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Anne Gwynne is a Actor American born on 10 december 1918 at Waco (USA)

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne
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Birth name Marguerite Gwynne Trice
Nationality USA
Birth 10 december 1918 at Waco (USA)
Death 31 march 2003 (at 84 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American film actress of the 1940s. Known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films, the actress-model was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II.

Biography

Gwynne married Max M. Gilford in 1945. The couple had two children, Gregory and Gwynne, an actress. Gwynne Gilford's children are actress Katherine Pine and actor Chris Pine. Gwynne died March 31, 2003 of a stroke following surgery at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.

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Filmography of Anne Gwynne (38 films)

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Actress

Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
, 1h40
Directed by Robert Scheerer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell, Joe Don Baker, Louise Latham, Charles Aidman, Grayson Hall
Roles Mrs. Gaines
Rating56% 2.802012.802012.802012.802012.80201
The film revolves around Adam Ganes (Douglas), a semantics professor at a California college. He becomes complacent in his life and hears about the death of a relative in Missouri. He drives cross country to attend the funeral and pay his respects, and decides to spend the summer there working as a laborer. He meets Jerri Jo Hopper (Purcell) and falls in love, along the way developing new friendships with the town locals. He then must decide what direction he wants his life to go, whether to stay in Missouri or return to California.
Teenage Monster
Teenage Monster (1958)
, 1h5
Genres Science fiction, Horror, Western
Actors Anne Gwynne, Gloria Castillo, Chuck Courtney
Roles Ruth Cannon
Rating37% 1.88671.88671.88671.88671.8867
The story is set in a town in the American Southwest. Young Charles Cannon (Stephen Parker), after seeing a meteor crash in the desert heads out to investigate it. He becomes exposed to rays from the meteor and ages rapidly. He is now about ten years older, hairy, aggressive, and psychopathic. His mother hides him in the basement to protect him from the law.
Breakdown
Breakdown (1952)
, 1h16
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ann Richards, Anne Gwynne, Sheldon Leonard, Wally Cassell, Richard Benedict, Roy Engel
Roles Candy Allen
Rating60% 3.0482553.0482553.0482553.0482553.048255
Framed for murder, heavyweight boxer Terry Williams (Bishop) is sent to prison, but is released after a few years on good behavior. He becomes a championship contender and then, on the eve of the big fight, finds the man who can prove that he was framed for the crime for which he served time.
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc. (1949)
, 1h3
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Robert Lowery, Anne Gwynne, Edward Brophy, Marcia Mae Jones, Douglas Fowley, Maude Eburne
Roles Jane Jennings
Rating52% 2.6275952.6275952.6275952.6275952.627595
Joe Martin is a fire fighter in Los Angeles who is assigned by his department chief to the Arson Detail. His first assignment is to investigate a suspicious fur store fire that seems to be set by the store owner himself, Thomas Peyson.
Panhandle
Panhandle (1948)
, 1h25
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Anne Gwynne, Blake Edwards, Dick Crockett
Roles June O'Carroll
Rating62% 3.1419853.1419853.1419853.1419853.141985
Depuis qu'il a raccroché ses armes de pistolero, John Sands se consacre à la gestion d'un petit commerce dans un village proche du Mexique. Lorsqu'il fait la connaissance de June O'Carroll, il apprend par celle-ci que son frère a été froidement abattu par un groupe de cow-boys à la solde de Matt Garson, dans la ville de Centennial. Propriétaire du saloon de la ville, Garson contrôle une grande partie de la région et y fait appliquer sa propre loi. Sands décide alors de ressortir son artillerie et de mener l'enquête sur place...
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
, 1h5
Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Boris Karloff, Ralph Byrd, Anne Gwynne, Skelton Knaggs, June Clayworth, Edward Ashley-Cooper
Roles Tess Trueheart
Rating60% 3.046063.046063.046063.046063.04606
Just out of jail, Gruesome goes to the Hangman's Knot saloon, where his old crime crony Melody is now playing piano. Gruesome takes him to a plastics manufacturer, where X-Ray and a mysterious mastermind are in possession of a secret formula and hatching a sinister plot.
