Melva Anstead

Películas

The Tiger Woman
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Murder mystery programmer from Republic pictures
Hitchhike to Happiness
In this drama, an aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."
Algún día volveré
Dancehall Girl
Duke Fergus es un cowboy que pierde todo su dinero en la casa de juegos de Tito Morell en San Francisco. Allí, se enamora de Flaxen Tarry, la cantante del local y novia de Tito. Sin dinero, se ve obligado a volver a su tierra, Montana, con la decisión de volver pronto a San Francisco para estar cerca de su amada. En casa, aprende todos los trucos del juego gracias al jugador profesional Wolf Wylie. Cuando vuelve a San Francisco, consigue hacer una gran fortuna. Abre su propio cabaret y consigue que Flaxen sea la estrella del espectáculo. El día de la inauguración, un terremoto destruye la casi totalidad de la ciudad y con ella, el negocio de Duke.
The Phantom Speaks
Dancer (Uncredited)
A reporter learns that an executed killer has taken over a scientist's mind.
Earl Carroll Vanities
Dancer
Broadway producer Earl Carroll was a Ziegfeld-like entrepreneur who staged lavish revues featuring attractive young ladies. Carroll's annual "Vanities" provided story material for three Hollywood films: Murder at the Vanities (34), A Night at Earl Carroll's (40) and Earl Carroll Vanities (45). This last film was produced by Republic Pictures, a bread-and-butter studio specializing in Westerns and serials; Republic had made musicals before, but few of them were expensive enough to allow for lavish production numbers. Earl Carroll Vanities is likewise rather threadbare, though some of the individual musical highlights aren't bad. The plot, such as it is, concerns financially strapped nightclub owner Eve Arden, who finagles Earl Carroll into staging one of his revues at her club.