June Clyde
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Clyde's career began at age seven on the vaudeville stage, billed as "Baby Tetrazini" (her mother's maiden name) at the age of nine. She made her first screen appearance at age ten with Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.-Early life:Born Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth, he was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden on his father's side and of New York's Van Zandt family, the first Dutch settlers to land in the New...
in The Sea Wolf. Later her voice changed and she joined a stock company.
She progressed to a modest career in Hollywood films before marrying film director Thornton Freeland
Thornton Freeland
Thornton Freeland was an American film director who directed 26 British and American films in a career that lasted from 1924 to 1949. He was born in Hope, North Dakota in 1898 and originally worked as an assistant director. In 1929 he directed his first film Three Live Ghosts. He was married to...
. Clyde moved to England with her husband and appeared in several British films and stage productions starting in 1934, as well as returning to the United States periodically for both stage and film work. A Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
, she became friends with actress Dennie Moore
Dennie Moore
Dennie Moore was an American film and stage actress.-Early life:Deena Rivka Moore was born in New York City on New Year's Eve 1902 to Jewish parents Oren Moore , a cantor at one of the local synagogues, and Gabriella Gefen...
, who nicknamed Clyde "The Loveliest Latter Day who ever lived".
Filmography
- 1929 - Side StreetSide Street (1929 film)Side Street is a 1929 black-and-white talking movie featuring the only screen teaming of all three Moore Brothers , each of them major silent film stars. George Raft also makes an unbilled appearance as a professional dancer—which Raft was at the time—dancing to the song "Take a Look at Her Now",...
(uncredited) - 1929 - Tanned Legs
- 1930 - Hit the DeckHit the Deck (1930 film)Hit the Deck is a 1930 musical film directed by Luther Reed, starred Jack Oakie, and featured Technicolor sequences. It was based on the musical Hit the Deck. It was one of the most expensive productions of RKO Radio Pictures up to that time, and one of the most expensive productions of 1930. This...
- 1930 - The CuckoosThe CuckoosThe Cuckoos is a musical comedy film, released by RKO Radio Pictures and partially filmed in two-strip Technicolor. It features the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey.-Plot:...
- 1930 - Midnight MysteryMidnight Mystery-Cast:* Betty Compson as Sally Wayne* Lowell Sherman as Tom Austen* Raymond Hatton as Paul Cooper* Hugh Trevor as Gregory Sloane* June Clyde as Louise Hollister* Ivan Lebedeff as Mischa Kawelin* Rita La Roy as Madeline Austen* Marcelle Corday as Harriet Cooper...
- 1930 - Humanettes
- 1931 - ArizonaArizona (1931 film)Arizona is a 1931 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz. The film stars Laura La Plante, John Wayne and June Clyde...
- 1931 - The Mad Parade
- 1931 - Morals for WomenMorals for WomenMorals for Women is a 1931 Pre-Code talking film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, often considered a low budget studio. The film stars Bessie Love and Conway Tearle and is preserved at the Library of Congress. It is also available on dvd...
- 1931 - Branded Men
- 1931 - The Secret Witness
- 1932 - Steady Company
- 1932 - The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
- 1932 - Racing Youth
- 1932 - Radio Patrol
- 1932 - Thrill of Youth
- 1932 - Back StreetBack Street (1932 film)Back Street is a 1932 film made by Universal Pictures, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. The screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman and based on the novel by Fannie Hurst. The film stars Irene Dunne and John Boles.-Plot:...
- 1932 - The All-American
- 1932 - The Finishing Touch
- 1932 - Tess of the Storm CountryTess of the Storm Country (1932 film)Tess of the Storm Country is an English-language remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name. The movie is an energetic film with Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, and Dudley Digges. Gaynor and Farrell made almost a dozen films together, including Frank Borzage's classics Seventh Heaven ,...
- 1932 - A Strange Adventure
- 1932 - Oh! My Operation
- 1933 - File 113
- 1933 - Forgotten
- 1933 - Room Mates
- 1933 - A Study in ScarletA Study in Scarlet (1933 film)A Study in Scarlet is a drama film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Reginald Owen as Sherlock Holmes and Anna May Wong as Mrs. Pyke. The title comes from Arthur Conan Doyle's novel of the same name, the first in the Holmes series, but the screenplay by Robert Florey was original.Despite her...
- 1933 - Hold Me Tight
- 1933 - Her Resale Value
- 1933 - Only YesterdayOnly Yesterday (1933 film)Only Yesterday is a 1933 drama film about a young woman who becomes pregnant by her boyfriend before he rushes off to fight in World War I. It stars Margaret Sullavan and John Boles. The film was based on the novel Briefe einer unbekannten by Stefan Zweig, though he was not credited...
- 1934 - I Hate Women
- 1934 - Hollywood PartyHollywood Party (1934 film)Hollywood Party is a musical film starring Jimmy Durante. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film had no director credited, although it has been asserted that Richard Boleslawski, Allan Dwan, Edmund Goulding, Russell Mack, Charles Reisner, Roy Rowland, George Stevens and Sam Wood...
