Wanda Perry

Wanda Perry was born Helen Beuscher in Brooklyn, New York, on July 24, 1917, and grew up to be a remarkably beautiful young woman. When she was sixteen, she was named "Miss New York City," and was offered a movie contract by showman Earl Carroll. Helen moved to Hollywood with her parents Wanda and Carl Beuscher.

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The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

Thought provokingBrainyBoringClassic

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nunnally Johnson
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  David Wayne  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Edwin Jerome

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nunnally Johnson
CAST:  Joanne Woodward  •  David Wayne  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Edwin Jerome

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

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

EnjoyableFunMusicalLighthearted

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gordon will recognize her--and her talent. Gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt-dishing gossip columnist to notice, but his wisecracking, heart-of-gold secretary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jack Benny  •  Eleanor Powell  •  Robert Taylor  •  Una Merkel

Call Northside 777 (1948)

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Richard Conte  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Helen Walker

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Hathaway
CAST:  James Stewart  •  Richard Conte  •  Lee J. Cobb  •  Helen Walker

Kid Millions (1934)

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has to go to Egypt to claim it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth  •  Willy Pogany
CAST:  Eddie Cantor  •  Ann Sothern  •  Ethel Merman  •  George Murphy

Shadowed (1946)

Fred J. Johnson (Lloyd Corrigan) scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars out of bounds and lands near a spot where some counterfeiters are burying a murder victim. Then begins a series of events in which he is hounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Anita Louise  •  Lloyd Corrigan  •  Michael Duane  •  Mark Roberts

Fred J. Johnson (Lloyd Corrigan) scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars out of bounds and lands near a spot where some counterfeiters are burying a murder victim. Then begins a series of events in which he is hounded ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Anita Louise  •  Lloyd Corrigan  •  Michael Duane  •  Mark Roberts

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Luise Rainer  •  Frank Morgan

Lavish biography of Flo Ziegfeld, the producer who became Broadway's biggest starmaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Z. Leonard
CAST:  William Powell  •  Myrna Loy  •  Luise Rainer  •  Frank Morgan

The Man from Colorado (1948)

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  William Holden  •  Ellen Drew  •  Ray Collins

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  William Holden  •  Ellen Drew  •  Ray Collins

The Snake Pit (1948)

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Olivia de Havilland  •  Mark Stevens  •  Leo Genn  •  Celeste Holm

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Olivia de Havilland  •  Mark Stevens  •  Leo Genn  •  Celeste Holm

Thin Ice (1937)

A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Tyrone Power  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Raymond Walburn

A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lanfield
CAST:  Sonja Henie  •  Tyrone Power  •  Arthur Treacher  •  Raymond Walburn

Whirlpool (1950)

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Gene Tierney  •  Richard Conte  •  José Ferrer  •  Charles Bickford

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Gene Tierney  •  Richard Conte  •  José Ferrer  •  Charles Bickford

Born to Dance (1936)

Ted meets and falls in love with Nora Paige, an aspiring Broadway dancer who tries out for a show starring Lucy James. After Ted rescues Lucy's pet dog during a public relations campaign on his submarine, Lucy falls for him. Ted is ordered to meet Lucy for a date ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  James Stewart  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Una Merkel

Ted meets and falls in love with Nora Paige, an aspiring Broadway dancer who tries out for a show starring Lucy James. After Ted rescues Lucy's pet dog during a public relations campaign on his submarine, Lucy falls for him. Ted is ordered to meet Lucy for a date ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Eleanor Powell  •  James Stewart  •  Virginia Bruce  •  Una Merkel

Bridal Suite (1939)

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Annabella  •  Walter Connolly  •  Billie Burke

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wilhelm Thiele
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Annabella  •  Walter Connolly  •  Billie Burke

A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Richard Lane  •  Frank Sully

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lew Landers
CAST:  Chester Morris  •  Lynn Merrick  •  Richard Lane  •  Frank Sully

And Baby Makes Three (1949)

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Barbara Hale  •  Robert Hutton  •  Janis Carter

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Robert Young  •  Barbara Hale  •  Robert Hutton  •  Janis Carter

Blondie's Big Moment (1947)

Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series. Dagwood has mixed emotions about his wife's theatrical aspirations and eventually he decides to get her to quit. As usual - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abby Berlin
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Marjorie Ann Mutchie

Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in the long-running domestic comedy series. Dagwood has mixed emotions about his wife's theatrical aspirations and eventually he decides to get her to quit. As usual - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Abby Berlin
CAST:  Penny Singleton  •  Arthur Lake  •  Larry Simms  •  Marjorie Ann Mutchie

I Married an Angel (1942)

A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jeanette MacDonald  •  Nelson Eddy  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Binnie Barnes

A playboy drops his many girlfriends when he falls in love with a grounded angel.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.S. Van Dyke  •  Roy Del Ruth
CAST:  Jeanette MacDonald  •  Nelson Eddy  •  Edward Everett Horton  •  Binnie Barnes

Eadie Was a Lady (1945)

In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But trouble starts when her boss (William Wright) decides to build her up as a star. One of the many bread-and-butter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Dreifuss
CAST:  Ann Miller  •  Joe Besser  •  William Wright  •  Jeff Donnell

In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But trouble starts when her boss (William Wright) decides to build her up as a star. One of the many bread-and-butter ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Dreifuss
CAST:  Ann Miller  •  Joe Besser  •  William Wright  •  Jeff Donnell

Rusty Leads the Way (1948)

Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handicap. But with Rusty's help, the girl gains a new lease on life and agrees to adopt a seeing-eye dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Jason
CAST:  Ted Donaldson  •  Sharyn Moffett  •  John Litel  •  Ann Doran

Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life, Penny resists all efforts to cope with her handicap. But with Rusty's help, the girl gains a new lease on life and agrees to adopt a seeing-eye dog.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Jason
CAST:  Ted Donaldson  •  Sharyn Moffett  •  John Litel  •  Ann Doran

Little Miss Broadway (1938)

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Shirley Temple  •  George Murphy  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Phyllis Brooks

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irving Cummings
CAST:  Shirley Temple  •  George Murphy  •  Jimmy Durante  •  Phyllis Brooks
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