Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Рождение : 1926-04-20, Hollywood, California, USA

Смерть : 2017-05-30

История

Elena Angela Verdugo was an American actress who began in films at the age of five in Cavalier of the West. Her career in radio, television and film spanned six decades. In her film career she was often typecast in roles as gypsies, harem dancers, peasant girls, Indian maidens and senoritas over the years before TV instigated the second stretch of her career.

Профиль

Elena Verdugo
Elena Verdugo

Фильмы

The One, the Only, the Real Tarzan
Herself
The One, The Only, The Real Tarzan is a compelling look at the turbulent life of Johnny Weissmuller, the Olympic champion who became the most famous Tarzan of the movies.
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self (archive footage)
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).
The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
Consuelo Lopez
Marcus Welby is back, and he has a few problems. First he is trying to bridge the gap between an old friend of his who gave up practicing medicine in favor of being the hospital administrator, and his son who is now a doctor and who is currently treating and romancing a woman who has kidney problems. And one of his patients an expectant mother is in an accident along with her husband and her husband dies. She blames Mark and is refusing to bond with her new baby. And the hospital that he has been serving faithfully for years is considering letting some of their elderly staff members go and Mark is on top of the list.
The Boss' Son
Betty
Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior exec position are quashed when he's told to report to the shipping department, where he's trained as a delivery driver. Learning the business from the ground up embitters Bobby, as well as his coworkers, some of whom, he discovers, are stealing from the company.
The Alpha Caper
Hilda
A parole officer forced into retirement gets together three ex-convicts to pull off a $30-million armored car robbery.
Angel in My Pocket
Lila
The new minister in a small town faces the challenge of winning over its eccentric citizens.
How Sweet It Is!
Vera Wax
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, all funny, vibrant and charming.
Day of the Nightmare
Miss Devi
A young wife's marriage begins to crumble after she's attacked by a knife-wielding woman whom the police believed was already dead.
Panama Sal
Sal Regan
The story finds Sal Regan singing and dancing for her supper in a low-class Panamanian dive. Wealthy Dennis P. Dennis takes a liking to Sal, and decides to do the "My Fair Lady" bit. He takes the girl back to the States, where, after teaching her the social graces, he makes her famous as a high-toned supper club songstress. Along the way, Dennis falls in love with Sal, much to the dismay of his wealthy pals, who try to break up the romance.
The Marksman
Jane Warren
Mike Martin becomes a deputy marshal and takes on a gang of cattle rustlers.
Следопыт
Lokawa
Следопыт и Чингачгук берутся совершить невозможное: обеспечить победу малочисленных англичан над многочисленным войском французов. План действий включает шпионаж, диверсии и женские чары. За последние отвечает благородная Уэлком Элисон, готовая положить жизнь за родную Англию. Познакомившись с ней поближе, Следопыт понимает, что она исключительная женщина.
Jet Job
Elena Verdugo
Joe Kovak is a test pilot for military-aircraft designer Sam Bentley, who thinks of Joe as a son. A competing plane company is seeking the same Army contract as Bentley, and offers a $500 bonus to their publicity woman Marge Stevens if she can entice Joe into quitting Bentley to join their company. When Joe takes repeated unnecessary risks in the air, Bentley fires him and Joe goes to work for the competitor. He almost loses his life when the inferior plane he is testing fails to function at a high altitude, a fault that the designer had anticipated but had let get by because of his greed in getting the contract.
Thief of Damascus
Neela
A young man assembles a band of adventurers to take on an evil sultan.
Gene Autry and the Mounties
Marie Duval
Montana Marshals Gene and Scat are tracking some bank robbers. When the baddies cross into Canada, the Mounties are called upon to help.
Сирано де Бержерак
Orange Girl
Франция. 1640 год, Знаменитый поэт — блестящий гвардейский офицер Сирано де Бержерак влюблен в свою кузину Роксану, о чем она даже не подозревает. Но, насколько непревзойденный фехтовальщик храбр на поле битвы и в многочисленных дуэлях, настолько же робок в любви. Из-за своего непомерно длинного и нелепого носа, он совершенно уверен, что Роксана отвергнет его ухаживания. Она же влюбляется в красавца Кристиана, который также безумно влюблен в Роксану. Не обладая красноречием Сирано, влюбленный просит поэта писать ей пылкие любовные послания и прекрасные стихи. Благодаря красноречию Сирано, Кристиан завоевывает сердце Роксаны, но погибает на войне, так и не успев признаться ей, что стихи и письма написаны Сирано, а тот хранит эту тайну до своей собственной гибели, пронеся свою любовь сквозь года…
Snow Dog
Andrée Blanchard
The third installment in low-budget producer Lindsley Parson's "Chinook" series, Snow Dog was ostensibly based on pulp writer James Oliver Curwood's 1915 short-story "The Tentacles of the North," which was also the working title. Kirby Grant again played Rod McDonald of the Canadian Royal Mounted, and once again the vehicle was stolen by his canine sidekick, the white malamute Chinook. This time, Rod and Chinook are tracking a mysterious white wolf, thought to have killed several of the local traders.
The Lost Volcano
Nona
