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Ethel Wales is a Actor American born on 4 april 1878 at Passaic (USA)
Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 - February 15, 1952) was an American actress, who appeared in 130 films during her 30-year career. She was the first wife of Wellington E. Wales (1886–1954), Mary Pickford's business manager during the height of her popularity.
The couple had one son, Wellington Charles Wales (1918–1966), an editorial writer for the New York Times who died of a heart attack shortly after his 19-year-old son Samuel was killed in a train mishap. Ethel's second husband was actor Hal Taliaferro.
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Ethel Wales
Nationality USA
Birth 4 april 1878 at Passaic (USA)
Death 15 february 1952 (at 73 years) at Hollywood (USA)
Birth 4 april 1878 at Passaic (USA)
Death 15 february 1952 (at 73 years) at Hollywood (USA)
The couple had one son, Wellington Charles Wales (1918–1966), an editorial writer for the New York Times who died of a heart attack shortly after his 19-year-old son Samuel was killed in a train mishap. Ethel's second husband was actor Hal Taliaferro.
Biography
Ethel Wales commence sa carrière en 1920 par le film Midsummer Madness, où elle interprète le rôle de Mrs. Hicks. Suivront plus d'une centaine de film, Fancy Pants en 1950 étant le dernier.Usually with
Filmography of Ethel Wales (76 films)
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Lumberjack (1944)
, 1h5Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Andy Clyde, Douglass Dumbrille, Ellen Hall, Francis McDonald, Ethel Wales
Roles Abbey Peters
Rating65%
Border Vigilantes (1941)
, 1h3Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Andy Clyde, Frances Gifford, Victor Jory, Ethel Wales
Roles Aunt Jenifer
Rating64%
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd), California Carlson (Andy Clyde) and Lucky Jenkins (Russell Hayden) ride into a town bedevilled by outlaw raids, despite the existence of a local vigilante committee. Sensing that something's wrong with this set-up, Hoppy does a bit of digging and discovers that the outlaw chieftan is actually the head of the vigilantes.
Young Bill Hickok (1940)
, 59minutesDirected by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Monte Blue, Julie Bishop, John Miljan, Sally Payne
Roles Mrs. Stout
Rating57%
An agent of an unspecified foreign power (John Miljan) plots to take over California during the confusion of the American Civil War. He uses Morrell and his Overland Raiders to prevent news from reaching the east. The Raiders rustle the stagecoach and Pony Express horses from the various relay stations to cut all lines of communication to and from the east. Bill Hickok is sent out to one of the relay stations in hopes that he would be able to keep the ponies from the raiders. Calamity and Gabby, horse traders for the relay stations, ride up with their Indian helpers just as Bill finishes off the last few Raiders that had attacked his post. Bill has been severely hurt so Calamity and Gabby stick around for a while.
Dark Command (1940)
, 1h32Directed by Yakima Canutt, Joseph Kane, Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Claire Trevor, John Wayne, Walter Pidgeon, Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Porter Hall
Roles Townswoman
Rating66%
Mary McCloud (Claire Trevor) marries a seemingly peaceful Kansas schoolteacher William Cantrell (Walter Pidgeon), before finding out that he harbors a dark secret. He is actually an outlaw leader who attacks both sides in the Civil War for his own profit. After capturing a wagon loaded with Confederate uniforms, he decides to pass himself off as a Confederate officer. Her naive, idealistic brother Fletcher (Roy Rogers) joins what he believes is a Rebel guerrilla force. Meanwhile, Cantrell's stern, but loving mother (Marjorie Main) refuses to accept any of her son's ill-gotten loot.
Wyoming (1940)
, 1h28Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Ann Rutherford, Lee Bowman, Joseph Calleia, Bobs Watson
Roles Mrs. Bronson
Rating64%
Alors qu'ils sont en train d'attaquer un train dans le Missouri, "Reb" Harkness et Pete Marillo sont surpris par la cavalerie. Pete s'échappe sur le cheval de Reb et le laisse affronter les soldats seul et à pied. Alors qu'il se dirige vers la Californie pour échapper à ses poursuivants, Reb rencontre Dave Kincaid, un ancien soldat confédéré, qui l'invite à le suivre jusqu'à son ranch du Wyoming. Comme ils approchent de leur destination, Reb vole le cheval et les affaires de Kincaid. Mais après que ce dernier a été tué par des voleurs de bétail, Reb se rend au ranch pour s'occuper des enfants de Kincaid, Lucy et Jimmy. Reb apprend que le maire de la ville, John Buckley, force les ranchers à abandonner leurs terres, mais il ne veut pas s'impliquer dans ce combat. Après avoir tué l'homme de main de Buckley qui avait tué Kincaid, Reb prévoit d'aller en Californie, mais ses plans sont retardés par l'arrivée du Général Custer, qui est chargé de faire la police dans ce territoire. Lorsque Buckley accuse Reb d'avoir assassiné un de ses hommes, Custer le fait arrêter et le place sous la surveillance du shérif, un des alliés de Buckley. Dans le but de voler le reste du bétail du ranch, Buckley s'arrange pour faire envoyer à Laramie. Reb arrive à s'échapper du guet-apens que lui avait tendu Buckley et rencontre Pete, qui décide de l'aider. Ayant appris que les hommes de Buckley ont tué Lafe, le frère de Mehitabel, la femme forgeron de la ville, Reb s'allie aux ranchers, mais avant qu'une bataille rangée ait eu lieu, Custer, de retour, déclare la loi martiale. Buckley s'arrange alors pour être à l'origine d'un massacre par les indiens, mais avant qu'il ait pu en profiter Reb le tue. Après que Reb et la cavalerie ont repoussé l'attaque des indiens, Reb décide d'abandonner la Californie et de s'installer avec Mehitabel au Wyoming, pendant que Lucy et le sergent Connelly font des plans de leur côté.
