Acting
Barbara Read
Born December 29, 1917 · Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
Died December 11, 1963 · aged 45
Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a contractor. Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters inThree Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. Her career was over by t…
Known For
Make Way for Tomorrow · 1937Make 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.
Married and in Love · 1940Married and in Love
★ 5.71940
MovieDramaRomance
Two married couples become engulfed in a storm of emotional fury when Doctor Leslie Yates runs into writer Doris Wilding, his old college flame, whom he has not seen in ten years. After reminiscing about their past, Doris and Leslie make a dinner date with their respective spouses. On the eve of the Yates's dinner party, Leslie's wife Helen brings home a magazine article written by Doris, which sparks Leslie's memory of his separation from her.
Coroner Creek · 1948Coroner Creek
★ 6.21948
MovieWestern
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
Merry Go Round of 1938 · 1937Merry Go Round of 1938
★ 7.51937
MovieComedyRomance
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
The Man Who Cried Wolf · 1937The Man Who Cried Wolf
★ 7.01937
MovieCrimeDrama
An actor plots "the perfect crime" by confessing to murders he didn't commit.
Three Smart Girls · 1936Three Smart Girls
★ 6.51936
MovieComedyRomance
The three Craig sisters – Penny, Kay, and Joan – go to New York to stop their divorced father from marrying gold digger Donna Lyons and reunite him with their mother.
The Missing Lady · 1946The Missing Lady
★ 4.81946
MovieScience FictionCrime
While investigating the theft of a valuable jade statue known as "The Missing Lady" -- and the subsequent murder of an art dealer -- imperceptible sleuth Lamont Cranston aka the Shadow finds himself being blamed for the crime. It doesn't help the Shadow's claims of innocence when more bodies begin piling up. Good thing he knows exactly who's guilty among an increasingly smaller group of suspects.
Curtain Call · 1940Curtain Call
★ 7.21940
MovieComedy
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find.
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Coroner Creek · 1948Coroner Creek
★ 6.21948
MovieWestern
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)
Merry Go Round of 1938 · 1937Merry Go Round of 1938
★ 7.51937
MovieComedyRomance
Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Clarice Stockbridge
The Crime of Doctor Hallet · 1938The Crime of Doctor Hallet
★ 10.01938
MovieDrama
Doctor in jungle works on cure for fever.
Claire Saunders
Key Witness · 1947Key Witness
★ 4.81947
MovieCrimeDrama
A man takes over the identity of a dead man while on the lam from a crime he didn't commit.
Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)
Ginger · 1947Ginger
★ 9.01947
MovieDrama
The adventures of a boy and his dog in a small town.
Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)









