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Helen Foster is a Actor American born on 23 may 1906 at Independence (USA)

Helen Foster

Helen Foster
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Nationality USA
Birth 23 may 1906 at Independence (USA)
Death 25 december 1982 (at 76 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

This article is about the actress. For the New York City Council member, see Helen Foster (politician).


Helen Foster (May 23, 1906 – December 25, 1982) was an American film actress.

Usually with

Dorothy Davenport
Dorothy Davenport
(2 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(3 films)
John Farrow
John Farrow
(1 films)
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
(1 films)
Forrest Tucker
Forrest Tucker
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Helen Foster (18 films)

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Actress

Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
, 2h47
Directed by John Farrow, Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke
Roles Extra (uncredited)
Rating66% 3.349353.349353.349353.349353.34935
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.
Never Wave at a WAC
Never Wave at a WAC (1953)
, 1h27
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, William Ching, Leif Erickson, Arleen Whelan
Roles Capt. Finch (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.946042.946042.946042.946042.94604
A divorced socialite and daughter (Russell) of a United States senator (Douglas) asks her father to get her an officer's commission in the Women's Army Corps, so that she can be near her officer boyfriend.
Call Northside 777
Call Northside 777 (1948)
, 1h46
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Children's films
Actors James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Moroni Olsen, Helen Walker, J. M. Kerrigan
Roles Secretary (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6935653.6935653.6935653.6935653.693565
In Chicago in 1932, during Prohibition, a policeman is murdered inside a speakeasy. Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) and another man are quickly arrested, and are later sentenced to serve 99 years' imprisonment each for the killing. Eleven years later, Wiecek's mother (Kasia Orzazewski) puts an ad in the newspaper offering a $5,000 reward for information about the true killers of the police officer.
Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse (1942)
, 1h3
Directed by Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Marguerite Chapman, William Wright, Louise Allbritton, Frank Sully, Shirley Patterson, Douglas Wood
Roles Company 'C' Girl
Rating56% 2.800282.800282.800282.800282.80028
A cross section of American nurses enlists in the Aerial Nurse Corps during World War II. The film shows their training including being dropped by parachute to provide aid to wounded soldiers.
The Westerner
The Westerner (1940)
, 1h40
Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Fred Stone, Doris Davenport, Forrest Tucker, Paul Hurst
Roles Janice (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.6463553.6463553.6463553.6463553.646355
In 1882 the town of Vinegaroon, Texas is run by Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan) who calls himself "the only law west of the Pecos." Conducting his "trials" from his saloon, Bean makes a nice corrupt living collecting fines and seizing property unlawfully. Those who stand up to him are usually hanged—given what Bean calls "suspended sentences".
The Road to Ruin
The Road to Ruin (1934)
, 1h2
Directed by Dorothy Davenport, Melville Shyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Helen Foster, Nell O'Day, Mae Busch, Paul Page, Dorothy Davenport, Virginia True Boardman
Roles Ann Dixon
Rating47% 2.371562.371562.371562.371562.37156
Une jeune femme rencontre un groupe de marginaux et se laisse entraîner dans un tourbillon de drogue, d’alcool et de débauche… Elle finit par devenir une droguée alcoolique et enceinte et est forcée d'avorter.
Sinister Hands
Sinister Hands (1932)
, 1h5
Directed by Armand Schaefer
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Jack Mulhall, Louis Natheaux, Crauford Kent, Mischa Auer, Gertrude Dolores Messinger, Lloyd Ingraham
Roles Vivian Rogers
Rating51% 2.575452.575452.575452.575452.57545
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Gold Diggers of Broadway
Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929)
, 1h41
Directed by Roy Del Ruth
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Winnie Lightner, Nick Lucas, Nancy Welford, Conway Tearle, Ann Pennington, Gertrude Short
Roles Violet Dayne
Rating70% 3.5240853.5240853.5240853.5240853.524085
The film opens on an audience watching a lavish 1929 Broadway show, featuring a giant gold mine production number ("Song of the Gold Diggers"). Famous guitarist Nick Lucas sings "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", which climaxes on stage with a huge art deco revolving sun.
So Long Letty
So Long Letty (1929)
, 1h4
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Charlotte Greenwood, Grant Withers, Claude Gillingwater, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bert Roach, Marion Byron
Roles Sally Davis
Rating60% 3.04733.04733.04733.04733.0473
Uncle Claude comes to the Ardmore Beach Hotel to see Tommy and his wife. At the hotel, with his two granddaughters Ruth and Sally, Uncle Claude meets a wise talking employee named Letty which causes him to leave the Hotel. When he finds Tommy, he mistakes Grace for his wife and likes her and the way she keeps a clean house. To get a big check from Uncle Claude and to see how life is with the other, the two couples switch spouses for a week.
Haunted Island
Haunted Island (1928)

Directed by Robert Hill
Origin USA
Genres Action, Horror
Actors Al Ferguson, Helen Foster, Grace Cunard, Carl Miller, Wilbur Mack, Scotty Mattraw
Roles Rosalind Joy
Rating46% 2.3025452.3025452.3025452.3025452.302545
Rosalind Joy (Helen Foster) is an heiress who has inherited a South Seas island known as Pleasure Island. A hidden cache of gold is allegedly buried on the island, which has several haunted structures. Rosalind's uncle, Spring Gilbert (Al Ferguson), wants the gold for himself and declares he will stop at nothing, not even the death of his niece, to get it. Rosalind, meanwhile, is befriended by Jerry Fitzjames (Jack Dougherty), a playwright. Unfortunately, Jack has only recently escaped from a psychiatric hospital. Although he swears to protect Rosalind, she doubts Jerry's sanity. The two lovers race against Uncle Gilbert (who has set several traps for them) to find the treasure. In the end, Rosalind and Jerry are aided by the "Phantom Rider," a spectral horseman.
The Mating Call
The Mating Call (1928)
, 1h12
Directed by James Cruze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Thomas Meighan, Evelyn Brent, Renée Adorée, Alan Roscoe, Helen Foster, Cyril Chadwick
Roles Jessie Peebles
Rating67% 3.3863.3863.3863.3863.386
Leslie Hatton, a poor farmer, becomes a captain and a war hero in World War I. While on a leave, he secretly marries Rose, the "village belle", but he only has time for a few kisses and a hug before he has to return to the fighting. After the Armistice, Major Hatton comes home, only to be told by Marvin Swallow that his wife's parents have had their marriage annulled, as she was not of age. Rose married wealthy Lon Henderson and the couple went abroad. Les returns to farming.