Judith Barrett
Judith Barrett is known for Cimarron (1931), Road to Singapore (1940), Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938 (1937).
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Judith Barrett (born Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909 – March 10, 2000), also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940. At sixteen, she got on a train to Hollywood. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, The Sock Exchange opposite Bobby Vernon. In 1929 she starred in five films, and made a successful transition to "talking films". From 1928 to 1933 she was billed as "Nancy Dover", and from 1930 to 1933 she appeared in nine films, all credited.
In 1933, she appeared in only one film, Marriage Humor opposite Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, while doing stage work. She would not have another role until 1936, when she starred in the crime drama Yellowstone opposite Henry Hunter, and alongside Ralph Morgan and Alan Hale. It was the first film that she was billed as "Judith Barrett". She appeared in two films that year, and five in 1937, one of which was her first uncredited role.
From 1938 to 1940, Barrett appeared in ten films, all credited, including Road to Singapore, the first "road" picture by the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Barrett retired from film acting following her appearance in the 1940 comedy Those Were the Days!, starring William Holden and Bonita Granville.
Noted for her beauty, the October 16, 1939 edition of the Baltimore Sun said of her: "Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Barrett was "selected after months of exhaustive tests by television experts, sound engineers, photographers and make-up specialists." Paramount Pictures followed up on the selection by featuring her in its film, Television Spy (1939).
Questions about Judith Barrett
How many Judith Barrett films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 16 films with Judith Barrett, from 1929 to 1940.
What is the best rated Judith Barrett film?
The best rated Judith Barrett film in the catalogue is Cimarron (1931), rated 5.5.
What was the first Judith Barrett film?
The first Judith Barrett film in the catalogue is Cimarron, from 1931.
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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5.5 Cimarron
1931
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6.4 Road to Singapore
1940
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5.5 Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937
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6.4 Dynamite
1929
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5.4 The Great Victor Herbert
1939
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8.0 Those Were the Days!
1940
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6.6 Illegal Traffic
1938
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5.3 Yellowstone
1936
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9.0 Running Hollywood
1932
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6.3 The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
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5.4 The Thoroughbred
1930
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4.7 Women Without Names
1940
Full filmography
32 films — 16 in the catalogue
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8.0
Those Were the Days!
1940 · Mirabel Allstairs
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6.4
Road to Singapore
1940 · Gloria Wycott
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4.7
Women Without Names
1940 · Peggy Athens
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5.4
The Great Victor Herbert
1939 · Marie Clark
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7.0 Ídolos de Barro
1939 · Winifred Bane
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7.5 Television Spy
1939 · Gwen Lawson
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6.3
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 · Dixie Del Marr
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7.0 I'm from Missouri
1939 · Lola Pike
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3.8 Persons in Hiding
1939 · Blase Blonde
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6.6
Illegal Traffic
1938 · Marie Arden
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8.0 Behind the Mike
1937 · Jane Arledge
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5.5
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938
1937 · Model
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5.6 Armored Car
1937 · Ella Logan
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8.0 Let Them Live
1937 · Rita Johnson
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9.0 The Good Old Soak
1937 · Ina Heath
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10.0 Flying Hostess
1936 · Helen Brooks
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5.3
Yellowstone
1936 · Ruth Foster
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9.0
Running Hollywood
1932 · Nancy Dover
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9.0
Hollywood Halfbacks
1931
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6.8 Big Business Girl
1931 · Sarah Ellen
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5.5
Cimarron
1931 · Donna Cravat (as Nancy Dover)
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5.4
The Thoroughbred
1930 · Colleen Riley
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4.5 The Big Kick
1930 · Harry's Girl (as Nancy Dover)
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7.0
La estación de gasolina
1930 · Harry's Girl Friend
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9.0
Oh Darling!
1930
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7.0 The Fighting Parson
1930 · The Brunette Dance Hall Girl (as Nancy Dover)
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4.2 The Head Guy
1930 · Nancy (as Nancy Dover)
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6.4
Dynamite
1929 · Good Mixer
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4.5 Skirt Shy
1929 · Nancy, the maid (as Nancy Dover)
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10.0 Scandal
1929 · Janet
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9.0
Happy Heels
1929 · Susan
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9.0
The Sock Exchange
1928 · June
People data: TMDb.
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