Sara Berner

Sara Berner (born Lillian Ann Herdan; January 12, 1912 – December 19, 1969) was an American actress. Known for her expertise in dialect and characterization, she began her career as a performer in vaudeville before becoming a voice actress for radio and animated shorts. She starred in her own radio show on NBC, Sara's Private Caper, and was best known as telephone operator Mabel Flapsaddle on The Jack Benny Program.

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Rear Window (1954)

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A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Grace Kelly  •  James Stewart  •  Wendell Corey  •  Thelma Ritter

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Grace Kelly  •  James Stewart  •  Wendell Corey  •  Thelma Ritter

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Kathryn Grayson  •  Gene Kelly  •  José Iturbi

Two sailors, Joe and Clarence have four days shore leave in spend their shore leave trying to get a girl for Clarence. Clarence has his eye on a girl with musical aspirations, and before Joe can stop him, promises to get her an audition with José Iturbi. But the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Sidney
CAST:  Frank Sinatra  •  Kathryn Grayson  •  Gene Kelly  •  José Iturbi

Road to Morocco (1942)

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Anthony Quinn

Two carefree castaways on a desert shore find an Arabian Nights city, where they compete for the luscious Princess Shalmar.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Dorothy Lamour  •  Anthony Quinn

Pigs in a Polka (1943)

A tuxedo-clad wolf Master of Ceremonies announces the evening's program: the tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, set to the music of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Queue the fairy tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Bea Benaderet  •  Mel Blanc

A tuxedo-clad wolf Master of Ceremonies announces the evening's program: the tale of the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, set to the music of Johannes Brahms's Hungarian Dances. Queue the fairy tale.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Bea Benaderet  •  Mel Blanc

Knock Knock (1940)

Andy Panda asks Pop if you can really catch a bird by putting salt on its tail. Pop tells Andy not to bother him only to hear a knocking at the door. The "knocking" is really coming from a woodpecker pecking against their roof. Pop sets out to trap the bird but is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Lantz  •  Alex Lovy
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

Andy Panda asks Pop if you can really catch a bird by putting salt on its tail. Pop tells Andy not to bother him only to hear a knocking at the door. The "knocking" is really coming from a woodpecker pecking against their roof. Pop sets out to trap the bird but is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Lantz  •  Alex Lovy
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall (1942)

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Jones
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  John McLeish  •  Tedd Pierce  •  Sara Berner

Three fun-loving, morally upright brothers from Pimento University save their fiancée from their fiendish archenemy, Dan Backslide, in this spoof of the Rover Boys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chuck Jones
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  John McLeish  •  Tedd Pierce  •  Sara Berner

Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)

Mama Buzzard wants her children to learn to bring back meat for dinner. One buzzardling is shy and has to be kicked out of the nest. He's told to at least bring back a rabbit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Kent Rogers  •  Mel Blanc

Mama Buzzard wants her children to learn to bring back meat for dinner. One buzzardling is shy and has to be kicked out of the nest. He's told to at least bring back a rabbit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Kent Rogers  •  Mel Blanc

Life with Feathers (1945)

A spurned love bird tries to get Sylvester to put him out of his misery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner  •  Dave Barry

A spurned love bird tries to get Sylvester to put him out of his misery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner  •  Dave Barry

Red Hot Riding Hood (1943)

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemperary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Daws Butler  •  June Foray  •  Frank Graham

Tired of always playing the same roles, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother and the Wolf demand a new version of the tale. The story then plays out in a more contemperary urban environment, with Little Red Riding Hood working as a pin-up girl in a night club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Daws Butler  •  June Foray  •  Frank Graham

Peace on Earth (1939)

Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war. This classic animation short was an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Harman
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner  •  Bernice Hansen

Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when he comes in singing "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war. This classic animation short was an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Cartoons nominee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Harman
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner  •  Bernice Hansen

Book Revue (1946)

A secluded bookstore comes to life in madcap, pop culture reference-heavy fashion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Bea Benaderet  •  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

