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Sally Rand is a Actor and Choreographer American born on 3 april 1904 at New York City (USA)

Sally Rand

Sally Rand
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Birth name Harriet Helen Gould Beck
Nationality USA
Birth 3 april 1904 at New York City (USA)
Death 31 august 1979 (at 75 years) at Glendora (USA)

Sally Rand (April 3, 1904 – August 31, 1979) was a burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance. She also performed under the name Billie Beck.

Usually with

Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille
(8 films)
J. Peverell Marley
J. Peverell Marley
(3 films)
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
(4 films)
Clarence Burton
Clarence Burton
(5 films)
Howard Hawks
Howard Hawks
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Sally Rand (16 films)

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Actress

Behind the Burly Q
Behind the Burly Q (2010)
, 1h38
Directed by Leslie Zemeckis
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Bud Abbott, Alan Alda, Ron Bottitta, Sally Rand
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating65% 3.2787253.2787253.2787253.2787253.278725
This documentary film about the heyday of burlesque includes interviews with exotic dancers of the time April March, Lorraine Lee, Taffy O’Neill, Blaze Starr, Tempest Storm, and Kitty West; Mike Iannucci, stripper Ann Corio’s husband and producer of “This Was Burlesque”; journalists and authors Nat Bodian, Rachel Schteir, and Janet Davis; and actor Alan Alda, whose father Robert Alda was a burlesque singer and straight man.
Sunset Murder Case
Sunset Murder Case (1938)

Directed by Louis Gasnier
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Sally Rand, Esther Muir, Vince Barnett, Paul Sutton, Lona Andre, Reed Hadley
Roles Kathy O'Connor
Rating47% 2.393772.393772.393772.393772.39377
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Bolero
Bolero (1934)
, 1h25
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Wesley Ruggles
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, Ray Milland, Frances Drake, Gertrude Michael
Roles Annette
Rating65% 3.286263.286263.286263.286263.28626
The film opens shortly before World War I. Raoul De Baere (Raft) is a dancer from New York City, aiming to become king of the European nightclub circuit. He tries to get Annette (famed exotic dancer Sally Rand) to be his dancing partner, but she refuses. He recruits Helen Hathaway (Lombard) instead and devises a very athletic routine to be accompanied by Ravel's Boléro (an anachronism, as the composition was not written until 1928).
The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
, 2h2
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films based on the Bible, Films based on plays, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Fredric March, Elissa Landi, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Arthur Hohl, Ian Keith
Roles Crocodiles' Victim (uncredited)
Rating67% 3.3939253.3939253.3939253.3939253.393925
Rome est en feu depuis trois jours. Du haut de son palais impérial, Néron contemple le brasier, fomenté par lui, tout en composant un poème. Mais aux cris d’effroi qui s’élèvent des rues embrasées, des clameurs de haine et de révolte surgissent, l’incendie est criminel et le peuple de Rome réclame les responsables. Tigellinus, capitaine des gardes de l’empereur, suggère à Néron d'attribuer aux chrétiens la responsabilité de l’incendie. Aussitôt le peuple exige vengeance et tous les chrétiens sont pourchassés par les soldats romains.
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
, 1h18
Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Robert Armstrong, Louise Brooks, Sally Rand, Leila Hyams, Francis McDonald
Roles Girl in Bombay (uncredited)
Rating65% 3.293243.293243.293243.293243.29324
Spike (McLaglen) travels the world as the mate of a schooner. He has a little address book full of sweethearts, but everywhere he goes, he finds that someone has been there before him, leaving behind with each girl a heart-shaped charm with an anchor inscribed on it. In Central America, he takes a dislike to another sailor, Salami (Armstrong), but before they can settle their differences, they brawl with the police and are thrown in jail. Then Spike notices that Salami has a ring shaped like a heart with an anchor inscribed. He has finally found his nemesis. When they are released, they look for a private place to fight, but accidentally fall into the water. Oddly, Spike cannot swim, so when Salami rescues him, they become the best of friends. Inseparable, they sail the seas on the same ships.
The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)
, 1h55
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors H. B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut, James Neill, Jacqueline Logan
Roles Mary Magdalene's Slave (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.6866453.6866453.6866453.6866453.686645
We see Mary Magdalene, here portrayed as a wild courtesan, entertain many men around her. Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back. Peter is introduced as the Giant apostle, and we see the future gospel writer Mark as a child who is healed by Jesus. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is shown as a beautiful and saintly woman who is a mother to all her son's followers. Our first sight of Jesus is through the eyesight of a little girl, whom He heals. He is surrounded by a halo. Mary Magdelene arrives afterwards and talks to Judas, who reveals that he is only staying with Jesus in hopes of being made a king after Jesus becomes the king of kings. Jesus casts the Seven Deadly Sins out of Mary Magdalene in a multiple exposure sequence.
The Yankee Clipper
The Yankee Clipper (1927)
, 1h28
Directed by Rupert Julian
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors William Boyd, John Harron, Elinor Fair, Frank Coghlan, Jr., John Miljan, Walter Long
Roles Wing Toy (uncredited)
Rating68% 3.401573.401573.401573.401573.40157
Captain Winslow takes a revolutionary new clipper ship, built by his father, on its first voyage, and Mickey Murphy is found stowing away in a burlap sack. While in China, Winslow attends a dinner hosted by a wealthy Chinese merchant and rescues English maiden Lady Jocelyn Huntington from rioting beggars. Winslow agrees to a race from China to Boston against an English clipper ship. He wins the race and Lady Jocelyn.
The Fighting Eagle
The Fighting Eagle (1927)
, 54minutes
Directed by Donald Crisp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Actors Rod La Rocque, Phyllis Haver, Sam De Grasse, Julia Faye, Sally Rand, Clarence Burton
Roles Fräulein Hertz
Rating62% 3.1191053.1191053.1191053.1191053.119105
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
, 3h14
Directed by Rex Ingram, Rex Ingram, Fred Niblo, Christy Cabanne, Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Ramón Novarro, Francis X. Bushman, May McAvoy, Betty Bronson, Claire McDowell, Kathleen Key
Rating77% 3.8952353.8952353.8952353.8952353.895235
Ben-Hur is a wealthy Jew and boyhood friend of the powerful Roman Tribune, Messala. When an accident leads to Ben-Hur's arrest, Messala, who has become corrupt and arrogant, makes sure Ben-Hur and his family are jailed and separated.