Birthday:
12-12-1909
Deathday:
03-08-2003 (93 years)
Birthplace:
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Biography
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Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown when he was looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933) and Dinner at Eight (1933).
In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life. Her first film after leaving MGM was Our Daily Bread (1934) directed by King Vidor. She continued to work as a freelance performer, and appeared in Michael Curtiz's Black Fury, and The Littlest Rebel with Shirley Temple. Without the support of a studio, her roles became less frequent, however she played a supporting role in Pride and Prejudice (1940).
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Karen Morley (December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.After working at the Pasadena Playhouse, she came to the attention of the director Clarence Brown when he was looking for an actress to stand-in for Greta Garbo in screen tests. This led to a contract with MGM and roles in such films as Mata Hari (1931), Scarface (1932), The Phantom of Crestwood (1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Arsene Lupin (1933) and Dinner at Eight (1933).
In 1934, Morley left MGM after arguments about her roles and her private life. Her first film after leaving MGM was Our Daily Bread (1934) directed by King Vidor. She continued to work as a freelance performer, and appeared in Michael Curtiz's Black Fury, and The Littlest Rebel with Shirley Temple. Without the support of a studio, her roles became less frequent, however she played a supporting role in Pride and Prejudice (1940).
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Scarface
Act like Poppy
event1932 star_border 7.4
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In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Act like Sheila Barton
event1932 star_border 5.5
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The villainous Dr. Fu Manchu races against a team of Englishmen to find the tomb of Ghengis Khan, because he wants to use the relics to cause an uprising in the East to wipe out the white race.
The Phantom of Crestwood
Act like Jenny Wren
event1932 star_border 6
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Five men have to prove their innocence when a blackmailer is murdered.
The Thirteenth Hour
Act like Eileen Blair
event1947 star_border 5.8
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In this drama, a trucker's business is nearly destroyed after he is wrongfully accused of killing a policeman with whom he recently quarreled.
Framed
Act like Beth
event1947 star_border 6.4
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Truck driver Mike Lambert is a down-and-out mining engineer searching for a job. When his rig breaks down in a small town, he happens upon a venomous seductress. When her boyfriend robs a bank, they intend to frame Lambert.
Jealousy
Act like Dr. Monica Anderson
event1945 star_border 5.4
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A female cabbie is suspected of killing her drunken husband.
Beloved Enemy
Act like Cathleen O'Brien
event1936 star_border 6.1
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In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks. As wanted Irish rebel leader Dennis Riordan is not recognized in public, he is able to move about freely and saves the Athleighs from an assassination attempt by a radical faction. Dennis and Helen meet again and, unaware of his position, Helen falls in love with him. Later when Dennis admits his identity, Helen must make a fateful decision.
The Littlest Rebel
Act like Mrs. Cary
event1935 star_border 6.3
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Virgie Cary's father, a rebel officer, sneaks back to his rundown plantation to see his dying wife and is arrested. A Yankee officer takes pity and sets up an escape. Everyone is captured and the officers are to be executed. Virgie and Uncle Billy beg President Lincoln to intercede.
The Unknown
Act like Rachel Martin
event1946 star_border 5.6
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"The Unknown" was the final entry in Columbia’s I Love A Mystery series. A woman hires two detectives to keep her alive long enough to claim her inheritance.
Black Fury
Act like Anna Novak
event1935 star_border 6.4
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A simple Pennsylvania coal miner is drawn into the violent conflict between union workers and management.
Gabriel Over the White House
Act like Pendola Molloy
event1933 star_border 7.1
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A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.
The Cuban Love Song
Act like Crystal
event1931 star_border 4.3
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A guilt-ridden U.S. Marine returns to Cuba to try to find the woman he promised to marry.
Our Daily Bread
Act like Mary Sims
event1934 star_border 6.8
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John and Mary Sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. Driven by bravery (and sheer desperation) they flee to the country and, with the help of other workers, set up a farming community - a socialist mini-society. The newborn community suffers many hardships - drought, vicious raccoons and the long arm of the law - but ultimately pull together to reach a bread-based Utopia.
