Grace McDonald

Acting

Grace McDonald

Born June 15, 1918 · New York City, New York, USA

Died October 30, 1999 · aged 81

Grace McDonald Green (June 15, 1918 – October 30, 1999) was an American actress.

Known For

It Ain't HayIt Ain't Hay · 1943
It Ain't Hay
★ 6.51943
MovieComedy
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
Babes in ArmsBabes in Arms · 1939
Babes in Arms
★ 6.41939
MovieComedyMusic
Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his girlfriend Patsy Barton. But child actress Rosalie wants to make a comeback and replace Patsy both professionally and as Mickey's girl.
Mug TownMug Town · 1942
Mug Town
★ 8.51942
MovieDramaComedy
Steve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card and trying to avoid the brakeman, is killed. The boys meet Steve's mother, Alice Bell and Tommy is given a job in the storage garage which she owns jointly with Mack Steward. Steve's brother Don Bell is working with some gangsters by tipping them off on valuable merchandise that can be hijacked. Pig, Ape and String overhear Don's plans to use Tommy as the fall guy in the next hijacking.
Gung Ho!Gung Ho! · 1943
Gung Ho!
★ 5.41943
MovieActionAdventure
A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.
Follow the BoysFollow the Boys · 1944
Follow the Boys
★ 5.71944
MovieMusicComedy
During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Welles to W.C. Fields to George Raft to Marlene Dietrich, and dozens of other Universal players.
Murder in the Blue RoomMurder in the Blue Room · 1944
Murder in the Blue Room
★ 5.71944
MovieComedyMystery
A young woman, a trio of singers, and a mystery writer are among the guests at a house long-considered to be haunted.
How's About ItHow's About It · 1943
How's About It
★ 4.81943
MovieComedyMusic
A song publisher gets sued for stealing lyrics.
What's Cookin'?What's Cookin'? · 1942
What's Cookin'?
★ 7.01942
MovieComedyMusic
J. P. Courtney wants to update the music on the radio program he sponsors, but his wife, Agatha Courtney, is the final authority and addicted to the classics and won't allow him to replace Professor Bistell and his symphonic orchestra. Conspiring with his daughter Sue and her friends, Marvo the Great, the Andrews Sisters, Anne Payne and bandleader Woody Herman, they devise a sabotage plot that gets rid of Professor Bistell, and a new sound is soon heard on the program.

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Dancing on a DimeDancing on a Dime · 1940
Dancing on a Dime
★ 5.01940
MovieDramaMusic
Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the show's dress rehearsal. Destitute, the troupe plans to return home when Mac, the stage doorman, offers to allow four of the men, Phil, Dandy, Jack and Ted, to use the theater for a boardinghouse. After accepting Mac's offer, the men improvise bedrooms out of the set pieces and meet amateur actress Lorie Fenton from Cleveland, who is eager to audition for them. When the men learn she recently received a small inheritance, they allow her to audition, hoping she will back the show.

Lorie Fenton