Acting
Kay Aldridge
Born July 9, 1917 · Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Died January 12, 1995 · aged 77
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katharine Gratten Aldridge (July 9, 1917 – January 12, 1995) was an American actress and model, best known for playing feisty and imperiled heroines in black-and-white serials during the 1940s. A notable role was as Nyoka Gordon in Perils of Nyoka. Aldridge was born on July 9, 1917 in Tallahassee, Florida. Her father was a surveyor and her mother was an arti…
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Free, Blonde and 21 · 1940Free, Blonde and 21
★ 7.31940
MovieRomanceDrama
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail.
Navy Blues · 1941Navy Blues
★ 4.81941
MovieComedyMusic
On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current champ has just transferred aboard their ship. What they haven't realized, however, is that the marksman's enlistment is up before the contest is supposed to take place.
Du Barry Was a Lady · 1943Du Barry Was a Lady
★ 6.51943
MovieComedyFantasy
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 · 1937Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
★ 5.51937
MovieComedyRomance
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.
Dead Men Tell · 1941Dead Men Tell
★ 6.51941
MovieMysteryThriller
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder.
Yesterday's Heroes · 1940Yesterday's Heroes
★ 10.01940
MovieDrama
A doctor looks at his scrapbook and reflects on college days: how success at football took him from his studies, his flirtation with a widow and his true love. How his roommate helped him put things right.
Down Argentine Way · 1940Down Argentine Way
★ 6.41940
MovieComedyDrama
The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular location shooting and parade of extravagant musical numbers, which include the larger-than-life Carmen Miranda singing the hit “South American Way” and a showstopping dance routine by the always amazing Nicholas Brothers.
Girl in 313 · 1940Girl in 313
★ 5.61940
MovieCrimeDrama
A priceless necklace goes missing at a plush party. Police close in on the jewel thieves but is one cop getting too close to one of the crooks?
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Free, Blonde and 21 · 1940Free, Blonde and 21
★ 7.31940
MovieRomanceDrama
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail.
Adelaide Sinclair (as Katherine Aldridge)
Navy Blues · 1941Navy Blues
★ 4.81941
MovieComedyMusic
On a layover in Hawaii, two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to wager bets that their ship will win the upcoming gunnery practice trophy, having found out that the current champ has just transferred aboard their ship. What they haven't realized, however, is that the marksman's enlistment is up before the contest is supposed to take place.
Navy Blues Sextet Member (as Katharine Aldridge)
Girl in 313 · 1940Girl in 313
★ 5.61940
MovieCrimeDrama
A priceless necklace goes missing at a plush party. Police close in on the jewel thieves but is one cop getting too close to one of the crooks?
Sarah Sorrell (as Katherine Aldridge)
Rosalie · 1937Rosalie
★ 6.01937
MovieMusicDrama
West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an European kingdom.
Lady in Waiting (uncredited)
You're in the Army Now · 1941You're in the Army Now
★ 4.41941
MovieComedy
Incompetent door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen become enlisted without their knowledge.
Navy Blues Sextette Member
Here I Am a Stranger · 1939Here I Am a Stranger
★ 7.31939
MovieDrama
The story of a young man's discovery of his father.
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