Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Nacimiento : 1911-11-29, Baxter, Iowa, USA

Muerte : 1973-11-23

Historia

Claire Dodd (born Dorothy Arlene Dodd, December 29, 1911 – November 23, 1973) was an American film actress.

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Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd

Películas

The Daring Young Man
Marlene
Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.
Mississippi Gambler
Gladys La Verne
A journalist finds out, that a plantation owner he meets is a gangster the police is looking for, who has changed his face with plastic surgery.
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Patricia Wentworth
A fugitive doctor (Lionel Atwill) tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.
Don Winslow of the Navy
Mercedes Colby
A movie serial in 12 Chapters: US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of Tangita Island, near Pearl Harbor, where a ring of saboteurs is trying to destroy ships carrying supplies to the troops stationed in the islands and sabotage the war effort under orders from an unknown leader.
Marineros mareados
Dorothy Roberts
Dos marineros ayudan a un cantante que se ha unido a la Marina a escapar de sus admiradoras. Con las hermanas Andrews.
El gato negro
Margaret Gordon
La anciana Henrietta Winslow vive en una solitaria mansión con su ama de llaves y sus queridos gatos. A medida que falla su salud, los codiciosos parientes se reúnen esperando su muerte.
Con la música a otra parte
Brenda Johnson
Un obrero de la construcción se hace cargo de la hija de un compañero, muerto en accidente laboral. Va con la chica a Nueva York para localizar a su tío. Cuando le encuentra, descubre que el hombre ha invertido los ahorros de toda su vida en un restaurante que es una ruina. Toma la decisión de ayudar a la chica y a su tío en convertir el local en un éxito.
Con su misma arma
Alma Brehmer
Dos abogados (Pat O’Brien y Broaderick Crawford) se aprovechan de unos escándalos políticos en la administración de carreteras para hacer negocios. Dodd, una bella divorciada implicada en el escándalo, es hallada muerta con un cuchillo clavado a su espalda. O'Brien toma la determinación de resolver los crímenes por su cuenta y riesgo, pero a cada paso que da los problemas se agravan...
Woman Doctor
Gail Patterson
Woman Doctor is a 1939 American drama film
Charlie Chan in Honolulu
Mrs. Carol Wayne
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.
Three Loves Has Nancy
Vivian Herford
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men.
Fast Company
Julia Thorne
Un matrimonio librero aficionado a las historias detectivescas intenta ayudar a un amigo en aclarar un crimen de un rival también librero
Romance in the Dark
Countess Monica Foldesay
A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.
The Women Men Marry
Claire Raeburn
A newsman (George Murphy) with a no-good wife (Claire Dodd) exposes a religious racket with a newswoman (Josephine Hutchinson) who loves him.
Breakdowns of 1937
Herself
Warner Brothers bloopers of 1937.
Breakdowns of 1936
Herself
Time marches on.
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Della Street
Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.
Two Against the World
Cora Latimer
A radio-network manager's boss makes him air a serial based on a murder, tormenting a woman involved.
The Song of a Nation
Mary Key
This historical featurette dramatizes the events that led to Francis Scott Key writing the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Murder by an Aristocrat
Janice Thatcher
A wealthy family is blackmailed. Murder results. And a nurse at the scene of the crime is determined to figure out who-done-it.
Navy Born
Bernice Farrington
A naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy, the son of his late best friends. Despite the resistance of the lad's surviving relatives, who worry that growing in the Navy will be hard on the boy, the officer loves and takes good care of the boy. At least he does until the child is abducted by a gangster who has mistaken him for his long-lost boy. Fortunately for the young fellow, the officer rallies the entire Navy and comes to the rescue.
The Singing Kid
Dana Lawrence
Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.
The Goose and the Gander
Connie
When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.
Don't Bet on Blondes
Marilyn Youngblood
Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.
La llave de cristal
Janet Henry
Cuando Paul Madvig, un político de éxito que lucha contra sus rivales para apoderarse de la ciudad, se ve implicado en un asesinato, Ed Beaumont, su amigo y mano derecha, debe decidir de qué lado está.
The Case of the Curious Bride
Della Street
