Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

1894-01-02 Parsons, Kansas, USA 188 Credits

Biography

Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her performance in Erich von Stroheim's epic silent film Greed. Based on her performance, von Stroheim labeled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933...

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The Big Parade of Comedy

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

as Gertie - Switchboard Operator

7.0
Acting

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is t...

The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All

1963

as Olivia

7.0
Acting

A housewife's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.

Teenage Millionaire

Teenage Millionaire

1961

as Aunt Theodora

4.5
Acting

A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit.

Disneyland '59

Disneyland '59

1959

as Self

6.5
Acting

Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disn...

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

as Mrs. Shea

5.6
Acting

To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.

The Silent Partner

The Silent Partner

1955

as Selma

6.0
Acting

When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in the early film days, owing his success to him, not re...

Francis Joins the WACS

Francis Joins the WACS

1954

as Valerie Humpert

5.8
Acting

Peter Stirling (with his old friend the talking mule) is recalled to active duty...in the WACs!

Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

as Jane Dwyer

5.5
Acting

Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sab...

Francis

Francis

1950

as Valerie Humpert

5.5
Acting

The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic a...

Lum and Abner

1949

Acting

Chester Lauck and Norris Goff tried to bring their highly successful radio show to TV but it didn’t happen. In this failed pilot Abner is on the phone...

Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

as Cousin Cora Cartwright

6.6
Acting

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage

1947

as Rosa

4.0
Acting

A couple celebrate their tenth anniversary by quarreling their way to divorce court.

Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

as Elvira Spriggens

5.0
Acting

The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. T...

Dear Miss Gloria

Dear Miss Gloria

1946

as Guest star

Acting

A short subject, intended as the first of a series, where Gloria Swanson plays "Miss Gloria," advice columnist to the lovelorn.

Let's Face It

Let's Face It

1943

as Cornelia Pigeon

4.5
Acting

A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancé, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three custo...

Tish

Tish

1942

as Aggie Pilkington (as ZaSu Pitts)

5.7
Acting

In this comedy, the town gossip fills her time running the lives of others. Naturally, she is also a matchmaker.

So's Your Aunt Emma!

So's Your Aunt Emma!

1942

as Aunt Emma Bates

6.5
Acting

A dizzy old spinster gets involved in the boxing racket and gangland murders.

The Bashful Bachelor

The Bashful Bachelor

1942

as Geraldine

4.5
Acting

Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has swapped their delivery car for a ...

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

Mexican Spitfire at Sea

1942

as Miss Pepper

3.0
Acting

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife sail to Hawaii in search of business. The fifth entry (of eight) in the "Mexican Spitfire" comedy...

Weekend for Three

Weekend for Three

1941

as Anna, Craig's Maid

5.7
Acting

Jim is hardly thrilled when his new bride, Ellen, invites an old friend, Randy, over for dinner. Yet Jim turns genuinely dismayed once Randy arrives a...

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

The Mexican Spitfire's Baby

1941

as Emily Pepper

4.3
Acting

An advertising executive and his temperamental wife adopt a war orphan who turns out to be a beautiful woman.

Miss Polly

Miss Polly

1941

as Pandora Polly

5.0
Acting

A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity League" by spilling a few of their well-kept secrets. C...

Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe

1941

as Julia Jordan

6.0
Acting

A pretty Chicago teenager (Gale Storm), who's being courted by an older man, is sent by her worried parents to live with her uncle on his Iowa farm.

Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls

1941

as Emmy Sawyer

6.8
Acting

The nosy antics of a honeymooner puts an unwed couple in the same room.

Broadway Limited

Broadway Limited

1941

as Myra Pottle

4.6
Acting

A publicity stunt staged on a train known as the Broadway Limited gets out of control, as no one wants to be responsible for the baby that was brought...

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1940

as Pauline Hastings

6.0
Acting

Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Att...

It All Came True

It All Came True

1940

as Miss Flint

5.8
Acting

After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house...

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours

1939

as Cary Bingham

5.7
Acting

Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengt...

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

as Mme. Moulin

6.4
Acting

British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-...

Mickey the Kid

Mickey the Kid

1939

as Lilly Handy

Acting

A bank robber and his boy make a run for it during winter in a bus full of children.

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice

1939

as Aunt Penelope Hardwick

6.2
Acting

Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindse...

