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Pamela Blake is a Actor American born on 6 august 1915 at California (USA)
Pamela Blake (August 6, 1915 – October 6, 2009) was an American film actress. She starred opposite John Wayne in the 1939 film Wyoming Outlaw.
She was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pearce, and performed under that name until 1942. Her film career lasted for a little over fifteen years, with her starring mostly in B-movies. Her first film role was uncredited, playing a bit part in the 1934 film Eight Girls on a Boat. Through 1938 her roles were all uncredited. However, in 1938 she starred in the western The Utah Trail alongside Tex Ritter. This helped her to secure several other western acting roles, many times as the lead heroine.
In 1939 she starred in five films, one of which was a crime drama, one a mystery, and one a western. In total she had roles in some fifty four films, as well as a number of starring roles in certain television series. In 1946 she starred in Chick Carter, Detective. Toward the end of her career, she mostly played parts in western genre films and television episodes, such as The Range Rider. Her last role was in the 1954 film, The Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush. Afterward she retired.
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Birth name Adele Pearce
Nationality USA
Birth 6 august 1915 at California (USA)
Death 6 october 2009 (at 94 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 6 august 1915 at California (USA)
Death 6 october 2009 (at 94 years) at Las Vegas (USA)
She was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pearce, and performed under that name until 1942. Her film career lasted for a little over fifteen years, with her starring mostly in B-movies. Her first film role was uncredited, playing a bit part in the 1934 film Eight Girls on a Boat. Through 1938 her roles were all uncredited. However, in 1938 she starred in the western The Utah Trail alongside Tex Ritter. This helped her to secure several other western acting roles, many times as the lead heroine.
In 1939 she starred in five films, one of which was a crime drama, one a mystery, and one a western. In total she had roles in some fifty four films, as well as a number of starring roles in certain television series. In 1946 she starred in Chick Carter, Detective. Toward the end of her career, she mostly played parts in western genre films and television episodes, such as The Range Rider. Her last role was in the 1954 film, The Adventures of the Texas Kid: Border Ambush. Afterward she retired.
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She married three times, her first marriage being to actor Malcolm "Bud" Taggert, which ended in divorce not long before he died in a swimming pool accident in 1949. Her second marriage was to actor, television producer and writer Mike Stokey, which also ended in divorce. They had one son, Mike Stokey II, and a daughter, Barbara. Their son served as a 1st Marine Division combat correspondent during the Vietnam War, and who then began working in the film industry as a military technical advisor, having worked with, among others, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Pamela Blake's third marriage was to John Canavan, a retired Air Force master sergeant.Usually with
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Ghost of Zorro (1949)
, 2h47Directed by Fred C. Brannon
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Clayton Moore, Pamela Blake, Roy Barcroft, Tom Steele, George J. Lewis, Gene Roth
Roles Rita White
Rating60%
It's 1865 and the telegraph is heading west. George Crane, wanting to keep law and order out of his territory, is out to stop the construction. One of the main engineers on the job is Ken Mason, the grandson of the original Zorro. As Crane hires his men to stop the work, Mason finds himself in the legendary role his ancestor originated.
Stage Struck (1948)
, 1h11Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Kane Richmond, Audrey Long, Conrad Nagel, Ralph Byrd, John Gallaudet, Anthony Warde
Roles Janet Winters
Rating55%
The Sea Hound (1947)
Directed by Mack V. Wright, Sam Newfield
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Buster Crabbe, Pamela Blake, Spencer Chan, Rick Vallin, Milton Kibbee, Jack Ingram
Roles Ann Whitney
Rating73%
Captain Silver and his crew receive a distress call in the South Pacific. They rescue the crew of a yacht from modern pirates and get caught up in a search for lost treasure.
Rolling Home (1946)
, 1h11Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Jean Parker, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Raymond Hatton, Pamela Blake, Jimmy Conlin, Jonathan Hale
Roles Pamela Crawford
Rating56%
This script must be run from the command line
Live Wires (1946)
, 1h4Directed by Phil Karlson
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, William Benedict, Pamela Blake, Claudia Drake
Roles Mary Mahoney
Rating61%
Slip Mahoney has trouble keeping a job. Each one he finds leads to an altercation and he loses it, disappointing his sister whom he lives with. Eventually Sach helps him obtain a job with the District Attorney where he finds some success. Through a series of events, Slip and Sach help capture several notorious gangsters, including one that was about to flee the country with his sister.
