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Gilda Gray is a Actor American born on 25 october 1895 at Kraków (Pologne)

Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray
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Birth name Marianna Michalska
Nationality USA
Birth 25 october 1895 at Kraków (Pologne)
Death 22 december 1959 (at 64 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Gilda Gray (October 24, 1901 – December 22, 1959) was an American actress and dancer who popularizing a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.

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Juan Emilio Viguié
(1 films)
Anita Loos
Anita Loos
(1 films)
Harry Fischbeck
Harry Fischbeck
(1 films)
H. Bruce Humberstone
H. Bruce Humberstone
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John Emerson
John Emerson
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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gilda Gray (7 films)

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Actress

Rose Marie
Rose Marie (1936)
, 1h53
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, Lucien Hubbard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical, Romance, Western
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Operetta films
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Joan Crawford, Nelson Eddy, Reginald Owen, James Murray, Polly Moran
Roles Belle
Rating66% 3.3454053.3454053.3454053.3454053.345405
Marie de Flor (Jeanette MacDonald) is a Canadian soprano performing in Roméo et Juliette in Montreal; the Premier of Quebec is in the audience. Inviting him and his entourage to supper after the performance, she learns from a 'half-breed' man called Boniface (George Regas), that her brother Jack, supposedly in prison for armed robbery, was wounded as he escaped from prison and has killed a Mountie in the process. Making her excuses, she leaves for the Canadian wilderness with Boniface, hoping to help Jack.
Piccadilly
Piccadilly (1929)
, 1h32
Directed by Edmond T. Gréville, Ewald André Dupont
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Cooking films
Actors Gilda Gray, Anna May Wong, Jameson Thomas, Charles Laughton, Ray Milland, Cyril Ritchard
Roles Mabel Greenfield
Rating70% 3.540923.540923.540923.540923.54092
Valentine Wilmot's London nightclub and restaurant, Piccadilly Circus, is a great success due to his star attraction, dancing partners Mabel (Gilda Gray) and Vic (Cyril Ritchard). One night, a dissatisfied diner (Charles Laughton) disrupts Mabel's solo with his loud complaint about a dirty plate. When Wilmot investigates, he finds Shosho (Anna May Wong) distracting the other dishwashers with her dancing. He fires her on the spot.
The Devil Dancer
The Devil Dancer (1927)
, 1h13
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, Fred Niblo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Gilda Gray, Clive Brook, Anna May Wong, Nora Cecil, Serge Temoff, Michael Vavitch
Roles Takla (The Devil Dancer)
Rating61% 3.0903153.0903153.0903153.0903153.090315
Cabaret
Cabaret (1927)

Directed by Robert G. Vignola
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Gilda Gray, Tom Moore, Chester Conklin
Roles Gloria Trask

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1926)
, 1h30
Directed by Maurice Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Melodrama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Gilda Gray, Percy Marmont, Warner Baxter, William Powell, Harry T. Morey, Julanne Johnston
Roles Aloma
Rating60% 3.0451953.0451953.0451953.0451953.045195
Aloma, une danseuse, vit sur Paradise Island, surveillée jalousement par son amant Nuitane. Lorsque Red Malloy lui cherche des ennuis, Bob Holden, un Américain présent sur l'île pour oublier une histoire d'amour malheureuse, la défend et gagne sa confiance. Sylvia, l'ancien amour de Bob, arrive sur l'île avec son mari Van Templeton. Aloma commençait à tomber amoureuse de Bob, mais celui-ci réalise qu'il aime encore Sylvia. Bob et Van disparaissent avec leur canoë pendant une tempête, ce qui fait se rapprocher les deux femmes. Mais Bob réapparaît, annonçant que Van s'est noyé. Il se réconcilie avec Sylvia et Aloma retourne avec Nuitane.