The Lady's from Kentucky

The Lady's from Kentucky

1939

as Dulcey Lee

Acting

Good-natured gambler Marty Black falls into ownership of a booking joint but soon falls on hard times. His one out is a marker for half-ownership in a...

52nd Street

52nd Street

1937

as Letitia Rondell

Acting

The story of how 52nd Street became New York City's "Nightclub Row" in the 1930s.

Forty Naughty Girls

Forty Naughty Girls

1937

as Hildegarde Withers

5.2
Acting

Hildegarde Withers and Inspector Piper try to solve a murder while attending a popular Broadway show.

Wanted!

Wanted!

1937

as Winnie Oatfield

Acting

A married couple are mistaken for jewel thieves and forced to go to a party. The husband turns on the burglar alarm by mistake and the real thieves ar...

Sing Me a Love Song

Sing Me a Love Song

1936

as Gwen Logan

Acting

A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the business, he poses as a store clerk, and quickly falls fo...

The Plot Thickens

The Plot Thickens

1936

as Hildegarde Withers

6.2
Acting

A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.

Mad Holiday

Mad Holiday

1936

as Mrs. Fay Kinney

6.0
Acting

A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.

13 Hours by Air

13 Hours by Air

1936

as Miss Harkins

4.3
Acting

Womanizer and airline pilot Jack Gordon must fly the world's fastest airliner from New York to California while dealing with dangerous jewel thieves o...

The Affair of Susan

The Affair of Susan

1935

as Susan Todd

Acting

Two people go to Coney Island to find romance and wind up in jail.

Hot Tip

Hot Tip

1935

as Belle McGill

5.0
Acting

An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

She Gets Her Man

She Gets Her Man

1935

as Esmeralda

Acting

Esmeralda is a cook in a diner in a small Arkansas town. When a gang of crooks moves into town and plots a bank robbery, Esmeralda unintentionally wre...

Going Highbrow

Going Highbrow

1935

as Cora Upshaw

6.0
Acting

A ditzy wife yearns to join "high society" when she and her husband become suddenly wealthy. Comedy.

Spring Tonic

Spring Tonic

1935

as Maggie Conklin

5.3
Acting

Betty Ingals walks out on her fiancé in search of adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when she stumbles upon a gang of bootleggers.

Ruggles of Red Gap

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Mrs. Judson

7.1
Acting

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles, a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl is lost in a...

The Gay Bride

The Gay Bride

1934

as Mirabelle

5.8
Acting

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934

as Miss Hazy

6.0
Acting

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs who wandered off long ago an has never be...

Dames

Dames

1934

as Matilda Hemingway

6.4
Acting

A reformer's daughter wins the lead role in a scandalous Broadway show.

Their Big Moment

Their Big Moment

1934

as Tillie Whim

4.5
Acting

Early '30s comedy-mystery involving magicians, fake psychics and murder.

Private Scandal

Private Scandal

1934

as Miss Coates

Acting

"Private Scandal" is a 1934 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by Vera Caspary, Garrett Fort and Bruce Manning. The fi...

Love Birds

Love Birds

1934

as Araminta Tootle

6.0
Acting

ZaSu Pitts and Slim Summerville meet when both are sold deeds to an abandoned ranch in the California desert. Their lonely lives become much more crow...

Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

1934

as Annie Snodgrass

4.0
Acting

While breaking into a bank safe, a gangster overhears a bank employee singing and decides to put her in a Broadway revue

And She Learned About Dames

And She Learned About Dames

1934

as Herself

6.0
Acting

Students at New York's Rovina Finishing School for Girls send their photographs to the makers of Claybury's Beauty Soap, in the hope of being chosen a...

Three on a Honeymoon

Three on a Honeymoon

1934

as Alice Mudge

Acting

This romantic comedy takes place on an ocean liner. One of the few unattached passengers is heiress Joan Foster. Joan finds herself in the arms of the...

Two Alone

Two Alone

1934

as Esthey Roberts

7.0
Acting

Mazie, a poor orphan girl, is mistreated by cruel farmer Slag and his wife for whom she works. Mazie, who is growing into a woman, does not like they...

The Meanest Gal in Town

The Meanest Gal in Town

1934

as Tillie Prescott

6.5
Acting

A stranded actress turned manicurist affects the lives of people in a small American town.

