Genevieve Tobin
Рождение : 1899-11-29, New York City, New York, USA
Смерть : 1995-07-21
История
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Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 21, 1995) was an American actress.
The daughter of a vaudeville performer, Tobin made her film debut in 1910 in Uncle Tom's Cabin as Eva. She appeared in a few films as a child, and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York.
Although she was seen most often in comedies, Tobin also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of King Lear in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, however in 1929 she achieved a significant success in the play Fifty Million Frenchmen. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me" and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s.
She played prominent supporting roles opposite such performers as Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Joan Blondell and Kay Francis, but occasionally played starring roles, in films such as Golden Harvest (1933) and Easy to Love (1934). She played secretary Della Street to Warren William's Perry Mason in The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935). One of her most successful performances was as a bored housewife in the drama The Petrified Forest (1936) opposite Leslie Howard, Bette Davis, and Humphrey Bogart.
She married the director William Keighley in 1938 and made only a couple more films; her final film before her retirement was No Time for Comedy (1940) with James Stewart and Rosalind Russell.
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Florianne
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Melodrama about the professional and romantic problems of an aspiring singer.
Della Street
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Mrs. 'Nicko' Nicholas
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Short film in which Frankie Darro as a Telegram delivery boy visits various Hollywood locations to make deliveries. He visits the Los Angeles Pier and a Gala Hollywood Premiere.
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Carol
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Herself
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Julie Clochessy Wilson
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Mary Regan
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Elinor Green
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Shirley Poole
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Kitty Drayton
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Gertie Smith
The darkest side of Tinseltown is depicted in this drama that centers upon a Hollywood columnist determined to reveal the awful truth about entertainment business.
Genevieve Tobin
The Cohens and the Kellys invade a Hollywood studio after Kitty becomes the darling of the studio.
Mitzi Olivier
Андре и Колетт Бертье счастливы в браке. Эта гармония рушится, когда Коллет представляет мужу свою подругу, кокетку по имени Митци Оливер. Андре пытается сопротивляться ее авансам, но в конце концов не может устоять перед ее обаянием и заводит с Митци роман. Так как муж Митци хочет получить развод, он следит за ней и ловит жену с поличным, после чего Андре вынужден признаться жене в измене. Однако Колетт сама принимала знаки внимания от другого мужчины, и потому супруги прощают друг друга.
Countess Dorchy
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Myra Deane
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Mildred
Барт Картер пожертвовал писательской карьерой, чтобы поддерживать свою жену Пегги и их пятерых детей, работая клерком в Нью-Йоркском издательстве. Когда его бывшая подруга Милдред Бронсон, литературный агент, возвращается в Штаты из Парижа, она предоставляет Барту возможность получать своё жалованье, одновременно работая над романом. Дома у Барта царят хаос и сумятица, поэтому он пишет на квартире у Милдред и часто после этого остается на ужин. Вскоре оба понимают, что их старые чувства друг к другу возродились…
Hope Ferrier
A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to divorce him.
Mary
A wealthy industrialist's wife gets into a big argument with him; to cool off, she goes on an ocean trip. He thinks she's left him for good, so he marries another woman. When his first wife returns, complications ensue.
Eleanor Howitt
The Country Cousin
