Martha Sleeper

Acting

Martha Sleeper

Born June 24, 1910 · Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA

Died March 25, 1983 · aged 72

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martha Sleeper (June 24, 1910 – March 25, 1983) was a film actress of the 1920s–1930s and, later, a Broadway stage actress. She studied dancing for five years with Russian ballet master, Louis H. Chalif, at his New York dancing studio. Her first public exhibitions were at Carnegie Hall at his class exhibitions. Sleeper's film career began in 1923 and continu…

Known For

Madam SatanMadam Satan · 1930
Madam Satan
5.91930
MovieRomanceMusic
A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.
PenthousePenthouse · 1933
Penthouse
6.91933
MovieCrimeDrama
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been under the hoodlum's thumb. She's secretly helping lawyer Jackson Durant in a snoop job aimed at pinning a murder on the thug. Her life will be in peril when that secret gets out.
Midnight MaryMidnight Mary · 1933
Midnight Mary
6.81933
MovieCrimeDrama
While on trial for her life, a young woman recalls her tough upbringing and her involvement with the men who brought her to this current state of affairs.
The Bells of St. Mary'sThe Bells of St. Mary's · 1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
6.81945
MovieDramaComedy
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Sweet DaddySweet Daddy · 1924
Sweet Daddy
9.01924
MovieComedy
Jimmy Jump's boss asks him to meet his small niece and her dog and entertain them between trains. Jimmy buys a balloon or two and looks over the station for a little girl. He takes one by mistake, narrowly escapes being arrested as a kidnapper and finally meets the niece, who is an over-dressed, ultra-modern young woman. The time between trains is spent in trying to hide the dog from the policeman, and when Jimmy puts his charge on the train, he feels that he has done a week's work in a day.
Our Blushing BridesOur Blushing Brides · 1930
Our Blushing Brides
5.61930
MovieDrama
Gerry, Connie, and Franky are small-town girls seeking wealthy husbands in New York City. But, while Connie and Franky are reckless with their affections — one bedding a married man and the other marrying a scoundrel — Gerry is determined to remain practical. As she mothers her wounded, heartbroken friends, she stalwartly but foolishly resists the advances of the good-hearted and affluent Tony Jardine.
Rasputin and the EmpressRasputin and the Empress · 1932
Rasputin and the Empress
5.51932
MovieDramaHistory
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.
Hollywood PartyHollywood Party · 1934
Hollywood Party
5.61934
MovieComedyMusic
Jimmy Durante is jungle movie star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. When Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws him a big Hollywood star-studded party so that he might use the lions in his next movie. But, his film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante.

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