Acting

Sybil Jason

Born November 23, 1927 · Cape Town, South Africa

Died August 23, 2011 · aged 83

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sybil Jacon was a South African-born, American child film actress who, in the late 1930s, was presented as a rival to Shirley Temple. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, she began playing the piano at age two and, a year later, began making public appearances doing impersonations of Maurice Chevalier. She was introduced to the theatre-going public of London by …

Known For

The Little PrincessThe Little Princess · 1939
The Little Princess
★ 6.61939
MovieFamilyDrama
A little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
The Blue BirdThe Blue Bird · 1940
The Blue Bird
★ 5.91940
MovieFamilyFantasy
Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.
I Found Stella ParishI Found Stella Parish · 1935
I Found Stella Parish
★ 7.31935
MovieDramaRomance
A blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.
The Great O'MalleyThe Great O'Malley · 1937
The Great O'Malley
★ 6.91937
MovieDrama
Officer James O'Malley, a true believer in law and order, treats even the smallest offenses with the utmost seriousness. But O'Malley brings bad publicity to the force when his pigheaded ethics become the subject of a scathing news story, and he's subsequently relegated to traffic cop. While on the beat, he tickets impoverished family man John Phillips, unaware that his stubbornness will set off a series of devastating events for Phillips.
Little Big ShotLittle Big Shot · 1935
Little Big Shot
★ 7.31935
MovieComedyCrime
A con man and his partner inherit a dead gangster's precocious daughter.
The Captain's KidThe Captain's Kid · 1936
The Captain's Kid
★ 6.71936
MovieMusicComedy
In this children's adventure, the children of a small town are enthralled by the tales of the town drunk.
The Singing KidThe Singing Kid · 1936
The Singing Kid
★ 7.01936
MovieDramaMusic
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
Musical MovielandMusical Movieland · 1944
Musical Movieland
★ 6.71944
MovieMusic
A group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot. They see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies, and they appear to watch the filming of several productions in progress. Musical numbers from several previous Warner Bros. Technicolor shorts are edited into this short to create the illusion.

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