Alice Brady
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Alice Brady (November 2, 1892 – October 28, 1939) was an American actress who began her career in the silent film era and survived the transition into talkies. She worked up until six months before her death from cancer in 1939. Her films include My Man Godfrey (1936), in which she played the flighty mother of Carole Lombard's character, and In Old Chicago (1938) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alice Brady, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Born: November 1, 1892
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
My Man Godfrey
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables and teaches the frivolous Bullocks a lesson or two.
A Trip to Paramountown
Documentary short film depicting the filmmaking activity at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, featuring dozens of stars captured candidly and at work.
Young Mr. Lincoln
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test when he takes on the difficult task of defending two brothers who have been accused of murder.
Let 'em Have It
Let 'Em Have It is a 1935 gangster film. It was also known as The Legion of Valour and False Faces. An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.
Beauty for Sale
A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen. Her contact with these men leads to a series of affairs.
The Gay Divorcee
Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.
In Old Chicago
The O'Leary brothers -- honest Jack and roguish Dion -- become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.
Gold Diggers of 1935
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a posh New England resort.
One Hundred Men and a Girl
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderstandings, is able to get Leopold Stokowski to lead them in a concert that leads to a radio contract.
Three Smart Girls
The three Craig sisters – Penny, Kay, and Joan – go to New York to stop their divorced father from marrying gold digger Donna Lyons and reunite him with their mother.
Filmography
as Abigail Clay
as Mrs. Carter
as Minerva Garrett
as Molly O'Leary
as Molly Malloy
as Self
as Aunt Hortense
as Mrs. Frost
as Mme. Sonia Moro
as Muriel West
as Ada Cuppy
as Mrs. Lyons
as Melba Shanks
as Mrs. Addie Struthers
as Angelica Bullock
as Ghita Galin
as Henrietta Tubbs
as Aunt Ethel
as Matilda Prentiss
as Hortense
as Molly Prentiss
as Laura Merrick
as Kitty Lorraine
as Lulu Hackett
as Henrietta Sherwood
as Bridget
as Annette Leroux
as Tiare
as Anna Ayyob
as Mary Dawson
as Self
as Evelyn Murray
as Countess Natalya
as Rosa Mascani
as Marya Nisko
as Florence Maddis
as Cynthia Karslake
as Katherine Dereham
as Sylvia Stone
as Dazil Mellows
as Drina Hilliard
as Charlotte Ordway
as Hetty Castleton
as Lola Gray
as Flora Farnsworth
as Rosetta / Lola Gelardi
as Vera Souroff
as Doris Shaw
as Kate Tarleton
as Arlette
as Betsy Griscom
as Sylvia
as Ellen Franklin
as Ilda Barosky
as Mother / Daughter
as Frou Frou
as Nellie Waldron
as Princess Honore
as Miss Petticoats
as Mimi
as Jenny Pearl
as Emily Griswold