Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd (born Dorothy Arlene Dodd, December 29, 1911 – November 23, 1973) was an American film actress.

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Footlight Parade (1933)

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Joan Blondell  •  Ruby Keeler  •  Dick Powell

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon  •  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Joan Blondell  •  Ruby Keeler  •  Dick Powell

This Is the Night (1932)

When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Thelma Todd  •  Roland Young  •  Charles Ruggles

When Stephen, the husband of Gerald’s mistress, Claire, discovers a pair of tickets for their planned trip to Venice, Gerald must invent a wife to cover their tracks. He is then forced to hire a woman to play “his wife” when Stephen insists he and Claire accompany ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Tuttle
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Thelma Todd  •  Roland Young  •  Charles Ruggles

The Black Cat (1941)

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Bela Lugosi

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert S. Rogell
CAST:  Basil Rathbone  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Bela Lugosi

The Women Men Marry (1937)

A newsman (George Murphy) with a no-good wife (Claire Dodd) exposes a religious racket with a newswoman (Josephine Hutchinson) who loves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Taggart
CAST:  George Murphy  •  Josephine Hutchinson  •  Claire Dodd  •  Sidney Blackmer

A newsman (George Murphy) with a no-good wife (Claire Dodd) exposes a religious racket with a newswoman (Josephine Hutchinson) who loves him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Errol Taggart
CAST:  George Murphy  •  Josephine Hutchinson  •  Claire Dodd  •  Sidney Blackmer

The Song of a Nation (1936)

This historical featurette dramatizes the events that led to Francis Scott Key writing the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Claire Dodd

This historical featurette dramatizes the events that led to Francis Scott Key writing the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Donald Woods  •  Claire Dodd

Murder by an Aristocrat (1936)

A wealthy family is blackmailed. Murder results. And a nurse at the scene of the crime is determined to figure out who-done-it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Marguerite Churchill  •  Lyle Talbot  •  John Eldredge  •  Claire Dodd

A wealthy family is blackmailed. Murder results. And a nurse at the scene of the crime is determined to figure out who-done-it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank McDonald
CAST:  Marguerite Churchill  •  Lyle Talbot  •  John Eldredge  •  Claire Dodd

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

A fugitive doctor (Lionel Atwill) tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Lionel Atwill  •  Una Merkel  •  Nat Pendleton  •  Anne Nagel

A fugitive doctor (Lionel Atwill) tries to raise the dead for South Sea Islanders.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Lionel Atwill  •  Una Merkel  •  Nat Pendleton  •  Anne Nagel

Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Eddie Collins

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. Bruce Humberstone
CAST:  Sidney Toler  •  Phyllis Brooks  •  Victor Sen Yung  •  Eddie Collins

My Woman (1933)

A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Wallace Ford  •  Victor Jory  •  Claire Dodd

A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Victor Schertzinger
CAST:  Helen Twelvetrees  •  Wallace Ford  •  Victor Jory  •  Claire Dodd

Crooner (1932)

Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  David Manners  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Ken Murray  •  J. Carrol Naish

Fame goes to a priggish singer's head and almost costs him his girlfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  David Manners  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Ken Murray  •  J. Carrol Naish

Babbitt (1934)

Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Aline MacMahon  •  Guy Kibbee  •  Claire Dodd  •  Maxine Doyle

Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Aline MacMahon  •  Guy Kibbee  •  Claire Dodd  •  Maxine Doyle

I Sell Anything (1934)

Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Claire Dodd  •  Roscoe Karns

Auctioneer Spot Cash Cutler is planning the scam of a lifetime, but will he get burned?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Claire Dodd  •  Roscoe Karns

Journal of a Crime (1934)

A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Ruth Chatterton  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Claire Dodd  •  Douglass Dumbrille

A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Ruth Chatterton  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Claire Dodd  •  Douglass Dumbrille

Massacre (1934)

Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his people are dying of various diseases and are being systematically cheated of their possessions and basic rights by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Dudley Digges  •  Claire Dodd

Upon the death of his father, who was the tribal chieftain, Joe Thunder Horse returns to the reservation of his youth, only to discover that his people are dying of various diseases and are being systematically cheated of their possessions and basic rights by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Richard Barthelmess  •  Ann Dvorak  •  Dudley Digges  •  Claire Dodd

Smarty (1934)

Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attorney Vernon Thorpe secures a divorce for her, and Vicki and Vernon are soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Warren William  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Frank McHugh

Vicki Wallace takes great pleasure in teasing her husband Tony who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. Vicki's friend and attorney Vernon Thorpe secures a divorce for her, and Vicki and Vernon are soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Warren William  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Frank McHugh

The Goose and the Gander (1935)

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  George Brent  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  John Eldredge

When Georgiana Summers learns that the woman who stole and married her husband is planning a romantic tryst with a new love, she hatches a giddy plot to expose the rendezvous and pay her back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred E. Green
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  George Brent  •  Genevieve Tobin  •  John Eldredge

The Payoff (1935)

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Claire Dodd  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Alan Dinehart

An honest sports columnist's greedy wife persuades him to go easy on a cheat, famous for crooked sports deals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Claire Dodd  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Alan Dinehart

The Singing Kid (1936)

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Al Jolson  •  Sybil Jason  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Edward Everett Horton

Neurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While recuperating in the country, he falls in love with farm girl Ruth Haines, the pretty aunt of precocious little Sybil Haines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Al Jolson  •  Sybil Jason  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Edward Everett Horton

Romance in the Dark (1938)

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gladys Swarthout  •  John Boles  •  John Barrymore  •  Claire Dodd

A baritone aids a young servant in making her dream of singing professionally come true.  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gladys Swarthout  •  John Boles  •  John Barrymore  •  Claire Dodd

The Personality Kid (1934)

An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Claire Dodd  •  Robert Gleckler

An arrogant boxer (Pat O'Brien) discovers his wife (Glenda Farrell) had a hand in his success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Crosland
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Glenda Farrell  •  Claire Dodd  •  Robert Gleckler
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