Mathilde Comont (9 September 1886 – 21 June 1938), credited also as Mathilda Caumont, was a French-born American actress, primarily of the

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Biography

Born in Bordeaux, she appeared in films in her native country, particularly

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, from 1908 and 1910, and then she appeared in U.S. films, starting with a few film shorts in 1917 and features including more than 60 films between 1919 and 1937, primarily as a supporting player, with several uncredited smaller roles. A heavy and short woman of 5 feet, 4 inches (163 cm), she died aged 51 from a heart attack in Hollywood, California.

Partial filmography

* '' Max Wants a Divorce'' (1917) - Loony Diva * '' A Rogue's Romance'' (1919) * ''

A Tale of Two Worlds ''A Tale of Two Worlds'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and directed by Frank Lloyd. The film stars several well-known actors including Leatrice Joy, Wallace Beery, Edythe Chapman, and J. Frank ...

'' (1921) - Shopper (uncredited) * '' Rosita'' (1923) - Rosita's mother * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - the corpulent Prince of Persia (uncredited) * ''

Mademoiselle Midnight ''Mademoiselle Midnight'' is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Mae Murray and directed by Murray's then husband, Robert Z. Leonard. The film was written by Carl Harbaugh and John Russell. The film was the final release of Metro under ...

'' (1924) - Dueña / Mme. Nellie * '' His Hour'' (1924) - Fat Harem Lady * '' Playing with Souls'' (1925) - Brothel Worker (uncredited) * ''

If Marriage Fails ''If Marriage Fails'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by John Ince and written by C. Gardner Sullivan. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Eleanor prefers the company of the unpopular Gene Deering to that of her wealthy ...

'' (1925) - Lisa * '' The Sea Beast'' (1926) - Mula * ''

The Enchanted Hill ''The Enchanted Hill'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Irvin Willat and written by James Shelley Hamilton and Peter B. Kyne. The film stars Jack Holt, Florence Vidor, Noah Beery, Sr., Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, George Bancr ...

'' (1926) - Conchita * ''

The Girl from Montmartre ''The Girl from Montmartre'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Barbara La Marr in her last film role. It was distributed through First National on the day after La Marr died. Plot As describ ...

'' (1926) - Carmenata * ''

The Far Cry ''The Far Cry'' (Portuguese title: ''Um Divorcio Feliz'') is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and sta ...

'' (1926) - Maid * ''

La Bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions '' quadri'', '' tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giusep ...

'' (1926) - Madame Benoit * ''

The Gilded Highway ''The Gilded Highway'' is a lost 1926 American silent drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and starring Dorothy Devore, John Harron and Macklyn Arbuckle.Leider, Emily W. ''Myrna Loy: The Only Good Girl in Hollywood''. University of Calif ...

'' (1926) - Sarah * '' Kiki'' (1926) - Maid (uncredited) * ''

Paris at Midnight ''Paris at Midnight'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Jetta Goudal and Lionel Barrymore and was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. It was based on the novel '' Le Père Goriot'' b ...

'' (1926) - Madame Vauquer * '' Volcano!'' (1926) - Madame Timbuctoo * ''

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'' (1926) - Rosa * ''

The Passionate Quest ''The Passionate Quest'' is a 1926 American drama film directed by J. Stuart Blackton and written by Marian Constance Blackton. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Passionate Quest'' by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film stars May McAvoy, Willard ...

'' (1926) - (uncredited) * '' What Price Glory?'' (1926) - Camille * ''

Rose of the Tenements ''Rose of the Tenements'' is a 1926 American silent melodrama film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Shirley Mason, John Harron, and Evelyn Selbie, and was released on May 26, 1926. Cast list * Shirley Mason as Rosie Rossetti * John Harron as ...

'' (1926) - Mrs. Kohn * ''

The Whole Town's Talking ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (released in the UK as ''Passport to Fame'') is a 1935 American comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a law-abiding man who bears a striking resemblance to a killer, with Jean Arthur as his love interest. It w ...

'' (1926) - Maid (scenes deleted) * ''

The Wrong Mr. Wright ''The Wrong Mr. Wright'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Scott Sidney and written by Harold Shumate and James Madison. It is based on the 1897 play ''The Wrong Mr. Wright'' by George Broadhurst. The film stars Jean Hersholt, ...

