Carol Adams

From Wikipedia Carol Adams (March 15, 1918 - April 9, 2012), was an American actress and dancer whose career began as a child in 1923. She appeared in episodes of the film serials Our Gang and Mickey McGuire and at age 18 signed a contract with the film studio 20th Century Fox. Two years later, she was under contract with Paramount Pictures and subsequently Republic Pictures. Her obituary in Variety said that she "appeared in some 50 features." Regarded as one of the foremost tap dance stars in the beginning of the 1940s, Carol Adams was in many Soundies.

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Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Frank Morgan

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Taurog
CAST:  Fred Astaire  •  Eleanor Powell  •  George Murphy  •  Frank Morgan

Jesse James (1939)

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Henry Fonda  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Randolph Scott

After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry King
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Henry Fonda  •  Nancy Kelly  •  Randolph Scott

Kentucky (1938)

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Richard Greene  •  Walter Brennan  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Young lovers Jack and Sally are from families that compete to send horses to the 1938 Kentucky Derby, but during the Civil War, her family sided with the South while his sided with the North--and her Uncle Peter will have nothing to do with Jack's family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Richard Greene  •  Walter Brennan  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Straight, Place and Show (1938)

The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Ethel Merman  •  Richard Arlen  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  George Barbier

The Ritz Brothers go to the race track. They raise training end entrance money in a wrestling match and help a young man train the horse of his fiancée.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Ethel Merman  •  Richard Arlen  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  George Barbier

The Life of the Party (1937)

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Joe Penner  •  Gene Raymond  •  Harry Parke  •  Harriet Nelson

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Joe Penner  •  Gene Raymond  •  Harry Parke  •  Harriet Nelson

Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accomplice is Pop, the clown from the showboat. He leaves the money on the boat and tells his daughter Patsy to bring it to him at a later stop on the river. Gene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Lee  •  Carol Adams

When the showboat hits town, two men use the parade as a distraction to rob the bank. Their accomplice is Pop, the clown from the showboat. He leaves the money on the boat and tells his daughter Patsy to bring it to him at a later stop on the river. Gene's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Gene Autry  •  Smiley Burnette  •  Mary Lee  •  Carol Adams

Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Fred Allen  •  Mary Martin  •  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Capitalizing on the famous radio 'feud' between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen. The two stars play versions of themselves, constantly at each other's throats due to real and imagined slights.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Sandrich
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Fred Allen  •  Mary Martin  •  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

The Three Musketeers (1939)

A parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Gloria Stuart  •  Pauline Moore

A parodic remake of the story of the young Gascon D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Allan Dwan
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Binnie Barnes  •  Gloria Stuart  •  Pauline Moore

Gateway (1938)

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Gregory Ratoff  •  Binnie Barnes

Irish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she resists the amours of another passenger, charges result in her being detained at Ellis Island.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Don Ameche  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Gregory Ratoff  •  Binnie Barnes

Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Tony Martin  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Fred Allen

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Alice Faye  •  Tony Martin  •  Marjorie Weaver  •  Fred Allen

Off to the Races (1937)

The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Jed Prouty  •  Shirley Deane  •  Spring Byington  •  Slim Summerville

The Jones family's uncle George enters his trotting horse in the fair grounds race. The family helps raise the entrance fee and care for the horse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Jed Prouty  •  Shirley Deane  •  Spring Byington  •  Slim Summerville

Behind the News (1940)

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Doris Davenport  •  Frank Albertson  •  Robert Armstrong

As suggested by its title, Behind the News was a "stop the presses!" yarn set in a big-city newsroom. Lloyd Nolan is top-billed as a cynical reporter with a penchant for sticking his neck out too far. Frank Albertson costars as a cub reporter fresh out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Lloyd Nolan  •  Doris Davenport  •  Frank Albertson  •  Robert Armstrong

Dancing on a Dime (1940)

Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Robert Paige  •  Peter Lind Hayes  •  Eddie Quillan  •  Frank Jenks

Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing for a WPA show at the Garrick Theater in New York and are stunned when the government withdraws their funding on the day of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  Robert Paige  •  Peter Lind Hayes  •  Eddie Quillan  •  Frank Jenks

The Gay Vagabond (1941)

Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Morgan
CAST:  Roscoe Karns  •  Ruth Donnelly  •  Ernest Truex  •  Margaret Hamilton

Farce of identical twins and a wife who takes up real estate business.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Morgan
CAST:  Roscoe Karns  •  Ruth Donnelly  •  Ernest Truex  •  Margaret Hamilton

Ice-Capades (1941)

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  James Ellison  •  Jerry Colonna  •  Dorothy Lewis  •  Barbara Jo Allen

Bob Clemens is a cameraman for newsreels. Assigned to shoot the Swiss ice skater Karen Vadja, he arrives too late, so decides to film a woman skating on a different New York rink and pass her off as Karen. The scheme backfires when promoter Larry Herman takes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Santley
CAST:  James Ellison  •  Jerry Colonna  •  Dorothy Lewis  •  Barbara Jo Allen

Love and Hisses (1937)

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Walter Winchell  •  Ben Bernie  •  Simone Simon  •  Bert Lahr

As part of their public feud, Bandleader Bernie pretends a girl singer is no good so columnist Winchell promotes her in his column.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Walter Winchell  •  Ben Bernie  •  Simone Simon  •  Bert Lahr

Champagne Waltz (1937)

n Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Gladys Swarthout  •  Jack Oakie  •  Fritz Leiber

n Vienna, a new jazz club featuring American trumpeter Buzzy Bellew threatens the existence of its neighbor, the Waltz Palace, run by Franz Strauss and featuring his granddaughter, singer Elsa. Smitten by Elsa, Buzzy hides his identity and association with the club ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A. Edward Sutherland
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Gladys Swarthout  •  Jack Oakie  •  Fritz Leiber

New Faces of 1937 (1937)

A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Joe Penner  •  Milton Berle  •  Harry Parke  •  Harriet Nelson

A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leigh Jason
CAST:  Joe Penner  •  Milton Berle  •  Harry Parke  •  Harriet Nelson

Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)

Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Adams  •  Henry Brandon

Roy and Gabby fight bad guys to save the town of Deadwood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Kane
CAST:  Roy Rogers  •  George 'Gabby' Hayes  •  Carol Adams  •  Henry Brandon

Mr. Moto's Last Warning (1939)

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Virginia Field  •  John Carradine

A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Peter Lorre  •  Ricardo Cortez  •  Virginia Field  •  John Carradine
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