Mr. Skitch

Mr. Skitch

1933

as Maddie Skitch

6.0
Acting

After losing their Missouri home during the Great Depression, the Skitch family pulls up stakes and heads west to California to begin life anew. Comed...

Meet the Baron

Meet the Baron

1933

as Zasu

4.2
Acting

A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

as Sybby 'Sib'

7.2
Acting

Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

1933

as Connie Clark

Acting

A lawyer devises a plan to fake a breach of contract suit against a wealthy womanizer.

Her First Mate

Her First Mate

1933

as Mary Horner

Acting

A camp butcher on an Albany night boat dreams of the South Seas.

Professional Sweetheart

Professional Sweetheart

1933

as Elmerada

5.0
Acting

Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality,...

One Track Minds

One Track Minds

1933

as Zasu Pitts

Acting

Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.

Hello, Sister!

Hello, Sister!

1933

as Millie

6.2
Acting

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

The Bargain of the Century

The Bargain of the Century

1933

as Zasu

1.5
Acting

Comedy short with ZaSuPitts and Thelma Todd. After accidentally getting a policeman friend fired, the girls must come up with some way to get him re-...

Out All Night

Out All Night

1933

as Bonny

6.0
Acting

A "mama's boy" falls for a spinster who takes care of children at a department store nursery.

The Vanishing Frontier

The Vanishing Frontier

1933

as Aunt Sylvia

Acting

Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over by soldiers and when two of Kirby's men are captur...

Maids a la Mode

Maids a la Mode

1933

as Miss Pitts

Acting

Instead of delivering some fancy dresses to a customer, the girls wear them to a party.

Asleep in the Feet

Asleep in the Feet

1933

as Zasu

1.0
Acting

The girls moonlight as taxi dancers in order to earn some extra money.

They Just Had to Get Married

They Just Had to Get Married

1933

as Molly Hull

Acting

Molly Hull, a maid, and Sam Sutton, a butler, are bequeathed a million dollars, and they encounter many problems and difficulties as they try to becom...

She Whoops To Conquer

She Whoops To Conquer

1933

as Beula

Acting

Both the maid and the youngest daughter are after the same man who wants nothing to do with either of them.

Sneak Easily

Sneak Easily

1932

as Miss Zasu Pitts - Woman of the Jury

Acting

Juror Zasu accidentally swallows a piece of evidence which just happens to be a time bomb.

Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

1932

as Florrie

6.2
Acting

Eddie Burke is a wise-guy pugilist whose talent is unevenly matched by his ego. Despite his character flaws, Eddie knows the meaning of loyalty. When ...

The Soilers

The Soilers

1932

as Zasu

6.2
Acting

Zasu and Thelma are working their way through college by selling magazine subscriptions. Finding little success going door-to-door, the pair decide to...

Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

1932

as Miss Leyton

7.0
Acting

Story of a Hollywood studio during the transition from silents to talkies.

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1932

as Nora Rafferty

4.8
Acting

A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.

Alum and Eve

Alum and Eve

1932

as Zasu

7.0
Acting

When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and Zasu are on their way to the hospital.

Blondie of the Follies

Blondie of the Follies

1932

as Gertie

6.0
Acting

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the ...

Show Business

Show Business

1932

as Zasu

6.0
Acting

The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

Back Street

Back Street

1932

as Mrs. Dole

6.1
Acting

A woman's love for and devotion to a married man results in her being relegated to the "back streets" of his life.

Roar of the Dragon

Roar of the Dragon

1932

as Gabby Woman

6.0
Acting

A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the g...

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star

1932

as Mrs. Scudder

5.5
Acting

A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Unfortunately, his acting ability is non-existent.

Is My Face Red?

Is My Face Red?

1932

as Morning Gazette Telephone Operator

5.0
Acting

William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of ...

The Old Bull

The Old Bull

1932

as Zasu

3.0
Acting

Thelma and Zazu are on a leisurely excursion in a borrowed car. Thelma lets Zazu drive. When she brakes to avoid a bull pulled along by three rustics,...

Westward Passage

Westward Passage

1932

as Mrs. Truesdale

5.8
Acting

A struggling writer divorces his wife to pursue his career without interference, but they meet in Europe years later after she has remarried.

Strangers of the Evening

Strangers of the Evening

1932

as Sybil Smith

4.8
Acting

Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what is going on.