- 1934 - Hollywood Hoodlum
- 1935 - Dance BandDance BandDance Band is a 1935 British musical film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, June Clyde and Steven Geray. Its plot concerns two dance bands who develop an intense rivalry with each other during a competition.-Cast:...
- 1935 - She Shall Have MusicShe Shall Have MusicShe Shall Have Music is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Claude Dampier. Hylton played himself in a story built around a millionaire shipowner who hires a band to publicise his ships. It was also released as Wherever She Goes....
- 1935 - Charing Cross Road
- 1935 - No Monkey BusinessNo Monkey BusinessNo Monkey Business is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Gene Gerrard, June Clyde and Renee Houston.-Cast:* Gene Gerrard – Jim Carroll* June Clyde – Clare Barrington* Renee Houston – Jessie* Richard Hearne – Charlie...
- 1936 - King of the Castle
- 1936 - Land Without MusicLand Without MusicLand Without Music is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Richard Tauber, Diana Napier and Jimmy Durante.The film is also known as Forbidden Music in the USA.- Plot summary :...
- 1937 - Intimate Relations
- 1937 - Aren't Men Beasts?
- 1937 - School for Husbands
- 1937 - Make-Up
- 1937 - Let's Make a Night of ItLet's Make a Night of ItLet's Make a Night of It is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and starring Charles Rogers, June Clyde and Claire Luce. A husband and his wife acquire rival nightclubs at the same time...
- 1937 - Sam Small Leaves TownSam Small Leaves TownSam Small Leaves Town is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Stanley Holloway, June Clyde and Fred Conyngham. In order to win a bet a famous actor leaves London and goes to work incognito in a holiday camp...
- 1938 - Weddings Are Wonderful
- 1939 - His Lordship Goes to PressHis Lordship Goes to PressHis Lordship Goes to Press is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Hugh Williams, Louise Hampton and Leslie Perrins. An American reporter goes to work on a farm for an assignment, where a case of mistaken identity ensues...
- 1941 - Country Fair
- 1941 - Sealed Lips
- 1941 - Unfinished Business
- 1943 - Hi'ya, ChumHi'ya, ChumHi'ya, Chum is a 1943 American musical comedy film starring Jane Frazee.-Cast:* Ritz Brothers - Merry Madcaps* Jane Frazee - Sunny Lee* Robert Paige - Tommy Craig* June Clyde - Madge Tracy* Paul Hurst - Archie Billings...
- 1944 - Seven Doors to DeathSeven Doors to DeathSeven Doors to Death is a 1944 American film directed by Elmer Clifton.The film is also known as Vanishing Corpses .- Cast :*Chick Chandler as Jimmy McMillan*June Clyde as Mary Rawling*George Meeker as Charles Eaton...
- 1945 - Hollywood and VineHollywood and Vine (1945 film)Hollywood and Vine is a 1945 American film directed by Alexis Thurn-Taxis.The film is also known as Daisy Goes Hollywood in the United Kingdom and as Happily Ever After in the USA.- Cast :*James Ellison as Larry Winters...
- 1946 - Behind the Mask
- 1951 - Night Without Stars
- 1952 - Treasure Hunt
- 1952 - 24 Hours of a Woman's Life
- 1954 - The Love LotteryThe Love LotteryThe Love Lottery is a 1954 Ealing Studios comedy film, directed by Charles Crichton and starring David Niven as a celluloid heart-throb taking part in a "love lottery".-Cast:* David Niven as Rex Allerton* Peggy Cummins as Sally...
- 1957 - After the BallAfter the Ball (1957 film)After the Ball is a 1957 British biographical film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Patricia Kirkwood, Laurence Harvey and Jerry Stovin...
- 1957 - The Vise
- 1957 - The Story of Esther CostelloThe Story of Esther CostelloThe Story of Esther Costello is a 1957 British drama film starring Joan Crawford, Rossano Brazzi, and Heather Sears . The film is an exposé of large-scale fundraising. The Story of Esther Costello was produced by David Miller and Jack Clayton with Miller directing...
Stage credits
- 1934 - Lucky BreakLucky BreakLucky Break is a 2001 British comedy film starring James Nesbitt and directed by Peter Cattaneo.-Synopsis:Feelgood prison-escape movie that sees a group of prison inmates , put on a theatrical show of Nelson: The Musical to cover their daring break-out attempt...
, London musical - 1935 - The Flying Trapeze, London musical
- 1937 - Hooray for What!Hooray for What!Hooray for What! is an anti-war musical with music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It introduced the song "Down With Love".-Productions:...
, Broadway musical - 1941 - Banjo EyesBanjo EyesBanjo Eyes is a musical based on the play Three Men on a Horse by John Cecil Holm and George Abbott. It has a book by Joseph Quinlan and Izzy Ellinson, music by Vernon Duke, and lyrics by John La Touche and Harold Adamson....
, Broadway musical