Cass Daley

Acting

Cass Daley

Born July 17, 1915 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died March 22, 1975 · aged 59

Cass Daley (born Catherine Dailey; August 17, 1915 – March 22, 1975) was an American actress, comedian and singer.

Known For

Star Spangled RhythmStar Spangled Rhythm · 1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
6.21942
MovieComedyMusic
Pop, a security guard at Paramount has told his son that he's the head of the studio. When his son arrives in Hollywood on shore leave with his buddies, Pop enlists the aid of the studio's dizzy switchboard operator in pulling off the charade. Things get more complicated when Pop agrees to put together a show for the Navy starring Paramount's top contract players.
Variety GirlVariety Girl · 1947
Variety Girl
6.51947
MovieMusicComedy
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
The Fleet's InThe Fleet's In · 1942
The Fleet's In
7.31942
MovieMusicRomance
Shy sailor Casey Kirby suddenly becomes known as a sea wolf when his picture is taken with a famous actress. Things get complicated when bets are placed on his prowess with the ladies.
The PhynxThe Phynx · 1970
The Phynx
3.61970
MovieComedy
A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.
The Spirit Is WillingThe Spirit Is Willing · 1967
The Spirit Is Willing
5.51967
MovieComedyHorror
When Ben and Kate Powell rent a haunted New England house by the sea, their son Steve gets blamed for the destruction caused by three unruly ghosts.
Here Comes the GroomHere Comes the Groom · 1951
Here Comes the Groom
5.41951
MovieComedyMusic
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.
Duffy's TavernDuffy's Tavern · 1945
Duffy's Tavern
6.41945
MovieComedy
The staff of a record factory drown their sorrows at Duffy's Tavern, while the company owner faces threats of bankruptcy.
Out of This WorldOut of This World · 1945
Out of This World
8.01945
MovieRomanceComedy
An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of his contract.

Filmography

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Riding HighRiding High · 1943
Riding High
5.61943
MovieWesternComedy
No relation to the 1950 Frank Capra film of the same name, the 1943 Technicolor musical Riding High is a by-the-numbers vehicle for Dorothy Lamour and Dick Powell. Lamour stars as Ann Castle, a former burlesque queen who heads westward to claim her father's silver mine. Powell plays mining engineer Steve Baird, who like Ann has a vested interest in the worked-out mine. With the help of genial counterfeiter Mortimer J. Slocum (Victor Moore), Steve and Ann are able to peddle mining stock, thus saving her from bankruptcy. The stockholders are in a lynching mood when it appears that they've been flim-flammed, but a last minute "miracle" saves the day. Featured in the cast are Paramount stalwarts Cass Daley and Gil Lamb, the former doing her quasi-Martha Raye act and the latter swallowing his harmonica for the millionth time. Production values are excellent and the songs are exuberantly performed; it's only in its hackneyed plot that Riding High slows to a clip-clop.

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