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Cynara (1932) -- A loving husband who has had a brief extramarital love affair must face his wife's condemnation and hope for forgiveness. Cynara is a beautifully told romantic tragedy with bittersweet overtones.
Little Men (1940) -- Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid...

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Date of Death:

26 August 1968, New York City, New York, USA more

Trivia:

After divorcing Kay, her husband James Dwight Francis married Lesley Frost... more

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Awards:

1 win more

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Votd: 1937 Warner Bros Blooper Reel
 (From Slash Film. 29 September 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)

More Noir! "I Wake Up Dreaming" Stays Extra 6 Days!
 (From JustPressPlay. 27 May 2009, 4:06 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Katherine Francis


Filmography

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Actress:
  1. "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Consider the Lillies (1951) TV episode
  2. "The Prudential Family Playhouse" (1 episode, 1950)
    ... aka Prudential Family Theater
        - Call It a Day (1950) TV episode

  3. Wife Wanted (1946) .... Carole Raymond
    ... aka Shadow of Blackmail (UK)
  4. Allotment Wives (1945) .... Sheila Seymour
    ... aka Allotment Wives, Inc.
    ... aka Woman in the Case (UK)
  5. Divorce (1945) .... Diane Carter
  6. Between Us Girls (1942) .... Christine 'Chris' Bishop
    ... aka Love and Kisses, Caroline (USA: reissue title)
  7. Always in My Heart (1942) .... Marjorie 'Mudge' Scott
  8. The Feminine Touch (1941) .... Nellie Woods
  9. Charley's Aunt (1941) .... Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez
    ... aka Charley's American Aunt (UK)
  10. The Man Who Lost Himself (1941) .... Adrienne Scott
  11. Play Girl (1941) .... Grace Herbert
  12. Little Men (1940) .... Jo March
  13. When the Daltons Rode (1940) .... Julie King
  14. It's a Date (1940) .... Georgia Drake

  15. In Name Only (1939) .... Maida Walker
  16. Women in the Wind (1939) .... Janet Steele
  17. King of the Underworld (1939) .... Dr. Carole Nelson
  18. Comet Over Broadway (1938) .... Eve Appleton/Eve Wilson
  19. Secrets of an Actress (1938) .... Fay Carter
  20. My Bill (1938) .... Mary 'Sweetheart' Colbrook
  21. Women Are Like That (1938) .... Claire Landin/Miss Claire King
  22. First Lady (1937) .... Lucy Chase Wayne
  23. Confession (1937) .... Vera Kowalska
  24. Another Dawn (1937) .... Julia Ashton Wister
  25. Stolen Holiday (1937) .... Nicole 'Nicky' Picot
  26. Give Me Your Heart (1936) .... Belinda 'Bill' 'Linda' Warren
    ... aka Sweet Aloes (UK)
  27. The White Angel (1936) .... Florence 'Flo' Nightingale
  28. I Found Stella Parish (1935) .... Stella Parish/Elsa Jeffords/Aunt Lumilla Evans
  29. The Goose and the Gander (1935) .... Georgiana Summers
  30. Stranded (1935) .... Lynn Palmer
  31. Living on Velvet (1935) .... Amy Prentiss Parker
  32. British Agent (1934) .... Elena Moura
    ... aka Brutal Agent
  33. Dr. Monica (1934) .... Dr. Monica Braden
  34. Wonder Bar (1934) .... Liane Renaud
  35. Mandalay (1934) .... Tanya Borodoff/Spot White/Marjorie Lang
  36. The House on 56th Street (1933) .... Peggy Martin Van Tyle/Peggy Stone
  37. I Loved a Woman (1933) .... Laura McDonald
  38. Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933) .... Dr. Mary Stevens
  39. Storm at Daybreak (1933) .... Irina Radovic
  40. The Keyhole (1933) .... Ann Brooks
  41. Cynara (1932) .... Clemency Warlock
    ... aka I Was Faithful (USA: reissue title)
  42. Trouble in Paradise (1932) .... Madame Mariette Colet
  43. One Way Passage (1932) .... Joan
  44. Jewel Robbery (1932) .... Baroness Teri von Horhenfels
  45. Street of Women (1932) .... Natalie 'Nat' Upton
  46. Man Wanted (1932) .... Lois Ames
  47. Strangers in Love (1932) .... Diana Merrow
  48. The False Madonna (1931) .... Tina
    ... aka The False Idol (UK)
  49. Girls About Town (1931) .... Wanda Howard
  50. 24 Hours (1931) .... Fanny Towner
    ... aka The Hours Between (UK)
  51. Guilty Hands (1931) .... Marjorie West
  52. Transgression (1931) .... Elsie Maury
  53. The Vice Squad (1931) .... Alice Morrison
  54. Ladies' Man (1931) .... Norma Page
  55. Scandal Sheet (1931) .... Edith Flint
  56. Passion Flower (1930) .... Dulce Morado
  57. The Virtuous Sin (1930) .... Marya Ivanova Sablin
    ... aka Cast Iron
  58. Galas de la Paramount (1930) .... Carmen - Epsiode 'The Toreador'
  59. Let's Go Native (1930) .... Constance Cook
  60. Raffles (1930) .... Gwen
  61. For the Defense (1930) .... Irene Manners
  62. A Notorious Affair (1930) .... Countess Olga Balakireff
  63. Paramount on Parade (1930) .... Carmen (Isadore the Toreador)/Party Girl (Impulses)
  64. Street of Chance (1930) .... Alma Marsden
  65. Behind the Make-Up (1930) .... Kitty Parker

