Mabel Todd

Actress. Born Mabel Doss, she played in a numerous 1930s B-movie. Best remembered as 'Dot Marshall' in "Hollywood Hotel" and as 'Dora Stanley' in "Mystery of the White Room."

The Talk of the Town (1942)

When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jean Arthur  •  Ronald Colman  •  Edgar Buchanan

When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson and accidental murder. Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley... which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Jean Arthur  •  Ronald Colman  •  Edgar Buchanan

Blues in the Night (1941)

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Betty Field  •  Richard Whorf  •  Lloyd Nolan

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Priscilla Lane  •  Betty Field  •  Richard Whorf  •  Lloyd Nolan

Mystery of the White Room (1939)

A doctor and nurse solve an operating-room murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Garrett
CAST:  Bruce Cabot  •  Helen Mack  •  Joan Woodbury  •  Constance Worth

A doctor and nurse solve an operating-room murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otis Garrett
CAST:  Bruce Cabot  •  Helen Mack  •  Joan Woodbury  •  Constance Worth

Garden of the Moon (1938)

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  John Payne  •  Johnnie Davis

Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Margaret Lindsay  •  John Payne  •  Johnnie Davis

The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Merle Oberon  •  Patsy Kelly  •  Walter Brennan

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  H. C. Potter
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Merle Oberon  •  Patsy Kelly  •  Walter Brennan

The Mysterious Miss X (1939)

After being mistaken for Scotland Yard detectives, two vaudevillians (Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler) try to solve a murder in a Midwestern town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Michael Whalen  •  Lynne Roberts  •  Chick Chandler  •  Mabel Todd

After being mistaken for Scotland Yard detectives, two vaudevillians (Michael Whalen, Chick Chandler) try to solve a murder in a Midwestern town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gus Meins
CAST:  Michael Whalen  •  Lynne Roberts  •  Chick Chandler  •  Mabel Todd

Street of Missing Men (1939)

An ex-con vows vengeance on the newspaper responsible for putting him behind bars, but has a change of heart when another racketeer threatens to bring the paper down..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Charles Bickford  •  Harry Carey  •  Tommy Ryan  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

An ex-con vows vengeance on the newspaper responsible for putting him behind bars, but has a change of heart when another racketeer threatens to bring the paper down..  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Salkow
CAST:  Charles Bickford  •  Harry Carey  •  Tommy Ryan  •  Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

Down Missouri Way (1946)

When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a needed rest, they find themselves caught up in a movie being filmed in the Ozarks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Martha O'Driscoll  •  John Carradine  •  Eddie Dean  •  William Wright

When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a needed rest, they find themselves caught up in a movie being filmed in the Ozarks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Josef Berne
CAST:  Martha O'Driscoll  •  John Carradine  •  Eddie Dean  •  William Wright

The Ghost and the Guest (1943)

Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long, they are besieged by a gang of crooks, searching for a fortune in diamonds. With the help of chauffeur Harmony Jones, the honeymooners attempt to outsmart the villains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Florence Rice  •  Robert Dudley  •  Mabel Todd

Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long, they are besieged by a gang of crooks, searching for a fortune in diamonds. With the help of chauffeur Harmony Jones, the honeymooners attempt to outsmart the villains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Nigh
CAST:  James Dunn  •  Florence Rice  •  Robert Dudley  •  Mabel Todd

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Lola Lane  •  Hugh Herbert

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie's premiere. Her agent discovers struggling actress Virginia Stanton (Rosemary Lane) -- an exact match for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Busby Berkeley
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Lola Lane  •  Hugh Herbert

Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Rudy Vallee  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Allen Jenkins

When the representative of the Paris International Dance Exposition arrives in New York to invite the Academy Ballet of America to compete for monetary prizes, the taxi driver mistakenly brings him to the Club Ballé, a nightclub on the brink of declaring bankruptcy ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ray Enright
CAST:  Rudy Vallee  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Hugh Herbert  •  Allen Jenkins

In Society (1944)

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Marion Hutton  •  Kirby Grant

Two bumbling plumbers are hired by a socialite to fix a leak. A case of mistaken identity gets the pair an invitation to a fancy party and an entree into high society. As expected, things don't go too smoothly  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Marion Hutton  •  Kirby Grant

Varsity Show (1937)

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Ted Healy  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Priscilla Lane

Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadway alumnus and have him direct their show. What they don't know is that this "star's" last three shows were flops.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Keighley
CAST:  Dick Powell  •  Ted Healy  •  Rosemary Lane  •  Priscilla Lane

Over the Goal (1937)

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  June Travis  •  William Hopper  •  Johnnie Davis  •  Gordon Oliver

The Carlton State star quarterback is wrongly thrown in jail, almost guaranteeing a major loss as well as costing the college a donation which would save the school from closing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noel M. Smith
CAST:  June Travis  •  William Hopper  •  Johnnie Davis  •  Gordon Oliver

Katnip Kollege (1938)

At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and has to sit in the dunce chair. Miss Kitty Bright tells him to look her up when he learns how to swing. Finally, listening to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cal Dalton  •  Cal Howard
CAST:  Johnnie Davis  •  Mabel Todd  •  Poley McClintock  •  George MacFarland

At the Katnip Kollege, we see a roomful of cats taking a course in Swingology. Everyone swings except Johnny, who can't cut it and has to sit in the dunce chair. Miss Kitty Bright tells him to look her up when he learns how to swing. Finally, listening to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cal Dalton  •  Cal Howard
CAST:  Johnnie Davis  •  Mabel Todd  •  Poley McClintock  •  George MacFarland

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942)

Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. Figuring that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Hank and Jed try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Jackie Gleason  •  Jack Durant  •  Florence Rice  •  Bruce Bennett

Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. Figuring that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Hank and Jed try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Jackie Gleason  •  Jack Durant  •  Florence Rice  •  Bruce Bennett