The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Origin USA
Genres Action
Actors Pamela Blake, Dennis Moore, Byron Foulger, Virginia Brissac, Joseph Crehan, Jane Randolph
Roles Shirley Clinton
Rating65%
Anthony Waldron intends to steal a new submarine invention from Dr. Kittridge while blaming a fictitious mastermind he calls "Mr. M." To further this plan, Waldron uses a mind control drug he has developed called "Hypnotreme." However, a mystery villain soon appears claiming to be the real Mr. M and starts giving Waldron orders.
Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
, 15minutesOrigin USA
Actors Lyle Talbot, Douglas Fowley, Julie Gibson, Eddie Acuff, Pamela Blake, Frankie Darro
Roles Ellen Dale
Rating60%
Detective Chick Carter (Lyle Talbot) finds himself in a complex case when Sherry Martin (Julie Gibson), a singer at the Century Club, reports the robbery of the famous Blue Diamond, owned by Joe Carney (Charles King), the owner of the nightclub. Joe planned the theft in order to pay a debt to Nick Pollo (George Meeker) with the $100,000 insurance money he would collect. Sherry double-crossed Joe by wearing an imitation one, while she threw the real one, hidden in a cotton snowball, the Nick during the floor show. But Spud Warner (Eddie Acuff), a newspaper photographer, there with newspaper reporter Rusty Farrell (Douglas Fowley), takes a snowball from her basket and Nick receives an empty one. The Blue Diamond disappears. Aided by a private investigator, Ellen Dale (Pamela Blake), Chick finds himself pitted against the criminals searching for the missing Blue Diamond.
Mysterious Intruder (1946)
, 1h1Directed by William Castle
Origin USA
Genres Noir, Crime
Actors Richard Dix, Barton MacLane, Regis Toomey, Mike Mazurki, Pamela Blake, Charles Lane
Roles Elora Lund
Rating63%
Edward Stillwell, the aged proprietor of a music store, hires private detective Don Gale (Dix) to find Elora Lund, a then 14-year-old who vanished seven years ago at the time her mother died. Stillwell can only pay $100, but hints mysteriously that finding Lund could make Gale a rich man.
Partners in Time (1946)
, 1h14Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Chester Lauck, Pamela Blake, Teala Loring, John James, Grady Sutton, Dick Elliott
Roles Elizabeth Meadows
Rating72%
This script must be run from the command line
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
, 1h10Directed by Phil Rosen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jane Darwell, Edgar Kennedy, Mantan Moreland, Jack Norton, Cyril Delevanti, Pamela Blake
Roles Marion Graves
Rating62%
Right after the war has ended, tugboats are allowed to freely operate again in the US coastal waters. The owner of Secoma Towing & Salvage, Alec Severn (Joseph Crehan), starts searching for the famous Tugboat Annie Brennan (Jane Darwell), to incorporate her back as the captain of his fleet of tugboats.
Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Crime
Actors Lola Lane, Sheldon Leonard, Pamela Blake, Elisha Cook, Jr., Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), Constance Worth
Roles Diana Leslie
Rating55%
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
, 1h34Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Lana Turner, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, May Whitty, Eugene Pallette, Alan Mowbray
Roles Mitzi
Rating66%
Swing Fever (1943)
, 1h19Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Marilyn Maxwell, William Gargan, Nat Pendleton, Lena Horne, Curt Bois, Morris Ankrum
Roles Lois
Rating59%
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
, 1h27Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Ann Sothern, James Craig, Jean Rogers, Connie Gilchrist, John Qualen, Kay Medford
Roles Billie
Rating61%
Maisie Ravier (Ann Sothern) loses her job as an assistant in Horatio Curley's dog act as a result of a minor quarrel with test pilot "Breezy" McLaughlin (James Craig). Breezy gets Curley a job at the airplane company where he works and offers to use his influence on Maisie's behalf too. However, she insists she can get a job there on her own merits. She lands on the swing shift at the aircraft manufacturing factory. Breezy does, however, get her a room at Maw Lustvogel's (Connie Gilchrist) boarding house. Despite her initial dislike for him, Maisie starts falling in love.
Kid Dynamite (1943)
, 1h6Directed by Wallace Fox
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Benny Bartlett, Ernie Morrison
Roles Ivy McGinnis
Rating58%
Muggs McGinnis (Leo Gorcey) practices for his boxing match the next night. In order to raise money, Muggs and the gang go to Nick (Charles Judels)'s pool hall and challenge hall regular Harry Wycoff (Gabriel Dell) to a game of pool. Muggs has pre-arranged with gang member Danny to use special trick chalk for the pool cue so that Wycoff will lose, but Danny (Bobby Jordan) is so convinced of Muggs's talent that he does not use the chalk, and Muggs loses the match. When Wycoff insists that Muggs pay off his wager, Muggs hits him in the stomach and leaves without paying.