Acting
Laraine Day
Born October 13, 1920 · Roosevelt, Utah, USA
Died November 10, 2007 · aged 87
Laraine Day, born La Raine Johnson, was a major movie star of the 1940s and '50s. Raised in Utah as part of a prominent Mormon family, she came to Hollywood as a young woman, and made her film debut with an uncredited role in Stella Dallas. Before she was famous she also played the birth-mother of Tarzan and Jane's adopted son "Boy" in Tarzan Finds a Son. Her break came in 1939, with the wildly po…
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The High and the Mighty · 1954The High and the Mighty
★ 6.01954
MovieAdventureDrama
Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
Foreign Correspondent · 1940Foreign Correspondent
★ 7.01940
MovieThrillerMystery
American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.
Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.81937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Mr. Lucky · 1943Mr. Lucky
★ 7.21943
MovieComedyRomance
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Tarzan Finds a Son! · 1939Tarzan Finds a Son!
★ 6.11939
MovieActionAdventure
A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.
The Locket · 1946The Locket
★ 6.31946
MovieDramaCrime
A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.
The Glass Key · 1942The Glass Key
★ 6.61942
MovieCrimeMystery
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
Think First · 1939Think First
★ 7.71939
MovieCrime
Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted.
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Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.81937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
Girl at Soda Shop / Train Passenger (uncredited)




















