Kathleen Howard

Kathleen Howard

Рождение : 1884-07-27, Clifton, Ontario, Canada

Смерть : 1956-04-15

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kathleen Howard (July 27, 1884 - April 15, 1956) was a Canadian-born American opera singer magazine editor and character actress from the mid-1930s through the 1940s. She spent her childhood in Buffalo, New York and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery there.

Профиль

Kathleen Howard

Фильмы

Born to Be Bad
Mrs. Bolton
Christabel Caine has the face of angel and the heart of a swamp rat. She'll step on anyone to get what she wants, including her own family. A master of manipulation, she covertly breaks off the engagement of her trusting cousin, Donna, to her fabulously wealthy beau, Curtis Carey. Once married to Curtis herself, Christabel continues her affair with novelist Nick Bradley, who knows she's evil, but loves her anyway.
Cry of the City
Miss Pruett's Mother
Petty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
The Bride Goes Wild
Aunt Susan
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing that happens is that Greg gets her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.
Cynthia
Mac McQuillan, Jannings' Nurse
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Curley
Aunt Martha
The students of Lakeview Elementary devise ways to torment their new teacher. Comedy.
The Late George Apley
Margaret
George and Catherine Apley of Boston lead a proper life in the proper social circle, as did the Apleys before them. When grown daughter Eleanor falls in love with Howard (from New York!), and son John with Myrtle (from Worcester!), the ordered life of the Apley home on Beacon Street is threatened, as is the hoped-for union of John and Apley-cousin Agnes.
Danger Woman
Eddie
A woman plots to steal secrets from her Atomic-expert husband.
Centennial Summer
Deborah
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters vie for the affections of a Frenchman who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition.
Таинственная гостья
Rose Denning
Эдвард Стилвел - престарелый владелец музыкального магазина, нанимает частного детектива Дона Гейла, чтобы найти Элору Лунд, которая, будучи в возрасте 14-ти лет, исчезла семь лет назад после смерти её матери. Стилвел признаётся, что может заплатить только 100 долларов, но намекает, что, найдя Лунд, загадочным образом Гейл может стать очень богатым человеком.
Snafu
Dean Garrett
A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.
Shady Lady
Butch
A crook becomes the victim of a crafty card player who works for the District Attorney.
Eadie Was a Lady
Aunt Priscilla Alden
In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But trouble starts when her boss (William Wright) decides to build her up as a star. One of the many bread-and-butter Columbia productions graced by the contributions of Cole’s in-house dance studio. Cole dances behind Miller in “I’m Gonna See My Baby.” --Museum of Modern Art
Лора
Ann's Cook Louise (uncredited)
Детектив МакФерсон ведет расследование убийства красавицы Лоры…
Reckless Age
Sarah Wadsworth
Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
Swing Out the Blues
Aunt Amanda
The film is partly a parody of The Goodwill Court, a popular radio problem hosted by advice-dispenser "Mr. Anthony". The host of a "What's your problem?" radio hour tries to smooth the romantic path of singer Rich Cleveland (Haymes) and his socialite wife Penelope (Lynn Merrick). The fly in the ointment is Dena Marshall (Janis Carter), who has set her sights on the handsome Rich.
Опасное погружение
Miss Bromley
Лейтенант Уорд Стюарт — капитан торпедного катера, который возвращается на сушу после удачно проведенной операции по уничтожению вражеской подлодки. В этот же день героя вызывают в штаб, где его дядюшка адмирал Стерт дает ему ответственное задание — стать старшим помощником капитана на одной из подводных лодок ВМС США. Капитан лодки Дью Коннорс обрадован приходом на борт нового старпома, но он и не догадывается, что его новый друг, как и он, влюблен в Джин Хьюлетт. Парням предстоит нелегкое плавание во время которого они вступят в бой с фашистским противолодочным кораблем…
Ты никогда не была восхитительнее
Grandmother Acuña (uncredited)
В семействе Акунио дочери выходят замуж по старшинству, очередь за Марией. А та ждет прекрасного принца и не замечает никого. Любящий отец решил разбудить её чувства необычным способом: сам еженедельно пишет дочери анонимные любовные письма и отправляет вместе с букетами орхидей. О, ужас! Дочь неверно понимает источник ухаживаний и влюбляется в нищего танцора. Папаша в ярости.
Lady in a Jam
Woman
A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.
The Mad Martindales
Grandmother Varney
A girl tries to pay the mortgage on a Nob Hill home and gets involved in selling her father's art treasures.
Take a Letter, Darling
Aunt Minnie
A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working to obtain an account from a tobacco company, they end up falling in love.
С огоньком
Miss Bragg
Группа учёных в особняке, предоставленном им меценатами, который год трудится над созданием новой энциклопедии. Они уже дошли до буквы «с», и тут профессор филологии Поттс с ужасом выясняет, что его статья о сленге безнадёжно устарела! Учёный отправляется в народ, чтобы постичь азы современного языка улиц, знакомится в ночном клубе со сногсшибательной певицей «Пупсиком» О`Шей и приглашает её принять участие в научных диспутах. А между тем полиция сбилась с ног, разыскивая красавицу, ведь она может рассказать немало интересного о делах своего любовника, знаменитого гангстера Джо Лилака…
Miss Polly
Minerva Snodgrass
A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity League" by spilling a few of their well-kept secrets. Comedy.
Blossoms in the Dust
Mrs. Sarah Keats
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very young. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Sweetheart of the Campus
Mrs. Minnie Lambeth Sparr
Ruby Keeler teams with the Nelsons (of TV and radio fame) as the singer in Ozzie's band. The setting is a college campus which is suffering from monetary woes, but somehow Ozzie's band manages to attract enough attention to increase the enrollment and keep the school from having to shut down.
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Jawme Duncan
Steve is a shy quiet man who is an executive for a shipping firm. He meets Dot at the Opera where she had his seats and the next day she shows up as his temporary secretary. Then Coffee Cup comes to town to see Dot, his gal. When Steven is with Cecilia, everything is boring. When he is with Dot and Coffee Cup, everything is exciting and he falls for Dot. But Coffee is getting out of the Navy in a few days and he plans to marry Dot.
One Night in the Tropics
Judge McCracken (uncredited)
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
Mystery Sea Raider
Maggie Clancy
June McCarthy has unwittingly aided an undercover Nazi naval officer with acquiring a "mother ship" for German submarines in the Atlantic.
Five Little Peppers in Trouble
Martha Wilcox
The last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.
Young People
Hester Appleby
Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the family show their stuff.
Первый бал
Miss Wiggins
После окончания школы-интерната сирота Конни попадает в дом своих богатых, но очень неприветливых родственников. Так начинается история современной американской «Золушки», которая, как и положено, закончится счастливым концом и встречей героини с настоящим принцем.
Little Accident
Mrs. Allerton
A baby is passed from hand to hand after her father abandons her.
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Mrs. Kittenhaven
Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.
Stolen Holiday
Mme. Delphine
A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells worthless bonds.
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self
Compilation of lighting and costume tests from various films, most notably Sternberg's The Devil Is a Woman (1935).
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Leona Wolfinger
Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
It's a Gift
Amelia Bissonette
After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.
One More River
Lady Charwell
A young lady leaves her brutal husband and meets another man on board a ship.
You're Telling Me!
Mrs. Murchison
Sam Bisbee is an inventor whose works (e.g., a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
Death Takes a Holiday
Princess Maria
After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.