Acting
Joan Peers
Born August 19, 1909 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died July 11, 1975 · aged 65
No biography available.
Known For
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath · 1931Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
★ 5.41931
MovieComedy
Jeffrey Haywood wants to marry to Virginia Embrey. However, Virginia refused to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica gets married first. Angelica, in turn, finds every man she knows too dull and predictable, and for this reason prefers to stay single. Jeff then tries to make Angelica interested in the mild-mannered and timid Reggie Irving passing him off as a notorious playboy to intrigue her. He asks his friend Polly to teach Reggie "how to treat a woman right", but he turns to be a disastrous learner.
Paramount on Parade · 1930Paramount on Parade
★ 5.91930
MovieMusicComedy
This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors
Rain or Shine · 1930Rain or Shine
★ 6.51930
MovieRomanceDrama
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father's failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band of ragged shoeleather performers.
The Tip-Off · 1931The Tip-Off
★ 6.01931
MovieComedyCrime
A young radio repairman becomes involved with gangsters and one of their girlfriends when he repairs their radio.
Tol'able David · 1930Tol'able David
★ 8.51930
MovieDrama
Tol'able David is a 1930 sound film directed by John G. Blystone and produced and released by Columbia Pictures. It is a remake of a famous 1921 silent film Tol'able David starring Richard Barthelmess and Ernest Torrence. Young David Kinemon is a good-natured, easy-going lad in a mountain village. Circumstances force him to take his brother's place as mailman for the community, and this brings him into deadly contact with the vicious Hatburn brothers.
Over the Hill · 1931Over the Hill
★ 8.11931
MovieDrama
In their farm house in a New York village, Ma Shelby prepares breakfast for her four children, Isaac, Tommy, Johnny and Susan, and then awakens them. The racket the boys make as they play and fight awakens their father, who spanks the eldest, Isaac. When a visitor chides Pa for not working, Ma sticks up for her husband, saying that he has a weak back and that he is waiting for a promised government job.
Applause · 1929Applause
★ 6.21929
MovieMusicDrama
This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in mom's footsteps.
Anybody's War · 1930Anybody's War
★ 10.01930
MovieComedy
A dog catcher is rejected by the army, but sneaks in with his dog.
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Paramount on Parade · 1930Paramount on Parade
★ 5.91930
MovieMusicComedy
This 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars, credits 11 directors
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
