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Shirley Palmer is a Actor American born on 25 december 1908 at Chicago (USA)
Shirley Palmer (December 25, 1908 – March 29, 2000) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, with most of her career being in the silent film era.
Born on Christmas Day in Chicago, Illinois, Palmer started her career as a film actress in 1926, starring opposite Oliver Hardy in A Bankrupt Honeymoon. She starred in four films in 1926, and opened 1927 starring in Burning Gold opposite Herbert Rawlinson. She starred in five films in 1927, the best known of which was The Magic Flame, starring Ronald Colman. 1928 was by far be her biggest year, with her appearing in seven films, including Prowlers of the Sea starring Carmel Myers and Ricardo Cortez, and Marriage by Contract starring Patsy Ruth Miller.
In 1929 her career slowed considerably, with her starring in only one film, Campus Knights. She did make a semi-successful transition to "talking films", with all of her roles being in B-movies, and in 1930 she appeared with Dorothy Sebastian and Neil Hamilton in Ladies Must Play, her only film of that year. In 1932 she appeared in This Sporting Age, and in 1933 she starred in probably her most recognizable role, starring opposite John Wayne in Somewhere in Sonora. It would be her last credited role. She had two uncredited roles following that film, one the same year and the other in 1934, after which her career ended.
She married once, to writer John Collier, and settled in Los Angeles, where she was residing at the time of her death on March 29, 2000, resulting from a fall.
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 december 1908 at Chicago (USA)
Death 29 march 2000 (at 91 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 25 december 1908 at Chicago (USA)
Death 29 march 2000 (at 91 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Born on Christmas Day in Chicago, Illinois, Palmer started her career as a film actress in 1926, starring opposite Oliver Hardy in A Bankrupt Honeymoon. She starred in four films in 1926, and opened 1927 starring in Burning Gold opposite Herbert Rawlinson. She starred in five films in 1927, the best known of which was The Magic Flame, starring Ronald Colman. 1928 was by far be her biggest year, with her appearing in seven films, including Prowlers of the Sea starring Carmel Myers and Ricardo Cortez, and Marriage by Contract starring Patsy Ruth Miller.
In 1929 her career slowed considerably, with her starring in only one film, Campus Knights. She did make a semi-successful transition to "talking films", with all of her roles being in B-movies, and in 1930 she appeared with Dorothy Sebastian and Neil Hamilton in Ladies Must Play, her only film of that year. In 1932 she appeared in This Sporting Age, and in 1933 she starred in probably her most recognizable role, starring opposite John Wayne in Somewhere in Sonora. It would be her last credited role. She had two uncredited roles following that film, one the same year and the other in 1934, after which her career ended.
She married once, to writer John Collier, and settled in Los Angeles, where she was residing at the time of her death on March 29, 2000, resulting from a fall.
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Pilgrimage (1933)
, 1h36Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Marian Nixon, Henrietta Crosman, Norman Foster, Heather Angel, Lucille La Verne, Maurice Murphy
Rating71%
Dans un village de l'Arkansas, Hannah Jessop, une vieille femme s'occupe de sa ferme avec l'aide de son fils, Jim. Mais ce dernier tombe amoureux d'une jeune fille réprouvée par la mère. Afin d'empêcher leur union, elle enrôle son fils dans l'armée pour combattre en France. Retrouvant sa fiancée lors d'une courte étape dans une gare, le jeune soldat apprend qu'elle est enceinte. Il refuse alors de rejoindre ses camarades avant de l'avoir épousé mais il est tout de même contraint de reprendre le convoi en partance pour le front. La guerre lui sera fatale.
Somewhere in Sonora (1933)
, 59minutesDirected by Mack V. Wright
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Henry B. Walthall, Shirley Palmer, J. P. McGowan, Paul Fix, Ralph Lewis
Roles Mary Burton
Rating54%
John Bishop est accusé à tort d'avoir triché lors d'un rodéo en Arizona, mais se lie d'amitié avec Bob Leadly, qui s'arrange pour le libérer de prison. Pour le remercier, John se rend dans l'état de Sonora au Mexique pour chercher Bart, le fils de Leadly, qui serait un membre du gang de Monte Black. John est accompagné de Riley et Shorty, deux de ses amis. En chemin, John sauve Mary Burton d'une charge d'un troupeau de chevaux et, après avoir appris qu'elle rend visite à son père qui a une mine d'argent près de Sonora, il l'escorte au ranch Burton ranch. Lors d'une tentative pour retrouver Bart, John est capturé par les bandits, mais se fait passer pour l'un d'entre eux. Il parle souvent de la ville de Twin Falls, afin d'éveiller l'attention de Bart. Black prépare un raid sur la mine de Burton mais, se méfiant de John et de Bart, il les laisse en arrière pour garder les chevaux. Dans l'incapacité de prévenir lui-même ses amis, il envoie son cheval Duke faire sonner la cloche d'alarme. Pendant ce temps, John et Bart desserrent les selles pour retarder la fuite des bandits. John et Bart se cachent dans les collines, et envoient Duke chercher de l'aide. Les policiers mexicains, prévenus par Mary, arrivent à temps.
Eagle of the Night (1928)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Shirley Palmer, Josef Swickard, Maurice Costello, Earl Metcalfe, Jack Richardson
Rating59%
The Magic Flame (1927)
Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Circus films, Films based on plays
Actors Ronald Colman, Vilma Bánky, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Agostino Borgato, Harvey Clark, Shirley Palmer
Roles The Wife
Rating48%
Bianca, la star du trapèze du cirque Baretti, aime Tito, le clown, et subit les avances du prince héritier d'Illyria, qui se fait appeler le Comte Cassati. Le prince poursuit aussi de ses assiduités la femme d'un propriétaire terrien des environs, et tue son mari lorsque celui-ci les trouve ensemble. Rendu fou par les refus constants de Bianca, le prince la fait venir dans son hôtel particulier à l'aide d'une fausse lettre, mais elle s'en évade par la fenêtre grâce à ses talents de gymnaste. Tito vient à son aide et lors d'une lutte avec le prince le fait tomber à la mer à travers une fenêtre. D'une ressemblance étonnante avec le prince, Tito assume cette nouvelle identité pour éviter les poursuites. Comme elle croit que Tito a été tué par le prince, Bianca quitte le cirque pour assouvir sa vengeance. Lors du couronnement, elle est sur le point d'assassiner le "prince" lorsque celui-ci lui révèle sa véritable identité. Ensemble ils rejoignent alors le cirque.
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Bryant Washburn, Bob Steele, Chief Yowlachie, Anne Schaefer, Shirley Palmer, E. Alyn Warren
Roles Ceila Moore
Rating61%
Burning Gold (1927)
Origin USA
Actors Herbert Rawlinson, Shirley Palmer, Sheldon Lewis
Roles Nan Preston
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)
, 20minutesDirected by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Actors Oliver Hardy, Harold Goodwin, Frank Beal, Shirley Palmer, Sidney Bracey, Harry Dunkinson
Roles Shirley Lee
Rating60%