Hidden Gold (1940)
, 1hDirected by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors William Boyd, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Minor Watson, Ethel Wales, Lee Phelps, Roy Barcroft
Roles Matilda Purdy
Rating62%
Days of Jesse James (1939)
, 1h3Directed by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Themes Films about families, Gangster films
Actors Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Don "Red" Barry, Scotty Beckett, Pauline Moore, Glenn Strange
Roles Mrs. Martha Samuels
Rating56%
Frontier Pony Express (1939)
, 58minutesDirected by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Roy Rogers, Raymond Hatton, Lynne Roberts, Noble Johnson, Monte Blue, George Montgomery
Roles Mrs. Murphy
Rating60%
Au milieu de la guerre civile, Lassiter a un plan pour prendre le contrôle de la Californie. Travaillant à Saint-Joseph, il prévoit d'envoyer de faux messages aux troupes de la côte ouest via Pony Express. Il tente d'abord de soudoyer le Pony Express à bord de Roy Rogers. Lorsque Roy refuse, il se tourne vers le hors-la-loi Johnson et son gang et cela crée des problèmes.
In Old Caliente (1939)
, 57minutesDirected by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Actors Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lynne Roberts, Katherine DeMille, Jack La Rue, Frank Puglia
Roles Aunt Felicia Vargas
Rating56%
Set after California's Statehood but before the War Between the States, Roy Rogers is working for a wealthy Spanish family. One of their men is secretly betraying the arrival of targets of opportunity to a group of Anglo American bandits but puts the blame on Roy.
Let Us Live (1939)
, 1h8Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Maureen O'Sullivan, Henry Fonda, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Baxter, Stanley Ridges, Henry Kolker
Roles Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
Rating66%
On the eve of his marriage to waitress Mary Roberts (O'Sullivan), taxi driver "Brick" Tennant is questioned as a murder suspect along with 120 other drivers, because a taxi served as the getaway car in a theater robbery in which a man was killed. When one of the witnesses swears that Brick and his friend Joe Linden (Baxter) were the killers, the district attorney (Ridges), eager for a conviction, brings the taxi drivers to trial even though Brick and Mary were in a church when the robbery took place. Although innocent, Brick and Joe are found guilty and sentenced to die on the electric chair. Mary, however, refuses to give up hope, and when she unearths a bullet from another robbery that was shot from the murder weapon, she convinces Police Lieutenant Everett (Bellamy) that the wrong men have been convicted. To prove Brick and Joe's innocence Everett and Mary search for the real culprits . As the time of his execution approaches, Brick is transformed from an idealistic youth into a man whose faith in the system has been shattered. On the day of the execution, Mary and Everett finally find the real culprits. The governor then pardons Brick, but although his life has been spared, his faith can never be repaired.
Sudden Money (1939)
, 1h6Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Charles Ruggles, Marjorie Rambeau, Charley Grapewin, Broderick Crawford, Billy Lee, Evelyn Keyes
Roles Miss Perkins
Rating57%
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
, 1h31Directed by William Wyler, H. C. Potter, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon, Walter Brennan, Harry Davenport, Fuzzy Knight, Patsy Kelly
Roles Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating64%
Mary Smith (Merle Oberon), daughter of presidential hopeful Horace Smith (Henry Kolker), has lived a cloistered life free of any scandal. Although she is devoted to her father and supports his political aspirations, she longs for a life of her own. Believing she needs some excitement in her life, Mary's free-spirited Uncle Hannibal (Harry Davenport) takes her dancing at a nightclub, which the police raid for gambling. When Horace learns that press reporters have discovered Mary's name on the police report, he sends his daughter off to the family's Palm Beach, Florida mansion.
The Gladiator (1938)
, 1h12Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore, June Travis, Robert Kent, Lucien Littlefield, Ethel Wales
Roles Mrs. Danner
Rating60%
A man returns to college and is talked into joining the football team. He is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.
We Who Are About to Die (1937)
Directed by Christy Cabanne, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Paul Hurst, J. Carrol Naish, Russell Hopton
Roles Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
Rating65%
A man is arrested for murdering his wife. His lover and a sleuth work to free him.
Another Face (1935)
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Wallace Ford, Brian Donlevy, Erik Rhodes, Phyllis Brooks, Molly Lamont, Alan Hale
Roles Aunt Hattie (uncredited)
Rating59%
Wanted by the police, murderer and gang leader Broken Nose Dawson (Brian Donlevy) goes to unscrupulous Dr. H. L. Buler (an uncredited Oscar Apfel) to have his appearance changed. Buler is assisted by nurse Mary McCall (Molly Lamont), who is aghast when she recognizes the patient. When Dawson heals, he is amazed by his new face; his underling, Muggsie Brown (Frank Mills, uncredited), remarks that he is now as handsome as a movie star.