Thelma Todd

Acting

Thelma Todd

Born July 29, 1906 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Died December 16, 1935 · aged 29

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. …

Known For

The Bohemian GirlThe Bohemian Girl · 1936
The Bohemian Girl
★ 6.21936
MovieComedyMusic
Stan and Ollie travel with a band of 18th-century Gypsies holding a nobleman's daughter.
The Devil's BrotherThe Devil's Brother · 1933
The Devil's Brother
★ 6.81933
MovieComedyMusic
Two wannabe bandits join the service of a dashing nobleman, who secretly masquerades as Fra Diavolo, a notorious outlaw.
Horse FeathersHorse Feathers · 1932
Horse Feathers
★ 6.91932
MovieComedyRomance
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.
Monkey BusinessMonkey Business · 1931
Monkey Business
★ 6.91931
MovieComedy
Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
CorsairCorsair · 1931
Corsair
★ 4.41931
MovieAdventure
A stock market broker plans to liven up his boring life by taking up piracy on the high seas.
Her ManHer Man · 1930
Her Man
★ 5.21930
MovieDramaRomance
A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.
CareersCareers · 1929
Careers
★ 10.01929
MovieDrama
In French Indochina, a magistrate is assigned to investigate the murder of his boss. Unknown to him, the boss had a policy of requiring the wives of his subordinates to sleep with him if they wanted their husbands to get promoted. What he also didn't know was that his wife was in the boss' office when he was killed. Complications ensue.
This Is the NightThis Is the Night · 1932
This Is the Night
★ 5.41932
MovieComedyRomance
When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany them to Venice.

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Dollar DizzyDollar Dizzy · 1930
Dollar Dizzy
★ 6.81930
MovieComedy
Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for their money. Charlie gets word that a rich uncle has died, leaving him millions. Attorneys advise him to repair to a resort and avoid gold diggers. Once there, word spreads among the single women, and several try to ensnare him. At first he's gullible, then he cottons on, so when Thelma, a wealthy young woman, mistakes him for a fortune hunter, he dismisses her as well. A manager's error puts Charlie and Thelma in the same suite, and both think the other is prospecting. A dressing gown, radio, bare feet, pistol, keyhole, fountain pen, bedcovers, and a suspicious hotel detective join the mix-up. But wait, was the inheritance a mistake?

Thelma Todd