A secluded bookstore comes to life in madcap, pop culture reference-heavy fashion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Bea Benaderet  •  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

Baby Bottleneck (1946)

As the baby boom commences, and with the delivery service overworked, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are placed in charge of a baby preparation factory, where they help the stork keep up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner

As the baby boom commences, and with the delivery service overworked, Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are placed in charge of a baby preparation factory, where they help the stork keep up.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner

The Naked Street (1955)

To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Rosalie’s condemned boyfriend, Nicky Bradna, out of prison. But Regal’s meddling deeds soon backfire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maxwell Shane
CAST:  Farley Granger  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Graves

To make an honest woman of his pregnant sister, Rosalie, callous New York mobster Phil Regal intimidates witnesses and bribes a store clerk to get Rosalie’s condemned boyfriend, Nicky Bradna, out of prison. But Regal’s meddling deeds soon backfire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maxwell Shane
CAST:  Farley Granger  •  Anthony Quinn  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Peter Graves

The Story of Molly X (1949)

Molly's husband Rick was a gang leader somewhere in the middle west. When he's shot, the tough woman moves to S.F. with a couple of the gang to start anew. Disguised as a noble woman, she and her gang rob security transports. But when one day Rob confesses to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  June Havoc  •  John Russell  •  Dorothy Hart  •  Connie Gilchrist

Molly's husband Rick was a gang leader somewhere in the middle west. When he's shot, the tough woman moves to S.F. with a couple of the gang to start anew. Disguised as a noble woman, she and her gang rob security transports. But when one day Rob confesses to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Crane Wilbur
CAST:  June Havoc  •  John Russell  •  Dorothy Hart  •  Connie Gilchrist

Lucky Jordan (1942)

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Helen Walker  •  Sheldon Leonard  •  Mabel Paige

Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Alan Ladd  •  Helen Walker  •  Sheldon Leonard  •  Mabel Paige

Backlash (1947)

In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Jean Rogers  •  Richard Travis  •  Larry J. Blake  •  John Eldredge

In a series of flashbacks, shows that attorney John Morland has given a lift to a hitchhiker who turns out to be a murderer. As a result, Morland himself is implicated in a killing. A pair of detectives discover that Morland has been having business problems and no ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eugene Forde
CAST:  Jean Rogers  •  Richard Travis  •  Larry J. Blake  •  John Eldredge

Spring Reunion (1957)

A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Pirosh
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Betty Hutton  •  Jean Hagen  •  Robert F. Simon

A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Pirosh
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Betty Hutton  •  Jean Hagen  •  Robert F. Simon

Double or Nothing (1940)

In this Broadway Brevities short, a stunt double is hit on the head and imagines himself in a series of movie scenes with doubles for various stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Mack
CAST:  Lee Dixon  •  John Elliott  •  Betty Dietrich  •  Sara Berner

In this Broadway Brevities short, a stunt double is hit on the head and imagines himself in a series of movie scenes with doubles for various stars.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Mack
CAST:  Lee Dixon  •  John Elliott  •  Betty Dietrich  •  Sara Berner

I've Got to Sing a Torch Song (1933)

Blackout gags and music, including the title song originated in the movie musical Gold Diggers of 1933. Hollywood figures caricatured include Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Blondell, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, Mae West, Bert Wheeler and Bob Woolsey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Palmer
CAST:  Sara Berner

Blackout gags and music, including the title song originated in the movie musical Gold Diggers of 1933. Hollywood figures caricatured include Tallulah Bankhead, Joan Blondell, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Guy Kibbee, Zasu Pitts, Mae West, Bert Wheeler and Bob Woolsey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Palmer
CAST:  Sara Berner

Cinderella Meets Fella (1938)

Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets Prince Charming (Egghead).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Bernice Hansen  •  Cliff Nazarro

Cinderella goes to the ball, where she meets Prince Charming (Egghead).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Bernice Hansen  •  Cliff Nazarro
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