Acting

Dolores Moran

Born January 27, 1926 · Stockton, California, USA

Died February 5, 1982 · aged 56

Dolores Moran was an American film actress and model. Moran's brief career as a film actress began in 1942 with some uncredited roles in such films as Yankee Doodle Dandy. By 1943 she had become a popular pin-up girl and appeared on the cover of such magazines as Yank. She was given supporting roles in films such as Old Acquaintance (1943) with Bette Davis and Warner Bros. attempted to increase i…

Known For

The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers · 1940

The Ghost Breakers

MovieComedyHorror

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy · 1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

MovieDramaMusic

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not · 1945

To Have and Have Not

MovieAdventureRomance

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

Count the Hours!

Count the Hours! · 1953

Count the Hours!

MovieCrimeDrama

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

Without Reservations

Without Reservations · 1946

Without Reservations

MovieComedyRomance

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen · 1944

Hollywood Canteen

MovieComedyMusic

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.

Silver Lode

Silver Lode · 1954

Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.

Johnny One-Eye

Johnny One-Eye · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

Johnny One-Eye was adapted from one of Damon Runyon's lesser-known stories. Martin Martin and Dane Cory were former partners in crime who have long since split up. When a new district attorney puts the heat on, Cory, anxious to save his own hide, accuses Martin of an unsolved murder. Holed up in abandoned house, Martin is befriended by a little girl and her dog. It so happens that the girl is the daughter of the crusading DA, and thereby hangs the rest of this tale.

Movies

The Ghost Breakers

The Ghost Breakers · 1940

The Ghost Breakers

MovieComedyHorror

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the castle. Undaunted, Mary sets sail for Cuba with a stowaway in her trunk—wise-cracking Larry Lawrence, a radio announcer who helps Mary get to the bottom of the voodoo magic, zombies and ghosts that supposedly curse the spooky estate.

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy · 1942

Yankee Doodle Dandy

MovieDramaMusic

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not · 1945

To Have and Have Not

MovieAdventureRomance

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

Count the Hours!

Count the Hours! · 1953

Count the Hours!

MovieCrimeDrama

A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.

Without Reservations

Without Reservations · 1946

Without Reservations

MovieComedyRomance

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.

Hollywood Canteen

Hollywood Canteen · 1944

Hollywood Canteen

MovieComedyMusic

Two soldiers on leave spend three nights at a club offering free of charge food, dancing, and entertainment for servicemen on their way overseas. Club founders Bette Davis and John Garfield give talks on the history of the place.

Silver Lode

Silver Lode · 1954

Dan Ballard, a respected citizen in the western town of Silver Lode, has his wedding interrupted by four men led by Ned McCarty, an old acquaintance who, as a US Marshal, arrests Ballard for the murder of his brother and the theft of $20,000. Ballard seeks to stall McCarty while tracking down evidence that will prove his innocence.

Johnny One-Eye

Johnny One-Eye · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

Johnny One-Eye was adapted from one of Damon Runyon's lesser-known stories. Martin Martin and Dane Cory were former partners in crime who have long since split up. When a new district attorney puts the heat on, Cory, anxious to save his own hide, accuses Martin of an unsolved murder. Holed up in abandoned house, Martin is befriended by a little girl and her dog. It so happens that the girl is the daughter of the crusading DA, and thereby hangs the rest of this tale.

The Man I Love

The Man I Love · 1946

MovieDramaMusic

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, a formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls hard for him.

Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance · 1943

Old Acquaintance

Two writers, friends since childhood, fight over their books and lives.

The Hard Way

The Hard Way · 1943

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve · 1947

MovieComedyDrama

The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons appear for a Christmas Eve reunion. Separate stories reveal Michael as a bankrupt playboy loved by loyal Ann; Mario as a seemingly shady character tangling with a Nazi war criminal in South America; Jonathan as a hard-drinking rodeo rider intent on a flirtatious social worker. Is there hope for Matilda?

The Horn Blows at Midnight

The Horn Blows at Midnight · 1945

The Horn Blows at Midnight

MovieComedyFantasy

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Too Young to Know

Too Young to Know · 1945

Too Young to Know

MovieRomanceDrama

A returning GI searches for the wife who left him and gave away their son.

Mr. Noisy

Mr. Noisy · 1946

This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley Chase) has Shemp Howard, noise-maker and heckler deluxe, hired by two gamblers to rattle a ball team while the gamblers bet on the opponents. The gamblers are more than a little bit vexed when Shemp loses his voice.

Three Cheers for the Girls

Three Cheers for the Girls · 1943

Three Cheers for the Girls

This short film showcases six production numbers from various Warner Bros. musicals.

TV Shows

Dangerous Assignment

Dangerous Assignment · 1952

Dangerous Assignment

A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star Brian Donlevy originated the role on radio in the '40s.

Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North · 1952

Mr. & Mrs. North

SeriesComedyCrime

Mr. & Mrs. North is an American comedy/mystery television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1952 to May 25, 1954. The series centers on Jerry North, a mystery magazine publisher who thinks he is a good amateur detective, and his wife, Pamela, as they solve crimes in New York City.