Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Nacimiento : 1892-05-28, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Muerte : 1973-04-14

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minna Gombell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Minna Gombell

Películas

Te veré en mis sueños
Mrs. LeBoy
Historia del escritor de canciones Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas), centrada en la relación del compositor y su mujer Grace (Doris Day).
Aquí viene el novio
Mrs. Godfrey
Pete Garvey, un corresponsal estadounidense en Francia, se ve en el brete de tener que casarse en el plazo de una semana para poder quedarse con dos huérfanos de guerra con los que se ha encariñado durante su estancia en París.
Pagan Love Song
Kate Bennett
Un profesor de Ohio conoce a una joven norteamericana pero originaria de Tahití que creció en las lejanas islas.
The Last Bandit
Winnie McPhail
About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are being transported by the railroad. In Bannock City she meets reformed-bandit Frank Plummer, posing as Frank Norris, brother of Jim Plummer, who has being going straight and working as an express shipment guard. Jim also shows up and plans a robbery by stealing a train and hiding it in an abandoned tunnel. The two brothers are on opposite sides of the law with the now-reformed Kate caught in the middle.
Nido de víboras
Miss Hart
Una escritora recién casada acaba internada en un psiquiátrico debido a un recuerdo que le atormenta. El trato recibido en el hospital no hace sino empeorar su estado mental.
El retorno del forajido
Emily
Con motivo de la creación del Estado de Oklahoma, se celebra una gran carrera de libre participación cuyo premio es la porción de tierra que el corredor consiga en las vastas praderas del territorio en juego. El ganadero y antiguo Marshal, Vance Cordell (Randolph Scott), participará en la carrera para lograr un buen terreno en la nueva ciudad de Guthrie, destinado al banco de su futuro suegro, John J. Pettit (George “Gabby” Hayes). Pero esta circunstancia será aprovechada por el forajido Bill Doolin (Robert Armstrong), quien piensa ir vaciando de uno en uno los pequeños bancos de los alrededores, rebosantes de dinero en metálico por el gran traslado. Para ello, Doolin reclutará a algunos de los forajidos más famosos de la historia: Sundance Kid (Robert Ryan), Billy the Kid (Dean White), los hermanos Dalton (Lex Barker, Walter Reed y Michael Harvey)... Secuela de "Badman's Territory" (1946)
Mr. Reckless
Ma Hawkins
An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.
Wyoming
Queenie Lassiter
Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.
Los mejores años de nuestra vida
Mrs. Parrish
Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), los soldados supervivientes, algunos con taras físicas, regresan a los Estados Unidos. Aunque al principio se les trata como héroes, poco tiempo después comienzan a verse marginados.
Perilous Holiday
Mrs. Latham
A tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil viewed as a suspicious character by newspaper woman Agnes Stuart, who is working on a story to expose racketeering night-club owner Doc Lilley.
Man Alive
Aunt Sophie
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.
Sunbonnet Sue
Mrs. Fitzgerald
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the exploits of a feisty and talented saloon owner's daughter who loves nothing more than to perform in her father's tavern. Her late-night shenanigans appall her wealthy and socially conscious aunt who launches a secret campaign to shut down the bar and force her niece to reside in her palatial home.
Swingin' on a Rainbow
Minnie Regan
A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.
Penthouse Rhythm
Taffy
Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline
Night Club Girl
Rita
Two show-business wannabees get their big chance to show off their big-time act and talents in a nightclub,and bomb. Othet acts come on---endlessly---and do well, but the kids will be back.
Destiny
Marie
Framed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature. There he is forced by their love to question his misanthropy.
The Town Went Wild
Marian Harrison
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Mrs. Collins
Una joven alquila un apartamento a un hombre que se acaba de alistar en los marines. El problema es que ha dado las llaves a media docena de amigos, que no paran de dejarse caer por el piso.
De tal palo, tal astilla
Milly
El hijo de un estricto oficial de la Marina se enamora de la hija de una estrella del musical.
Salute for Three
El agente de una cantante famosa piensa que podría recibir una buena publicidad si consigue emparejarla en una comedia romántica con un héroe de guerra.
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Edith Fitzbadden
Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in order to develop a nitroglycerin bomb.
Cadets on Parade
Della
A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon get embroiled in a ransom scheme.
Thieves Fall Out
Ella Barnes
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortunately, Eddie's mother has to die before the broker can collect the full value of the policy and the broker's gangster partner doesn't want to wait for nature to take its course.
