Whitney Bourne

Acting

Whitney Bourne

Born May 6, 1914 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 30, 1988 · aged 74

Whitney Bourne (May 6, 1914 – December 24, 1988) was an American stage and film actress. She was a leading lady in several B films of the 1930s, with occasional appearances in more prestigious films such as the British musical Head over Heels. During WWII, she was an "American Red Cross" clubmobiler.

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The Prisoner of Shark IslandThe Prisoner of Shark Island · 1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.91936
MovieDramaHistory
After healing the leg of the murderer John Wilkes Booth — responsible for the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, considered part of the atrocious conspiracy, is sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to the sinister Shark Island Prison.
Once in a Blue MoonOnce in a Blue Moon · 1935
Once in a Blue Moon
9.01935
MovieComedyDrama
A group of Russian nobles fleeing the Bolshevik revolution meet up with a traveling circus. To escape their pursuers, they disguise themselves as members fo the circus troupe.
The Mad Miss MantonThe Mad Miss Manton · 1938
The Mad Miss Manton
6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
When the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she and her group of friends prove them wrong.
Living on LoveLiving on Love · 1937
Living on Love
6.11937
MovieComedyRomance
A man and a woman, who have never met, are forced by pecuniary circumstances to share the same basement apartment in shifts.
Flight from GloryFlight from Glory · 1937
Flight from Glory
6.21937
MovieDrama
Director Lew Landers' 1937 B-film, about a crew of misfit pilots working for an Argentinian air service, stars Chester Morris, Van Heflin, Whitney Bourne, Onslow Stevens, Richard Lane, Douglas Walton, Paul Guilfoyle, Solly Ward, Walter Miller and Rita LaRoy.
Blind AlibiBlind Alibi · 1938
Blind Alibi
6.21938
MovieCrimeDrama
A Paris sculptor (Richard Dix) fakes blindness in Los Angeles to recover his blackmailed sister's love letters.
Crime Without PassionCrime Without Passion · 1934
Crime Without Passion
5.91934
MovieCrimeDrama
Caddish lawyer Lee Gentry is going out with Katy Costello, but carrying on an affair with dancer Carmen Brown. When he wants to end the dalliance with Carmen, she is so distraught that she becomes suicidal. Seizing the gun from Carmen, he accidentally shoots her, and thinking she's dead, concocts a series of increasingly outlandish alibis to cover his tracks under the guidance of a ghostly apparition that is his alter ego.
Beauty for the AskingBeauty for the Asking · 1939
Beauty for the Asking
5.71939
MovieRomanceDrama
Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.

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Head Over HeelsHead Over Heels · 1937
Head Over Heels
9.01937
Movie
Legendary British musical-comedy favorite Jessie Matthews chalks up another winner with Head Over Heels in Love. The ever-charming Matthews plays Jeanne, a Parisian entertainer who manages to get herself in hot water with the French version of Actors' Equity and is forced to take a series of jobs under a series of assumed names. Meanwhile, a romantic triangle involving American film star Norma (Helen Whitney Bourne) and gangsters Pierre (Robert Flemyng) and Marcel (Louis Borrell) spells big trouble for all concerned -- including the plucky Jeanne. Highlighted by six sprightly song numbers, Head Over Heels in Love is our girl Jessie's vehicle all the way, and never mind the "main" plot. The film was directed by Sonnie Hale, who just so happened to be the star's husband.

Norma Langtry