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Too Old for Dolls (1955)
Character: Marge Ramsay
Parents are concerned that their teen-aged daughter doesn't have a date for her school's formal dance. She assures them she has a boy named Al all lined up. Recalling that "Al" was the name of her imaginary childhood friend, Dad arranges for one of the boys from the office to escort her. It turns out that Al really does exist.
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The Final Tribute (1955)
Character: Joyce Carter
The town's new cold-hearted doctor's demeanor is the complete reversal of their beloved old physician, and his nurse attempts to teach the new man proper bedside manners.
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Prima Donna (1956)
Character: Laraine Day
A famous singer discovers a newsboy with vocal talent, but he would rather play baseball than develop his singing skills. She'd like to persuade his parents of his potential, but confusion arises when they arrive to discuss the matter.
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Think First (1939)
Character: Marjorie (Margie) Smith
Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.
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Mr. Gardenia Jones (1942)
Character: Joanne
Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.
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Twenty Years After (1944)
Character: (archive footage)
This short celebrates the 20th anniversary of MGM. Segments are shown from several early hits, then from a number of 1944 releases.
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Painted Desert (1938)
Character: Carol Banning
A cowboy and a bandit face off over possession of a valuable mine.
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Return to Fantasy Island (1978)
Character: Mrs. Grant
A second feature-length pilot film for the wish-fulfillment series sees six lucky people having their dreams fulfilled on the luxury resort island. Career woman Margo Dean's assistant, Lowell Benson, hopes to romance her; Brian and Lucy Faber want to see the daughter they gave up for adoption; Janet Fleming, who lost her memory on her honeymoon, wants to relive it to cure her amnesia.
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Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
Character: Claire Garwood
On a flight to London, a note is found stating that there will be murders taking place on the airliner before it lands.
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Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Character: Leigh Rand
A debutante, a serviceman's bride and a girl from a military family join the Women's Army Corps.
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My Son, My Son! (1940)
Character: Maeve O’Riordan
A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied. Not surprisingly, the son grows up to be spoiled rotten, causing grief and pain to everyone who loves him.
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Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Character: Mrs. Richard Lancing
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
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Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Character: Carol Fisher
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
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Kathleen (1941)
Character: Martha Kent
Kathleen is a twelve-year-old who lives in a big house with a nanny, a butler, maids, no mother and a father who is working most of the time. She dreams of a family with a mother, father and her, and tells everyone that she has such a family. Because of this story, she cannot invite any friends over as they will see that it is not true.
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Toy Tiger (1956)
Character: Gwendolyn Taylor
Advertising executive Gwen Taylor sends her art director Rick Todd on a mission to bring an artist back to the commercial fold. Meanwhile, Gwen's fatherless son Timmie, at a remote boys' school, is riding for a fall by manufacturing evidence of his "explorer father." By an amazing coincidence, Rick steps off the bus at just the right moment for Timmie to recruit him as "father" without his knowledge. With no intention of collaborating, the befuddled Rick is carried along by the sweep of events. Who can predict the outcome?
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Sergeant Madden (1939)
Character: Eileen Daly
A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.
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Bride by Mistake (1944)
Character: Norah Hunter
The staggeringly wealthy Norah Hunter, a shipyard owner, too often finds herself the romantic target of gold-digging men. To attract a suitor whose main interest is not money, she changes places with her secretary, Sylvia Lockwood, and assumes the role of a young working woman. However, she then falls for recuperating fighter pilot Anthony Travis, who, in turn, is madly in love with Sylvia -- or, perhaps, with the millions he thinks she has.
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Unholy Partners (1941)
Character: Miss 'Croney' Cronin
A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.
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My Dear Secretary (1948)
Character: Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord
A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen Waterbury, famous novelist. She is soon disppointed, however, when he turns out to be an erratic, immature playboy. Opposites attract, of course, but not without sub-plots that touch on competitiveness within marriage and responsibility.
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Tycoon (1947)
Character: Maura Alexander Munroe
Engineer Johnny Munroe is enlisted to build a railroad tunnel through a mountain to reach mines. His task is complicated, and his ethics are compromised, when he falls in love with his boss's daughter
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The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)
Character: Mary Dugan
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced by a young lawyer, the brother of the accused
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Arizona Legion (1939)
Character: Letty Meade (as Laraine Johnson)
A federal agent infiltrates an outlaw band that's taken over a western town.
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The Bad Man (1941)
Character: Lucia Pell
Lopez is a bandit who has stolen the herd at Gil's ranch, so Hardy is about to foreclose. But Lucia has come back from New York and Gil is happy until he meets her husband, Morgan.
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Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
Character: Nurse Mary Lamont
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
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A Yank on the Burma Road (1942)
Character: Mrs. Gail Farwood
A celebrated New York cabbie is pressed into service for a perilous journey through World War II China.
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Fingers at the Window (1942)
Character: Edwina 'Eddie' Brown
In Chicago, an unemployed actor aims to solve the mystery concerning a string of ax murders, apparently committed by a lunatic.
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The Locket (1946)
Character: Nancy
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
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The Glass Key (1942)
Character: Nurse (uncredited)
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
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The People Vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
Character: Nurse Mary Lamont
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
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Journey for Margaret (1942)
Character: Nora Davis
An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her baby she returns to America. War weary, he is forced to do a story about war orphans, where he meets Margaret.
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Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
Character: Nurse Mary Lamont
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. While working there Kildare meets pretty nurse Mary Lamont, and ends up treating a hoodlum with a gunshot wound. He purposely fails to write a report on it, and soon finds himself in a heap of trouble. Who else would come to his rescue but good old Dr. Gillespie?
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The 3rd Voice (1960)
Character: Marian Forbes
Marian Forbes has been having an affair with her boss and when he drops her for another woman. In an act of jealousy and greed she convinces an acquaintance to murder her former lover and then impersonate him just long enough to get their hands on a large sum of money.
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Without Honor (1949)
Character: Jane Bandle
Jane, a housewife, is confronted during her daily chores by Dennis, her married lover with whom she has had a long affair. Dennis tells Jane that he has to break off their relationship. She threatens suicide, but when she picks up a shish kabob skewer, the two struggle and Dennis is stabbed in the chest and collapses. Jane hides the body in the house. Before she can leave, her brother-in-law arrives and tells her that he knows about the affair and that he has invited her husband, her lover, and his wife to her house that evening so that he can tell them about the affair.
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I Take This Woman (1940)
Character: Linda Rodgers
On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.
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Stella Dallas (1937)
Character: Girl at Soda Shop / Train Passenger (uncredited)
After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.
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Mr. Lucky (1943)
Character: Dorothy Bryant
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
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Scandal Street (1938)
Character: Peg Smith (as Laraine Johnson)
Joe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiancée, Nora Langdon, for an expedition in a South American jungle. Nora gets a position as librarian in the small town of Midberg, where she boards with the Smith family. Nora is befriended by her next-door neighbor Austin Brown, who, unknown to his wife, is engaged in a moneymaking scheme with James Wilson.
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The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
Character: Madeleine
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
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Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
Character: Nurse Mary Lamont
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
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Border G-Man (1938)
Character: Betty Holden (as Laraine Johnson)
A federal agent goes undercover in order to capture a gang that's been smuggling munitions and horses near the Texas border.
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The High and the Mighty (1954)
Character: Lydia Rice
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
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