El último refugio
Mrs. Baughmam
Roy Earle sale de prisión antes de cumplir condena gracias a su buena conducta y a la fianza depositada por Big Mac, jefe de la banda a la que perteneció. Poco después, un miembro de la banda le comunica que Big Mac, que prepara un nuevo golpe, le espera en California. Roy, pese a su intención de cambiar de vida, decide acudir a la cita. En su viaje a través del país, entabla amistad con una humilde familia de granjeros, cuya nieta, Vilma, conquista su corazón.
Doomed Caravan
Jane Travers
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic going west. Hoppy, California and Lucky must make sure that doesn't happen.
Fruto dorado
Spanish Eva
Dos amigos que pretenden hacerse ricos con el negocio del petróleo en los campos de Oklahoma, comienzan a tener problemas cuando se enamoran de la misma mujer.
Esmeralda la Zíngara
Queen of Beggars
París, Francia, 1482. El juez Frollo, al servicio del benévolo rey Luis XI, se enamora de Esmeralda, una joven gitana. El jorobado Quasimodo, protegido de Frollo y campanero de Notre Dame, vive en paz entre las campanas, en las alturas de la inmensa catedral, hasta que el retorcido magistrado lo involucra en sus maliciosos planes, desesperado por liberarse del supuesto hechizo de Esmeralda, que él cree que es obra del diablo.
Second Fiddle
Jenny
Un publicista (Power) conoce en Minnesota a una gran profesora de patinaje(Henie) a la que quiere llevar a Hollywood para que adquiera más fama. Finalmente ella decidirá regresar a su pueblo seguida del amor que el siente hacia ella.
Going Places
Cora Withering
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Comet Over Broadway
Tim Adams
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.
El gran vals
Mrs. Hofbauer
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.
Cabezas de Chorlito
Mrs. Hardy
La película arranca en las trincheras de la Primera Guerra Mundial, donde un Stan despistado se queda guardando la posición... ¡por veinte años! Al fin, se entera que el conflicto ha terminado. Entretanto, su amigo Ollie se ha casado. El reencuentro supone reiniciar la amistad, pero esto puede traer consecuencias en el matrimonio de Ollie.
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Constance
Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.
Redención
Mabel
El capitán Lovett ordenó a su primer oficial Thompson deshacerse de su tripulación, que se dedica al tráfico de esclavos, y contratar a marineros respetables, pero cuando se trae a su nueva novia Nancy a bordo, se encuentra con el mismo tipo de situación, incluido el comercio de esclavos.
Dejad paso al mañana
Nellie Chase
Un anciano matrimonio reúne a sus dos hijos para comunicarles que están arruinados y los van a desahuciar en un plazo muy breve. Sus vidas tomarán un nuevo rumbo.
Banjo on My Knee
Ruby
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
Champagne Charlie
Lillian Wayne
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.
Miss Pacific Fleet
Sadie Freytag
A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".
Two Sinners
Mrs. Pym
An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but along with her comes the boisterous little Collins, for whom she is a governess.
Women Must Dress
Linda Howard
A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.
The White Cockatoo
Grete Lovscheim
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
Babbitt
Zilla Reisling
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.
Cheating Cheaters
Nell Brockton
The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting to rob the Lazarres.
La viuda alegre
Marcelle
Sonia es una viuda, inmensamente rica, de Marshovia, pequeño país centro europeo del que controla la mitad de la riqueza. El país depende de que ella gaste su dinero en él, así que, cuando se traslada a París porque no logra encontrar marido, el rey envía al Conde Danilo a cortejarla y traerla de vuelta. Si no lo consigue, se le formará consejo de guerra.
The Lemon Drop Kid
Maizie
The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He takes it on the lam with his sidekick, The Professor.
The Hell Cat
Pauline McCoy
Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a feisty young heiress who feels Collins has insulted her. To get revenge , she disguises herself and gets a job at Collins' paper, where she manages to throw his crusade against the gamblers into disarray.
La cena de los acusados
Mimi Wynant
Un conocido inventor neoyorquino es acusado de varios asesinatos. Cuando llegan a la ciudad un famoso detective y su mujer y se enteran del asunto, ella, movida por el espíritu de aventura, trata de convencer a su marido para que acepte el caso.
Strictly Dynamite
Miss LaSeur
A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.
Registered Nurse
Beulah Schloss
In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operation. One of the surgeon's regards his pursuit a lark, while the other harbors genuine affections for the nurse.
