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Helen Westley is a Actor American born on 27 march 1875 at New York City (USA)
Helen Westley (March 28, 1875 – December 12, 1942) was an American character actress.
Au cinéma, entre 1934 et 1942 (année de sa mort), elle apparaît dans trente-huit films américains, dont plusieurs aux côtés de Shirley Temple.
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Birth name Henrietta Remsen Meserole Manney
Nationality USA
Birth 27 march 1875 at New York City (USA)
Death 12 december 1942 (at 67 years) at Middlebush (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 27 march 1875 at New York City (USA)
Death 12 december 1942 (at 67 years) at Middlebush (USA)
Biography
Ayant épousé vers 1900 un acteur de théâtre, John Westley (dont elle divorcera), elle débute sous ce nom à Broadway en 1915 et s'y produit à de nombreuses reprises jusqu'en 1939 (notamment, dans des productions de la Theatre Guild , dont elle était membre), uniquement dans des pièces — de George Bernard Shaw ou Eugene O'Neill, entre autres —.Au cinéma, entre 1934 et 1942 (année de sa mort), elle apparaît dans trente-huit films américains, dont plusieurs aux côtés de Shirley Temple.
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My Favorite Spy (1942)
, 1h31Directed by Tay Garnett, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Spy films
Actors Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong, William Demarest, Helen Westley, Una O'Connor
Roles Aunt Jessie
Rating56%
Une mission secrète oblige un chef d'orchestre à reporter sa lune de miel.
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
, 1h21Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Warner Baxter, Susan Hayward, Fay Wray, Richard Denning, Johnny Downs
Roles Cousin Philippa
Rating65%
Adam Stoddard (Warner Baxter) is a wealthy, easy-going family patriarch who falls on hard times after the death of his wife, Molly and a stock market crash in 1907, that wipes out his wealth. Recently arrived governess Emilie (Ingrid Bergman) works to keep the family together. But with the loss of Adam's fortune the boys are sent off to boarding school, their schooling paid for by wealthy, aged Cousin Phillipa. Emilie must return to France until Adam can afford to repurchase the family estate and recall her to look after it. Reversing his fortunes takes Adam several years. By then, the three older boys are fighting in World War I. Then, just as the family is getting back to its former way of life.
Lady from Louisiana (1941)
, 1h22Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors John Wayne, Dorothy Dandridge, Ona Munson, Henry Stephenson, Ray Middleton, Helen Westley
Roles Blanche Brunot
Rating57%
Yankee lawyer John Reynolds (Wayne) and Southern Belle Julie Mirbeau (Ona Munson) meet and fall in love on a riverboat going to New Orleans in the Gay Nineties. Upon arrival they are met by Julie's father (Henry Stephenson) who runs the popular Louisiana State Lottery Company and Reynold's Aunt Blanche (Helen Westley) who is a key figure in the anti-Lottery forces hoping Wayne as State's Attorney will end the Lottery.
Bedtime Story (1941)
, 1h25Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Fredric March, Loretta Young, Robert Benchley, Allyn Joslyn, Eve Arden, Helen Westley
Roles Emma Harper
Rating66%
Jane Drake (Loretta Young) wants to retire from the stage to a Connecticut farm. Her husband Luke (Fredric March) feels differently and continues working on his latest play, which is being written for her. Fed up, Jane takes off for Reno to get a divorce. Reading an article in the newspaper that Luke is not well and has given up working, she rushes back to his side, only to find that it is not true. She sees through his charade and in a fit of anger, she leaves.
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
, 1h40Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Rosemary Lane, Ronald Reagan, May Robson, Lee Patrick
Roles Mrs. Galloway
Rating63%
When wealthy American expatriate Cornelia Wheelwright (Robson) is informed by her longtime lawyers that her late father swindled his partner, Fortune McCallister, out of $700,000, she acts decisively. First, because James Amory is the only lawyer in the firm to be outraged by the injustice, she hires him and fires the rest of the firm. His first task is to locate all of McCallister's heirs. It turns out there is only one: granddaughter Pam McCallister (Lane).
