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Actress:

• 1940s
• 1930s
• 1920s
• 1910s

1. Here Comes Trouble (1948) .... Martha Blake
   ... aka Laff-Time Part 1 (USA: subtitle)
2. Second Chance (1947) .... Mrs. Davenport
3. Hard Boiled Mahoney (1947) .... Selena Webster
4. Her Adventurous Night (1946) .... Miss Spencer
5. Claudia and David (1946) (uncredited)
6. Danger! Women at Work (1943) .... Madame Sapho
7. Zis Boom Bah (1941) (uncredited) .... Mame
   ... aka College Sweethearts
8. Invisible Ghost (1941) .... Mrs. Kessler
9. Roar of the Press (1941) .... Mrs. Thelma Tate
10. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) .... Gertie
11. The Watchman Takes a Wife (1941)
12. Escort Girl (1941) .... Ruth Ashley
13. Laughing at Danger (1940) .... Mrs. Van Horn
14. Mad Youth (1940) .... Lucy Morgan
    ... aka Girls of the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
15. Strange Cargo (1940) (uncredited) .... Suzanne
16. Cafe Hostess (1940) (uncredited) .... Cafe Hostess
    ... aka Street of Missing Women
    
    
17. Cowboys from Texas (1939) .... Belle Starkey
18. News Is Made at Night (1939) .... Kitty Truman
19. Hotel Imperial (1939) .... Soubrette
20. Under the Big Top (1938) .... Marie
21. Religious Racketeers (1938) .... Ada Bernard
    ... aka The Mystic Circle Murder (USA: reissue title)
22. The Beloved Brat (1938) (uncredited) .... Eleanor Sparks
    ... aka A Dangerous Age (UK)
23. Two Gun Justice (1938) .... Kate
24. Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) .... Kitty, Gomez's Moll
    ... aka Trouble in Panama (UK)
25. A Slight Case of Murder (1938) .... Loretta
26. Port of Missing Girls (1938) .... Chicago
27. Blondes at Work (1938) .... Blanche Revelle
28. Federal Bullets (1937) .... Sue, Gang Moll
29. God's Country and the Man (1937) .... Roxey Moore
    ... aka The Avenging Stranger (UK)
30. Circus Girl (1937) .... Carlotta
31. Two Minutes to Play (1936) .... 'Fluff' Harding
32. Killer at Large (1936) .... Kate
    ... aka Killer on the Loose (USA: alternative title)
33. Bulldog Edition (1936) .... Billie Blake, aka Aggie, Enright's Moll
    ... aka Lady Reporter (UK)
34. Hollywood Boulevard (1936) .... Betty
35. The Drag-Net (1936) .... Mollie Cole
36. The Millionaire Kid (1936) .... Gloria Neville
37. Laughing Irish Eyes (1936) .... Molly
38. August Weekend (1936) .... Ethel Ames
    ... aka Weekend Madness
39. False Pretenses (1935) .... Clarissa Stanhope
40. Manhattan Butterfly (1935)
    ... aka Midnight Butterfly (UK)
41. No Sleep on the Deep (1934) .... Mrs. Eldridge
42. Notorious But Nice (1933) .... Millie Sprague
43. Destination Unknown (1933) .... Ruby Smith
44. West of Singapore (1933) .... Lou
45. Guilty or Not Guilty (1932) .... Maizie
46. The Silver Lining (1932) .... Kate Flynn
    ... aka Big House for Girls (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Thirty Days
47. Hollywood Halfbacks (1931)
48. The Gay Diplomat (1931) .... Baroness Alma Corri
49. Three Who Loved (1931) .... Helga Larson Hanson
50. The Virtuous Husband (1931) .... Inez Wakefield
    ... aka What Wives Don't Want
51. The Lady Refuses (1931) .... June
52. The Boudoir Diplomat (1930) .... Helene
53. She Got What She Wanted (1930) .... Mahyna
    ... aka Discontent
54. The Spoilers (1930) .... Cherry Malotte
55. Inside the Lines (1930) .... Jane Gershon
56. Midnight Mystery (1930) .... Sally Wayne
57. Czar of Broadway (1930) .... Connie Colton
58. Those Who Dance (1930) .... Kitty
59. Isle of Escape (1930) .... Stella
60. The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930) .... Babka
    
