Glenda Farrell — Actor (18)
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Kansas City Princess (1934) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kansas City Princess
director: William Keighley actor: Joan Blondell / Glenda Farrell …
Rosie and Marie are wisecracking Kansas City manicurists. Marie is an unabashed golddigger but Rosie would like to marry her gangster boyfriend Dynamite, who's given her an expensive ring. When she loses the ring, both friends have to flee Dynamite's wrath; their adventures include masquerading as girl scouts and taking an ocean voyage to Paris.
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The Match King (1932) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Match King
director: Howard Bretherton / William Keighley actor: Warren William / Lili Damita …
other title: Le Roi des allumettes
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
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Blondes at Work (1938) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Blondes at Work
director: Frank McDonald actor: Glenda Farrell / Barton MacLane …
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
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Prison Break (1938) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Prison Break
director: Arthur Lubin actor: Barton MacLane / Glenda Farrell …
other title: 無計破情關
Story of a tuna fisherman who has been wrongfully convicted of a murder he did not commit. His exemplary behavior in prison ensures that he is up for early parole. He realizes, however, that his movements will be limited, and he will be unable to join and wed his beloved. The only solution is to escape and hunt down the real killer, himself.
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Gambling Ship (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Gambling Ship
director: Max Marcin / Louis J. Gasnier actor: Cary Grant / Benita Hume …
other title: Casino del mar
Tired of the dangerous life as gambling boss, Ace Corbin 'retires' from the racket and travels cross-country by train to begin a new life with a new name. On the train, he meets Eleanor and they fall in love. Eleanor is afraid to tell Ace she's a soiled dove and Ace doesn't tell Eleanor of his shady past. Old enemies won't let Ace begin his new life, and old commitments's won't free Eleanor of her sordid ties. Ace's old life and Eleanor's deception collide with the typical results. But love conquers all!
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Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mary Stevens, M.D.
director: Lloyd Bacon actor: Kay Francis / Lyle Talbot …
other title: 女醫生秘史 / 女医生秘史 …
Lifelong friends and medical school graduates Mary Stevens and Don Andrews decide to set up office together. While Mary struggles to earn respect because of her gender, Don gets caught up in his ambitions for a bigger life.
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The Adventurous Blonde (1937) [Movie] IMDb
The Adventurous Blonde
director: 弗兰克·麦克唐纳 actor: Glenda Farrell / 巴顿·麦克莱恩 …
The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.