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Ann Hovey is a Actor American born on 29 august 1911 at Mount Vernon (USA)
Ann Hovey (August 29, 1911 – August 25, 2007) was an American chorus girl and minor film actress of the 1930s, primarily in B-movies.
Born Ann Jacques Hovey in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Hovey was born into a wealthy and prominent family. A descendant of Alvin Peterson Hovey, a Union Army officer during the Civil War and the governor of Indiana from 1888 to 1891, Hovey's mother had been a part of the San Francisco high society scene until marrying Hovey's father, a prominent banker. At the age of seven, Hovey was involved in an automobile accident which caused temporary loss of sight in her left eye. Eventually the injury healed and her sight in the eye returned. She attended "Indiana High School", and after graduation she pursued a career as a chorus girl.
On a minor contract with Warner Bros., Hovey began appearing in films in 1933, her first being 42nd Street starring Ginger Rogers and Warner Baxter, which would be Ginger Rogers' breakthrough movie. Hovey's first credited role was in the 1933 film Private Detective, starring William Powell. She appeared in six films that year, two of which were credited. In 1934 she appeared in three films, one of which was credited, but was selected as one of thirteen girls to be "WAMPAS Baby Stars", the last year that "WAMPAS" made those selections.
In 1935 Hovey appeared in only one film, Circus Shadows, but was still receiving attention due to her "WAMPAS Baby Star" title. Dark haired and pretty, Hovey eventually caught the attention of studios after appearing in several films as a chorus girl and in minor acting roles, and in 1936 she signed a contract with RKO. That year she appeared in only one film, but it would be her most memorable, placing her in a supporting role to cowboy film star Tom Keene and Joan Barclay in the western The Glory Trail. She would have roles in five films in 1937, three of which were credited; then, in 1938 she would have a minor role in Flirting with Fate, which would be her last. That year she married William Crowell of the Crowell Publishing Company, and retired from acting. She and Crowell later divorced, and she married Robert Husey, a press agent, to whom she would remain married until his death. During the mid-1990s, when informed that she was being sought after by fans of her films, Hovey commented, "I'm surprised. I never thought I was any good." She and Husey had moved to Arizona, where she was residing at the time of her death, only four days shy of her 96th birthday, on August 25, 2007.
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Nationality USA
Birth 29 august 1911 at Mount Vernon (USA)
Death 25 august 2007 (at 95 years) at Arizona (USA)
Birth 29 august 1911 at Mount Vernon (USA)
Death 25 august 2007 (at 95 years) at Arizona (USA)
Born Ann Jacques Hovey in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Hovey was born into a wealthy and prominent family. A descendant of Alvin Peterson Hovey, a Union Army officer during the Civil War and the governor of Indiana from 1888 to 1891, Hovey's mother had been a part of the San Francisco high society scene until marrying Hovey's father, a prominent banker. At the age of seven, Hovey was involved in an automobile accident which caused temporary loss of sight in her left eye. Eventually the injury healed and her sight in the eye returned. She attended "Indiana High School", and after graduation she pursued a career as a chorus girl.
On a minor contract with Warner Bros., Hovey began appearing in films in 1933, her first being 42nd Street starring Ginger Rogers and Warner Baxter, which would be Ginger Rogers' breakthrough movie. Hovey's first credited role was in the 1933 film Private Detective, starring William Powell. She appeared in six films that year, two of which were credited. In 1934 she appeared in three films, one of which was credited, but was selected as one of thirteen girls to be "WAMPAS Baby Stars", the last year that "WAMPAS" made those selections.
In 1935 Hovey appeared in only one film, Circus Shadows, but was still receiving attention due to her "WAMPAS Baby Star" title. Dark haired and pretty, Hovey eventually caught the attention of studios after appearing in several films as a chorus girl and in minor acting roles, and in 1936 she signed a contract with RKO. That year she appeared in only one film, but it would be her most memorable, placing her in a supporting role to cowboy film star Tom Keene and Joan Barclay in the western The Glory Trail. She would have roles in five films in 1937, three of which were credited; then, in 1938 she would have a minor role in Flirting with Fate, which would be her last. That year she married William Crowell of the Crowell Publishing Company, and retired from acting. She and Crowell later divorced, and she married Robert Husey, a press agent, to whom she would remain married until his death. During the mid-1990s, when informed that she was being sought after by fans of her films, Hovey commented, "I'm surprised. I never thought I was any good." She and Husey had moved to Arizona, where she was residing at the time of her death, only four days shy of her 96th birthday, on August 25, 2007.
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Flirting with Fate (1938)
, 1h9Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Actors Joe E. Brown, Leo Carrillo, Beverly Roberts, Wynne Gibson, Steffi Duna, Charles Judels
Roles Ida
Rating57%
Annapolis Salute (1937)
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Harry Carey, James Ellison, Van Heflin, Arthur Lake, Marsha Hunt, Ann Hovey
Roles Bunny Oliver
Rating58%
On Again—Off Again (1937)
, 1h8Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Marjorie Lord, Esther Muir, Paul Harvey, Russell Hicks
Roles Cheerleader
Rating58%
William Hobbs and Claude Horton are the owners of the drug manufacturing company "Horton and Hobbs' Pink Pills". Although the two couldn't have possibly started the business without each other, they continuously bicker over everything. Eventually, the duo talk their lawyer, George Dilwig, into coming up with a way to split the team up. Annoyed by Horton and Hobbs constantly bothering him, Dilwig sarcastically suggests the two get into a wrestling match. The winner gains full ownership of the company, while the loser becomes the winner's butler for one year.
