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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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.
My Dear Secretary · 1948My Dear Secretary
★ 6.11948
MovieDramaRomance
A budding young writer thinks it's her lucky day when she is chosen to be the new secretary for Owen Waterbury, famous novelist. She is soon disppointed, however, when he turns out to be an erratic, immature playboy. Opposites attract, of course, but not without sub-plots that touch on competitiveness within marriage and responsibility.
The High and the Mighty · 1954The High and the Mighty
★ 5.91954
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 that takes a terrifying turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean after the point of no return.
The Glass Key · 1942The Glass Key
★ 6.71942
MovieCrimeMystery
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
The Story of Dr. Wassell · 1944The Story of Dr. Wassell
★ 6.31944
MovieWarAdventure
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
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.
Those Endearing Young Charms · 1945Those Endearing Young Charms
★ 9.01945
MovieRomanceComedy
A soldier loses his girlfriend to his best buddy.
Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.91937
MovieDramaRomance
A working-class woman is willing to do whatever it takes to give her daughter a socially promising future.
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Stella Dallas · 1937Stella Dallas
★ 6.91937
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)



































