Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

1892-05-27 Baltimore, Maryland, USA 74 Credits

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...

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I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

as Mrs. LeBoy

4.7
Acting

Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Mrs. Godfrey

5.2
Acting

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Pagan Love Song

Pagan Love Song

1950

as Kate Bennett

4.8
Acting

Island girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott arrives.

The Last Bandit

The Last Bandit

1949

as Winnie McPhail

6.0
Acting

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

The Snake Pit

1948

as Miss Hart

7.1
Acting

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

Return of the Bad Men

1948

as Emily

6.3
Acting

US Marshall Vance is assigned to rid the Oklahoma Territory of outlaws.

Mr. Reckless

Mr. Reckless

1948

as Ma Hawkins

4.5
Acting

An oil well digger tries to win back his former girlfriend, now engaged to another man.

Wyoming

Wyoming

1947

as Queenie Lassiter

6.0
Acting

Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

as Mrs. Parrish

7.8
Acting

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

Perilous Holiday

1946

as Mrs. Latham

Acting

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

Man Alive

1945

as Aunt Sophie

5.1
Acting

A reportedly dead man haunts his wife and her boyfriend.

Sunbonnet Sue

Sunbonnet Sue

1945

as Mrs. Fitzgerald

5.0
Acting

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

Swingin' on a Rainbow

1945

as Minnie Regan

Acting

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

Penthouse Rhythm

1945

as Taffy

Acting

Musical comedy directed by Edward F. Cline

Night Club Girl

1945

as Rita

Acting

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

Destiny

1944

as Marie

4.6
Acting

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

The Town Went Wild

1944

as Marian Harrison

5.0
Acting

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

Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore

1944

as Mrs. Collins

6.0
Acting

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

Chip Off the Old Block

1944

as Milly

4.0
Acting

The son of a strict Navy officer falls for the daughter of a musical-comedy star.

Salute for Three

Salute for Three

1943

Acting

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

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

1942

as Edith Fitzbadden

4.4
Acting

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

Cadets on Parade

1942

as Della

6.0
Acting

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

Thieves Fall Out

1941

as Ella Barnes

5.5
Acting

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

High Sierra

1941

as Mrs. Baughmam

7.1
Acting

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

Doomed Caravan

Doomed Caravan

1941

as Jane Travers

3.0
Acting

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

Boom Town

1940

as Spanish Eva

6.9
Acting

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

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

as Queen of Beggars

7.3
Acting

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

Stop, Look and Love

1939

as Emma Haller

5.0
Acting

Daughter has trouble holding onto boyfriends because of her critical mother until understanding father comes to her aid.

Second Fiddle

Second Fiddle

1939

as Jenny

4.9
Acting

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Minnesota but he follows her.

Going Places

Going Places

1938

as Cora Withering

6.3
Acting

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

Comet Over Broadway

Comet Over Broadway

1938

as Tim Adams

5.0
Acting

Story of a rising stage star and the trouble she causes by her ambition.

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

1938

as Mrs. Hofbauer

5.7
Acting

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

Block-Heads

Block-Heads

1938

as Mrs. Hardy

7.0
Acting

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

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

as Constance

6.0
Acting

Social butterfly marries Park Avenue doctor and learns that his nurse is in love with him.

Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937

as Mabel

4.8
Acting

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

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937

as Nellie Chase

7.5
Acting

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

Banjo on My Knee

1936

as Ruby

5.8
Acting

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

Champagne Charlie

1936

as Lillian Wayne

4.8
Acting

The story is told in flashback. Backers want a gambler to marry a rich girl for her dowry.

Miss Pacific Fleet

Miss Pacific Fleet

1935

as Sadie Freytag

4.0
Acting

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

Two Sinners

Two Sinners

1935

as Mrs. Pym

10.0
Acting

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

Women Must Dress

1935

as Linda Howard

3.0
Acting

A divorced woman finds success as a fashion designer.

The White Cockatoo

The White Cockatoo

1935

as Grete Lovscheim

5.3
Acting

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

Babbitt

1934

as Zilla Reisling

6.0
Acting

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

Cheating Cheaters

1934

as Nell Brockton

Acting

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

The Merry Widow

1934

as Marcelle

6.8
Acting

A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

The Lemon Drop Kid

The Lemon Drop Kid

1934

as Maizie

5.0
Acting

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

The Hell Cat

1934

as Pauline McCoy

6.0
Acting

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

The Thin Man

1934

as Mimi Wynant

7.5
Acting

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

Strictly Dynamite

Strictly Dynamite

1934

as Miss LaSeur

5.3
Acting

A failed poet ends up becoming a gag writer for a bombastic comedian.

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

1934

as Beulah Schloss

4.6
Acting

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

No More Women

1934

as Annie Fay

4.5
Acting

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

Keep 'Em Rolling

1934

as Julie

6.0
Acting

World War I drama about a soldier and the wild horse he befriends.

Cross Country Cruise

Cross Country Cruise

1934

as Nita Borden

6.0
Acting

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

Hoopla

1933

as Carrie

6.0
Acting

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

The Way to Love

The Way to Love

1933

as Suzanne

Acting

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

Wild Boys of the Road

1933

as Aunt Carrie

6.9
Acting

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

The Big Brain

1933

as Margy

Acting

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?

What Price Innocence?

1933

as Amy Harper

3.0
Acting

A young woman has to pay the price for fooling around with men.

Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

1933

as Mona La Rue

6.2
Acting

Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together...

Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise

1933

as Judy Mills

5.7
Acting

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

Wild Girl

1932

as Millie

6.0
Acting

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

The First Year

1932

as Mrs. Barstow

Acting

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

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

as Sheila Peck

1.0
Acting

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

Careless Lady

1932

as Yvette Logan

5.2
Acting

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

After Tomorrow

1932

as Else Taylor

5.8
Acting

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

Dance Team

1932

as Cora Stuart

Acting

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

Stepping Sisters

1932

as Rosie La Marr

Acting

A trio of former burlesque dancers now living in high society try to prevent their past occupation from being discovered.

The Rainbow Trail

The Rainbow Trail

1932

as Ruth

Acting

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

Good Sport

1931

as Virginia Casey

4.5
Acting

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

Sob Sister

1931

as Vonnie

Acting

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

Skyline

1931

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Acting

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

Bad Girl

1931

as Edna Driggs

5.9
Acting

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

Doctors' Wives

1931

as Julia Wyndram

Acting

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

Acting

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...