'' (1927) * '' The Loves of Carmen'' (1927) - Emilia * ''

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'' (1927) - Marfa - Hostess at Inn (uncredited) * '' Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) - Buttercup, Mary's Companion * '' A Woman's Way'' (1928) - Mother Suzy * '' Ramona'' (1928) - Marda * ''

The Charge of the Gauchos ''The Charge of the Gauchos'' (Argentine title: ''Una nueva y gloriosa nación'') is a 1928 American-Argentine silent historical film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan and Guido Trento. Bushman pla ...

'' (1928) - Aunt Rosita * '' You Know What Sailors Are'' (1928) - The British Captain * ''

The Rush Hour ''The Rush Hour'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Marie Prevost, Harrison Ford and Seena Owen. Cast * Marie Prevost as Margie Dolan * Harrison Ford as Dan Morley * Seena Owen as Yvonne Dorée ...

'' (1928) - Chanteuse at Bohemia Cafe (uncredited) * ''

The Sea Bat ''The Sea Bat'' is a 1930 American pre-Code melodrama thriller film directed by Lionel Barrymore and Wesley Ruggles, starring Raquel Torres, Charles Bickford and featuring Boris Karloff. Part of the film was filmed on location in Mazatlán, Mex ...

'' (1930) - Mimba * ''

Call of the Flesh ''Call of the Flesh'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Jordan, and Renée Adorée. It featured several songs performed by Novarro and originally included a sequence photo ...

'' (1930, and

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version ''Le chanteur de Séville'') - La Rumbarita * '' Romance'' (1930) - Vannucci * ''Just Like Heaven'' (1930) - Madame Fogharde * '' The Lash'' (1930) - Concha (uncredited) * '' Along Came Youth'' (1930) - Bit Role (uncredited) * ''

The Lady Who Dared ''The Lady Who Dared'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billie Dove, Sidney Blackmer and Conway Tearle. Print survival, Library of Congress and Turner.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Inst ...

'' (1931) - Chambermaid (uncredited) * ''

The Hard Hombre ''The Hard Hombre'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring rodeo champion Hoot Gibson. The film follows a simpleton rancher who is mistaken for a notorious outlaw known as ''The Hard Hombre''. Cast * Ho ...

'' (1931) - Maria Romero * '' The Cuban Love Song'' (1931) - Aunt Rose * '' Freaks'' (1932) - Madame Bartet (uncredited) * '' Lady with a Past'' (1932) - Waitress (uncredited) * '' Careless Lady'' (1932) - French Hotel Maid (uncredited) * ''L'athlète incomplet'' (1932) - Eulalie * '' Laughing at Life'' (1933) - Mamacita * ''

The Devil's in Love ''The Devil's in Love'' (also known as ''Consul of the Damned'') is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle and written by Howard Estabrook. The film stars Victor Jory, Loretta Young, Vivienne Osborne, David Manners, C. ...

'' (1933) - Nana (uncredited) * ''

Design for Living ''Design for Living'' is a comedy play written by Noël Coward in 1932. It concerns a trio of artistic characters, Gilda, Otto and Leo, and their complicated three-way relationship. Originally written to star Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt and Cowa ...

'' (1933) - Heavy Woman (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Gypsy (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. T ...

'' (1934) - Mamina * '' A Wicked Woman'' (1934) - Proprietess (uncredited) * '' Escapade'' (1935) - Carmen * ''

Here's to Romance ''Here's to Romance'' is a 1935 American musical comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Nino Martini, Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise.Solomon p. 359 Synopsis The wife of a music teacher, who has been angered by her husband's phi ...

'' (1935) - Viola * '' Waterfront Lady'' (1935) - Mrs. Spadaloni * '' Ceiling Zero'' (1936) - Mama Gini (uncredited) * '' Robin Hood of El Dorado'' (1936) - Señora Matinez (uncredited) * '' Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1936) - Tony's Wife * ''

Anthony Adverse ''Anthony Adverse'' is a 1936 American epic historical drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland. The screenplay by Sheridan Gibney draws elements of its plot from eight of the nine books in Herve ...

'' (1936) - Mama Guisseppi * '' The Longest Night'' (1936) - Fat Scrubwoman (uncredited) * ''

Along Came Love ''Along Came Love'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Bert Lytell and written by Arthur Caesar. The film stars Irene Hervey, Charles Starrett, Doris Kenyon, H. B. Warner, Irene Franklin and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on ...

'' (1936) - Customer * '' God's Country and the Woman'' (1937) - Mary, Jo's Housekeeper (uncredited) * '' Wise Girl'' (1937) - Mama Guido (uncredited)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Comont, Mathilde 1886 births 1938 deaths Actresses from Bordeaux French film actresses French silent film actresses 20th-century French actresses French emigrants to the United States