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Barbara Britton is a Actor American born on 26 september 1919 at Long Beach (USA)

Barbara Britton

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Birth name Barbara Brantingham
Nationality USA
Birth 26 september 1919 at Long Beach (USA)
Death 17 january 1980 (at 60 years) at New York City (USA)

Barbara Britton (September 26, 1919 – January 17, 1980) was an American film and television actress. She is best known for her western film roles opposite Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Gene Autry and for her two-year tenure as inquisitive amateur sleuth Pam North on the television series Mr. and Mrs. North.

Biography

Reportedly, in 1944, Britton suffered from nervous exhaustion due to overwork and was advised to seek the help of physician and psychoanalyst Dr. Eugene J. Czukor. Britton and Czukor, who was 22 years her senior, were married on April 2, 1945. At one time, the couple had a home on Victoria Drive in Laguna Beach, California. They moved to New York City in 1957. For many years Britton and her husband lived in a rambling, red shingled farmhouse in the Fairfield County town of Bethel, Connecticut. Later, following their love of antiques, they opened a shop in an early American barn in the antique-gallery enclave of Woodbury, Connecticut. They had two children, Ted and Christina, and their marriage lasted for 34 years until Britton's death. She died of pancreatic cancer in New York City on January 17, 1980, at the age of 60. Czukor later died in 1989.

Usually with

Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(8 films)
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
(5 films)
Victor Young
Victor Young
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Barbara Britton (31 films)

