Alma Kruger
Nacimiento : 1868-09-13, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Muerte : 1960-04-05
Historia
From Wikipedia
Alma Kruger (September 13, 1868 or 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kruger had a long career on stage before appearing in films. From 1907 to 1935, she featured in theatre plays on Broadway, mostly in Shakespearean plays such as Hamlet (as Gertrude), Twelfth Night (as Olivia), Taming of the Shrew (Widow), and The Merchant of Venice (Nerissa).
She appeared in her first film while in her sixties, These Three (1936). She then proceeded to act in over forty films in the space of little more than a decade. Among her notable roles was Nurse Molly Byrd, the superintendent of nurses in the popular Dr. Kildare/Dr. Gillespie film series, appearing in all but the first two of the sixteen movies.
She portrayed Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in Marie Antoinette (1938) and the almost mother-in-law of Rosalind Russell's lead character in His Girl Friday (1940). In 1942, she appeared as the subversive society matron Henrietta Sutton in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). Kruger's last film appearance was in the film, Forever Amber (1947).
Lady Constance Redmond
En la Inglaterra del siglo XVII, una mujer usa sus atractivos para escalar peldaños en la cerrada estructura social de la corte. Amber St. Clair se propone ascender de chica de pueblo a noble, pero en el camino perderá muchas cosas importantes, entre ellas su gran amor.
Molly Byrd
Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay. Soon he's drawing up plans to marry the girl and setting up private practice in a smaller town.
Mrs. Van Orsdale
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.
Marquise De Pierremont
Autobiografía de François Eugène Vidocq, legendario ladrón del siglo XVIII. Vidocq nació en una cárcel francesa en 1775 y llegó incluso a ser nombrado jefe de la policía de París, pero durante todo ese tiempo no dejó de ser un singular y elegante delincuente.
Mrs. Wellington Lake (uncredited)
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
Molly Byrd
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
Mrs. Lamberton
In 1923, two young ladies depart unescorted for a tour of Europe, meeting two eligible men aboard ship. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadventures.
Martha Curtis
The president of a settlement-house group puts on a benefit variety show.
Molly Bird
La historia vuelve a centrarse en la elección de Gillespie por uno de los dos asistentes, el Dr. Red o el Dr. Lee. Para ello tendrán que afrontar otro caso y decidir el diagnóstico: se trata de una niña que se pone enferma cada vez que come dulces.
Molly Byrd
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which includes a prison inmate who Dr. Gillespie believes belongs instead in an insane asylum.
Grandma Borden
A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.
Molly Byrd
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
Molly Byrd
Un médico en silla de ruedas se enfrenta a un maníaco homicida.
Mrs. Henrietta Sutton
Barry Kane es un trabajador en una fábrica de aviones, y se ve obligado a escapar a lo largo de los Estados Unidos cuando se ve acusado injustamente de provocar un incendio que mata a su mejor amigo.
Molly Byrd
Kildare, todavía dolido por la muerte de María Lamont, se enamora de una paciente.
Molly Byrd
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
Matilda Montgomery
On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the wrong survey to the builders.....
Molly Byrd
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
Dr. Saunders
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced by a young lawyer, the brother of the accused
Victoria Mason
A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.
Molly Byrd
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
Aunt Margo Bellacrest
El representante de la banda de Kay Kyser les consigue un contrato para actuar en la fiesta de cumpleaños de una rica heredera, en una mansión aterradora, donde fuerzas siniestras intentan matarla.
Molly Byrd
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
Mrs. Stephen Pringle
Anne Shirley ha crecido y se convertido en una maestra de buen corazón, atrás deja Prince Edward Island (Canadá) y una infancia maravillosa para comenzar en Pringleton un nuevo capítulo lejos de su granja de “Tejas Verdes”. Ahora se enfrenta a un nuevo reto en la vida, hacerse cargo de la subdirección de la escuela local de Pringleton, pero pronto se da cuenta de que toda la ciudad está dominada por la tiránica familia Pringle, ellos tenían otros planes para cubrir el puesto en el Summerside High School.