Flesh
Act like Laura
event1932 star_border 5.6
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Gifted German wrestler Polokai falls in love with ex-con Laura, who persuades him to emigrate to America and gets him involved with crooked promoters.
Never the Twain Shall Meet
Act like Maisie
event1931 star_border 4
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Dan works for Pritchard and Pritchard out of San Francisco and is in love with Maisie, referred to as "the icebox" by his news reporter friend. As one of his ships returns to San Francisco, Dan learns that the Captain has contracted Leprosy and asks Dan to be the guardian of his South Sea island daughter Tamea. Dan soon learns that Tamea wants him and will do nothing without a kiss. But Tamea soon learns that she is different than Dan and Maisie and that makes her angry. Dan decides to go and live on the island with Tamea, but soon finds out that Paradise is not everything that he thought it was.
Downstairs
Act like Karl's New Employer (uncredited)
event1932 star_border 6.9
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In the Austrian manor of Baron and Baroness von Burgen, the relationship between the upstairs aristocracy and the downstairs staff is quite positive. The servants seem to enjoy their time together, and some even fall in love, as head butler Albert and maid Anna have done. But when lecherous new chauffeur Karl Schneider enters the house, affairs and blackmail follow, and the harmony of the home is slowly destroyed.
Arsène Lupin
Act like Sonia
event1932 star_border 6.9
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A charming and very daring thief known as Arsene Lupin is terrorizing the wealthy of Paris, he even goes so far as to threaten the Mona Lisa. But the police, led by the great Guerchard, think they know Arsene Lupin's identity, and they have a secret weapon to catch him.
Are You Listening?
Act like Alice Grimes
event1932 star_border 5
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WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial interludes that keep consumers buying and sponsors smiling. But one sponsor, a producer of plumbing supplies, isn’t happy. So WBLA scriptwriter Bill Grimes is bounced from his job, setting in motion this movie’s turn from comedic to darkly tragic. William Haines, two years removed from being Tinseltown’s top male star, plays Grimes in a melodrama noted for its glimpses of live radio production and for a Depression-era ethos that includes peroxide cuties eager to land a job, a sugar daddy or both.
The Healer
Act like Evelyn Allen
event1935 star_border 5.7
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A young doctor running a health farm for polio victims is dazzled by a pretty and wealthy society girl, to the detriment of his patients and the woman who really loves him.
Politics
Act like Myrtle Burns
event1931 star_border 6.3
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A widow's decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.
Straight Is the Way
Act like Bertha
event1934 star_border 5.5
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Just out of prison, Benny Horowitz tries to go straight. Things are complicated by his former girlfriend and his former gangster buddies.
Wednesday's Child
Act like Kathryn Phillips
event1934 star_border 3
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A 10-year-old's happy life is shattered when his parents are divorced.
The Crime Doctor
Act like Andra
event1934 star_border 3.5
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When he finds out that his wife is having an affair, a criminologist commits the perfect murder--and pins the crime on his wife's boyfriend so well that the man is convicted of the murder.
$10 Raise
Act like Emily Converse
event1935 star_border 8
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A timid, overworked and underpaid bookkeeper needs a $10 raise to marry his sweetheart...
On Such a Night
Act like Gail Stanley
event1937
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When her husband is accused of murder, an actress tries to prove his innocence.
The Last Train from Madrid
Act like Baroness Helene Rafitte
event1937 star_border 4.6
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The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.
The Washington Masquerade
Act like Consuela Fairbanks
event1932 star_border 6.5
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An honest, talented and well respected attorney defeats a corrupt incumbent U.S. Senator. After a very good start he has to face the subtle temptations and innocent looking traps of Washington.