  66. The Marriage Playground (1929) .... Lady Wrench
  67. Illusion (1929) .... Zelda Paxton
  68. Dangerous Curves (1929) .... Zara Flynn
  69. Gentlemen of the Press (1929) (as Katherine Francis) .... Myra May
  70. The Cocoanuts (1929) .... Penelope
Soundtrack:
  1. Always in My Heart (1942) ("Happy Birthday to You" (1893))
  2. The Feminine Touch (1941) ("Happy Days Are Here Again" (1929) (uncredited))
  3. Play Girl (1941) ("Sonata No.14 in C#-, Op.27 No.2 (Moonlight Sonata)")
  4. It's a Date (1940) ("Gypsy Lullaby")

  5. Confession (1937) (performer: "One Hour of Romance", "Mazurka")
  6. I Found Stella Parish (1935) ("The Pig and the Cow (and the Dog and Cat)" (uncredited))
  7. The Goose and the Gander (1935) ("Isle of Capri" (1934) (uncredited))
  8. Living on Velvet (1935) ("Isle of Capri" (1934))
  9. Mandalay (1934) (performer: "When Tomorrow Comes" (uncredited))
  10. I Loved a Woman (1933) (performer: "Home on the Range" (1904)) ("Home on the Range" (1904))
  11. Storm at Daybreak (1933) (performer: "Two Lips Like Cherries") ("Roses From the South")
  12. Guilty Hands (1931) ("Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms")
Producer:
  1. Wife Wanted (1946) (producer)
    ... aka Shadow of Blackmail (UK)
  2. Allotment Wives (1945) (co-producer)
    ... aka Allotment Wives, Inc.
    ... aka Woman in the Case (UK)
  3. Divorce (1945) (producer)
Self:
  1. Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) .... Herself
  2. Show Business at War (1943) .... Herself
    ... aka The March of Time Volume IX, Issue 10

  3. Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself (First Lady/Women Are Like That outtakes)
  4. Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 3 (1936) .... Herself - Observer
  5. Paramount op parade (1930) .... Herself
Archive Footage:
  1. Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
  2. Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) .... Herself
  3. Gunfighters of the Old West (1992) (V) (uncredited) .... Julie


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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Comedy | Musical more


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