Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minna Gombell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,f...
Known For
Complete Filmography

I'll See You in My Dreams
1951
as Mrs. LeBoy
Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Mrs. Godfrey
Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Pagan Love Song
1950
as Kate Bennett
Island girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott arrives.

The Last Bandit
1949
as Winnie McPhail
About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are bei...

The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Hart
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions an...

Return of the Bad Men
1948
as Emily
US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.

Mr. Reckless
1948
as Ma Hawkins
An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.

Wyoming
1947
as Queenie Lassiter
Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Parrish
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrive...

Perilous Holiday
1946
as Mrs. Latham
A tale of an international counterfeiting-ring operating in Mexico starts with Patrick Nevil viewed as a suspicious character by newspaper woman Agnes...

Man Alive
1945
as Aunt Sophie
A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.

Sunbonnet Sue
1945
as Mrs. Fitzgerald
Set in New York's Lower East Side during the Gay '90s, this lively low-budget musical follows the exploits of a feisty and talented saloon owner's dau...

Swingin' on a Rainbow
1945
as Minnie Regan
A young girl goes to New York to find a band leader who has stolen all the songs she wrote and is passing them off as his own.

Penthouse Rhythm
1945
as Taffy
Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline
Night Club Girl
1945
as Rita
Two show-business wannabees get their big chance to show off their big-time act and talents in a nightclub,and bomb. Othet acts come on---endlessly---...

Destiny
1944
as Marie
Framed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, h...

The Town Went Wild
1944
as Marian Harrison
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is ab...

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1944
as Mrs. Collins
A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his fr...

Chip Off the Old Block
1944
as Milly
The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

Salute for Three
1943
Press agent Jimmy Gates gets an idea while watching a New York parade, for a returned war hero Sergeant Buzz McAllister, with his chief client, singer...

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
as Edith Fitzbadden
Carmelita and Uncle Matt find themselves in a haunted house, but the "ghosts" are actually enemy agents who are trying to frighten away visitors in or...

Cadets on Parade
1942
as Della
A military school cadet runs away after failing to fit in at sports or school life. He's befriended by a newsboy and they tutor each other, but soon ...

Thieves Fall Out
1941
as Ella Barnes
Eddie Barnes, tired of being a nobody and living with his parents, decides to cash in his mother's legacy and use the money to buy a business. Unfortu...

High Sierra
1941
as Mrs. Baughmam
Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

Doomed Caravan
1941
as Jane Travers
Stephen Westcott and Ed Martin scheme to put Jane Travers' wagon line out of business. They want to use it take over all the wagon- train traffic goin...

Boom Town
1940
as Spanish Eva
Two buddies who rise from fly-by-night wildcatters to oil tycoons over a twenty year period both love the same woman. McMasters and Sand come to oil t...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
as Queen of Beggars
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback...

Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Emma Haller
Daughter has trouble holding onto boyfriends because of her critical mother until understanding father comes to her aid.

Second Fiddle
1939
as Jenny
Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

Going Places
1938
as Cora Withering
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.

Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Tim Adams
Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

The Great Waltz
1938
as Mrs. Hofbauer
Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

Block-Heads
1938
as Mrs. Hardy
It's 1938, but Stan doesn't know the war is over; he's still patrolling the trenches in France, and shoots down a French aviator. Oliver sees his old ...

Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Constance
Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.

Slave Ship
1937
as Mabel
Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
as Nellie Chase
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with d...

Banjo on My Knee
1936
as Ruby
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.

Champagne Charlie
1936
as Lillian Wayne
The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.

Miss Pacific Fleet
1935
as Sadie Freytag
A down-on-her-luck showgirl sets her eyes on the cash prize that comes with winning the title "Miss Pacific Fleet".

Two Sinners
1935
as Mrs. Pym
An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but a...

Women Must Dress
1935
as Linda Howard
A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.

The White Cockatoo
1935
as Grete Lovscheim
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of a...

Babbitt
1934
as Zilla Reisling
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George ...

