Acting

Florence Wix

Born May 16, 1883 · Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died November 23, 1956 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves and drives the agent to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Mr. 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.

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

The Philadelphia Story · 1940

The Philadelphia Story

★ 7.51940

MovieComedyRomance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Filmography

Sort

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

Woman Who Sits on Cigar (uncredited)

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Concertgoer Outside Theater (uncredited)

Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Passenger at Station (uncredited)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

★ 7.81939

MovieComedyDrama

Committeewoman (uncredited)

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Reception Guest (uncredited)

The Philadelphia Story · 1940

The Philadelphia Story

★ 7.51940

MovieComedyRomance

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Anchors Aweigh · 1945

Anchors Aweigh

★ 6.81945

MovieMusicComedy

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

Ride-Sharing Actress (uncredited)

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight. Since the Swede had a life insurance policy, an investigator, on a hunch, decides to look into the murder. As the Swede's past is laid bare, it comes to light that he was in love with a beautiful woman who may have lured him into pulling off a bank robbery overseen by another man.

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

Woman with Dog (uncredited)

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Remember the Night · 1940

Remember the Night

★ 7.31940

MovieComedyRomance

Unexpected love blossoms when an assistant district attorney agrees to take a recidivist shoplifter home so she doesn't have to spend Christmas alone in jail.

Judge's Wife (uncredited)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Make Way for Tomorrow · 1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

★ 7.51937

MovieDramaRomance

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

Drinker at Hotel Cocktail Bar (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town · 1936

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

★ 7.51936

MovieComedyDrama

Longfellow Deeds lives in a small town, leading a small town kind of life. When a relative dies and leaves Deeds a fortune, Longfellow moves to the big city where he becomes an instant target for everyone. Deeds outwits them all until Babe Bennett comes along. When small-town boy meets big-city girl anything can, and does, happen.

(uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady · 1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

★ 6.31938

MovieComedyRomance

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

Blue Eyes (uncredited)

Design for Living · 1933

Design for Living

★ 7.11933

MovieComedyRomance

Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

Party Guest (uncredited)

Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.

Nightclub Patron

A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.

Theatregoer (uncredited)

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

Party Guest (uncredited)

After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

Restaurant Diner (uncredited)

Murders in the Zoo · 1933

Murders in the Zoo

★ 5.91933

MovieCrimeHorror

Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored, beautiful, much younger wife entertains herself in the arms of other men. In turn, Gorman uses his animals to kill these men. When a New York City zoo suggests a fundraising gala, Gorman sees a prime opportunity to dispatch the dashing Roger and anyone else who might cross him.

Ship Passenger in Deck Chair (Uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents · 1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

★ 7.81955

SeriesMysteryDrama

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

Club Patron (uncredited)