    
61. Blaze o' Glory (1929) .... Helen Williams
62. The Show of Shows (1929) .... (songs "The Pirate Number"/"Lady Luck")
63. Woman to Woman (1929) .... Deloryce/Lola
64. The Great Gabbo (1929) .... Mary
65. Skin Deep (1929) .... Sadie Rogers
66. Street Girl (1929) .... Frederika Joyzelle
67. The Time, the Place and the Girl (1929) .... Doris Ward
68. On with the Show! (1929) .... Nita French
69. Weary River (1929) .... Alice Gray
70. Scarlet Seas (1928) .... Rose
71. The Barker (1928) .... Carrie
72. The Docks of New York (1928) .... Mae
73. Court-Martial (1928) .... Belle Starr
74. Life's Mockery (1928) .... Kit Miller/Isabelle Fullerton
    ... aka Reform
75. The Masked Angel (1928) .... Betty
    ... aka Her Love Cottage (UK)
76. The Desert Bride (1928) .... Diane Duval
77. The Big City (1928) .... Helen
78. Cheating Cheaters (1927) .... Nan Carey
79. Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927) .... Mitzel
    ... aka The Affairs of Hannerl (USA: alternative title)
80. Temptations of a Shop Girl (1927) .... Ruth Harrington
81. Say It with Diamonds (1927) .... Betty Howard
82. The Ladybird (1927) .... Diane Wyman
83. The Belle of Broadway (1926) .... Marie Duval
84. The Wise Guy (1926) .... Hula Kate
    ... aka Into the Night (UK)
    ... aka Wise Guy (USA)
85. The Palace of Pleasure (1926) .... Lola Montez
86. Counsel for the Defense (1925) .... Katherine West
87. The Pony Express (1925) .... Molly Jones
88. Paths to Paradise (1925) .... Molly
89. Beggar on Horseback (1925) .... Princess in Pantomime
90. Eve's Secret (1925) .... Eve
91. New Lives for Old (1925) .... Olympe
92. Locked Doors (1925) .... Mrs. Norman 'Mary Reid' Carter
93. The Garden of Weeds (1924) .... Dorothy Delbridge
94. The Fast Set (1924) .... Margaret Stone
95. Ramshackle House (1924) .... Pen Broome
96. The Female (1924) .... Dalla
97. The Enemy Sex (1924) .... Dodo Baxter
98. The Prude's Fall (1924)
    ... aka Dangerous Virtue (USA)
99. Miami (1924) .... Joan Bruce
100. The Stranger (1924) .... Peggy Bowlin
101. The Woman with Four Faces (1923) .... Elizabeth West
102. The Rustle of Silk (1923) .... Lala De Breeze
103. The White Flower (1923) .... Konia Markham
104. The Royal Oak (1923) .... Lady Mildred Cholmondeley
105. The White Shadow (1923) .... Nancy Brent/Georgina Brent
     ... aka White Shadows (USA)
106. Woman to Woman (1923) .... Louise Boucher/Deloryse
107. Kick In (1922) .... Molly Brandon
108. To Have and to Hold (1922) .... Lady Jocelyn Leigh
109. The Bonded Woman (1922) .... Angela Gaskell
110. Always the Woman (1922) .... Celia Thaxter
111. Over the Border (1922) .... Jen Galbraith
112. The Green Temptation (1922) .... Genelle/Coralyn/Joan Parker
113. The Law and the Woman (1922) .... Margaret Rolfe
114. The Little Minister (1921) .... Lady Babbie
115. Ladies Must Live (1921) .... Christine Bleeker
116. At the End of the World (1921) .... Cherry O'Day
117. For Those We Love (1921) .... Bernice Arnold
118. Prisoners of Love (1921) .... Blanche Davis
     