No More Women
Annie Fay
Two deep-sea divers, known only by their nicknames of "Three-Time" and "Forty-Fathoms," find that no place on earth is big enough for both of them at the same time, even the bottom of the ocean. All day long they fight to salvage sunken gold at forty fathoms deep in the ocean, and all night long they fight over dames. This situation continues even when they both go to work for Helen Young, the owner of a tug-boat and a salvage business.
Keep 'Em Rolling
Julie
World War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.
Cross Country Cruise
Nita Borden
A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murder. However, a playboy character who had been flirting with the woman earlier turns amateur detective and clears her.
Hoopla
Carrie
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.
The Way to Love
Suzanne
Francois, a cheerful Parisian bohemian, wants more than anything to be a tour guide in his beloved city. While working the streets, Francois meets Madeleine, who works at a circus.
Wild Boys of the Road
Aunt Carrie
En plena Gran Depresión, dos adolescentes huyen de su casa para no ser una carga para sus familias que se han quedado sin trabajo. El camino será más difícil de lo esperado.
The Big Brain
Margy
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As his bank account grows, Stone's ethics diminish, and soon he's playing fast and loose with other people's money. Disgruntled investor Fay Wray is the one who finally blows the whistle on the prevaricating hair-snipper.
What Price Innocence?
Amy Harper
A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.
Hello, Sister!
Mona La Rue
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...
Pleasure Cruise
Judy Mills
Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise. Her husband also gets on the cruise as a worker in the barber shop to keep an eye on her.
Wild Girl
Millie, the Prostitute
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two criminals are pursued by authorities: one for killing a hypocritical mayoral candidate, the other for robbing the stagecoach.
The First Year
Mrs. Barstow
Grace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being courted by two men, the steady but predictable Tommy Tucker and the more ambitious, flashy, and worldly Dick Loring, who seems closer to Grace in his desire for travel and adventure.
Bachelor's Affairs
Sheila Peck
A middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided by her ever-present shrewish friend.They marry but the man soon regrets his rash move when she's constantly bored and looking for dancing and excitement, leaving him feel his age. He conspires with a loyal friend to find a suitable man she might run away with so he can divorce her.
Careless Lady
Yvette Logan
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.
After Tomorrow
Else Taylor
In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents, and engaged for three years while they save to get married. Each has a selfish mother: Sydney's is cold, Pete's is clingy. Sidney's mother is looking for her own happiness, no matter how much that search harms her daughter and long-suffering husband; and, the longer the engagement lingers, the more pressure Pete's mom puts on Sidney to break it off and set her son free. "After Tomorrow" is Pete and Sidney's favorite song, but with illness, poverty, and temptation: will that good day ever come?
Dance Team
Cora Stuart
From Wikipedia.com A 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sidney Lanfield and written by Edwin J. Burke.
The Rainbow Trail
Ruth
The wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon.
Good Sport
Virginia Casey
Marilyn Parker (Linda Watkins, a young unsophisticated wife, who while her husband, Rex Parker (Alan Dinehart), is in Europe on "business" but took his mistress, Peggy Burns (Greta Nissen), with him, sub-leases his former "love nest" and becomes friendly with the gold-digging blondes and their 'daddys' that Rex and Peggy formerly entertained. She meets Boyce Cameron (John Boles), a wealthy bachelor and they fall in love with each other.
Sob Sister
Vonnie
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her latest assignment, the investigation of a young woman's murder by her husband. Despite her growing distaste for her profession, Jane gets her story and, with typical ingenuity, frustrates her competitors' attempts to follow her lead.
Rascacielos
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
La historia de un hombre que desea construir rascacielos. Al morir su madre, entra a trabajar en una constructora cuyo propietario es su verdadero padre. Tras muchas vicisitudes, llegará a saber la verdad y se reconciliará con él.
Bad Girl
Edna Driggs
Época de la Gran Depresión (años 30). Un electricista y una modelo se casan y esperan su primer hijo, pero las dificultades económicas harán peligrar su matrimonio. (FILMAFFINITY)
Doctors' Wives
Julia Wyndram
The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin when the doctor makes a housecall to a seductive woman with designs upon him. His suspicious wife follows him and spies on him. She thinks they are getting romantic when he is actually trying to extricate himself from his predatory patient. She decides to get revenge with his best friend, but nothing happens.
The Great Power
Joan Wray
The Great Power