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

as Gladys Fairweather

Acting

Vivienne Ware is defended by her ex-beau when she's accused of killing her faithless fiance.

Strictly Unreliable

Strictly Unreliable

1932

as Pitts

5.5
Acting

Zasu inadvertently turns Thelma's vaudeville act into a shambles.

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1932

as Temperance Worker

3.5
Acting

The story about a man framed for a crime he didn't commit, who returns to wreak havoc following his release from prison.

Shopworn

Shopworn

1932

as Aunt Dot

6.5
Acting

A waitress falls for a wealthy young man but has to fight his mother to find happiness.

Red Noses

Red Noses

1932

as Miss Pitts

7.0
Acting

Thelma and Zasu go to a Turkish bath to try to get rid of a cold.

Steady Company

Steady Company

1932

as Dot

Acting

Truck driver Norman Foster has aspirations to become a prize fighter, but romantic interest June Clyde finds the idea deplorable. Henry Armetta and Za...

Sealskins

Sealskins

1932

as Zasu Pitts

5.5
Acting

In their first comedy two-reeler of 1932, vivacious Thelma Todd and fluttery ZaSu Pitts learn that the royal seal of a foreign country has been stolen...

Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

1932

as Anna, Holderlin's Maid

7.5
Acting

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each h...

The Unexpected Father

The Unexpected Father

1932

as Polly Perkins

Acting

A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly fly between the two, much to the dismay of the man's ...

On the Loose

On the Loose

1931

as Zasu

6.7
Acting

Two young women, Zasu and Thelma, complain that all of their dates take them to Coney Island. The next day a car goes by and they are splashed with mu...

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

1931

as Bella

3.0
Acting

A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest a suspect, but the victim's downstairs neighbor belie...

War Mamas

War Mamas

1931

as Zasu

Acting

During WW1, the girls become spies when they spend the evening with two German officers.

The Guardsman

The Guardsman

1931

as Liesl

5.4
Acting

An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their ma...

The Pajama Party

The Pajama Party

1931

as Zasu

7.0
Acting

After running their car off the road, a society matron insists that the girls spend the evening at her mansion.

Penrod and Sam

Penrod and Sam

1931

as Mrs. Bassett

6.0
Acting

Best pals Penrod and Sam are leaders of a super-secret neighborhood society, the In-Or-In Boys Club. Troubles arise when a pompous prig tries to join ...

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

as Nora Dugan

6.0
Acting

A gambler, hopelessly in debt, agrees to pay off his debt by allowing his creditor to take out a life insurance policy on him and collecting once the ...

Catch-As Catch-Can

Catch-As Catch-Can

1931

as ZaSu

1.0
Acting

Zasu falls for a wrestler, drags Thelma to his next fight.

Their Mad Moment

Their Mad Moment

1931

as Miss Dibbs

5.0
Acting

Dorothy Mackaill stars in this old-fashioned melodrama set in the Basque country of Spain. She is Emily Stanley, betrothed to foppish Englishman Sir H...

A Woman of Experience

A Woman of Experience

1931

as Katie

5.2
Acting

It is 1915 in Vienna and the Great War has caused many casualties. Elsa, a beautiful prostitute, wants to help the war effort, but is rejected as a nu...

Let's Do Things

Let's Do Things

1931

as Zasu Pitts

Acting

Zasu & Thelma go out with two idiots to a nightclub.

Seed

Seed

1931

as Jennie

6.0
Acting

Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred is manage...

Beyond Victory

Beyond Victory

1931

as Fritzi Mobley

Acting

Four battle-weary American soldiers under fire reflect on the women they left behind.

The Bad Sister

The Bad Sister

1931

as Minnie

5.4
Acting

Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the ...

Finn and Hattie

Finn and Hattie

1931

as Mrs. Hattie Haddock

5.3
Acting

The Haddocks are going on a European vacation and from their reception at the station, where the whole town goes to see them off, it is clear who wear...

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

1930

as Mrs. Harney

5.6
Acting

A bored society woman invites scandal and heartache when she falls in love with her low-born chauffeur.

Free Love

Free Love

1930

as Ada, the Maid

8.0
Acting

A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to divorce him.

War Nurse

War Nurse

1930

as Cushie

5.1
Acting

Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.

Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

as Annie

5.5
Acting

Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. As a wealthy wife, Sylvia changes ...

River's End

River's End

1930

as Louise

6.2
Acting

Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reache...

The Lottery Bride

The Lottery Bride

1930

as Hilda

4.7
Acting

Sundered lovers meet again amid tragic irony at a mining camp in northern Norway.

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1930

as Bertha

6.5
Acting

A countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.

The Squealer

The Squealer

1930

as Bella

6.0
Acting

A gangster's wife, fearful that he is about to be murdered by his rivals, tips off the police to his whereabouts in order to save his life. Her husban...

Little Accident

Little Accident

1930

as Monica

Acting

On the day before his second wedding, a man finds out that his bride-to-be has had a baby.

The Devil's Holiday

The Devil's Holiday

1930

as Ethel

6.3
Acting

Beautiful manicurist Hallie Hobart sets her sights on handsome David Stone, the son of wealthy wheat farmer Ezra Stone. Professing to hate men, Hallie...

Honey

Honey

1930

as Mayme

5.0
Acting

A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.

No, No, Nanette

No, No, Nanette

1930

as Pauline Hastings

6.0
Acting

A bible publisher is falling in love with a chorus girl and finds himself backing a Broadway show.

The Honeymoon

The Honeymoon

1929

as Caecilia

Acting

The honeymoon of Prince Nicki in the Alps, and the wedding of Mitzi and Schani. Mitzi still loves Nicki, and jealous Schani decides once again to kil...

This Thing Called Love

This Thing Called Love

1929

as Clara Bertrand

Acting

A romance runs into difficulties because the girl has seen a great deal of the turbulence in her sister's household, and has no illusions about marrie...

The Locked Door

The Locked Door

1929

as Telephone Girl

5.9
Acting

On her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character that she used to be intimate with, and determines...

Paris

Paris

1929

as Harriet

Acting

Irène Bordoni is cast as Vivienne Rolland, a Parisian chorus girl in love with Massachusetts boy Andrew Sabbot (Jason Robards Sr.) Andrew's snobbish m...

Oh, Yeah!

Oh, Yeah!

1929

as The Elk

4.3
Acting

A couple of roving vagabonds hitch a freight to the railroad town of Linda, and between bouts with the fright-yard bulls and other drifters, find roma...

Her Private Life

Her Private Life

1929

as Timmins

1.0
Acting

A English aristocrat causes a scandal when she divorces her husband and runs off with a young American.

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1929

as Mrs. Wyatt

Acting

A multimillionaire is murdered, and his will leaves all his money to a beautiful young blonde. The murdered man's son thinks something is fishy, and a...

Twin Beds

Twin Beds

1929

as Tillie

Acting

A young husband just wants to spend a quiet evening at home with his wife, but her collection of zany friends make hash of his hopes.

The Squall

The Squall

1929

as Lena

3.4
Acting

A fiesty, sexy and manipulative gypsy disrupts the lives of a conservative farm family.

The Dummy

The Dummy

1929

as Rose Gleason

Acting

The title character is office-boy Barney. Pretending to be a deaf-mute, Barney tries to trump his detective boss Walter Babbing by tracking down the p...

Sins of the Fathers

Sins of the Fathers

1928

as Mother Spengler

6.0
Acting

A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs ...

The Wedding March

The Wedding March

1928

as Cecelia Schweisser

7.0
Acting

A young impoverished aristocrat falls in love with an inn-keeper's daughter, but has to marry money.

Buck Privates

Buck Privates

1928

as Hulda

Acting

Pvt. Smith, an American soldier stationed in a German town during the occupation of Germany after World War I, falls in love with the daughter of the ...

13 Washington Square

13 Washington Square

1928

as The Maid

5.2
Acting

In this comedy, a wealthy matron is terribly upset when she learns that her socialite son is planning to marry a blue collar girl.

Wife Savers

Wife Savers

1928

as Germaine

Acting

While stationed in Switzerland, soldiers Louis and Rodney fall in love with local damsel Colette, much to the dismay of Colette's self-appointed boyfr...

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

1927

as Camille

6.0
Acting

Casey is a slovenly junk man in a turn of the twentieth century hick town who has a remarkable ability to play baseball. An unscrupulous New York scou...

