Thelma White

Acting

Thelma White

Born December 4, 1910 · Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Died January 4, 2005 · aged 94

No biography available.

Known For

Mary LouMary Lou · 1948
Mary Lou
1948
MovieMusic
Airline hostess Ann Parker is fired for being undignified when she sang to calm the passengers during a storm. Mike Connors, publicity man for Frankie Carle's orchestra, invites her to try out as the band's vocalist since the regular singer, Mary Lou, had just quit the band on the eve of an engagement at a swanky New York night club. Encouraged by her boyfriend, Steve Roberts, Ann lands the job and assumes the name of "Mary Lou", a trademark almost for Frankie Carle singers. But the departed Mary Lou shows up and threatens to sue if she is not rehired. Ann returns to her former job. Meanwhile, Steve locates the woman who was the original Mary Lou with the band, and urges Mike to keep the current Mary Lou off the bandstand until he can return with Ann.
Tell Your ChildrenTell Your Children · 1938
Tell Your Children
★ 4.41938
MovieDrama
High-school principal Dr. Alfred Carroll relates to an audience of parents that marijuana can have devastating effects on teens: a drug supplier entices several restless teens, Mary and Jimmy Lane, sister and brother, and Bill, Mary's boyfriend, into frequenting a reefer house. Gradually, Bill and Jimmy are drawn into smoking dope, which affects their family lives.
A Man's WorldA Man's World · 1942
A Man's World
★ 7.01942
MovieActionAdventure
Somewhere beyond the shores of the United States on a small island, where men ask no questions, women reveal no past and spies neither receive nor expect any mercy, a giant Chromite plant is working full blast to supply the United Nations with the precious war-metal. This is the story of that mine and the people working it in a land the law forget, but the evil and devious Nazis remembered.
Spy TrainSpy Train · 1943
Spy Train
★ 9.01943
MovieDramaCrime
People on a train want what's in a Nazi spy bag, unaware it's a time bomb.
Pretty DollyPretty Dolly · 1942
Pretty Dolly
★ 8.01942
MovieComedy
Leon Errol plans to buy a doll as a gift for his wife; misunderstandings ensue.
Two in the DarkTwo in the Dark · 1936
Two in the Dark
★ 6.11936
MovieCrimeDrama
When Mr. X wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to a murder of a well-known producer, fast talking Marie Smith takes pity on him. They solve the case and discover his identity.
SyncopationSyncopation · 1942
Syncopation
★ 6.81942
MovieMusicRomance
In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.
A Night in a DormitoryA Night in a Dormitory · 1930
A Night in a Dormitory
★ 5.41930
MovieComedyMusic
The adventures of a schoolgirl in a nightclub as related by her to her dormitory sisters.

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Mary LouMary Lou · 1948
Mary Lou
1948
MovieMusic
Airline hostess Ann Parker is fired for being undignified when she sang to calm the passengers during a storm. Mike Connors, publicity man for Frankie Carle's orchestra, invites her to try out as the band's vocalist since the regular singer, Mary Lou, had just quit the band on the eve of an engagement at a swanky New York night club. Encouraged by her boyfriend, Steve Roberts, Ann lands the job and assumes the name of "Mary Lou", a trademark almost for Frankie Carle singers. But the departed Mary Lou shows up and threatens to sue if she is not rehired. Ann returns to her former job. Meanwhile, Steve locates the woman who was the original Mary Lou with the band, and urges Mike to keep the current Mary Lou off the bandstand until he can return with Ann.

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