on an aspiring model who leaves her small town in the Midwest to seek fame and ...

'' (1950) - Overseer (uncredited) * ''

Again Pioneers ''Again Pioneers'' (sometimes referred to as ''Again... Pioneers!'') is a 1950 American black-and-white short film, short Drama (film and television), drama film produced by Paul F. Heard for the Protestant Film Commission. Directed by William Be ...

'' (1950) - Ma Ashby * ''

The Missourians ''The Missourians'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by George Blair and written by Arthur E. Orloff. The film stars Monte Hale, Paul Hurst, Roy Barcroft, Lyn Thomas, Howard Negley and Scott Elliott. The film was released as a Fawce ...

'' (1950) - Mother Kovacs * ''

Oh! Susanna "Oh! Susanna" is a minstrel song by Stephen Foster (1826–1864), first published in 1848. It is among the most popular American songs ever written. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all tim ...

'' (1951) - Mrs. Ledbetter (uncredited) * ''

Utah Wagon Train ''Utah Wagon Train'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Philip Ford, written by John K. Butler, and starring Rex Allen, Penny Edwards, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Barcroft, Sarah Padden and Grant Withers. It was released on October 15, 1951, by ...

'' (1951) - Sarah Wendover * ''

She's Working Her Way Through College ''She's Working Her Way Through College'' is a 1952 American comedy film produced by Warner Bros. A musical comedy in Technicolor, it is directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and stars Virginia Mayo and Ronald Reagan. The screenplay is based on the 1 ...

'' (1952) - Wardrobe Woman at Burlesque Theatre (uncredited) * '' Big Jim McLain'' (1952) - Mrs. Lexiter * ''

Prince of Players ''Prince of Players'' is a 1955 20th Century Fox biographical film about the 19th century American actor Edwin Booth. The film was directed and produced by Philip Dunne from a screenplay by Moss Hart, based on the book by Eleanor Ruggles. Th ...

'' (1955) - Mary Todd Lincoln (uncredited) * ''

The Kettles in the Ozarks ''The Kettles in the Ozarks'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont. It is the ninth installment of Universal-International's ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series starring Marjorie Main and introducing Arthur Hunnicutt as Sedge, Pa's ...

'' (1956) - Miz Tinware (uncredited) * ''

No Time for Sergeants ''No Time for Sergeants'' is a 1954 best-selling novel by Mac Hyman, which was later adapted into a teleplay on ''The United States Steel Hour'', a popular Broadway play and 1958 motion picture, as well as a 1964 television series. The book chro ...

'' (1958) - Sgt. King's Mother (uncredited) * '' Screaming Mimi'' (1958) - Thelma (uncredited) * ''Girl With an Itch'' (1958) - Cookie

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