Cheating Cheaters
1934
as Nell Brockton
The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, the Palmers are actually a gang of thieves plotting...

The Merry Widow
1934
as Marcelle
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

The Lemon Drop Kid
1934
as Maizie
The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He takes it on the lam with his sidekick, The Professor.

The Hell Cat
1934
as Pauline McCoy
Reporter Dan Collins tries to expose a crooked gambling ring, but is waylaid by Geraldine Sloane, a feisty young heiress who feels Collins has insulte...

The Thin Man
1934
as Mimi Wynant
A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Strictly Dynamite
1934
as Miss LaSeur
A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

Registered Nurse
1934
as Beulah Schloss
In this sudsy hospital melodrama, a married nurse finds herself falling in love with one of two surgeons when her husband goes mad and needs an operat...

No More Women
1934
as Annie Fay
Two deep-sea divers, known only by their nicknames of "Three-Time" and "Forty-Fathoms," find that no place on earth is big enough for both of them at ...

Keep 'Em Rolling
1934
as Julie
World War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.

Cross Country Cruise
1934
as Nita Borden
A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kills his jealous wife and implicates her in the murde...

Hoopla
1933
as Carrie
A hula dancer at a carnival sets out to seduce the naive son of the show's manager.

The Way to Love
1933
as Suzanne
Francois, a cheerful Parisian bohemian, wants more than anything to be a tour guide in his beloved city. While working the streets, Francois meets Mad...

Wild Boys of the Road
1933
as Aunt Carrie
At the height of the Great Depression, Tommy's mother has been out of work for months when Eddie's father loses his job. Eager not to burden their par...

The Big Brain
1933
as Margy
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As his bank account grows, Stone's ethics diminish, an...

What Price Innocence?
1933
as Amy Harper
A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.

Hello, Sister!
1933
as Mona La Rue
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...

Pleasure Cruise
1933
as Judy Mills
Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruise. Her husband also gets on the cruise as a worker...

Wild Girl
1932
as Millie
Salomy Jane, a California mountain girl, is sought after by a number of men in the nearby small town of Redwood City. She is affected when two crimina...

The First Year
1932
as Mrs. Barstow
Grace Livingston is leading a happy life in her small town, with her mother and father, being courted by two men, the steady but predictable Tommy Tuc...

Bachelor's Affairs
1932
as Sheila Peck
A middle aged millionaire falls in love with a gorgeous, but stupid blonde gold digger, being guided by her ever-present shrewish friend.They marry bu...

Careless Lady
1932
as Yvette Logan
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.

After Tomorrow
1932
as Else Taylor
In the Depression, Pete and Sidney are good kids, working hard, giving money to their parents, and engaged for three years while they save to get marr...

Dance Team
1932
as Cora Stuart
Jimmy Mulligan and Poppy Kirk, both out of work, strike up a conversation outside a radio shop and discover a shared dream of hitting it big dancing a...

Stepping Sisters
1932
as Rosie La Marr
A trio of former burlesque dancers now living in high society try to prevent their past occupation from being discovered.

The Rainbow Trail
1932
as Ruth
The wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon.

Good Sport
1931
as Virginia Casey
Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she receives a surprise visit from her mother.

Sob Sister
1931
as Vonnie
Jane Ray, a very clever reporter of crimes of passion, or "sob sister," for a New York tabloid, begins to feel depressed by the sordidness of her late...

Skyline
1931
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Skyline is a 1931 drama film directed by Sam Taylor and starring silent film veteran Thomas Meighan. It is based on a novel, East Side, West Side by F...

Bad Girl
1931
as Edna Driggs
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex haunts their marriage...

Doctors' Wives
1931
as Julia Wyndram
The trials of being a doctor's wife are presented in this drama. The story centers upon the problematic marriage of one couple. Their troubles begin w...
The Great Power
1929
as Joan Wray
John Power is a hard-nosed financier who has neglected his domestic life and who tries to ruin the Wray family. But a revelation concerning a Wray fam...