Acting

Barbara Bedford

Born July 19, 1903 · Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USA

Died October 25, 1981 · aged 78

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Bedford (born Violet May Rose; July 19, 1903 – October 25, 1981) was an American actress who appeared in dozens of silent movies. Her career declined after the introduction of sound, but she continued to appear in small roles until 1945. After high school she set out for Hollywood. She had written many fan letters to actor William S. Hart, and he hel…

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Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk · 1941

MovieWesternDrama

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Go West

Go West · 1940

MovieComedyWestern

A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

Reunion in France

Reunion in France · 1942

Reunion in France

MovieDramaRomance

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight · 1939

Idiot's Delight

MovieComedyDrama

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Boys Town

Boys Town · 1938

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle · 1938

Too Hot to Handle

MovieComedyAdventure

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.

You, the People

You, the People · 1940

You, the People

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

I Love You Again

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

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Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk · 1941

MovieWesternDrama

Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his wife's alcoholic father tries to set things right.

Salvation Army Woman (uncredited)

Go West

Go West · 1940

MovieComedyWestern

A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.

Baby's Mother on Stagecoach (uncredited)

Reunion in France

Reunion in France · 1942

Reunion in France

MovieDramaRomance

Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.

Mme. Vigouroux (uncredited)

Idiot's Delight

Idiot's Delight · 1939

Idiot's Delight

MovieComedyDrama

A group of disparate travelers are thrown together in a posh Alpine hotel when the borders are closed at the start of WWII.

Nurse #1

Boys Town

Boys Town · 1938

Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.

Nun (uncredited)

Too Hot to Handle

Too Hot to Handle · 1938

Too Hot to Handle

MovieComedyAdventure

While in Shanghai reporting on the Sino-Japanese war, Chris Hunter, a shrewd news reporter, meets pilot Alma Harding. She does not trust him, but he manages to hire her as his assistant. During an adventurous expedition through the jungles of South America, her opinion of him begins to change.

MacArthur's Secretary (uncredited)

You, the People

You, the People · 1940

You, the People

This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "machine" to fraudulently win reelection for the current corrupt mayor. By using several illegal tactics, and aided by voter apathy, the crime boss nearly continues his control of the city.

Rooming House Diner

I Love You Again

I Love You Again · 1940

I Love You Again

MovieComedyRomance

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Miss Stingecombe - Larry's Secretary (uncredited)

We Who Are Young

We Who Are Young · 1940

We Who Are Young

MovieDramaRomance

A man violates company policy by getting married.

Hospital Phone Operator (uncredited)

Arabian Love

Arabian Love · 1922

Nadine Fortier is captured by a band of desert marauders. "The Sheik" wins her in a game of dice but then lets her go - for now.

Nadine Fortier

Love Crazy

Love Crazy · 1941

MovieComedyRomance

Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.

Renny's Secretary (uncredited)

Radio Hams

Radio Hams · 1939

MovieDocumentaryComedy

A "Pete Smith Specialty" - a fairly serious look at radio hams in the usual jokey format. Shows aircraft using morse code.

Mrs. Crane

Born to Dance

Born to Dance · 1936

MovieComedyMusic

On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also enamored by him.

Hector's Secretary (uncredited)

Tortilla Flat

Tortilla Flat · 1942

MovieComedyDrama

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Nun

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans · 1920

The Last of the Mohicans

MovieAdventureDrama

As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.

Cora Munro

Presenting Lily Mars

Presenting Lily Mars · 1943

Presenting Lily Mars

MovieMusicRomance

Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role but he is reluctant.

Assistant Boardinghouse Manager

Boom Town

Boom Town · 1940

MovieAdventureDrama

Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil towns to get rich. Betsy comes West intending to marry Sand but marries McMasters instead. Getting rich and losing it all teaches McMasters and Sand the value of personal ties.

Nurse (uncredited)

Du Barry Was a Lady

Du Barry Was a Lady · 1943

Du Barry Was a Lady

MovieComedyFantasy

Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.

Ambrose's Wife (uncredited)

Within the Law

Within the Law · 1939

MovieCrimeDrama

Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge upon those who wronged her in powerful but lawful ways.

Sarah - Gilder's Secretary

Brilliant Marriage

Brilliant Marriage · 1936

Brilliant Marriage

When a wealthy heiress discovers the terrible family secret that has been hidden from her since birth, her world is turned upside down.

Brenda

Lost Angel

Lost Angel · 1943

Alpha's been raised along scientific principles, and will make Mike Regan a great human interest story for his paper. But when his interview prompts Alpha to run away from the institute and ask him to show her some magic, Mike gets more responsibility than he bargained for. Especially since another story of his, one involving gangsters, has also come home to roost.

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Born to Sing

Born to Sing · 1942

MovieCrimeAction

A group of children put on a show in order to prove that a down and out musician was the real composer of a Broadway show's songs.

Woman at Accident Scene (uncredited)

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden · 1939

Sergeant Madden

MovieCrimeDrama

A dedicated police officer is torn between family and duty when his son turns to a life of crime.

Nurse

Backstage

Backstage · 1927

Julia, Myrtle, Fanny, and Jane - all chorus girls, after weeks of rehearsing for a show, find themselves stranded when the manager is broke. Evicted for not paying the rent, they try various schemes to get food and lodging.

Julia Joyce