Gwen Lee
Acting
Biography
Gwen Lee (born Gwendolyn Lepinski) was an American stage and screen actress.
Born: November 13, 1904
Place of Birth: Hastings, Nebraska, USA
Known For
How to Behave
Two men working below a manhole cover wonder what they would do if a woman was to fall in. This leads to one of the workers saying that Robert Benchley always has the best advice about any social situation. Hilarity ensues.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
Libeled Lady
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
After Midnight
When Joe, a hold-up man, tries to rob Mary, a nightclub hostess, she winds winds up knocking him out. She takes pity on him, however, and nurses him back to health. He decides to go straight and marry her. Mary buys a $1000 Liberty Bond as an investment, while Joe saves up and buys a taxi to start his own business. Then Maisie, Mary's wild and money-crazy sister, shows up, which leads to tragedy.
Paid
Mary Turner gets a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn't commit. Once released, she plots to get back at the man responsible for her conviction.
Double Wedding
A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.
West of Broadway
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry him, and weds an admitted gold-digger he's just met after a night of drinking and partying.
A Lady of Chance
A con woman working the Atlantic City hotels targets a visiting businessman from Alabama.
My Dear Miss Aldrich
A young woman inherits a newspaper whose editor refuses to hire lady reporters.
Filmography
as Binnie Bell
as Flo (Uncredited)
as Drowzina
as Cashier (uncredited)
as Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
as Hat Saleswoman (uncredited)
as Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
as Mrs. Fred Garrett (uncredited)
as Restaurant Gossip (uncredited)
as Western Union Operator (Uncredited)
as Kitty Kennedy
as Maizie, the Hooker
as (uncredited)
as Mae
as Daisy
as Mrs. Myrna Wallace
as Dora Cobb
as Blossom
as Maizie
as Gwen Willis
as Irene Courtland
as Mabel
as Kitty Adams
as Gaby
as Bertha
as Sally
as Dardanelle - A Mannequin
as Self (Guest Appearance)
as Bedroom Scene
as Bessie
as Peggy
as Marjory
as Self
as Viola
as Mrs. Ellis
as Gwen
as Jessie
as Nita Dugan
as Flo
as Cecile
as Avonia
as Lucretia
as Flossy
as Daisy
as Maizie
as Hulda
as Ermintrude
as Claire
as Roberta Klein
as Dixie Mason
as Liane De Lorme
as Pettie Wilson
as Carl's Girl (uncredited)
as Clara Bayne
as Fay
as Molly's Friend