Killer Dill
Killer Dill (1947)
, 1h15
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Stuart Erwin, Anne Gwynne, Frank Albertson, Mike Mazurki, Milburn Stone, Dorothy Granger
Roles Judy Parker
Rating54% 2.7215852.7215852.7215852.7215852.721585
Low key lingerie salesman Johnny Dill loses his girlfriend Judy Parker to his longtime friend, the charming lawyer William T. Allen. And when he takes his assistant Millie Gardner to a movie, all she talks about is the manly gangster hero Big Nick Moronie. Discouraged by the fact that every woman seems to want something completely different from what he has to offer, Johnny decides to change his ways and become more of a tough gangster himself to improve his chances. He drops into a bar and plays out his new act in full, succeeding in upsetting the real Big Nick Moronie, who is considered to be "public enemy number 21" on the ranking.
Fear
Fear (1946)
, 1h8
Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Warren William, Peter Cookson, Anne Gwynne, Nestor Paiva, Almira Sessions, Ernie Adams
Roles Eileen Stevens
Rating56% 2.8449452.8449452.8449452.8449452.844945
A broke medical student in desperate need of tuition money sells everything he owns to a dishonest professor. When the student's scholarship is suddenly taken from him, he flies into a rage and kills the professor, whom he feels is responsible for his situation. His life then begins to improve, but as the student grows more reckless, police suspicion continues to grow.
The Glass Alibi
The Glass Alibi (1946)
, 1h8
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Paul Kelly, Douglas Fowley, Anne Gwynne, Maris Wrixon, Selmer Jackson, Cy Kendall
Roles Belle Martin
Rating60% 3.0469153.0469153.0469153.0469153.046915
A reporter marries a dying girl for her money, but she recovers from her illness so he plots her murder.
House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein (1944)
, 1h11
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Cyberpunk films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Boris Karloff, J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Elena Verdugo, Glenn Strange
Roles Rita Hussman
Rating61% 3.097973.097973.097973.097973.09797
The film focuses on the exploits of the vengeful Dr. Gustav Niemann (Boris Karloff), who escapes from prison. He is helped by the hunchback Daniel (J. Carrol Naish), for whom he promises to create a new, beautiful body. The two murder Professor Lampini (George Zucco), a traveling showman, and take over his horror exhibit. To exact revenge on Bürgermeister Hussman (Sig Ruman), who had once caused his imprisonment, Niemann revives Count Dracula (John Carradine). Dracula seduces Hussmann's granddaughter-in-law Rita (Anne Gwynne) and kills Hussmann himself, but in a subsequent chase, Niemann disposes of Dracula's coffin, causing the vampire to perish in sunlight.
Weird Woman
Weird Woman (1944)
, 1h3
Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabeth Risdon, Lois Collier
Roles Paula Clayton Reed
Rating61% 3.0973153.0973153.0973153.0973153.097315
Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries an exotic woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his home town, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Illona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena. Reed must work hard to prove her innocence and find the real culprit behind the strange doings.
Ladies Courageous
Ladies Courageous (1944)
, 1h28
Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Loretta Young, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Diana Barrymore, Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Phillip Terry
Roles Gerry Vail
Rating57% 2.8608952.8608952.8608952.8608952.860895
In World War II, Roberta Harper (Loretta Young) leads the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), made up of 25 women who ferry aircraft across the United States allowing male pilots to be released for combat service. Despite their success, her commanding officer, Colonel Andy Brennan (Richard Fraser) says that her pilots may not be able to handle dangerous missions. Roberta also has to contend with her impetuous sister, Virginia "Virgie" Alford (Geraldine Fitzgerald), and other concerns such as an affair involving Nadine Shannon (Diana Barrymore), one of her pilots. Famous aerobatic pilot Gerry Vail (Anne Gwynne), a member of "The Flying Vails", is afraid that her 100th flight may be her last, a fate that befell her father and brothers during their 100th performance. Roberta assures her that her 100th flight has already taken place.