M
Act like Mrs. Coster
event1951 star_border 6.3
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Remake of the 1931 Fritz Lang original. In the city, someone is murdering children. The Police search is so intense, it is disturbing the 'normal' criminals, and the local hoods decide to help find the murderer as quickly as possible.
Laughing Sinners
Act like Estelle
event1931 star_border 5.4
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Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.
Complicated Women
Act like Self - Interviewee
event2003 star_border 6.7
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Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
Dinner at Eight
Act like Lucy Talbot
event1933 star_border 6.7
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An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
Kentucky
Act like Mrs. Goodwin - 1861
event1938 star_border 5.7
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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.
The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Act like Alice
event1931 star_border 5.9
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Out of jail for a crime she did not commit, Madelon turns to prostitution and thievery to send her illegitimate son to medical school.
Pride and Prejudice
Act like Mrs. Collins
event1940 star_border 6.9
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Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.
Devil's Squadron
Act like Martha Dawson
event1936 star_border 6
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In this action film, a courageous test pilot works with experimental aircraft for the US Armed Forces. When an important airplane manufacturer dies, his daughter is left to run the company. The company seems to be producing dangerous prototypes, so the woman decides to close the company.
Born to the Saddle
Act like Kate Daggett
event1953 star_border 5
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A naïve, recently-orphaned young man discovers he's being used as a pawn in a crooked gambler's plan to rig a July 4 horserace. Western.
Daybreak
Act like Emily Kessner
event1931 star_border 4
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An Austrian soldier must choose between a wealthy fiancee and a new girl who takes his fancy.
Thunder in the Night
Act like Countess Madalaine
event1935 star_border 5.5
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Officer Karl Torok's best friend, Count Alvinczy, is elected president of the Hungarian cabinet. Meanwhile, Alvinczy's wife, Madalaine, receives a message from a blackmailer, threatening her husband. When the blackmailer winds up dead, Madalaine appears to be the most likely suspect. Torok, however, knows the case is more complicated than it seems and dedicates himself to revealing the truth behind the mystery.
High Stakes
Act like Anne Cornwall
event1931 star_border 1
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High Stakes is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy drama produced and released by RKO Pictures. The picture was directed by Lowell Sherman who also stars and marks the last starring screen appearance of silent screen diva Mae Murray. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play that starred Sherman playing the same role he plays in this film.
The Girl from Scotland Yard
Act like Linda Beech
event1937 star_border 5
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A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
Man About Town
Act like Helena
event1932
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In a plan to trap potential enemy spies in Washington, an American secret agent sets up a gambling house. He soon finds himself in a rivalry with his old friend the British ambassador over a beautiful Hungarian woman, and it leads to espionage, blackmail and murder.
Strangers May Kiss
Act like Dining Companion
event1931 star_border 5.1
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After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casual romance with journalist Alan. Against the advice of her happily married aunt Celia -- who encourages her to demand a serious commitment -- Lisbeth continues to see Alan, even after she hears he may have a wife in France. When Alan's work sends him abroad, a lovesick Lisbeth struggles to understand her feelings.
Inspiration
Act like Liane Latour
event1931 star_border 6.1
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The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone, Marjorie Rambeau and Judith Vosselli. It is a romantic melodrama, portraying a Parisian belle with a past returning to haunt her. The film is the only one where Montgomery played opposite Garbo.
Mata Hari
Act like Carlotta
event1931 star_border 6.2
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A semi-fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari, an exotic dancer who was accused of spying for Germany during World War I.
Outcast
Act like Margaret Stevens
event1937
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A physician in a small town suddenly finds himself the object of vilification and persecution when one of his patients commits suicide.
The Big Parade of Comedy
Act like Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
event1964 star_border 6.3
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Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
Kung Fu
(1 ep.)
event1972 star_border 7.6
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The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in Kung Fu.
Kojak
Act like Mrs. Webber (1 ep.)
event1973 star_border 7
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A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
Police Woman
(1 ep.)
event1974 star_border 6.2
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Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
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