Acting

Karen Morley

Born December 12, 1909 · Ottumwa, Iowa, USA

Died March 8, 2003 · aged 93

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown when he was looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Pha…

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Scarface

Scarface · 1932

MovieCrimeAction

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight · 1933

Dinner at Eight

MovieComedyDrama

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice · 1940

Pride and Prejudice

MovieDramaRomance

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

Framed

MovieCrimeDrama

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.

Mata Hari

Mata Hari · 1931

MovieCrimeDrama

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel · 1935

The Littlest Rebel

MovieComedyDrama

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu · 1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

MovieAdventureHorror

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Black Fury

Black Fury · 1935

A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.

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Scarface

Scarface · 1932

MovieCrimeAction

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

Poppy

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight · 1933

Dinner at Eight

MovieComedyDrama

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Lucy Talbot

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice · 1940

Pride and Prejudice

MovieDramaRomance

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

Mrs. Collins

Framed

MovieCrimeDrama

Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.

Beth

Mata Hari

Mata Hari · 1931

MovieCrimeDrama

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.

Carlotta

The Littlest Rebel

The Littlest Rebel · 1935

The Littlest Rebel

MovieComedyDrama

Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.

Mrs. Cary

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu · 1932

The Mask of Fu Manchu

MovieAdventureHorror

The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.

Sheila Barton

Black Fury

Black Fury · 1935

A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.

Anna Novak

The Unknown

The Unknown · 1946

MovieMysteryThriller

"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.

Rachel Martin

Beloved Enemy

Beloved Enemy · 1936

MovieDramaRomance

In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.

Cathleen O'Brien

MovieCrimeDrama

Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.

Mrs. Coster

Outcast

Outcast · 1937

A physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when one of his patients commits suicide.

Margaret Stevens

The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood · 1932

The Phantom of Crestwood

MovieCrimeMystery

Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.

Jenny Wren

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

The Sin of Madelon Claudet · 1931

The Sin of Madelon Claudet

Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.

Alice

Inspiration

Inspiration · 1931

MovieDramaRomance

Yvonne is a beautiful model who loves frequenting the Parisian bohemian life, because she loves hobnobbing with artists.

Liane Latour

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House · 1933

Gabriel Over the White House

MovieDramaFantasy

A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.

Pendola Molloy

The Washington Masquerade

The Washington Masquerade · 1932

The Washington Masquerade

MovieDramaRomance

An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a very good start he has to face the subtle temptations and innocent looking traps of Washington.

Consuela Fairbanks

The Last Train from Madrid

The Last Train from Madrid · 1937

The Last Train from Madrid

MovieActionAdventure

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Baroness Helene Rafitte

The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy · 1964

The Big Parade of Comedy

MovieComedyDocumentary

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Cuban Love Song

The Cuban Love Song · 1931

The Cuban Love Song

MovieMusicRomance

A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find the woman he promised to marry.

Crystal

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin · 1932

MovieMysteryRomance

A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris. He even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.

Sonia

Thunder in the Night

Thunder in the Night · 1935

Thunder in the Night

MovieCrimeDrama

Officer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet. Meanwhile, Alvinczy's wife, Madalaine, receives a message from a blackmailer, threatening her husband. When the blackmailer winds up dead, Madalaine appears to be the most likely suspect. Torok, however, knows the case is more complicated than it seems and dedicates himself to revealing the truth behind the mystery.

Countess Madalaine

Devil's Squadron

Devil's Squadron · 1936

Devil's Squadron

MovieDramaAction

In this action film, a courageous test pilot works with experimental aircraft for the US Armed Forces. When an important airplane manufacturer dies, his daughter is left to run the company. The company seems to be producing dangerous prototypes, so the woman decides to close the company.

Martha Dawson

Kentucky

Kentucky · 1938

MovieDramaRomance

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.

Mrs. Goodwin - 1861

Police Woman

Police Woman · 1974

SeriesAction & AdventureCrime

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.

Kojak

SeriesCrimeDrama

A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

Mrs. Webber

Kung Fu

Kung Fu · 1972

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.

Mrs. Roper