Maxine Jennings

Acting

Maxine Jennings

Born March 8, 1909 · Portland, Oregon, USA

Died January 11, 1991 · aged 81

Born as Maxine Leah Jennings. She was an actress known for Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936), There Goes My Girl (1937) and Mr. Wong Detective (1938).

Known For

RobertaRoberta · 1935
Roberta
7.11935
MovieComedyMusic
Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagement in Paris, only to lose it immediately. John and company visit his aunt, owner of a posh fashion house run by her assistant, Stephanie. There they meet the singer Scharwenka (alias Huck's old friend Lizzie), who gets the band a job. Meanwhile, Madame Roberta passes away and leaves the business to John and he goes into partnership with Stephanie.
Sea DevilsSea Devils · 1937
Sea Devils
6.01937
MovieAction
Doris lives with her rough Coast Guardsman father. He has plans for her to marry an up and coming officer, but there is competition when a new, brash, Guardsman enters the picture. Dad hates the new guy, mostly because he is like himself.
I Dream Too MuchI Dream Too Much · 1935
I Dream Too Much
5.41935
MovieRomanceComedy
Opera student Annette Monard meets composer Jonathan Street, and in a buoyant, alcohol-fueled evening, the couple marries. Sincerely falling in love, Jonathan encourages the talented Annette to sing — yet when his own attempt at an opera fails, Jonathan lashes out at Annette's success. Despite her husband's jealousy, Annette embarks on a successful career that allows her to secretly fund Jonathan's opera, bringing their marriage to a crisis.
Breakfast for TwoBreakfast for Two · 1937
Breakfast for Two
5.91937
MovieComedyRomance
After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform him, and his family's near-bankrupt shipping company, and then to marry him. In her way is Jonathan's fiancée, actress Carol Wallace.
Mr. Wong, DetectiveMr. Wong, Detective · 1938
Mr. Wong, Detective
5.61938
MovieCrimeThriller
A chemical manufacturer is killed just after asking detective James Wong to help him. So detective Wong decides to investigate this as well as two subsequent murders.
G.I. War BridesG.I. War Brides · 1946
G.I. War Brides
9.01946
MovieComedy
Linda Powell, and English girl, stows away on a ship bound for the United States in order to join the G.I. she loves. She assumes the identity of an English war bride, Joyce Giles, who has decided she no longer loves the American soldier she married and is not going to join him in the U.S. Linda arrives to find that her soldier no longer wishes to marry her...
The Last OutlawThe Last Outlaw · 1936
The Last Outlaw
6.31936
MovieWestern
After serving 25 years in prison for robbery, Dean Payton returns to his home town to see his daughter, Sally, who is unaware he is her father. He befriends Cal Yates, the now semi-retired assistant sheriff who originally caught him, and Chuck Wilson, a young rancher who has eyes for Sally. Wanted criminal Al Goss holds up the local bank and makes his getaway, taking Sally hostage. Showing he still has what it takes, Payton, along with Yates and Wilson, take off into the hills on horseback to try to track Goss down. - Written by Doug Sederberg
You Can't Buy LuckYou Can't Buy Luck · 1937
You Can't Buy Luck
4.71937
MovieCrimeDrama
When a gambler is accused of murder, the pretty orphanage employee he loves sets out to prove him innocent of the crime.

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Muss 'em UpMuss 'em Up · 1936
Muss 'em Up
6.21936
MovieCrimeMystery
Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.

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