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
, 1h11Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Wayne Morris, Alexis Smith, Alan Hale, Brenda Marshall, Lee Patrick, David Bruce
Roles Grandmother Bentley
Rating63%
The elderly Mrs. Bentley (Helen Westley) and her lawyer see a newspaper ad from an unemployed and unmarried engineer seeking work doing “anything legal.” The lawyer calls the engineer, Alexander “Lucky” Downing (Wayne Morris), and sets up a meeting, during which Lucky is offered $1000 to feign an engagement to Mrs. Bentley’s granddaughter Elinor Bentley Fairchild (Alexis Smith) for one month. Lucky considers it a strange offer, but he needs the money so he takes the job.
Sunny (1941)
, 1h38Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Marilyn Miller, Grace Hartman
Roles Aunt Barbara
Rating54%
Sunny O'Sullivan, vedette d'une spectacle de cirque, tombe amoureuse de Larry Warren, issu d'une riche famille qui s'oppose à cette union...
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
, 2h21Directed by Anatole Litvak, Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Jeffrey Lynn, Henry Daniell, Walter Hampden
Roles Madame LeMaire
Rating73%
Mademoiselle Henriette Deluzy-Desportes (Bette Davis), a French woman, starts teaching at an American girls school. She is confronted by the tales and gossip about her that circulate among her pupils and, thus provoked, she decides to tell them her life story.
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
, 1h18Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Claude Rains, Richard Ainley, Laura Hope Crews, Helen Westley, John Litel
Roles Mrs. 'Ma' Frazier
Rating62%
When Caroline Carter is divorced by her wealthy husband, she also loses custody of her son Dudley in the proceedings. Down on the ground she decides to win her fortune and son back. She leaves Chicago for New York to become an actress and tries to get acquainted to the theatrical producer David Belasco.
Lillian Russell (1940)
, 2h7Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Edward Arnold, Warren William
Roles Grandma Leonard
Rating63%
Helen Leonard (Faye) has a beautiful voice. As she grows up, she trains to become an opera singer. Her instructor, however, informs her that her voice is pleasing, but not suitable for grand opera. Returning home one day, she and her grandmother (Westley) are saved by a handsome young man, newspaperman Alexander Moore (Fonda). Meanwhile, Helen's mother, Cynthia (Peterson), has political aspirations, but only receives a handful of votes for mayor.
The Captain Is a Lady (1940)
, 1h5Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Charles Coburn, Beulah Bondi, Helen Westley, Virginia Grey, Marjorie Main, Helen Broderick
Roles Abigail Morrow
Rating62%
Pygmalion (1939)
, 1h36Directed by Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Wendy Hiller, Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr, Leslie Howard, Helen Westley, Jean Cadell
Rating76%
Le professeur Henry Higgins, alors qu'il étudie de loin les manières d'une pauvre vendeuse à la sauvette de Piccadilly Circus, parie avec un collègue qu'il peut, en quelque temps et à titre d'expérience, complètement corriger l'allure et le langage de celle-ci, pour en faire une femme de la haute société.
Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
, 1h15Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Loretta Young, Warner Baxter, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero, J. Edward Bromberg, Eugene Pallette
Roles Mrs. Blair
Rating61%
The opera season has opened in New York City, and building contractor Leonard Borland (Baxter), who comes from a working class background, is coping with the musical ambitions of his wife Doris (Young), who is from a socially prominent family. Despite his misgivings that she has no talent, she is being trained for a career in singing by the voice teacher Hugo (Cesar Romero). Doris prepares for a recital that Leonard supports, hoping that will get singing "out of her system." The performance is witnessed by opera singer Cecil Carver (Barnes), who is attracted to Leonard and believes that Doris lacks sufficient talent to become a pro. Cecil accidentally discovers that Leonard ironically does have a great operatic voice, and offers to train him.
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
, 1h46Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Tyrone Power Jr., Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Ethel Merman, Jack Haley
Roles Aunt Sophie
Rating67%
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
, 1h20Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott, Gloria Stuart, Helen Westley, Bill Robinson, William Demarest
Roles Aunt Miranda Wilkins
Rating69%
Rebecca Winstead (Shirley Temple), a musically talented orphan, is under the guardianship of her stepfather Harry Kipper (William Demarest). She auditions for the radio role of Little Miss America and wins it, but leaves the studio believing she lost it. Kipper regards her as a loser and a burden, and dumps her on the farm of her Aunt Miranda.