Acting

Geneva Mitchell

Born February 3, 1907 · Medarysville, Indiana, USA

Died March 10, 1949 · aged 42

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geneva Mitchell (February 3, 1907 – March 10, 1949) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 70 films between 1929 and 1946. Mitchell started her career on the stage in a musical comedy. At age 17, she was in the choruses of Sally and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1921. She signed a contract with Warner Brothers in October 1929, and with Columbia Pictur…

Known For

Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise · 1933

Pleasure Cruise

MovieComedyRomance

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise. Her husband also gets on the cruise as a worker in the barber shop to keep an eye on her.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

False Faces

False Faces · 1932

The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicago as a "prestigious" plastic surgeon to the stars. However, Brenton's silver tongue can't cover up his dubious methods, and an investigation into his practice is launched by the examining board of plastic surgeons. A delirious film à clef based on the loathsome career of Henry J. Schireson, the self-styled “King of Quacks”.

Millie

MovieDramaRomance

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men - men who once devoted their time to her mother.

Faithless

Faithless · 1932

Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.

Working Girls

Working Girls · 1931

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

Blind Date

Blind Date · 1934

MovieComedyRomance

A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her.

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Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise · 1933

Pleasure Cruise

MovieComedyRomance

Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise. Her husband also gets on the cruise as a worker in the barber shop to keep an eye on her.

Ship Passenger (Uncredited)

Morning Glory

Morning Glory · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?

Miss Hall

Only Yesterday

Only Yesterday · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.

Patty

False Faces

False Faces · 1932

The philandering Dr. Silas Brenton is fired from his position at a large hospital and given 24 hours to vacate the state. He sets himself up in Chicago as a "prestigious" plastic surgeon to the stars. However, Brenton's silver tongue can't cover up his dubious methods, and an investigation into his practice is launched by the examining board of plastic surgeons. A delirious film à clef based on the loathsome career of Henry J. Schireson, the self-styled “King of Quacks”.

Florence Day

Millie

MovieDramaRomance

After a tumultuous first marriage, Millie Blake learns to love her newfound independence and drags her feet on the possibility of remarriage. The years pass, and now Millie's daughter garners the attentions of men - men who once devoted their time to her mother.

Clara Roscoe (uncredited)

Faithless

Faithless · 1932

Socialite Carol Morgan romps through the Depression and her wealth while breaking up with Bill Wade and getting back together with him.

Party Guest

Working Girls

Working Girls · 1931

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.

Maizie (uncredited)

Blind Date

Blind Date · 1934

MovieComedyRomance

A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her.

Dot

Restless Knights

Restless Knights · 1935

Restless Knights

Set in Medieval times, the stooges learn they are of royal blood and vow to save the kingdom. They become the queen's royal guards but are sentenced to die when the queen is abducted on the orders of the evil prime minister. The stooges escape, free the queen, and end up knocking each other out.

Anne, Queen of Anesthesia

Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls · 1932

Skyscraper Souls

MovieDramaRomance

After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his board questions the propriety of the loan. Despite the devotion of longtime mistress Sarah, the ruthless David, while seeking bank mergers to protect his building, tries to seduce Sarah's secretary, Lynn. David then agrees to a plot by a bank board member to inflate his bank's stock and sell short — just before the market crashes.

Mrs. Kyne

Follow Thru

Follow Thru · 1930

MovieComedyMusic

Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Downs, a handsome golf pro, and his goofy friend, Jack Martin, show up. Lora takes him on as her golf teacher to work on her putt. She falls for him, but so do several other women. Meanwhile Angie Howard, Lora's friend, chases after Jack. A lot of silliness ensues.

Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)

Night World

Night World · 1932

"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.

Florabelle (uncredited)

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment · 1933

A Man of Sentiment

MovieDramaRomance

A man and woman fall in love at first sight, but everyone in their universe tries to keep them apart except one old fool with a sentimental heart.

Doris Russell

Son of the Gods

Son of the Gods · 1930

Son of the Gods

The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away from his widowed father and passes as white, but experiences prejudice, rejection, insult, and heartache when the socialite (Constance Bennett) he loves learns of his heritage.

Connie (uncredited)

The Defense Rests

The Defense Rests · 1934

The Defense Rests

MovieDramaCrime

A sleazy lawyer's female assistant sets out to end his cheating ways.

Mitchell's Receptionist

Air Hawks

Air Hawks · 1935

MovieActionRomance

A small, independent air delivery service is menaced by a mad scientist with a death ray machine that blows up planes in mid-flight.

Gertie Dunlap

Pop Goes the Easel

Pop Goes the Easel · 1935

Pop Goes the Easel

The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they are mistaken for students. The cop continues to hunt for them and they use a variety of disguises and tactics to elude him. A wild clay throwing fight ends the film.

Model in Black Gown (uncredited)

Ann Vickers

Ann Vickers · 1933

MovieDramaRomance

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.

Leah Burbaum (uncredited)

The Hell Cat

The Hell Cat · 1934

Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a feisty young heiress who feels Collins has insulted her. To get revenge , she disguises herself and gets a job at Collins' paper, where she manages to throw his crusade against the gamblers into disarray.

Minor Role (uncredited)

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad · 1933

The World Gone Mad

MovieCrimeThriller

A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud.

Evelyn Henderson

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble · 1931

MovieThrillerCrime

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the one-year suicide clause has elapsed.

Trixie, North's Companion

Girl in Danger

Girl in Danger · 1934

MovieMysteryAction

Inspector Steve Trent tracks the stolen Cortez emerald, last pilfered by a murdered gangster.

Thornton's Secretary (uncredited)

Get That Girl

Get That Girl · 1932

MovieThrillerHorror

A young girl, who is about to receive a large inheritance, is abducted to an isolated sanitarium where a crazed doctor is performing strange experiments.

Mme. Nedra Tito

Lawless Riders

Lawless Riders · 1935

MovieAdventureWestern

Edith overhears Bart's plan to rob the bank so she informs Ken. But she is also overheard and when Ken goes to investigate, Bart's Henchman Prod frames him for the robbery. Thrown in jail, Ken's pal Pedro arrives with a plan to get him out.

Edith Adams