     
119. The Miracle Man (1919) .... Rose
120. The Devil's Trail (1919) .... Rose
121. The Little Diplomat (1919) .... Phyllis Dare
122. The Light of Victory (1919) .... Jane Ravenslee
123. The Prodigal Liar (1919) .... Hope Deering
124. Terror of the Range (1919) .... Thelma Grant
125. The Sheriff (1918/I) .... School teacher
126. Border Raiders (1918) .... Rose Hardy
127. All Dressed Up (1918)
128. Never Surprise Your Wife (1918)
129. Betty's Adventure (1918) .... Betty
130. Somebody's Baby (1918)
131. Here Comes the Groom (1918) (unconfirmed)
132. Circumstantial Evidence (1918)
133. Whose Wife? (1918)
134. Many a Slip (1918)
135. Cupid's Camouflage (1917)
136. Help! Help! Police! (1917)
137. Their Seaside Tangle (1917)
138. Betty Wakes Up (1917) .... Sally
139. Almost Divorced (1917)
140. Nearly a Papa (1917)
141. Love and Locksmiths (1917)
142. Almost a Bigamist (1917)
143. Betty's Big Idea (1917)
144. Crazy by Proxy (1917)
145. A Smoky Love Affair (1917)
146. Won in a Cabaret (1917)
147. Down by the Sea (1917)
148. Five Little Widows (1917)
149. A Bold, Bad Knight (1917)
150. Almost a Scandal (1917)
151. Those Wedding Bells (1917)
152. His Last Pill (1917)
153. Father's Bright Idea (1917)
154. Suspended Sentence (1917)
155. Sauce for the Goose (1917)
156. As Luck Would Have It (1917)
157. Out for the Coin (1917)
158. Hubby's Night Out (1917)
159. Small Change (1917)
160. Her Friend, the Chauffeur (1917)
161. Her Crooked Career (1917)
162. Cupid's Uppercut (1916)
163. Hist! At Six O'Clock (1916)
164. Sea Nymphs (1916)
165. Some Kid (1916)
166. Her Sun-Kissed Hero (1916)
167. A Brass-Buttoned Romance (1916)
168. Nearly a Hero (1916)
169. Dad's Masterpiece (1916)
170. When Clubs Were Trumps (1916) .... Wifie
171. He Loved the Ladies (1916)
172. That Doggone Baby (1916)
173. He Wouldn't Tip (1916)
174. The Making Over of Mother (1916)
175. Those Primitive Days (1916)
176. Inoculating Hubby (1916)
177. His Baby (1916)
178. The Browns See the Fair (1916)
179. Almost a Widow (1916)
180. Wanted: A Husband (1916)
181. All Over a Stocking (1916) .... The Stenographer
182. Her Celluloid Hero (1916)
183. The Wooing of Aunt Jemima (1916)
184. He's a Devil (1916)
185. Potts Bungles Again (1916)
186. Lem's College Career (1916)
187. The Newlyweds' Mix-Up (1916)
188. Eddie's Night Out (1916)
189. A Leap Year Tangle (1916)
190. He Almost Eloped (1916)
191. The Janitor's Busy Day (1916)
192. A Friend, But a Star Boarder (1916)
193. Love and Vaccination (1916)
194. The Deacon's Waterloo (1916)
195. When Lizzie Disappeared (1916)
196. Cupid Trims His Lordship (1916)
197. Her Friend, the Doctor (1916)
198. When the Losers Won (1916)
199. A Quiet Supper for Four (1916)
200. Her Steady Carfare (1916)
201. Mingling Spirits (1916)
202. Jed's Trip to the Fair (1916)
203. Lovers and Lunatics (1916)
204. Some Chaperone (1915)
205. Love and a Savage (1915)
206. Where the Heather Blooms (1915) .... Lady Mary
207. Their Quiet Honeymoon (1915)
208. Wanted: A Leading Lady (1915)
     

Soundtrack:

1. The Great Gabbo (1929) (performer: "I'm In Love With You", "Web Of Love")
2. Street Girl (1929) (performer: "My Dream Memory")
3. On with the Show! (1929) ("Let Me Have My Dreams")
   

Self:

• 1930s
• 1920s

1. Voice of Hollywood (1931) .... Herself
2. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 13 (1930) .... Herself
   
   
3. Hollywood (1923) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
   ... aka Joligud
4. A Trip to Paramountown (1922) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
2. Hooray for Hollywood (1975) .... Herself
3. Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Lucy Morgan (edited from Mad Youth)
4. Movie Memories (1935)
5. The House That Shadows Built (1931)