Her Big Night

1926

as Gladys Smith

Acting

Tom Barrett, a motion picture press agent, noting Frances Norcross' resemblance to film star Daphne Dix, offers her passes to the star's personal appe...

Risky Business

Risky Business

1926

as Agnes Wheaton

6.0
Acting

A domineering mother sets out to break up the romance and possible marriage of her daughter, Cecily Stoughton, with Ted Pyncheon by several contrived ...

Sunny Side Up

Sunny Side Up

1926

as Evelyn

Acting

Sunny sings in the streets to obtain funds for a country outing. A theatre owner hears her and takes her up. During a fishing trip Sunny is about to a...

The Great Love

The Great Love

1926

as Nancy

Acting

Struggling young doctor in a rural community, Dr. Lawrence Tibbits, cures Norma, a circus elephant, when she is injured in a fire. The circus moves on...

Early to Wed

Early to Wed

1926

as Mrs. Dugan

Acting

Tommy and Daphne Carter, a young married couple, following the advice of a pretentious friend, decide to impress their friends by appearing to be pros...

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo

1926

as Hope Durant

Acting

Three girls from a small town win a trip to Monte Carlo. The trip was sponsored by their local newspaper, which sends along its ace reporter Bancroft ...

What Happened to Jones

What Happened to Jones

1926

as Hilda (as Zazu Pitts)

5.8
Acting

On the night before his wedding, a young man plays poker with friends. When the game is raided by the police, he escapes into a Turkish bath on ladies...

Mannequin

Mannequin

1926

as Annie Pogani

Acting

Adapted from the Fannie Hurst story of the same name, Mannequin is the story of Joan Herrick, kidnapped in infancy from her wealthy parents and raised...

Wages for Wives

Wages for Wives

1925

as Luella Logan

Acting

Nell Bailey, taking a lesson from the married lives of her sister, Luella Logan, and her mother, agrees to marry Danny Kester provided that he will sp...

Lazybones

Lazybones

1925

as Ruth Fanning

6.5
Acting

Steve Tuttle, the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, ...

Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1925

as Mandy Coulter

Acting

Sam Martin grows up in the Kentucky hills with a preacher as his closest friend and father figure. The young man goes away and gets an education, and ...

Pretty Ladies

Pretty Ladies

1925

as Maggie Keenan

4.7
Acting

Maggie, a headlining comedienne with the Follies, takes a fall off the stage into the orchestra pit and lands on the drum of musician Al Cassidy. One ...

1925 Studio Tour

1925 Studio Tour

1925

as Self

6.1
Acting

A tour of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio in 1925 shows the people who make the movies there, and gives viewers a glimpse at how movies are made.

Old Shoes

1925

Acting

A widowed woman marries her husband's brother, who soon proves to be a tyrant stepfather to his adopted son.

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

1925

as Polly Jordan

Acting

Alone and unprotected in an isolated wilderness cabin, Ruth Jordan is discovered by three drunken brutes who begin to barter for her. In desperation, ...

The Re-Creation of Brian Kent

1925

as Judy

Acting

To support a demanding wife, bank clerk Brian Kent embezzles a large sum of money and, overcome with remorse, attempts to commit suicide by casting hi...

Greed

Greed

1924

as Trina

7.4
Acting

A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.

Secrets of the Night

Secrets of the Night

1924

as Celia Stebbins

6.0
Acting

Robert Andrews hosts a large party and there stages his own murder, to keep bank examiner Alfred Austin from examining the records of his bank.

The Fast Set

The Fast Set

1924

as Mona

Acting
Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands

1924

as Delia

Acting

A bored rich housewife wants to go on the stage, but her husband won't let her. When she meets a despairing actress who looks exactly like her, she su...

The Goldfish

The Goldfish

1924

as Amelia Pugsley

Acting

A newly married husband and wife make an agreement that should either of them want to terminate their relationship then a bowl with goldfish would be ...

West of the Water Tower

West of the Water Tower

1924

as Dessie Arnhalt

Acting

Young marrieds Guy & Bee are ostracized by their supposed friends in town when Bee discovers she is expecting but the legitimacy of their union is cal...

Tea- With a Kick!

Tea- With a Kick!

1923

as 'Brainy' Jones

Acting

The tale of Bonnie Day, a rambunctious young lady who is rankled when she is expelled from college for serving tea in her room. She goes on to open up...

