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45 Fathers (1937)
Character: Elizabeth Carter
An orphan girl becomes adopted by a group of old men and is placed in the home of one of them. She sings and dances and helps out where she can.
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The Casino Murder Case (1935)
Character: Virginia Llewellyn
After socialite Lynn Llewellyn receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.
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Society Doctor (1935)
Character: Telephone Operator
Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room.
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Remember Last Night? (1935)
Character: Penny Whitridge
After a night of wild partying at a friend's house, a couple wake up to discover the party's host has been murdered in his bed.
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One New York Night (1935)
Character: Ermine
Foxhall Ridgeway, arriving in New York City from the West, stumbles onto a murder in the hotel room next to his. He gets tangled up into the affair, and with the aid of Phoebe, the hotel telephone operator who takes a liking to him, and also Countess Louise Browssiloff, who innocently had left some personal belongings in the murdered man's room and is most anxious to recover the incriminating evidence, Foxhall solves the murder mystery.
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The Hit Parade (1937)
Character: Monica Barrett
Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds fits in better with her social status. To get even, Pete wants to make an unknown singer into a star. He finds Ruth Allison, drives her hard through rehearsals and makes her a star. But she is worried about her past, something she hasn't told Pete: She's an ex-convict and jumped bail in order to keep her partners in crime out of it. Further she's in love with Pete, but feels that he's still carrying a torch for Monica. When Monica's popularity is decreasing, Pete is able to get Ruth a stint on the program, the result is Monica is fired and Ruth get her job, but Monica takes revenge by revealing Ruth's past. Ruth considers it is best for her to disappear before being arrested, but she has become a star in public opinion. Will she get Pete or will she go to prison again?
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Reckless (1935)
Character: Louise
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
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Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Character: Jeanne Bentley
Mary Whitman has gone to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers). There are many others at the hotel who wanted the victim out of the way. Charlie comes from his home in Honolulu to solve the murder.
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The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
Character: Cora Ann Milton
A lawyer receives a note telling him that he'll be dead in 48 hours - and Scotland Yard must work fast to uncover the serial killer known as 'The Ringer'.
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The Murder Man (1935)
Character: Lillian Hopper
Steve Grey, reporter for the Daily Star, has a habit of scooping all the other papers in town. When Henry Mander is investigated for the murder of his shady business partner, Grey is one step ahead of the police to the extent that he often dictates his story in advance of its actual occurrence. He leads the police through an 'open and shut' case resulting in Mander being tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Columnist Mary Shannon is in love with Steve but she sees him struggle greatly with his last story before Mander's execution. When she starts typing out the story from his recorded dictation, she realizes why.
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Exclusive Story (1936)
Character: Tess Graham
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster behind bars.
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In Old Kentucky (1935)
Character: Arlene Shattuck
Horse trainer Steve Tapley is caught between the feuding Martingale and Shattuck families. He sides with young Nancy Martingale and her grandfather Ezra, and the feud is to be resolved by a horse race between the favorites of each family. Unfortunately, the Martingale's horse, Greyboy, only runs well in mud. And it hasn't rained in a long time.
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There Goes the Groom (1937)
Character: Janet Russell
After striking it rich in Alaskan gold, a young man returns to marry his fiancé only to be snubbed. Her sister, however, is worth considering, until he learns about her gold-digging family.
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No More Ladies (1935)
Character: Party Guest Playing Charade (uncredited)
A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.
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Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Character: Billie Bronson
Returning from European exile where she avoided testifying against her criminal associates, a former singer with a tell-all diary is murdered to insure her silence.
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Forsaking All Others (1934)
Character: Party Guest (Uncredited)
A socialite only realises that her friend is in love with her when she falls for the wrong man.
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End of the Trail (1936)
Character: Belle Pearson
In this western, a Spanish-American war veteran cannot find gainful employment. In desperation, he becomes a cattle rustler until he can get back on his feet. Just as he is ready to go straight, his girlfriend's younger brother is shot.
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Hide-Out (1934)
Character: Lilly, singer
Wounded criminal Lucky Wilson takes refuge in a small Connecticut farm. He falls in love with the farmer's daughter who at first is unaware of his criminal record. Lucky is fully prepared to shoot his way out when the cops come calling, but he is softened by the daughter's affections.
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