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Shirley Chambers is a Actor American born on 20 december 1913 at Seattle (USA)
Shirley Chambers (December 20, 1913 – September 11, 2011) was an American film actress of the 1930s. She was notable for playing 'dumb blonde' roles in musical comedy films, having been discovered by press agent Harry Reichenbach.
Chambers died on September 11, 2011, at the age of 97.
^ Press Agent Harry Reichenbach at Immortal ephemera. Retrieved 2 June 2013
^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
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Nationality USA
Birth 20 december 1913 at Seattle (USA)
Death 11 september 2011 (at 97 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 20 december 1913 at Seattle (USA)
Death 11 september 2011 (at 97 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Shirley Chambers (December 20, 1913 – September 11, 2011) was an American film actress of the 1930s. She was notable for playing 'dumb blonde' roles in musical comedy films, having been discovered by press agent Harry Reichenbach.
Chambers died on September 11, 2011, at the age of 97.
^ Press Agent Harry Reichenbach at Immortal ephemera. Retrieved 2 June 2013
^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
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Gone with the Wind (1940)
, 4h3Directed by George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Rape and revenge films, Political films, Auto-justice
Actors Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, Olivia de Havilland, Hattie McDaniel, Butterfly McQueen
Roles Belle's Girl (uncredited)
Rating81%
Part 1 On the eve of the American Civil War in 1861, Scarlett O'Hara lives at Tara, her family's cotton plantation in Georgia, with her parents and two sisters. Scarlett learns that Ashley Wilkes—whom she secretly loves—is to be married to his cousin, Melanie Hamilton, and the engagement is to be announced the next day at a barbecue at Ashley's home, the nearby plantation Twelve Oaks.
The Women (1939)
, 2h14Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Théâtre, LGBT-related films, Political films, Films based on plays, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland, Joan Fontaine
Roles Girl in a Bath (uncredited)
Rating76%
The Women follows the lives of Manhattan women, focusing in particular on Mary Haines (Norma Shearer), the cheerful, contented wife of Stephen and mother of Little Mary (Virginia Weidler). After a bit of gossip flies around the salon these wealthy women visit, Mary's cousin Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell) goes to a Salon to get the newest, exclusive nail color: Jungle Red. She learns from a manicurist that Mary's husband has been having an affair with a predatory perfume counter girl named Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford). A notorious gossip, Sylvia delights in sharing the news with Mary's friends; she sets up Mary with an appointment with the same manicurist so that she hears the rumor about Stephen's infidelity.
Vagabond Lady (1935)
, 1h11Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Young, Evelyn Venable, Reginald Denny, Frank Craven, Berton Churchill, Ferdinand Gottschalk
Roles John’s Blonde Secretary (uncredited)
Rating59%
Irresponsible, happy-go-lucky Tony Spear returns home to the United States and his family after years of sailing throughout the Orient with his crewman Corky Nye. His wealthy department store owner father R. D. Spear and brother John are fearful of what damage he will do to their reputations as staid, respected businessmen, remembering what happened the last time.
The Merry Widow (1934)
, 1h39Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Minna Gombell
Roles Maxim Girl (uncredited)
Rating71%
Playboy, Captain Danilo (Maurice Chevalier), is ordered by King Achmet of Marshovia (George Barbier) to court and marry Madame Sonia (Jeanette MacDonald), a rich widow who owns a large portion of the kingdom.
By Your Leave (1934)
, 1h22Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Frank Morgan, Betty Grable, Genevieve Tobin, Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon, Gene Lockhart
Roles Merle
Rating57%
Henry and Ellen Smith are a middle-aged married couple who have settled into a routine life in the suburbs of New York. Henry feels that the spice has gone out of their marriage, while Ellen is more content with their lot in life. When the couple comes into a financial windfall, Henry suggests that they take separate vacations. Reluctantly, Ellen agrees, and Henry departs to test the waters of New York City's nightlife. In the city, he meets up with Skeets, and the two go out on the town, eventually ending up pursuing Gloria Dawn and her friend Merle, Broadway dancers. After sitting at home and bemoaning her fate with her housekeeper, Whiffen, for a several days, eventually Ellen decides what is good for the goose is good for the gander, and she also departs to have some fun in New York.
Melody Cruise (1933)
, 1h16Directed by Mark Sandrich
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Charles Ruggles, Phil Harris, Helen Mack, Greta Nissen, Chick Chandler, June Brewster
Roles Vera
Rating60%
Sur un bateau de croisière, un millionnaire fait l'objet d'attentions de jeunes filles cherchant un riche mari.
The Half-Naked Truth (1932)
, 1h17Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Lupe Vélez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Pallette, Frank Morgan, Shirley Chambers, Franklin Pangborn
Roles Gladys
Rating60%
Fast-talking Jimmy Bates (Lee Tracy) takes over as publicity agent for a struggling carnival owned by Colonel Munday. His latest scheme to bring in customers involves promising to reveal the identity of the father (allegedly one of the local town's residents) of his hot-tempered girlfriend, "hootch dancer" Teresita (Lupe Vélez), at that night's performance. However, when the local sheriff learns that it is all a con, Bates, his friend Achilles and Teresita have to flee.
Union Depot (1932)
, 1h5Directed by Alfred E. Green
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on plays
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee, Alan Hale, David Landau, Earle Foxe
Roles Dress Shop Assistant (uncredited)
Rating69%
Charles "Chick" Miller (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.), is a hobo released from jail along with fellow drifter "Scrap Iron" Scratch (Guy Kibbee). Through a series of chance encounters with travelers in a large train station, he becomes, in his own words, a "Gentleman for a Day" (the name under which the film was released in the United Kingdom).
The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
, 1h13Directed by J. Walter Ruben, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Dorothy Jordan, Eric Linden, Purnell Pratt, Roscoe Ates, David Landau, Bruce Cabot
Roles Blonde in Bath (uncredited)
Rating52%
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