Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American screen actress, singer, and dancer, her film career spanning the years 1923 to 1943 (primarily 1930 onward). She died at age 104 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on 1 August 2018.

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Grand Hotel (1932)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmund Goulding
CAST:  Greta Garbo  •  John Barrymore  •  Joan Crawford  •  Wallace Beery

Dead Men Walk (1943)

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  George Zucco  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Nedrick Young  •  Dwight Frye

When a small town doctor buries his twin brother, a practitioner of the black arts, he believes him dead; but subsequent events force him to realize that his brother has, in fact, returned from the dead as a vampire and is seeking revenge on the doctor, who had ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Newfield
CAST:  George Zucco  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Nedrick Young  •  Dwight Frye

Passion Flower (1930)

A bored society woman invites scandal and heartache when she falls in love with her low-born chauffeur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. de Mille
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Kay Johnson  •  Charles Bickford  •  Winter Hall

A bored society woman invites scandal and heartache when she falls in love with her low-born chauffeur.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. de Mille
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Kay Johnson  •  Charles Bickford  •  Winter Hall

Night Court (1932)

A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Walter Huston  •  Anita Page  •  Lewis Stone

A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Walter Huston  •  Anita Page  •  Lewis Stone

Men Must Fight (1933)

Prophetic tale of a mother in 1940 trying to keep her son out of war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar Selwyn
CAST:  Diana Wynyard  •  Lewis Stone  •  Phillips Holmes  •  May Robson

Prophetic tale of a mother in 1940 trying to keep her son out of war.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edgar Selwyn
CAST:  Diana Wynyard  •  Lewis Stone  •  Phillips Holmes  •  May Robson

Murder in the Private Car (1934)

Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Charles Ruggles  •  Una Merkel  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Russell Hardie

Ruth Raymond works on the telephone switchboard of a large NYC office building. One day, a private detective informs her that she is actually the daughter of railroad tycoon Luke Carson, and that she had been kidnapped as a baby 14 years ago by Luke's vindictive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Charles Ruggles  •  Una Merkel  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Russell Hardie

Grand Old Girl (1935)

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John S. Robertson
CAST:  May Robson  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Alan Hale

An elderly schoolteacher is determined to rid her town of the local gambling den.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John S. Robertson
CAST:  May Robson  •  Fred MacMurray  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Alan Hale

The Old Homestead (1935)

A New York radio talent scout turns up at a barn dance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Mary Carlisle  •  Lawrence Gray  •  Fuzzy Knight  •  Willard Robertson

A New York radio talent scout turns up at a barn dance.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  Mary Carlisle  •  Lawrence Gray  •  Fuzzy Knight  •  Willard Robertson

Hawaiian Nights (1939)

Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This proves to be a wrong move as Hawaiia has more bands than it does pineapples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Johnny Downs  •  Constance Moore  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Eddie Quillan

Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This proves to be a wrong move as Hawaiia has more bands than it does pineapples.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Johnny Downs  •  Constance Moore  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Eddie Quillan

This Reckless Age (1932)

Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Bennett  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Charles Ruggles

Donald Ingals and his wife Eunice are conventional and loving parents who are shocked when their son Bradley comes home from college with ideas that they consider to be outrageous. His parents would like him to get involved with Mary Burke, a prim and proper young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Richard Bennett  •  Peggy Shannon  •  Charles Ruggles

Should Ladies Behave (1933)

A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage daughter. Director Harry Beaumont's pre-code comedy stars Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Godfrey Tearle, Mary Carlisle, William Janney, Katharine Alexander and Halliwell ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Alice Brady  •  Conway Tearle  •  Katharine Alexander

A middle-aged houseguest causes romantic turmoil when he falls in love with his host's teenage daughter. Director Harry Beaumont's pre-code comedy stars Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Godfrey Tearle, Mary Carlisle, William Janney, Katharine Alexander and Halliwell ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Lionel Barrymore  •  Alice Brady  •  Conway Tearle  •  Katharine Alexander

Ladies Must Love (1933)

Lighthearted comedy film following the (mis)adventures of four gold diggers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  June Knight  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Sally O'Neil  •  Dorothy Burgess

Lighthearted comedy film following the (mis)adventures of four gold diggers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  E.A. Dupont
CAST:  June Knight  •  Neil Hamilton  •  Sally O'Neil  •  Dorothy Burgess

Kind Lady (1935)

Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends con their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Aline MacMahon  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Doris Lloyd  •  Mary Carlisle

Mary, a woman with good intentions, takes pity on Henry, an artist with no home. What begins as a simple offer to come inside from the cold for tea gradually turns into more. Before the unsuspecting woman knows it, Henry, his family, and his friends con their way ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George B. Seitz
CAST:  Aline MacMahon  •  Basil Rathbone  •  Doris Lloyd  •  Mary Carlisle

The Girl Said No (1930)

A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Haines  •  Leila Hyams  •  Marie Dressler  •  Polly Moran

A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  William Haines  •  Leila Hyams  •  Marie Dressler  •  Polly Moran

Beware Spooks! (1939)

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Clarence Kolb  •  Marc Lawrence

A bumbling detective chases an escaped convict in an amusement park haunted house in Coney Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Sedgwick
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Clarence Kolb  •  Marc Lawrence

The Great Lover (1931)

An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Ernest Torrence  •  Neil Hamilton

An aspiring classical singer is romanced by both a famous opera star and his younger understudy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Beaumont
CAST:  Irene Dunne  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Ernest Torrence  •  Neil Hamilton

Handy Andy (1934)

A small-town druggist is henpecked by his social-climbing wife to sell his pharmacy to a national chain. In addition, she tries to set up her pretty young daughter with the nitwit son of the chain's owner, even though the girl is in love with the handsome son of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Will Rogers  •  Peggy Wood  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Paul Harvey

A small-town druggist is henpecked by his social-climbing wife to sell his pharmacy to a national chain. In addition, she tries to set up her pretty young daughter with the nitwit son of the chain's owner, even though the girl is in love with the handsome son of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Will Rogers  •  Peggy Wood  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Paul Harvey

Rags to Riches (1941)

A framed cabby rounds up fur thieves and saves his opera-singer girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Alan Baxter  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Jerome Cowan  •  Eddie Acuff

A framed cabby rounds up fur thieves and saves his opera-singer girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Alan Baxter  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Jerome Cowan  •  Eddie Acuff

Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)

Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroyed by raging floods. Blaming crooked politicians, he goes to Washington and tries to put through a food control bill and finds he has a lot to learn. In this classic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Rancher Autry takes a job singing on the radio to aid farmers and ranchers whose lands were destroyed by raging floods. Blaming crooked politicians, he goes to Washington and tries to put through a food control bill and finds he has a lot to learn. In this classic ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sherman
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Carlisle  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Call a Messenger (1939)

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Robert Armstrong  •  Mary Carlisle

A tough street kid attempts to rob a post office and is caught. In order to avoid reform school, he takes a job as a messenger with the post office. He finds that he likes it, and when his brother is released from prison, attempts to help his brother go straight. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Lubin
CAST:  Billy Halop  •  Huntz Hall  •  Robert Armstrong  •  Mary Carlisle
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