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923

as Zasu Pitts

7.0
Acting

Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtim...

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1923

as Mickey

Acting

Sydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the men with a visit. Findley, Trumbull, and Gaunt honor th...

Mary of the Movies

Mary of the Movies

1923

as Zasu Pitts (uncredited)

Acting

Mary's kid brother needs an operation and, in order to pay for it, Mary goes to a Hollywood studio and applies for a job as an actress. Mary is given ...

Souls for Sale

Souls for Sale

1923

as Self - Celebrity Actress in Commissary

6.2
Acting

A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.

Poor Men's Wives

Poor Men's Wives

1923

as Apple Annie

Acting

Drama of two girls who married into different layers of society.

For the Defense

For the Defense

1922

as Jennie Dunn

Acting

Singer Anna Woodstock loses her voice, but a visit to a hypnotist, Dr. Joseph Kasimir, brings it back. What Anna doesn't realize is that her illness w...

A Daughter of Luxury

1922

as Mary Cosgrove

Acting

When a lawsuit deprives a rich woman, Mary Fenton, of her wealth, she decides to impersonate another woman, Mary Cosgrove. The situation becomes stick...

Patsy

1921

as Patsy

Acting

Patsy is the awkward sister of the lovely Grace. She is also in love with Grace's boyfriend. Mother shows favoritism towards Grace, and father is too ...

Heart of Twenty

1920

as Katie Abbott

Acting

Katie Abbott, despairing of being a wallflower, is about to attempt suicide in the village pond when she is rescued by a young stranger.

Seeing It Through

1920

as Betty Lawrence

Acting

Swindled out of her small property by crooked money lender Bogrum, Betty Lawrence turns to large estate owner and old friend Jim Carrington. On a tip ...

Poor Relations

1919

as Daisy Perkins

Acting

Dorothy Perkins, the eldest daughter of a simple, wholesome country family, leaves for the big city to study architecture. After winning a competition...

The Other Half

The Other Half

1919

as Jennie Jones, The Jazz Kid

5.0
Acting

Social drama about a friendship that is pressurized by class differences.

Better Times

Better Times

1919

as Nancy Scroggs

Acting

Ezra Scroggs is a shiftless gambler who has let his hotel, the Lakeview, fall on hard times. Finally his daughter Nancy gets fed up seeing all the bus...

Men, Women, and Money

Men, Women, and Money

1919

as Katie Jones

Acting
A Lady's Name

A Lady's Name

1918

as Emily

Acting

Bright young novelist Mabel Vere is engaged to Gerald Wantage, a prig who angrily objects when she advertises for a husband in order to elicit ideas f...

The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1918

1.0
Acting

Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her hand on a book called "How to Attract the Opposite Sex,...

A Society Sensation

A Society Sensation

1918

as Mary

5.7
Acting

A wealthy society playboy falls in love with the daughter of a poor fisherman. After Valentino shot to fame, A Society Sensation was cut down to a mee...

How Could You, Jean?

How Could You, Jean?

1918

as Oscar's Sweetheart

Acting

A lost Film. Mary Pickford plays a socialite who, having lost her fortune, takes a job as a Swedish cook. She falls in love with a chauffeur who, lo a...

A Modern Musketeer

A Modern Musketeer

1917

as A Kansas Belle (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

A young man grows restless living in a small Kansas town, dreaming of the adventures of the Three Musketeers. So in hopes of becoming a modern D'Artag...

A Little Princess

A Little Princess

1917

as Becky

5.2
Acting

Little Sara Crewe is placed in a boarding school by her father when he goes off to war, but he does not understand that the headmistress is a cruel, s...

'49–'17

'49–'17

1917

as Party Guest (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make...

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1917

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

Behind in the mortgage on Sunnybrook Farm and barely managing to feed seven hungry mouths, mother sends young Rebecca off to Riverboro to be raised by...

His Fatal Beauty

1917

as Perscilla

Acting

Perscilla (Zasu Pitts) holds the mortgage on Milt's (Milburn Morante) home but says she will cancel it if Milt will make his son, Ebbie (Billy Franey)...

A Desert Dilemma

1917

Acting

1917 short.

Tillie of the Nine Lives

Tillie of the Nine Lives

1917

Acting

Uneasy Money

1917

as Suza - the Editor's Assistant

Acting