Isabelle Keith was an American

United States

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 actress. She was born on May 27, 1898 in New York, New York, and died July 20, 1979 in Mill Valley, California

Mill Valley, California

Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. The population was 13,903 at the 2010 census.Mill Valley is located on the western and northern shores of Richardson Bay...

. She appeared in 42 films between 1919

1919 in film

The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...

 and 1936

1936 in film

The year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...

, most of them from the M-G-M studio.

She was sometimes credited as Claudelle Kaye, Elizabeth Keith, Isabelle Keep and Isobel Keep.

Filmography

• Speed
  Speed (1936 film)
  Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film starring James Stewart in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie. Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location...
  
   (1936) -- Nurse (uncredited)
• How to Behave
  How to Behave
  How to Behave is a short film released through MGM Studios starring Robert Benchley. The short, released in 1936, spoofs the social etiquette films and norms of the time.-References:...
  
  (1936) -- Alfred's Wife, Party Hostess (uncredited)
• Doughnuts and Society (1936) -- Miss Bradley (as Claudelle Kaye)
• It's in the Air (1935) (uncredited)
• Calm Yourself (1935) -- Mrs. Gloria Lansell (as Claudelle Kaye)
• The Flame Within (1935) -- Nurse Carter (as Claudelle Kaye)
• Society Doctor (1935) -- Nurse (uncredited)
• Evelyn Prentice
  Evelyn Prentice
  Evelyn Prentice is a 1934 film teaming William Powell and Myrna Loy, with Rosalind Russell in her film debut. The movie was based on the 1933 novel of the same name....
  
  (1934) -- Prentice's secretary, Miss Meade (uncredited)
• Manhattan Melodrama
  Manhattan Melodrama
  Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 crime melodrama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy...
  
  (1934) -- Miss Adams, Jim's secretary (as Claudelle Kaye)
• Men in White
  Men in White (1934 film)
  Men in White is a Pre-Code film starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy, and directed by Ryszard Bolesławski. Because of the suggested illicit romance and the suggested abortion in the movie, it was frequently cut...
  
  (1934) -- Nurse (uncredited)
• You Can't Buy Everything (1934) -- Nurse at clinic (uncredited)
• Air Fright (1933) -- Passenger (uncredited)
• The Women in His Life (1933) -- Nurse (uncredited)
• Dancing Lady
  Dancing Lady
  Dancing Lady is a 1933 musical film starring Joan Crawford and Clark Gable, and featuring Franchot Tone, the fourth of eight collaborations between Crawford and Gable. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, produced by John W. Considine Jr. and David O. Selznick, and was based on the novel of the...
  
  (1933) -- Miss Allen, secretary (uncredited)
• Broadway to Hollywood (1933) -- Jenny Carter, Girl in Movie Clip (uncredited)
• The Barbarian
  The Barbarian (1933 film)
  The Barbarian is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film about an American woman tourist in Egypt who has several suitors, among them an Arab guide who is more than he seems. The Barbarian stars Ramon Novarro and Myrna Loy...
  
  (1933) -- Train Passenger (uncredited)
• Mata Hari (1931) -- Party Guest (uncredited)
• Be Big!
  Be Big!
  Be Big! is a Hal Roach three-reel comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was shot in November and December 1930, and released on February 7, 1931 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Dialogue was by H.M. Walker and direction by James Parrott.-Opening title:Mr...
  
  (1931) -- Mrs. Hardy
• Viennese Nights (1930) -- Franz's Rejected Girlfriend (uncredited)
• Spring Is Here (1930) -- Blonde Party Guest with Bess (uncredited)
• Their Own Desire
  Their Own Desire
  Their Own Desire is a 1929 American romantic drama film starring Norma Shearer, Belle Bennett, Lewis Stone, Robert Montgomery, and Helene Millard. The movie was adapted by James Forbes and Frances Marion from the novel by Sarita Fuller, and was directed by E. Mason Hopper...
  
  (1929) -- Isabelle, Polo Player/Snooty Dinner Guest (uncredited)
• Barnum Was Right (1929) -- Phoebe O'Dare
• Perfect Day
  Perfect Day (1929 film)
  -Synopsis:The story involves the difficulties Laurel and Hardy, their wives, and their Uncle Edgar have in trying to go out for a picnic on a Sunday.-Background and production:...
  
  (1929) -- Mrs. Laurel
• Leaping Love (1929) -- Betty Haley/Mother
• Anne Against the World
  Anne Against the World
  Anne Against the World is a 1929 drama film directed by Duke Worne and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Shirley Mason - Anne* Jack Mower - John Forbes* James Bradbury Jr. - Eddie* Billy Franey* Isabelle Keith - Teddy* Belle Stoddard...
  
  (1929) -- Teddy
• Riley the Cop
  Riley the Cop
  Riley the Cop is a 1928 comedy film directed by John Ford. It was a silent film with a synchronized music track.-Cast:* J. Farrell MacDonald - James 'Aloysius' Riley * Nancy Drexel - Mary Coronelli...
  
  (1928) -- French Woman on Pier (uncredited)
• Her Wild Oat
  Her Wild Oat
  Her Wild Oat is a silent comedy film made by First National Pictures, directed by Marshall Neilan, and starring Colleen Moore. The screenplay was written by Gerald C...
  
  (1927) -- Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• Very Confidential (1927) -- Adelaide Melbourne
• The King of Kings (1927) (uncredited)
• The Night of Love (1927) -- Wedding Banquet Guest (uncredited)
• The Clinging Vine (1926) -- House Guest (uncredited)
• The Greater Glory
  The Greater Glory
  The Greater Glory is a 1926 silent drama film directed by Curt Rehfeld, starring Conway Tearle and featuring Boris Karloff. This film is sometimes listed as The Viennese Medley, the title of Edith O'Shaughnessy's novel of which the film is based. The film is lost.-Cast:* Conway Tearle - Count...
  
  (1926) -- Anna Birbach, Pauli's Wife
• The Desert Flower (1925) -- Inga Hulverson
• She Sighed by the Seaside (1921) -- (as Isabelle Keep)
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) -- German Woman (uncredited)
• Striking Models (1920)
• By Golly! (1920) -- (as Isabelle Keep)
• The Gingham Girl (1920) -- (as Isabelle Keep)
• Up in Alf's Place (1919) (uncredited)
• Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (1919) -- (as Isabelle Keep)
• A Lady's Tailor (1919) -- (as Isobel Keep)
• Trying to Get Along (1919) (uncredited)
• Hearts and Flowers (1919) -- Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
• No Mother to Guide Him (1919) -- (as Isabelle Keep)

Trivia

Keith, as Claudelle Kaye, played William Powell

William Powell

William Horatio Powell was an American actor.A major star at MGM, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the popular Thin Man series in which Powell and Loy played Nick and Nora Charles...

's secretary in Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama is a 1934 crime melodrama film, produced by MGM, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, and starring Clark Gable, William Powell, and Myrna Loy...

, the picture John Dillinger

John Dillinger

John Herbert Dillinger, Jr. was an American bank robber in Depression-era United States. He was charged with, but never convicted of, the murder of an East Chicago, Indiana police officer during a shoot-out. This was his only alleged homicide. His gang robbed two dozen banks and four police stations...

 watched in Chicago's Biograph Theater

Biograph Theater

The Biograph Theater, at 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois, was originally a movie theater but now presents live productions. It is notable as the location where bank robber John Dillinger was shot by FBI agents after watching a gangster movie on July 22, 1934...

just before walking out into the FBI's fatal ambuscade in July, 1934.

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