Acting
Helen Vinson
Born September 17, 1907 · Beaumont, Texas, USA
Died October 7, 1999 · aged 92
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Vinson (September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999) was an American film actress, who appeared in 40 films between 1932 and 1945. Vinson's screen career often featured her in roles in which she played the part of the other woman or (pre-Code) loose women with active romantic lives. Her first film role was Jewel Robbery (1932), which starred William Powell an…
Known For
In Name Only · 1939In Name Only
★ 7.01939
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
Bowery Boy · 1940Bowery Boy
★ 6.01940
MovieCrime
Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, because Sock blames hospitals for his mother's death. Sock helps racketeer J.R. Mason sell food to the clinic, unaware that Mason sells cheap and often tainted food. When a number of patients, including Sock's brother, become ill from food poisoning, Sock is kidnapped by Mason to keep him silent. Dr. O'Hara must find a way to rescue Sock and stop Mason's contamination of hospital food supplies.
Married and in Love · 1940Married and in Love
★ 5.71940
MovieDramaRomance
Two married couples become engulfed in a storm of emotional fury when Doctor Leslie Yates runs into writer Doris Wilding, his old college flame, whom he has not seen in ten years. After reminiscing about their past, Doris and Leslie make a dinner date with their respective spouses. On the eve of the Yates's dinner party, Leslie's wife Helen brings home a magazine article written by Doris, which sparks Leslie's memory of his separation from her.
Lawyer Man · 1932Lawyer Man
★ 6.11932
MovieDramaRomance
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York City political party boss named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by corrupt Dr. Gresham and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Let's Try Again · 1934Let's Try Again
★ 3.51934
MovieDrama
To divorce, or not to divorce. That is the question pondered by a married couple of 10 years who miss their burning desire for each other (Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard) in this 1934 film directed by Worthington Miner.
The Kennel Murder Case · 1933The Kennel Murder Case
★ 6.11933
MovieCrimeMystery
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Nothing but the Truth · 1941Nothing but the Truth
★ 7.31941
MovieComedy
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
The Wedding Night · 1935The Wedding Night
★ 5.91935
MovieDramaRomance
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett develops romantic feelings for Manya Novak, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik Sobieski. After a snowstorm, Tony and Manya get trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists that her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.
Movies
In Name Only · 1939In Name Only
★ 7.01939
MovieDramaRomance
A wealthy man falls for a widow but is locked into a loveless marriage with a woman who has contrived to convince his parents she is the ideal wife.
Bowery Boy · 1940Bowery Boy
★ 6.01940
MovieCrime
Dr. Tom O'Hara takes over a public clinic in New York's desperately poor Bowery section. Boy gangleader Sock Dolan resents Tom's interference in moving Sock's kid brother to a hospital, because Sock blames hospitals for his mother's death. Sock helps racketeer J.R. Mason sell food to the clinic, unaware that Mason sells cheap and often tainted food. When a number of patients, including Sock's brother, become ill from food poisoning, Sock is kidnapped by Mason to keep him silent. Dr. O'Hara must find a way to rescue Sock and stop Mason's contamination of hospital food supplies.
Married and in Love · 1940Married and in Love
★ 5.71940
MovieDramaRomance
Two married couples become engulfed in a storm of emotional fury when Doctor Leslie Yates runs into writer Doris Wilding, his old college flame, whom he has not seen in ten years. After reminiscing about their past, Doris and Leslie make a dinner date with their respective spouses. On the eve of the Yates's dinner party, Leslie's wife Helen brings home a magazine article written by Doris, which sparks Leslie's memory of his separation from her.
Lawyer Man · 1932Lawyer Man
★ 6.11932
MovieDramaRomance
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York City political party boss named Gilmurry. Adam's sudden renown attracts the attention of high-profile legal eagle Granville Bentley, who asks Adam to become a partner in his law firm. But Adam's rising career takes a nosedive when he's framed by corrupt Dr. Gresham and a sexy actress in a trumped-up breach of promise suit. The only constant in Adam's life is the loyalty and unrequited love of his secretary Olga.
