Acting

Margaret Roach

Born March 15, 1921

Died November 22, 1964 · aged 43

No biography available.

Known For

Union PacificUnion Pacific · 1939
Union Pacific
★ 6.71939
MovieDramaWestern
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?
Captain FuryCaptain Fury · 1939
Captain Fury
★ 5.61939
MovieAdventureAction
An Irish convict sentenced to hard labor in Australia escapes into the outback, and organizes a band of fellow escapees to fight a corrupt landlord.
Road ShowRoad Show · 1941
Road Show
★ 5.61941
MovieComedyMusic
Rich playboy Drogo Gaines is in imminent danger of marrying a gold digger, and escapes by feigning insanity. The joke's on him when he wakes up in an asylum full of comical lunatics. There he befriends Colonel Carraway, and together they escape, catching a ride with a beautiful blonde who proves to be Penguin Moore, carnival owner.
Fast and FuriousFast and Furious · 1939
Fast and Furious
★ 5.21939
MovieComedyCrime
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
All Women Have SecretsAll Women Have Secrets · 1939
All Women Have Secrets
★ 6.01939
MovieComedy
When they decide they might as well be penniless husbands and wives as penniless campus sweethearts, three couples at a Midwestern university, against the advice of their friends, get married. Joe and Susie Tucker prove that two can live as cheap as one by setting up housekeeping in a trailer, and working at whatever odd jobs turn up.
Here Comes TroubleHere Comes Trouble · 1948
Here Comes Trouble
★ 5.21948
MovieComedy
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.
TurnaboutTurnabout · 1940
Turnabout
★ 6.01940
MovieComedyFantasy
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue who grants their wish and they wind up living each other's life.
Niagara FallsNiagara Falls · 1941
Niagara Falls
★ 6.71941
MovieRomanceComedy
The nosy antics of a honeymooner puts an unwed couple in the same room.

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Riders from NowhereRiders from Nowhere · 1940
Riders from Nowhere
★ 7.01940
MovieWestern
In this his penultimate Western for low-budget company Monogram, Jack Randall assumed the identity of a murdered ranger in order to track down the killer. In the lawless town of Brimstone, the citizens are being terrorized by a gang of outlaws headed by Mason (Tom London), who, to no one's great surprise, proves to be the very man Jack has been trailing. The relieved citizens of Brimstone then elect Jack as their new sheriff. The murdered ranger's sister was played by Margaret Roach, the 19-year-old daughter of comedy producer Hal Roach. Ernie Adams replaced Glenn Strange (who himself had replaced Frank Yaconelli) as Randall's sidekick, Manny, and Nelson McDowell provided additional comic relief as Brimstone's busy undertaker.

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