Mary Nolan

Acting

Mary Nolan

Born December 18, 1902 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died October 31, 1948 · aged 45

Mary Nolan (born Mary Imogene Robertson, was an American stage and screen actress, singer and dancer. She began her career as a Ziegfeld girl in the 1920s performing under the stage name Imogene "Bubbles" Wilson. She appeared in seventeen German films from 1925 to 1927 using a new stage name, Imogene Robertson. Upon returning to the United States in 1927, she attempted to break from her previous s…

Known For

Hello Caesar!Hello Caesar! · 1927
Hello Caesar!
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MovieComedy
Juggler and con-artist Caesar comes to Karlsbad, where he hopes to trick the renowned Vaudeville manager Willard into taking him to America. But when he actually meets Willard, Caesar mistakes him for a certain Mr. Lehmann. Willard / Lehmann is not amused, since Caesar constantly courts his daughter Eva. While fooling around, Caesar doesn’t notice that young Rosl, the daughter of innkeeper Mrs. Svoboda, has fallen in love with him. Finally, the romantic and comical confusion is resolved during a hotel fire.
Charming SinnersCharming Sinners · 1929
Charming Sinners
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MovieDrama
Charming Sinners was a stilted adaptation of Somerset Maugham's play The Constant Wife. Robert Miles (Clive Brook) starts the ball rolling when he falls in love with Anne-Marie Whitley (Mary Nolan), the best friend of his own wife Kathryn (Ruth Chatterton). In retaliation, Kathryn begins a flirtation with her former boyfriend Karl Kraley (William Powell). After reels and reels of verbal fencing, the status quo is re-established, and Robert and Kathryn are reunited.
Shanghai LadyShanghai Lady · 1929
Shanghai Lady
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MovieDrama
Having spent several wasted months in a Shanghai opium dem, former prostitute Cassie Cook yearns to start her life afresh. Likewise, ex-convict Badlands McKinney also wants to clean up his act.
Hidden FiresHidden Fires · 1925
Hidden Fires
7.01925
MovieDrama
German made drama was one of several the notorious Mary Nolan, under her given name Imogene Robertson, made during her European exile brought on by innumerable scandals in America.
Young DesireYoung Desire · 1930
Young Desire
7.01930
MovieDrama
A carnival sideshow dancer falls in love with a handsome young man.
A Man's ManA Man's Man · 1929
A Man's Man
8.01929
MovieComedy
An aspiring actress goes to Hollywood to make movies and marries a soda jerk.
Adventures of a Ten Mark NoteAdventures of a Ten Mark Note · 1926
Adventures of a Ten Mark Note
7.51926
MovieDrama
Anna receives her first weekly wage: a ten-mark note with the no. K 13513. She gives it to her mother, who hides it in her Bible. Anna's brother Robert steals the note and uses it to buy a knife with which he becomes a murderer.
West of ZanzibarWest of Zanzibar · 1928
West of Zanzibar
6.91928
MovieDramaThriller
A magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician's wife.

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X Marks the SpotX Marks the Spot · 1931
X Marks the Spot
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MovieCrimeDrama
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life. The desperate reporter is finally able to get the cash from a shady acquaintance, Riggs. Eight years later in New York, circumstances conspire to place the reporter as the number one suspect in the murder of a showgirl. With no witness or alibi, the reporter devises a plan to smoke out the real culprit. A meeting is arranged under the cover of night and to the surprise of both men, the murderer is Riggs. Out of gratitude for past generosity to his sister, the reporter agrees not to expose Riggs, however unwittingly leads the police to him! Riggs is found guilty, and a dramatic scene in the courthouse ensues.

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