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Martha O' Driscoll is a Actor American born on 4 march 1922 at Tulsa (USA)

Martha O' Driscoll

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Nationality USA
Birth 4 march 1922 at Tulsa (USA)
Death 3 november 1998 (at 76 years) at Ocala (USA)

Martha O'Driscoll (March 4, 1922 – November 3, 1998) was an American film actress from 1937 until 1947. Her mother was a financial partner in the Hollywood Mar-Ken School. The school's director, Mrs. Bessire, had a son, William Kent Bessire. The two women decided to name the school after their children—Mar came from Martha and KEN from Kent. The school remained open until the early 1960s. She retired from the screen in 1947, to have and raise children with her husband, Arthur I. Appleton, President of Appleton Electric Company in Chicago, the company his father, Albert I. Appleton founded.

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Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(6 films)
Lon Chaney, Jr.
Lon Chaney, Jr.
(5 films)
John B. Goodman
John B. Goodman
(4 films)
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
(2 films)
Vera West
Vera West
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Filmography of Martha O' Driscoll (29 films)

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Hollywood Without Make-Up
Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963)

Directed by Ken Murray
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities
Actors Kirk Douglas, Ken Murray, Cary Grant, June Allyson, George K. Arthur, Eddie Albert
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating71% 3.576853.576853.576853.576853.57685
The film consists of archive footage of famous Hollywood stars, mostly home movies showing the stars as themselves instead of playing a role in front of the camera.
Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (1947)
, 2h24
Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh, Hans Jaray, Martha O' Driscoll, Cloris Leachman
Roles Ruth Haines
Rating63% 3.1919853.1919853.1919853.1919853.191985
A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall. The son would prefer to play jazz with Vaughan Monroe's orchestra. But Mama's wishes prevail and the son appears at Carnegie Hall as the composer-conductor-pianist of a modern trumpet concerto, with Harry James as the soloist.
Criminal Court
Criminal Court (1946)
, 1h
Directed by Robert Wise
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Martha O' Driscoll, June Clayworth, Robert Armstrong, Addison Richards, Steve Brodie
Roles Georgia Gale
Rating59% 2.9970052.9970052.9970052.9970052.997005
Hotshot lawyer Steve Barnes is a candidate to be district attorney. His girlfriend Georgia Gale has a job singing for nightclub owner Vic Wright, a gangster who works for the mob boss, Marquette.
House of Dracula
House of Dracula (1945)
, 1h7
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, 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 Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine, Martha O' Driscoll, Lionel Atwill, Onslow Stevens, Glenn Strange
Roles Miliza Morelle
Rating56% 2.8487452.8487452.8487452.8487452.848745
Count Dracula (John Carradine) greets the castle's owner, Dr. Franz Edelmann (Onslow Stevens). The Count, who introduces himself as "Baron Latos", explains that he has come to Visaria to find a cure for his vampirism. Dr. Edelmann agrees to help. Together with his assistants, Milizia (Martha O'Driscoll) and the hunchbacked Nina (Poni Adams), he has been working on a mysterious plant, the clavaria formosa, whose juices have the ability to reshape bone. Edelmann explains that he thinks vampirism can be cured by a series of blood transfusions. Dracula agrees to this, and Edelmann uses his own blood for the transfusions.
Here Come the Co-eds
Here Come the Co-eds (1945)
, 1h28
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Peggy Ryan, Martha O' Driscoll, Lon Chaney, Jr., June Vincent
Roles Molly McCarthy
Rating65% 3.2914653.2914653.2914653.2914653.291465
Oliver Quackenbush (Lou Costello), Molly (Martha O'Driscoll) and her brother Slats (Bud Abbott) work for the Miramar Ballroom as taxi dancers. Slats plants a phony article in the local newspaper that declares Molly's ambition is to attend Bixby College. The dean of Bixby (Donald Cook) reads the article and offers her a scholarship. She agrees, but only if Oliver and Slats can accompany her. They are hired as caretakers.
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys (1944)
, 2h2
Directed by John Rawlins, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Raft, Vera Zorina, Jeanette MacDonald, Charley Grapewin, Charles Butterworth, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Martha O'Driscoll (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.949882.949882.949882.949882.94988
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le studio Universal Pictures, comme les autres studios Hollywoodiens, a soutenu l'effort de guerre et le moral des troupes et des civils en réunissant toutes ses stars devant la caméra pour une comédie musicale.
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow (1943)
, 1h34
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Noir
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors John Garfield, Patricia Morison, Maureen O'Hara, Walter Slezak, Martha O' Driscoll, John Banner
Roles Whitney 'The Imp' Parker
Rating65% 3.2946753.2946753.2946753.2946753.294675
John "Kit" McKittrick (John Garfield) endured two years of brutal torture after being captured in the Spanish Civil War. However, he managed to withhold the vital information sought by his captors, particularly their leader, a never-seen Nazi with a limp. His lifelong friend, Louie Lepetino, arranged his escape. When Louie, a New York police lieutenant, dies under suspicious circumstances, Kit ends his convalescence in Arizona and returns to the city to investigate. At the end of the trip, he bumps into attractive fellow passenger Toni Donne (Maureen O'Hara).
We've Never Been Licked
We've Never Been Licked (1943)
, 1h43
Directed by John Rawlins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Richard Quiney, Noah Beery, Jr, Anne Gwynne, Martha O' Driscoll, Robert Mitchum, William Frawley
Roles Deede Dunham
Rating57% 2.8586152.8586152.8586152.8586152.858615
Army brat Brad Craig enters A&M with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate. In the meantime, Craig unwittingly associates with Japanese spies (one played by William Frawley of I Love Lucy) bent on stealing a secret chemical compound developed in the A&M Chemistry Department. Craig is drummed out of the Corps for being a suspected accomplice to the spies, but he then bravely infiltrates the spy network to sabotage the Japanese war effort. Many A&M traditions are referenced in this film.
Young and Willing
Young and Willing (1943)
, 1h23
Directed by Virginia Van Upp, Edward H. Griffith
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors William Holden, Eddie Bracken, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, James Brown, Martha O' Driscoll
Roles Dottie Coburn
Rating57% 2.8555752.8555752.8555752.8555752.855575
Struggling young actors (three males and three females) share an apartment to make ends meet. This scenario is pretty daring considering the conservative and censorious attitudes of that period. The landlady provides a play to the actors that turns out to have been left behind long ago by a destitute, evicted tenant (Robert Benchley). That former tenant is now a successful theater producer and playwright who has recently taken a room in his old haunts to recharge his creativity and try to rewrite his first play—one that the landlady had kept when he was evicted. The young actors attempt to sell his own play to him. Complications begin when Cousin Muriel (Florence MacMichael) visits and discovers the sinful cohabitation; she tattles to her folks, who charge over to investigate and drag the daughters home. Silliness and mayhem ensue, propelled by Muriel's actions and highlighted by her unique little-girl, tattletale voice.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
, 2h3
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Ray Milland, John Wayne, Paulette Goddard, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward, Charles Bickford
Roles Ivy Devereaux
Rating65% 3.297553.297553.297553.297553.29755
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