Vondell Darr
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Vondell Darr is an American actress. She was born in Los Angeles
. She achieved success in the late 1920s as a child actor
and later played bit parts in her adult years. Her last role was in The Chocolate Soldier in 1941.
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. She achieved success in the late 1920s as a child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
and later played bit parts in her adult years. Her last role was in The Chocolate Soldier in 1941.
Filmography
- The City That Never SleepsThe City That Never Sleeps (film)The City That Never Sleeps is a 1924 drama film directed by James Cruze.-Cast:* Louise Dresser - Mother O'Day* Ricardo Cortez - Mark Roth* Kathlyn Williams - Mrs. Kendall* Virginia Lee Corbin - Molly Kendall* Pierre Gendron - Cliff Kelley...
(1924) - Baby Molly - One Glorious Night (1924) - Mary
- Border Vengeance (1925) - Bumps Jackson
- The Pony ExpressThe Pony Express (1925 film)The Pony Express is a silent 1925 Western film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze and starred his wife Betty Compson along with Ricardo Cortez, Wallace Beery, and George Bancroft. Prints of this film survive but it hasn't...
(1925) - Baby - On TrialOn TrialOn Trial is an early talking drama film produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and directed by Archie Mayo. The picture stars Pauline Frederick, Lois Wilson, Bert Lytell, Holmes Herbert and Jason Robards. Obviously a film where many a silent player was crossing over to sound for the first...
(1928) - Doris Strickland - The Dummy (1929) - Peggy Meredith
- That Certain AgeThat Certain AgeThat Certain Age is a 1938 Universal musical film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Billy Wilder.-Plot:Alice Fullerton is the 15-year-old daughter of newspaper publisher Bill. She becomes involved with a group of boy scouts, who is led by Ken Warren. Ken wants to put on a show to raise money...
(1938) - Friend - Andy Hardy Gets Spring FeverAndy Hardy Gets Spring FeverAndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever is a 1939 romantic comedy about Andy Hardy having a crush on his high school drama teacher, Miss Rose Meredith. This is the seventh of sixteen Andy Hardy films starring Mickey Rooney.-Plot:...
(1939) - Prompter (uncredited) - Scouts to the RescueScouts to the RescueScouts to the Rescue is a Universal film serial.-Plot:A troop of boy scouts use a treasure map to find a stash of counterfeit notes and a lost tribe with a secret Radium deposit.-Cast:* Jackie Cooper as Bruce Scott, leader of the Scout Troop...
(1939) - Mary Scanlon - Strike Up the BandStrike Up the Band (film)Strike Up the Band is a 1940 American black and white musical film. It is directed by Busby Berkeley and stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.A very famous, memorable quote from the film is "Take that boy on the street...
(1940) - Indian Love Lyrics Student (uncredited) - Little Nellie KellyLittle Nellie KellyLittle Nellie Kelly is a 1940 musical comedy film based on the stage musical by George M. Cohan which was a hit on Broadway in 1922 and 1923. The film was written by Jack McGowan and directed by Norman Taurog...
(1940) - Girl Dancing with Boy at Dance (uncredited) - More Trifles of Importance (1941) (short) - Patient
- Men of Boys Town (1941) - Agnes, Whitey's Marysport Dance Partner (uncredited)
- The Chocolate SoldierThe Chocolate Soldier (film)-Cast:* Nelson Eddy as Karl Lang, aka Vassily Vassilievitch* Risë Stevens as Maria Lanyi, Karl's Wife* Nigel Bruce as Bernard Fischer, Critic* Florence Bates as Madame 'Pugsie' Helene* Dorothy Raye as Magda...
(1941) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited)