Claire Dodd

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

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Working Girls (1931)

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Judith Wood  •  Dorothy Hall  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Paul Lukas

Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June, move into the Rolf House for Homeless Girls in New York. With June's help, Mae obtains a job as a stenographer for the scientist Joseph von Schraeder, while June ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dorothy Arzner
CAST:  Judith Wood  •  Dorothy Hall  •  Charles "Buddy" Rogers  •  Paul Lukas

The Daring Young Man (1942)

Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  William Wright  •  Claire Dodd

Jonathan Peckinpaw feels he's failed in his patriotic duty when he's rejected by the army, but he sees a chance to redeem himself by exposing a secret ring of Nazi spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank R. Strayer
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Marguerite Chapman  •  William Wright  •  Claire Dodd

Two Against the World (1936)

Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Linda Perry  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Searching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program manager to air a serial based on a past murder, tormenting a woman involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William C. McGann
CAST:  Humphrey Bogart  •  Beverly Roberts  •  Linda Perry  •  Carlyle Moore Jr.

Under Eighteen (1931)

Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take. Determined to help her family out of its financial bind, she is ready to do both after she shows up at the penthouse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Marian Marsh  •  Anita Page  •  Regis Toomey  •  Warren William

Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the Depression: Those you make and those you take. Determined to help her family out of its financial bind, she is ready to do both after she shows up at the penthouse ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Archie Mayo
CAST:  Marian Marsh  •  Anita Page  •  Regis Toomey  •  Warren William

Secret of the Chateau (1934)

Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Claire Dodd  •  Alice White  •  Osgood Perkins  •  Jack La Rue

Murder results when a group of houseguests converge on a chateau, each plotting to steal a valuable Gutenberg Bible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Claire Dodd  •  Alice White  •  Osgood Perkins  •  Jack La Rue

Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Guy Kibbee  •  William Gargan

Owen, a small time bookie, decides to open an insurance business as it involves lesser risk. His first client is Colonel Youngblood who insures his daughter, Marilyn, against marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Florey
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Guy Kibbee  •  William Gargan

Woman Doctor (1939)

Woman Doctor is a 1939 American drama film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Frieda Inescort  •  Henry Wilcoxon  •  Claire Dodd  •  Sybil Jason

Woman Doctor is a 1939 American drama film  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Frieda Inescort  •  Henry Wilcoxon  •  Claire Dodd  •  Sybil Jason

Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Fay Wray  •  Gene Raymond  •  Claire Dodd  •  Claude Gillingwater

Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Fay Wray  •  Gene Raymond  •  Claire Dodd  •  Claude Gillingwater

Slightly Honorable (1939)

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Edward Arnold  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Ruth Terry

A lawyer is framed for the murder of a young party girl and tries to clear his name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Edward Arnold  •  Broderick Crawford  •  Ruth Terry

An American Tragedy (1931)

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef von Sternberg
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Frances Dee  •  Irving Pichel

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef von Sternberg
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Frances Dee  •  Irving Pichel

Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying, so she marries a classmate she doesn't love. Soon, however, her lover returns, and she finds herself in a dilemma as to who to choose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Burton  •  Dudley Murphy
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Norman Foster  •  Claudia Dell

A young college student gets pregnant by the man she loves, but circumstances prevent their marrying, so she marries a classmate she doesn't love. Soon, however, her lover returns, and she finds herself in a dilemma as to who to choose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Burton  •  Dudley Murphy
CAST:  Phillips Holmes  •  Sylvia Sidney  •  Norman Foster  •  Claudia Dell

Man Wanted (1932)

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  David Manners  •  Una Merkel  •  Andy Devine

A female editor of a magazine falls in love with her male secretary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  David Manners  •  Una Merkel  •  Andy Devine

Navy Born (1936)

A naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy, the son of his late best friends. Despite the resistance of the lad's surviving relatives, who worry that growing in the Navy will be hard on the boy, the officer loves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nate Watt
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Claire Dodd  •  Douglas Fowley  •  George Irving

A naval officer gets more than he bargained for when he adopts a recently orphaned young boy, the son of his late best friends. Despite the resistance of the lad's surviving relatives, who worry that growing in the Navy will be hard on the boy, the officer loves ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nate Watt
CAST:  William Gargan  •  Claire Dodd  •  Douglas Fowley  •  George Irving

Elmer, the Great (1933)

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Frank McHugh  •  Claire Dodd

Elmer does not want to leave Gentryville, because Nellie is the one that he loves. Even when Mr. Wade of the Chicago Cubs comes to get him, it is only because Nellie spurns him that he goes. As always, Elmer is the king of batters and he wins game after game. When ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Joe E. Brown  •  Patricia Ellis  •  Frank McHugh  •  Claire Dodd

Fast Company (1938)

Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Melvyn Douglas  •  Florence Rice  •  Claire Dodd  •  Shepperd Strudwick

Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edward Buzzell
CAST:  Melvyn Douglas  •  Florence Rice  •  Claire Dodd  •  Shepperd Strudwick

If I Had My Way (1940)

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Gloria Jean  •  Charles Winninger  •  Nana Bryant

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Gloria Jean  •  Charles Winninger  •  Nana Bryant

Girls About Town (1931)

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhattan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Joel McCrea  •  Lilyan Tashman  •  Eugene Pallette

A dynamic duo in silk and ermine entertain hick businessmen looking for a good time while in Manhattan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Cukor
CAST:  Kay Francis  •  Joel McCrea  •  Lilyan Tashman  •  Eugene Pallette

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Errol Flynn  •  Margaret Lindsay

After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four years, is alive and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Errol Flynn  •  Margaret Lindsay

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Wini Shaw  •  Bill Elliott

Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Clemens
CAST:  Warren William  •  Claire Dodd  •  Wini Shaw  •  Bill Elliott

Blondie Johnson (1933)

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Chester Morris  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Earle Foxe

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Joan Blondell  •  Chester Morris  •  Allen Jenkins  •  Earle Foxe
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