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Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2 (1941)
Character: N/A
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the dedication of the Motion Picture Relief Fund's country home and goes to the Mocambo. There is also a sequence dedicated to the Milwaukee, Wisconsin world premiere of the first short in this series attended by more that a few film stars.
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.
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Power of the Press (1943)
Character: Edwina Stephens
During WWII, the publisher of the isolationist New York Gazette is murdered just as he was about to change the paper's policy and support the US war effort. His friend, a small town patriotic editor, is brought in to find the culprits.
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King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
Character: Tina Martin Deribault
Outdoor drama about a newly-hired lumberjack discovering that his former girlfriend is now his new boss's wife.
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This Thing Called Love (1940)
Character: Florence Bertrand
Two professional people marry, but the wife insists that they be celibate for the first three months to make sure they are truly compatible.
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Heart of the North (1938)
Character: Joyce MacMillan
A two-fisted Canadian Mountie leads lawmen in pursuit of the thieves who stole an Edmonton-bound freighter's cargo.
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Lady of Burlesque (1943)
Character: Dolly Baxter
After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.
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Racket Busters (1938)
Character: Nora Jordan
A trucker with a pregnant wife fights a New York mobster's protection racket.
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The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
Character: Evelyn Corey
Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won't leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets tangled up with gamblers and Rusty's girl Evelyn Corey makes a play for him.
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Private Detective (1939)
Character: Mona Lannon
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
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Rationing (1944)
Character: Miss McCue
A small-town butcher has problems coping with meat rationing.
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The Big Boss (1941)
Character: Sue Peters
Two brothers are separated after the death of their father. One grows up to be a politician, while the other gets involved in corruption.
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They Won't Forget (1937)
Character: Sybil Hale
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. Andrew Griffin, a small-time lawyer with political ambitions, sees the crime as his ticket to the Senate if he can find the right victim to finger for the crime. He sets out to convict Robert Hale, a transplanted northerner who was Mary's teacher at the business school where she was killed. Despite the fact that all the evidence against Hale is circumstantial, Griffin works with a ruthless reporter to create a media frenzy of prejudice and hate against the teacher.
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No Place to Go (1939)
Character: Gertrude Plummer
An elderly war veteran feels lonely and unwanted while living with his son and daughter-in-law, but he learns his life still has purpose when he befriends a neighborhood child with a troubled family life.
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Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
Character: Mona Verdivere
When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy. The owners, Terry Moore and Duke Dennis, jump at the chance to go, despite being aware of the mistake. They hire ballet teacher, Luis Leoni, and his only pupil, Kay Morrow, to join the group, hoping to teach their two dozen show girls ballet en route to Paris by ship. Also going along and rooming with Kay is Mona, Terry's ex-wife, who wants to keep an eye on her alimony checks. Naturally, Kay and Terry fall in love.
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On Your Toes (1939)
Character: Peggy Porterfield
A Russian dance company agrees to stage the new ballet written by a vaudeville hoofer.
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Waterfront (1939)
Character: Ann Stacey
A hard-living dockworker finds religion until his brother is murdered.
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Talent Scout (1937)
Character: Blonde on Bus (uncredited)
A Hollywood heartthrob helps a small-town girl achieve stardom.
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Mercy Island (1941)
Character: Leslie Ramsey
The beautiful Florida Keys provide the setting of this adventure that tells the tale of a fun-filled fishing trip that becomes a nightmare when the charter boat is wrecked on an isolated island. Unfortunately, there are very few provisions and the group must fend for themselves. They are eventually assisted by a hermit, but before that one of the group goes insane, and another is eaten by an alligator.
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Tear Gas Squad (1940)
Character: Jerry Sullivan
A brash night club singer becomes a cop to impress a woman.
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The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine (1942)
Character: Cleo Arden
A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this venture, all the moreso when some of its citizens begin to be murdered. The radio personality and the local newspaper's young daughter collaborate on solving the murders while revealing Valentine, who has become one of the suspects.
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