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Lillian Harmer is a Actor American born on 7 september 1883 at Philadelphia (USA)
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress who had a brief career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Nationality USA
Birth 7 september 1883 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 15 may 1946 (at 62 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 7 september 1883 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 15 may 1946 (at 62 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress who had a brief career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in A Shriek in the Night (1933) and The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.
Other notable films in which she appeared include: Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring Jackie Coogan as Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of Alice in Wonderland; William Wellman's 1937 version of A Star is Born, starring Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, and Adolphe Menjou; the Ronald Colman vehicle, The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille historical drama, The Buccaneer, starring Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's Gateway, starring Don Ameche and Arleen Whelan.
Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
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Gateway (1938)
, 1h15Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Don Ameche, Arleen Whelan, Gregory Ratoff, Binnie Barnes, Gilbert Roland, Raymond Walburn
Roles Matron
Rating60%
A Star Is Born (1937)
, 1h51Directed by Jack Conway, William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about television
Actors Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, Andy Devine, May Robson, Lionel Stander
Roles Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
Rating72%
North Dakota farmgirl Esther Victoria Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) yearns to become a Hollywood actress. Although her aunt and father discourage such thoughts, Esther's grandmother (May Robson) gives her her savings to follow her dream.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
, 1h41Directed by John Cromwell, W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Adventure, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Ronald Colman, Madeleine Carroll, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Massey, Mary Astor
Rating75%
English gentleman Rudolf Rassendyll (Ronald Colman) takes a fishing vacation in a small middle European country (unnamed in the film; Ruritania in the novel). While there, he is puzzled by the odd reactions of the natives to him. Rassendyll discovers why when he meets Colonel Zapt (C. Aubrey Smith) and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim (David Niven). Zapt introduces him to the soon-to-be-crowned king, Rudolf V (Colman again), who turns out to be not only his distant relative, but also in facial features close enough to be his double. Rudolf is astounded and takes a great liking to the Englishman.
Make a Wish (1937)
, 1h17Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Bobby Breen, Henry Armetta, Donald Meek, Leonid Kinskey, Herbert Rawlinson
Roles Clara
Rating54%
Whilst at summer camp in the Maine woods, young Chip Winters (Breen) befriends British composer Johnathan Selden (Rathbone), who left the city high life to try and break his creative block, and is soon playing matchmaker for his widowed singer mother Irene Winters (Claire) and Selden.
The Great O'Malley (1937)
, 1h11Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Pat O'Brien, Humphrey Bogart, Sybil Jason, Ann Sheridan, Frieda Inescort, Donald Crisp
Roles Miss Taylor
Rating66%
Un policier prend en charge la petite fille infirme d'un homme qu'il vient d'arrêter.
Riffraff (1936)
, 1h34Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Una Merkel, Joseph Calleia, Victor Kilian, Mickey Rooney
Roles Mrs. McCall
Rating61%
Spencer Tracy plays a rough and tough fisherman ("Dutch" Mueller), who leads in a strike with his fellow fishery workers against the "fat-cat" owners of a tuna cannery. The love interest Hattie (Jean Harlow), is also a tuna cannery worker.
Rainbow on the River (1936)
, 1h31Directed by Kurt Neumann
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Bobby Breen, May Robson, Charles Butterworth, Alan Mowbray, Benita Hume, Henry O'Neill
Roles Superintendent (uncredited)
Rating67%
The Captain's Kid (1936)
, 1h12Directed by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors May Robson, Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, Jane Bryan, Dick Purcell, Mary Treen
Roles Mrs. Pengast
Rating60%
Dancing Feet (1936)
, 1h10Directed by Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Ben Lyon, Joan Marsh, Edward J. Nugent, Isabel Jewell, James Burke, Purnell Pratt
Roles Aggie
Rating66%
Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
, 58minutesDirected by Nick Grinde
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Jean Muir, Warren Hull, John Litel, Gordon Oliver, Wini Shaw, Louise Stanley
Roles Martha Staeger
Rating60%
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
, 1h29Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Prison films
Actors Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia, Paul Kelly, Lewis Stone
Roles Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Rating66%
Undercover FBI agent Jeff Crane (Chester Morris) is planted in the same prison as Sonny Black (Joseph Calleia), who is suspected of belonging to the notorious Purple Gang. Jeff helps Sonny escape in the hope that he will lead Jeff back to the rest of the gang.
Romance in Manhattan (1935)
, 1h17Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Francis Lederer, Ginger Rogers, Arthur Hohl, Jimmy Butler, J. Farrell MacDonald, Helen Ware
Roles Mrs. Schultz
Rating67%
Karel Novak (Lederer), an incredibly naive Czech immigrant, arrives in New York with $58; but now he must have $200 or be sent back. Novak escapes from the ship and is rescued by dock workers; but he loses his money. He wanders the streets and eats food left by chorus girls. Sylvia Dennis (Rogers) questions him. He refuses money but wants a job. Two women suggest an institution for Sylvia's brother Frank (Jimmy Butler), because he missed two days of school. Sylvia says no. Sylvia gives Karel blankets to sleep on the roof, and she explains about the Depression. Frank shares his job selling newspapers with Karel and takes over after school. Karel does not admit he was fished out of the river and so does not get his $58 back. He asks the police officer Murphy (J. Farrell MacDonald) if someone could get in trouble for helping someone if they didn't know he was an illegal alien.
Party Wire (1935)
, 1h9Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jean Arthur, Victor Jory, Helen Lowell, Robert (Tex) Allen, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick
Roles Deborah
Rating66%
Matthew Putnam (Victor Jory) is summoned back to his small hometown of Rockridge by his aged, bedridden aunt Nettie (Helen Lowell) after seven years of enjoying himself in Europe, were he had been sent to study. She is tired and wants him to take charge of Putnam Dairies, the family business and the town's major employer. Every mother with a marriageable daughter is excited by the return of the wealthy young man, including Mathilda Sherman (Clara Blandick). However, Matthew shows no interest in Mathilda's daughter Irene (Geneva Mitchell).
Personal Maid's Secret (1935)
, 58minutesOrigin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull, Anita Louise, Ruth Donnelly, Arthur Treacher, Frank Albertson
Roles Miss Getson
Rating64%
Change of Heart (1934)
, 1h17Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ginger Rogers, James Dunn, Dick Foran, Beryl Mercer
Roles Mrs. Boggs
Rating60%
After their graduation from college, friends Catherine Furness (Janet Gaynor), Chris Thring (Charles Farrell), Mack McGowan (James Dunn) and Madge Rountree (Ginger Rogers) move to New York City. Madge hopes to become an actress, lawyer Chris wants to work for a big firm, Mack aspires to being a radio crooner, and Catherine desires to be a writer. Although the quartet are great friends, their relationships are strained by their romantic entanglements, for Catherine is in love with Chris, who has eyes only for Madge, while Madge cannot make up her mind between Chris and Mack, who adores Catherine.