Durante sus vacaciones en China, Perry Mason se encuentra con Rhoda, una antigua amiga que lo busca para que la ayude a esclarecer un caso. Moxley, su marido, que se supone que había muerto hace cuatro años, resulta que está vivo y le pide dinero. El caso se complica cuando la policía encuentra a Moxley muerto, pues ella se convierte en la principal sospechosa.
Roberta
Sophie
Un jugador de fútbol americano viaja a París donde sin proponérselo se verá regentando una tienda de moda.
The Payoff
Maxine McCoy
An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.
Babbitt
Tanis Judique
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.
Secret of the Chateau
Julie Verlaine
Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.
I Sell Anything
Millicent
Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?
The Personality Kid
Patricia
An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.
Smarty
Anita
Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attorney Vernon Thorpe secures a divorce for her, and Vicki and Vernon are soon married. Vicki's yen for wearing revealing clothes and a penchant for inviting ex-husband to dinner soon provokes the easily-provoked Vernon into belting one on her himself. She goes to Tony's apartment, where Tony is entertaining Bonnie, who is not all that entertained by the presence of Vicki, especially after Vicki shows every intent of moving in and staying.
Journal of a Crime
Odette Florey
A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.
La novia de la suerte
Sheila Aiken
Barbara Stanwyck es una jugadora profesional llamada Lady Lee, que está obsesionada con el recuerdo de su padre, también un jugador profesional que se suicidó al no poder hacer frente a sus deudas. La vida de Lee se complica cuando se enamora de un hombre y debe salir indemne de peliagudos asuntos como el chantaje y el asesinato.
Massacre
Norma
Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his people are dying of various diseases and are being systematically cheated of their possessions and basic rights by crooked Indian agents. He heads to Washington in hopes of righting these wrongs, only to experience prejudice and hatred all along the way.
Desfile de candilejas
Vivian Rich
Chester Kent está agotado y acorralado, se le han acabado las ideas y tiene solo unos días para preparar tres musicales para un productor de Hollywood. Para empeorar la situación tiene un espía que le entrega sus nuevas ideas a sus rivales. Su secretaria, Nan Prescott, está enamorada de él y junto con el resto de su leal equipo le ayudarán a salir adelante.
My Woman
Muriel Bennett
A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.
Ann Carver's Profession
Carole Rodgers
Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.
Ex-Lady
Iris Van Hugh
Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
Elmer, the Great
Evelyn
Elmer, el mejor bateador de un pequeño pueblo, es contratado por un club de Chicago. Cuando su novia va a verle, le sorprende besando a otra chica. Después, Elmer se mete en líos con unos estafadores, y ella va a rescatarle...
Blondie Johnson
Gladys LaMann
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.
The 42nd Street Special
Herself
As part of a publicity campaign for the film 42nd Street (1933), Warner Bros. Pictures, with the assistance of the General Electric Corporation, assembled a 7-car gold- and silver-plated train they called "The 42nd. Street Special". With numerous Warner Bros. contract stars as passengers, the train made a tour across the USA. It was scheduled to make stops in more than 100 cities, ending in Washington, D.C. for the March 1933 inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. This short film records the send-off for this trip from Los Angeles' Santa Fe Station. Using a microphone set up on the rear platform of the last car, several people addressed the crowd attending the event. Those making remarks include performers, studio executives, and the mayor of Los Angeles.
Parachute Jumper
Mrs. Newberry
An Air Force washout and his buddy room with a pretty young lady. Desperate for jobs during the Depression, they finally land employment with the mob.
Duro de pelar
Marlene Reeves
James Cagney interpreta a un agente de prensa que se convierte en promotor de un maratón de baile.
The Match King
Ilse Wagner
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Lawyer Man
Virginia St. Johns
Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer 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 Gilmurry 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.
Crooner
Mrs. Constance Brown
Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.
Guilty as Hell
Ruth Tindal
Richard Arlen is the convicted murderer and Adrienne Ames his sister who believes in his innocence. We see the murder and the framing set-up at the beginning of the film, so there’s no mystery for the audience to solve. Just the pleasure of watching an intricate cat-and-mouse game, with the murderer one step ahead of his pursuers until the final, tense confrontation.
