Evalyn Knapp

Acting

Evalyn Knapp

Born June 17, 1908 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died June 12, 1981 · aged 72

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Evalyn Knapp (June 17, 1906 – June 12, 1981) was an American film actress of the late 1920s, 1930s, and into the 1940s. She was a leading B-movie serial actress in the 1930s. Born as Evelyn Pauline Knapp in Kansas City, Missouri in 1906, Knapp started acting in silent films, her first role being in the 1929 film At The Dentist's. In 1932, Knapp was one o…

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
Smart MoneySmart Money · 1931
Smart Money
6.91931
MovieCrimeDrama
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
The MillionaireThe Millionaire · 1931
The Millionaire
7.61931
MovieComedy
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
His Private SecretaryHis Private Secretary · 1933
His Private Secretary
5.11933
MovieComedyDrama
Dick Wallace wants to marry a minister's grand-daughter but his father, who wants him to get work on his company's business, is opposed. She takes a job with the company to prove she's okay.
Idiot's DelightIdiot's Delight · 1939
Idiot's Delight
6.11939
MovieComedyDrama
A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.
The BargainThe Bargain · 1931
The Bargain
9.01931
Movie
A father changes jobs with his son, and each learns he has made a mistake.
A Successful CalamityA Successful Calamity · 1932
A Successful Calamity
5.61932
MovieComedyDrama
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.
Bulldog EditionBulldog Edition · 1936
Bulldog Edition
4.31936
MovieActionCrime
Two rival newspapers are engaged in a circulation battle, complicated by the fact that a vicious gangster inserts himself into the middle of it. Also complicating matters is that one newspaper's editor and circulation director are competing for the affections of a pretty blonde reporter.

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