Acting
Barbara Jo Allen
Born September 2, 1906 · New York City, New York, USA
Died September 14, 1974 · aged 68
From Wikipedia Barbara Jo Allen (September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an actress also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1950s. She based the character on a woman she had seen delivering a PTA literature lecture in a confused manner. As Vague, she popularized the catch phrase "You dear boy!" Allen's acting abili…
Known For
Sleeping Beauty · 1959Sleeping Beauty
★ 6.91959
MovieFantasyAnimation
Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.
The Sword in the Stone · 1963The Sword in the Stone
★ 7.21963
MovieAnimationFamily
Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.
The Women · 1939The Women
★ 7.21939
MovieComedyDrama
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
The Opposite Sex · 1956The Opposite Sex
★ 5.41956
MovieComedyMusic
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
Broadway Melody of 1940 · 1940Broadway Melody of 1940
★ 6.81940
MovieMusicRomance
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
Wha' Happen? · 1949Wha' Happen?
★ 9.01949
MovieComedy
Suffering from amnesia, Vera thinks she's responsible for a burglary.
Clunked in the Clink · 1949Clunked in the Clink
★ 10.01949
MovieComedy
Vera's husband thinks she ahs been killed in a plane crash, unaware she has been arrested for speeding on the way to the airport.
Buy Me That Town · 1941Buy Me That Town
★ 6.31941
MovieDramaComedy
A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as big city hoods, buy the town to use as a hideout. The leader of the gang begins to have a change of heart after he begins falling for a local girl.
Filmography
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The Women · 1939The Women
★ 7.21939
MovieComedyDrama
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Receptionist (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor · 1940The Mad Doctor
★ 6.21940
MovieCrimeRomance
A reporter sleuths the mystery behind an oft-married Viennese doctor whose wives met mysterious fates.
Louise Watkins (as Barbara Allen [Vera Vague])

