Man Wanted
Ann Le Marie
A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.
Esta es la noche
Chou-Chou (uncredited)
Un campeón olímpico de jabalina monta en cólera cuando se entera de que su mujer está coqueteando con otro hombre. Esto llevará a una serie de situaciones comprometidas que se desarrollan en ciudades tan sofisticadas como París y Venecia.
The Broken Wing
Cecelia Cross
In a little Mexican village by the American border. However powerful big shot Captain Innocencio (a misnomer indeed!)is, he proves unable to charm Lolita, the shapely daughter of his neighbor, a big-time rancher. Lolita expects better than this awkward unprepossessing showoff! Besides the fortune-teller she consults tells her her true love will get into her life after a terrible storm. This very night a violent storm does break out and an American pilot, whose plane is caught in it, is forced to make an emergency landing next to where she lives. The gringo - by the name of Phil Marvin - is both dashing and good-looking. Good news for Lolita but bad news for Innocencio who is not ready to bow that easily...
Bailando a Ciegas
Girl at Bar
Un líder de una banda trata de enamorarse de una bailarina enviando a su novio, un músico, fuera de la ciudad. Sin embargo, las cosas se complican cuando descubre que un gángster también tiene intenciones con ella.
Ilusión juvenil
Babsy
Un rico productor teatral atrae a una joven chica desesperada a su apartamento. La inocente chica no se da cuenta que el lujurioso productor está planeando hacer algo más que tomar una copa con ella.
Working Girls
Jane
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her sister June, more streetwise, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June gets work as a telegraph operator at Western Union.
Girls About Town
Dot - Party Girl (uncredited)
Con un argumento parecido a 'Hollywood al desnudo', rodado un año después, dos señoritas llamadas Wanda y Marie llegan a la ciudad de Nueva York deseosas de convertirse en actrices.
The Road to Reno
Party Girl
Jackie is the perpetually adolescent mother of two grown children - daughter Lee and son Jeff - who are in their early 20's. In spite of the fact that fourth husband Robert is a good provider, good step-dad, and all-around good sport about Jackie's rather wild ways, Jackie is intent on divorcing him although she seems to bear the man no resentment. It just seems that her only reason is that it's time for a change, much like an impulse to buy a new hat. Both children are upset about her decision since they have great affection for Robert. However, daughter Lee has just arrived home from school and decides to accompany her mother to Reno to look after her. On the train west, Lee meets a young mining engineer, Tom, who is headed to a job interview in California. The two hit it off and a romance buds.
Una tragedia humana
Gaile Warren (uncredited)
Clive, un humilde trabajador, está a punto de conquistar a una rica heredera, cuando Roberta, su antigua novia, le comunica que está embarazada; Roberta se ahoga en circunstancias extrañas y él es acusado de asesinato.
The Secret Call
Maisie
The Secret Call is adapted from The Woman, a play by William C. DeMille (brother of Cecil B.) Peggy Shannon plays Wanda Kelly, the daughter of a disgraced politician. Reduced to working as a switchboard operator, Wanda is privy to the many secrets and indiscretions of the clients of a big-city hotel. She also finds romance in the form of handsome Tom Blake (Richard Arlen). The huge cast of characters comes in handy for the film's multitude of subplots, none of which ever get their wires crossed. Peggy Shannon acquits herself nicely in her first major role, but by the end of the decade her career was in decline.
Confesiones de una colegiala
Co-Ed in Chapel
Una joven estudiante universitaria se queda embarazada por el hombre que ama, pero las circunstancias impiden que se case con él, por lo cual contrae matrimonio con un compañero de clase al que no ama. Sin embargo, su amante regresa pronto, lo que propiciará a que ella se encuentre frente al dilema de a quién elegir.
Up Pops the Devil
Minor Role
Un publicitario deja su trabajo para concentrarse en la novela que está escribiendo. Su esposa se ve obligada a trabajar de bailarina para aportar dinero al hogar. De repente, descubre que está embarazada...
Whoopee!
Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
Our Blushing Brides
A Mannequin
Three department store girls--Connie, Franky, and Gerry--share an apartment on West 91st Street in New York City. Each earns little more than 20 dollars per week. Gerry is the sensible one, but the others throw themselves at amoral rich men in an attempt to hook one and better themselves. They end up being hurt and disappointed despite Gerry's attempts to warn them.