Molly Byrd, Superintendant of Nurses
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
Mrs. Baldwin
Hildy Johnson, la mejor reportera del periódico Morning Post, anuncia que va a dejar el periodismo para casarse y dedicarse a su familia y a las labores del hogar. Pero Walter Burns, el editor del periódico y ex-marido de Hildy, no puede aceptarlo, por lo que se sirve de toda clase de tretas para retenerla en el periódico y, de paso, intentar reconquistarla.
Mrs. Danchenoff
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
Head Nurse Molly Byrd
Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
Molly Byrd
Un médico cura a un gangster y se enamora de su hermana.
Sœur Madeline
Johnny Mason, un joven abogado recién casado, trabaja para el estricto juez Doolittle, del que es imposible conseguir una subida de sueldo. Para colmo, Johnny tiene que interrumpir su luna de miel por orden de su jefe, que está furioso con él porque deseaba casarlo con su hija Eunice.
Mrs. Strauss
Biopic sobre el compositor austriaco Johann Strauss. Con una romántica Viena como telón de fondo, el film aporta datos sustanciales de la vida del músico, sin llegar a ser un documental biográfico en sentido estricto.
Mrs. Stockton
A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering "cures" to the sick and disabled.
Maria Theresa
Siglo XVIII. La princesa de Austria María Antonieta (Shearer) se casa con el delfín de Francia, Luis XVI (Morley), un hombre tan retraído que su relación con la joven es puramente formal. Antonieta se dejará fascinar por las fiestas de París y derrochará el dinero a manos llenas, aunque esta situación no durará mucho. Un drama de época que obtuvo 4 nominaciones a los Oscar: Actriz principal (Norma Shearer), actor secundario (Robert Morley), banda sonora y dirección artística.
Aunt Bertha
Dos hermanas rebeldes, es un estupendo clasico basado en una novela de Kate Douglas Wiggin de nacionalidad estadounidense, bajo la dirección de Rowland V. Lee. En 1963, Disney Productions hizo una versión de la historia de Wiggin llamada Summer Magic, protagonizada por Hayley Mills y Burl Ives y dirigida por James Neilson.
Madame Vallaire
A Southern belle finds herself torn between two suitors.
Mrs. Tyler
Una joven cantante muy generosa intenta ayudar a alcanzar el éxito a la orquesta los "Cien Hombres", un grupo de músicos ya retirados que viven en una casa de huéspedes. Sin embargo, la persona que más le preocupa es su padre (Adolphe Menjou), el más desafortunado del grupo. En realidad, a la orquesta lo que le falta es un líder con carisma. Entra entonces en escena el legendario director de orquesta Leopold Stowkowski, quien, después de mostrarse reacio a escuchar a la chica, queda cautivado al escuchar la Rapsodia Húngara nº 2 de Liszt interpretada por los cien andrajosos músicos en las escaleras de un edificio
Sophie Miller
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.
Mrs. Evans
Bookmakers try to fix a horse race.
Mrs. Davis
Story of a dog that is fanatically devoted to its master.
Veronica Todd
A woman commits suicide after being blackmailed, and her husband resolves to kill the man responsible. Blackmail, suicide, murder, a cover-up not to mention yachts and sea planes all wrapped up in an efficient 66 minutes of screen time with Henry Hunter, Polly Rowles and C. Henry Gordon in the leads, and Lewis R. Foster sitting in the director’s chair.
Miss Austen
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.
Amelia Tilford
Karen y Marta, compañeras de la universidad y ya graduadas, convierten una granja que ha heredado Karen de su abuela en un colegio para chicas. Pero una día las dos profeoras y el doctor Joe Cardin, el médico que las animó a construir la escuela, se ven envueltos en un escándalo cuando una alumna perversa se dedica a difamarlos.
