Acting
Leona Roberts
Born July 25, 1879 · Mills Township, Bond County, Illinois, USA
Died January 29, 1954 · aged 74
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leona Roberts (July 26, 1879 – January 29, 1954) was an American stage and film actress. Leona Roberts was born as Leona Celinda Doty in a small village in Illinois. She made her debut on Broadway in 1926 and appeared there in about 40 productions between 1926 and 1945, mostly in supporting roles. Roberts started her film career in 1926 in Poor Mrs. Jones, …
Known For
Gone with the Wind · 1939Gone with the Wind
★ 7.91939
MovieDramaWar
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Bringing Up Baby · 1938Bringing Up Baby
★ 7.51938
MovieComedyRomance
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Boomerang! · 1947Boomerang!
★ 7.01947
MovieDramaMystery
When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
A Man Betrayed · 1941A Man Betrayed
★ 5.51941
MovieDramaCrime
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politician is actually a crook - all while falling in love with the politician's daughter.
The Blue Bird · 1940The Blue Bird
★ 5.91940
MovieFamilyFantasy
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
Bachelor Mother · 1939Bachelor Mother
★ 7.21939
MovieComedyRomance
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
Super-Sleuth · 1937Super-Sleuth
★ 5.61937
MovieMysteryComedy
A movie actor playing a detective gets carried away with his role and starts trying to solve real-life crimes.
Of Human Hearts · 1938Of Human Hearts
★ 6.01938
MovieDrama
This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.
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A Man Betrayed · 1941A Man Betrayed
★ 5.51941
MovieDramaCrime
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politician is actually a crook - all while falling in love with the politician's daughter.
Mrs. Smith - Johnny's Mother (uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood · 1938Crashing Hollywood
★ 6.01938
MovieCrimeComedy
A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.
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