Super-Sleuth (1937)
, 1h15Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Oakie, Ann Sothern, Eduardo Ciannelli, Edgar Kennedy, Joan Woodbury, Willie Best
Roles Script Girl
Rating57%
A movie detective believes he actually has the skills to solve a real life case. Bill Martin's boasts irritate the real detectives of the Los Angeles police, as well as studio publicist Mary Strand, who loves Bill but doesn't appreciate the actor's arrogance.
Behind The Headlines (1937)
, 1hDirected by Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Lee Tracy, Diana Gibson, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), Donald Meek, Tom Kennedy, Frank M. Thomas
Rating59%
Eddie Haines is a radio reporter, who is known for his on-the-scene reporting. This is made possible through his use of a buttonhole microphone on his lapel. His associate, Tiny, transmits Haines' reports via a wireless set in his car. Haines is romantically involved with a newspaper reporter, Mary Bradley, who he constantly scoops. Frustrated with continually getting beaten to the punch on the news, Mary decides to eavesdrop on Haines in order to turn the tables on him.
Danger Patrol (1937)
, 1hDirected by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Sally Eilers, John Beal, Harry Carey, Lee Patrick, Frank M. Thomas, Edward Gargan
Roles Mrs. Ada Sanders
Rating54%
Journal of a Crime (1934)
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays
Actors Ruth Chatterton, Adolphe Menjou, Claire Dodd, George Barbier, Frank Reicher, Douglass Dumbrille
Roles Chorus Girl Smoking Cigarette (uncredited)
Rating59%
Francoise is a jealous wife who spies on her playwright husband, Paul, one evening after a play and overhears him and his lover Odette, the star of the show, quarreling in the street about him leaving his wife. He protests because he does not want to hurt his wife. Paul comes home at 3am and finds that Francoise has waited up for him. Unbeknownst to him, she is distressed at the news and pretends that she knows nothing of the affair. She attempts to seduce him but fails. The more he tries to tell her that he's leaving her, she become increasingly agitated, speaking more rapidly as she backs out the door and leaves him alone in the bedroom.
Easy to Love (1934)
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Genevieve Tobin, Adolphe Menjou, Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton, Patricia Ellis, Guy Kibbee
Roles Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Rating64%
When a woman finds out her husband is having an affair, she sets out to get even.
42nd Street (1933)
, 1h29Directed by Busby Berkeley, Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Warner Baxter, Bebe Daniels, Ruby Keeler, George Brent, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers
Rating72%
It is 1932, the depth of the Depression, and noted Broadway producers Jones (Robert McWade) and Barry (Ned Sparks) are putting on Pretty Lady, a musical starring Dorothy Brock (Bebe Daniels). She is involved with wealthy Abner Dillon (Guy Kibbee), the show's "angel" (financial backer), but while she is busy keeping him both hooked and at arm's length, she is secretly seeing her old vaudeville partner, out-of-work Pat Denning (George Brent).
Private Detective 62 (1933)
, 1h6Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Hohl, Natalie Moorhead
Roles Rose (Uncredited)
Rating66%
In France, United States State Department employee Donald Free (William Powell) is caught trying to steal French state papers. Free is released from his job and is deported. Back in the US, Free has a hard time finding another job due to the Great Depression. Free convinces Dan Hogan (Arthur Hohl), the crooked and incompentent owner of the Peerless Detective Agency to partner with him. Without Free's knowledge, Hogan becomes financed with gangster Tony Bandor (Gordon Westcott) and business booms.
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
, 1h8Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Frankie Darro, Rochelle Hudson, Dorothy Wellman, Sterling Holloway, Arthur Hohl, Ann Hovey
Roles Lola
Rating74%
Tommy Gordon (Edwin Phillips) tells his friend Eddie Smith (Frankie Darro) that he is going to drop out of high school to look for work to help support his struggling family. Eddie offers to speak to his father (Grant Mitchell) about getting him a job, only discover that his father has himself just lost his own. Eddie sells his beloved car and gives the money to his father, but when his father remains unemployed, the bills keep piling up, and the family is threatened with eviction. Eddie and Tommy decide to leave home to ease the burden on their families.
Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
, 1h12Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Kay Francis, Lyle Talbot, Glenda Farrell, Thelma Todd, Harold Huber, Una O'Connor
Roles Andrews' Receptionist Miss Logan (uncredited)
Rating64%
Mary Stevens (Kay Francis) et son ami d'enfance Don Andrews (Lyle Talbot) décrochent leur diplôme de médecin et décident d'ouvrir leurs cabinets médicaux respectifs dans le même immeuble.