Little David Gordon lives in the jungle with his parents Ruth and Fred, along with their servant Nona. David likes living there while his father captures wild animals; he's made friends with Bomba the jungle boy, who has shown him a great deal about life in the jungle. One day two adventurers come looking for ancient treasure in the shadow of a live volcano.
Sky Dragon
Connie Jackson
All the passengers on an airplane headed for San Francisco are drugged, and when they wake up, it is discovered that a quarter-million dollars is missing. Charlie Chan--and, of course, his #1 son--must discover the identity of the person who doped the passengers and stole the money.
The Lost Tribe
Li Wanna
Jungle Jim fights a lion and sharks trying to save an African village from those who would despoil it.
The Big Sombrero
Estrellita Estrada
Gene is hired to be foreman of the Big Sombrero ranch by Jim Garland, who is handling all the business affairs of the owner, Estrellita Estrada, who is more interested in going to America than taking care of her Mexican holdings. Gene, discovering Garland's plan to run all the Mexican rancheros off the ranch, turns against his boss and shortly finds himself in the middle of cattle stampedes and an avalanche started by Garland's men.
Tuna Clipper
Bianca Pereira
Hoping to become a lawyer, Alec (Roddy McDowall) becomes a tuna fisherman in order to pay a debt. This turn of events puts Alec on the outs with his taciturn family. Eventually, the lad proves himself on all fronts, and is welcomed back into the family fold.
El Dorado Pass
Dolores
Charles Starrett returns as The Durango Kid in Columbia's El Dorado Pass. It all begins when Durango, in his everyday guise of Steve Clanton, is falsely accused of robbing a stagecoach. The genuine criminal is not only a thief but a coin collector, searching for a valuable specimen by staging holdups.
Shed No Tears
Marilyn
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance policy.
Song of Scheherazade
Fioretta
A beautiful cabaret dancer inspires composer Rimsky-Korsakov.
Strange Voyage
Carmelita Lopez
A group of men go on an expedition seeking sunken treasure, and wind up battling bad weather, rough seas and each other.
Little Giant
Martha Hill
Lou Costello plays a country bumpkin vacuum-cleaner salesman, working for the company run by the crooked Bud Abbott. To try to keep him under his thumb, Abbott convinces Costello that he's a crackerjack salesman. This comedy is somewhat like "The Time of Their Lives," in that Abbott and Costello don't have much screen time together and there are very few vaudeville bits woven into the plot.
The Frozen Ghost
Nina Coudreau
When a man dies of a heart attack, a stage and radio mentalist believes he has willed him to die because he was angry with the man. Riddled with guilt, the mentalist cancels further shows, breaks off his engagement to his female partner, who can read minds while in a hypnotic trance, and takes refuge in the eerie wax-museum-cum-home of another woman friend.
Дом Франкенштейна
Ilonka
Учёный Густав Ниманн восхищён трудами своего коллеги Виктора Франкенштейна и обещает сокамернику — горбуну Дэниэлу — новое здоровое тело, если им удастся покинуть застенки и найти рукописи Франкенштейна. Воспользовавшись случаем, они совершают побег и тут же убивают проезжавшего мимо некоего Лампини, колесящего по округе со своей передвижной «Комнатой ужасов». Ослеплённый жаждой мести, Ниманн направляется в город, где некогда его приговорили к тюремному сроку, чтобы не только совершить возмездие, но и возродить к жизни Человека-оборотня и чудовище Франкенштейна, похороненных под руинами лаборатории...
Rainbow Island
Moana
Three merchant seamen fleeing the Japanese take refuge on a Pacific island, where they come across a doctor and his daughter who take care of the natives, a hostile tribe that wants to kill the sailors for trespassing on their sacred ground.
Луна и грош
Ata
Английский биржевой маклер Чарльз Стрикленд, прежде казавшийся окружающим скучнейшим и абсолютно предсказуемым человеком, оставляет жену, детей, надоевшую работу и опостылевший образ жизни, чтобы отправиться в Париж и осуществить свою мечту. С юности жаждущий заниматься живописью, он предается своей страсти с настойчивостью одержимого, не обращая внимания на голод и лишения, не считаясь с правами и чувствами людей, предлагающих ему свою дружбу, и стремление к совершенству в искусстве неумолимо ведет его к трагическому финалу. Экранизация одноименного романа Уильяма Сомерсета Моэма
Belle Starr
Young Girl (uncredited)
After her family's mansion is burned down by Yankee soldiers for hiding the rebel leader Captain Sam Starr (Scott) Belle Shirley (Tierney) vows to take revenge. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, carpetbaggers and enemy troops. Belle's bravado during the attacks earns her a reputation amongst the locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam Starr lets a couple of psychotic rebels into the gang, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.
В гостях у Аргентины
Argentine Dancer (uncredited)
Юная, красивая и богатая любительница лошадей Гленда Кроуфорд влюбляется в обаятельного аргентинца Рикардо Кинтана, но, как оказалось, пылкой любви мешает давняя история, случившаяся с их отцами. Прекрасные декорации, актёрская игра, музыкальные и танцевальные номера в исполнении Кармен Миранды и братьев Николас по праву сделали этот фильм жемчужиной в коллекции мюзиклов кинокомпании "ХХ век Фокс".
Cavalier of the West
Little Girl
Burgess and Greeley are rustling horses and shooting Indians. When they kill Manual they frame Lieutenant Allister. His older brother John now attempts to defend him at his murder trial.