Let's Try Again · 1934Let's Try Again
★ 3.51934
MovieDrama
To divorce, or not to divorce. That is the question pondered by a married couple of 10 years who miss their burning desire for each other (Clive Brook and Diana Wynyard) in this 1934 film directed by Worthington Miner.
The Kennel Murder Case · 1933The Kennel Murder Case
★ 6.11933
MovieCrimeMystery
Philo Vance, accompanied by his prize-losing Scottish terrier, investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and much-hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important clue.
Nothing but the Truth · 1941Nothing but the Truth
★ 7.31941
MovieComedy
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twenty-four hours.
The Wedding Night · 1935The Wedding Night
★ 5.91935
MovieDramaRomance
While working on a novel in his country home in Connecticut, married writer Tony Barrett develops romantic feelings for Manya Novak, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. Manya is unhappily engaged to Frederik Sobieski. After a snowstorm, Tony and Manya get trapped together in his house overnight. The next day, Manya's father insists that her wedding to Frederik take place in spite of Manya's misgivings. Drunkenness and jealousy result in tragedy at the wedding reception that night.
Jewel Robbery · 1932Jewel Robbery
★ 6.51932
MovieRomanceComedy
A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.
Beyond Tomorrow · 1940Beyond Tomorrow
★ 6.11940
MovieDramaFantasy
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom they initially brought together.
Second Hand Wife · 1933Second Hand Wife
★ 10.01933
MovieDramaRomance
A daughter and devious ex-wife complicate an executive's marriage to his secretary.
The Lady and the Monster · 1944The Lady and the Monster
★ 6.01944
MovieScience FictionHorror
A millionaire's brain is preserved after his death by a scientist and his two assistants, only to create a telepathic monster.
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang · 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
★ 7.81932
MovieDramaCrime
A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to work on a chain gang.
The Thin Man Goes Home · 1944The Thin Man Goes Home
★ 7.11944
MovieComedyMystery
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.
Private Worlds · 1935Private Worlds
★ 6.41935
MovieDrama
At the Brentwood Asylum for the mentally ill, psychiatrist partners Jane Everest and Alex MacGregor are broken up by the new superintendent, Dr. Charles Monet, who has a low regard for women physicians. Jane and Charles clash on patient treatment, and Jane learns that Charles has a sister, Claire, with a mysterious past.
Grand Slam · 1933Grand Slam
★ 4.61933
MovieComedy
A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
Live, Love and Learn · 1937Live, Love and Learn
★ 5.61937
MovieComedyRomance
A starving, uncompromising artist and an heiress fall in love on first sight and immediately get married. She loves his outrageous behaviour, his strange room-mate and the best apartment poverty can buy.
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 · 1937Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
★ 5.51937
MovieComedyRomance
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.
Torrid Zone · 1940Torrid Zone
★ 7.01940
MovieActionAdventure
A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
Broadway Bill · 1934Broadway Bill
★ 6.01934
MovieComedyDrama
Tycoon J.L. Higgins controls his whole family, but one of his sons-in-law, Dan Brooks, and his daughter Alice are fed up with that. Brooks quits his job as manager of J.L.'s paper box factory and devotes his life to his racing horse Broadway Bill, but his bankroll is thin and the luck is against him. He is arrested because of $150 he owes somebody for horse food, but suddenly a planned fraud by somebody else seems to offer him a chance...
Enemy Agent · 1940Enemy Agent
★ 6.71940
MovieMysteryAdventure
A man is framed for being a spy. After he is released, he sets out to find who the real spies are.
They Call It Sin · 1932They Call It Sin
★ 6.01932
MovieDrama
A young, innocent small-town church organist is thrown out of her home, told she was adopted, and that her mother was an evil woman. She follows a crush to the big city and is left fending for herself.
The Crash · 1932The Crash
★ 5.51932
MovieDrama
Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men while getting investment tips from one of her lovers.
Two Against the World · 1932Two Against the World
★ 5.51932
MovieDrama
A socialite finds herself involved in a murder trial that is prosecuted by her boyfriend.