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Actress

Caroline?
Caroline? (1990)
, 1h38
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Stéphanie Zimbalist, Pamela Reed, George Grizzard, Patricia Neal, Dorothy McGuire, Shawn Phelan
Roles Hilary
Rating71% 3.575833.575833.575833.575833.57583
Une femme mystérieuse prétendant être la fille décédée d'un homme riche tente de résoudre les problèmes de son fils peu confiant et de sa fille supposée handicapée mentale. Mais une question se pose à elle : est-elle vraiment Caroline ?
Ain't Misbehavin', 1h22
Directed by Edward Buzzell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, Jack Carson, Mamie Van Doren, Reginald Gardiner, Barbara Britton
Roles Pat Beaton
Rating58% 2.9084152.9084152.9084152.9084152.908415
Une jeune fille entre dans la haute société quand un vieil homme riche tombe amoureux d'elle.
The Spoilers, 1h24
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Britton, John McIntire, Ray Danton
Roles Helen Chester
Rating59% 2.9984252.9984252.9984252.9984252.998425
Struggling miners Flapjack and Banty go to the office of Alex McNamara, the new gold commissioner in Nome, Alaska, to complain about claim jumpers. He isn't there, so they drown their sorrows at Cherry Malotte's gambling house and saloon.
Dragonfly Squadron, 1h23
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Hodiak, Fess Parker, Barbara Britton, Bruce Bennett, Jess Barker, Gerald Mohr
Roles Donna Cottrell
Rating54% 2.728462.728462.728462.728462.72846
In May 1950, Major Matt Brady is redeployed to Pusan, South Korea. His mission there is to train South Korean pilots in the defensive struggle. Also, there are air support exercises in case of the need to evacuate the Americans. Colonel Schuller sends Brady and Captain MacIntyre to the airbase in Kungju. The American instructors only have 25 days left to introduce the South Korean pilots to US tactics.
Bwana Devil, 1h19
Directed by Arch Oboler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Robert Stack, Barbara Britton, Nigel Bruce, Patrick Aherne
Roles Alice Hayward
Rating45% 2.277222.277222.277222.277222.27722
The film is set in British East Africa in the early 20th century. Thousands of workers are building the Uganda Railway, Africa's first railroad, and intense heat and sickness make it a formidable task. Two men in charge of the mission are Jack Hayward and Dr. Angus Ross. A pair of man-eating lions are on the loose and completely disrupt the undertaking. Hayward desperately attempts to overcome the situation, but the slaughter continues.
The Raiders
Directed by Lesley Selander
Genres Western
Actors Richard Conte, Viveca Lindfors, Barbara Britton, Hugh O'Brian, Morris Ankrum, Dennis Weaver
Roles Elizabeth Ainsworth
Rating59% 2.95822.95822.95822.95822.9582
Pendant la période de la ruée vers l'or en Californie, qui n'est pas encore rattachée aux autres états, l'alcade de l'état est à la tête d'un gang d'assassins. Ils exproprient, par la force et dans le sang, les propriétaires de concessions. Jan Morell (Richard Conte), un prospecteur, se fait agresser, dépouiller, et sa femme tuer.
Champagne for Caesar, 1h39
Directed by Richard Whorf
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about television
Actors Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm, Vincent Price, Barbara Britton, Art Linkletter, Mel Blanc
Roles Gwenn Bottomley
Rating73% 3.6905053.6905053.6905053.6905053.690505
Beauregard Bottomley (Ronald Colman) is an unemployed PhD physicist who lives in Los Angeles with his piano-instructor sister Gwenn (Barbara Britton) and the alcohol-guzzling parrot of the film's title, Caesar. Beauregard and Gwenn live in a bungalow court, surrounded by books. Beauregard is an omnivorous reader, and is highly knowledgeable on virtually any subject - except, as he admits, how to hold a job. Beauregard obtains word of a mysterious job opportunity at the Milady Soap Company. He meets the eccentric company owner, Burnbridge Waters (Vincent Price), for the job interview. Waters disapproves of Beauregard's humour and turns him down for the job, humiliating him in the process.
The Bandit Queen, 1h10
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Barbara Britton, Barton MacLane, Phillip Reed, Willard Parker, Victor Kilian, Thurston Hall
Roles Zarra Montalvo, alias Lola Belmont
Rating58% 2.9131552.9131552.9131552.9131552.913155
As the lead actress, Britton was the protagonist child of an American father and Spanish mother, Dones Jose and Zara Montalvo, as portrayed by Victor Kilian and Cecil Weston who is credited as Cecile Weston. The Montalvo family possessed land rights or Spanish land grants to a hacienda with gold mines present. Abroad, the daughter came home to California and witnessed her parents being murdered by Hank (John Merton) and an unknown man, Sheriff Jim Harden, who was played by Barton MacLane. Montalvo initially approached Harden about the crimes but eventually recognized him as part of murderers' gang. She teamed up with Phillip Reed, in the role of Joaquin Murietta, to regain her rightful inheritance. Together they assumed false identities with Montalvo hidden behind the alias of a Zorro-like character named Lola Belmont with Murietta as Carlos del Rio.
I Shot Jesse James, 1h21
Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Western
Themes Films about families, Jesse James, Gangster films
Actors Preston Foster, Barbara Britton, John Ireland, Tom Tyler, Reed Hadley, J. Edward Bromberg
Roles Cynthy Waters
Rating67% 3.392813.392813.392813.392813.39281
Bob Ford of the Jesse James gang is wounded during a bank robbery. He mends at Jesse's home in Missouri for six months, although Jesse's wife Zee doesn't trust him.
Cover Up
Cover Up (1949)
, 1h23
Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, William Bendix, Barbara Britton, Art Baker, Ann E. Todd, Doro Merande
Roles Anita Weatherby
Rating65% 3.2970653.2970653.2970653.2970653.297065
In a small Midwestern town a man is found dead. When insurance investigator Sam Donovan (O'Keefe) arrives looking into the apparent suicide, all clues lead him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best (Bendix). Finally, attractive local girl Anita (Britton) breaks the silence and helps investigator Donovan solve the case.
Albuquerque, 1h30
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lon Chaney, Jr., Russell "Lucky" Hayden, George Cleveland
Roles Letty Tayler
Rating65% 3.2959353.2959353.2959353.2959353.295935
During a stagecoach holdup, Celia Wallace is robbed of $10,000 and little Myrtle Walton is saved from the runaway horses by a passenger, Cole Armin.
Loaded Pistols, 1h18
Directed by Dorothy Yost, Armand Schaefer, John English
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Gene Autry, Barbara Britton, Chill Wills, Jack Holt, Russell Arms, Robert Shayne
Roles Mary Evans
Rating58% 2.9096152.9096152.9096152.9096152.909615
Following the death of his friend Ed Norton who was killed during a dice game, Gene Autry (Gene Autry) sets out in search of the killer. His search takes him to an old house where Larry Evans (Russell Arms), who was accused of the murder, is in hiding. Larry's sister Mary (Barbara Britton) defends her brother, claiming they both loved Ed, who acted as their guardian after the death of their father. Mary is able to convince Gene that Larry is innocent. Gene offers to help him evade the sheriff until he can discover the real killer.
Gunfighters, 1h27
Directed by George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Action, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Bruce Cabot, Charley Grapewin, John Miles, Steven Geray
Roles Bess Banner
Rating62% 3.1411553.1411553.1411553.1411553.141155
Trying to put his life as a gunfighter behind him, Brazos Kane goes off to join old pal Bob Tyrell at the Inskip ranch, only to see him gunned down by an unseen shooter.
They Made Me a Killer, 1h4
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Frank Albertson, Elisabeth Risdon
Roles June Reynolds
Rating59% 2.9513252.9513252.9513252.9513252.951325
Tom Durling quits his job and drives across country after his brother is killed in an accident. He gives an attractive girl a ride and he's forced at gun point to be the driver in a bank robbery. During the crime, Steve Reynolds, another innocent man is involved and killed in the escape. After a high-speed chase, the car crashes and Durling is knocked unconscious while the bandits get away. The police arrest Durling but refuse to believe that he wasn't one of the robbers.