Molly Lamont
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Molly Lamont was a British film actress.
Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal
, South Africa
. She began her career in British
films in 1930 and for several years played small, often uncredited roles. Her roles began to improve by the mid 1930s, whilst resident in London, but later moved to Hollywood where she continued playing roles such as Cary Grant
's fiancée in The Awful Truth
(1937). Her other appearances include such popular films as The White Cliffs of Dover
and Mr. Skeffington
(both 1944).
She retired from acting in 1951 with more than fifty films to her credit. Lamont died on the 7th of July, 2001 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
.
Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal
Transvaal Province
Transvaal Province was a province of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, and of its successor, the Republic of South Africa, from 1961 until the end of apartheid in 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it.-History:...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. She began her career in British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
films in 1930 and for several years played small, often uncredited roles. Her roles began to improve by the mid 1930s, whilst resident in London, but later moved to Hollywood where she continued playing roles such as Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Archibald Alexander Leach , better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was an English actor who later took U.S. citizenship...
's fiancée in The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades...
(1937). Her other appearances include such popular films as The White Cliffs of Dover
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)
The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 film made by Loew's and MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Clarence Brown and Sidney Franklin. The screenplay was by Claudine West, Jan Lustig and George Froeschel, based on the Alice Duer Miller poem titled The White Cliffs with additional...
and Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 American drama film directed by Vincent Sherman, based on the novel of the same name by Elizabeth von Arnim.The film stars Bette Davis as a beautiful woman whose many suitors, and self-love, distract her from returning the affections of her husband, Job Skeffington...
(both 1944).
She retired from acting in 1951 with more than fifty films to her credit. Lamont died on the 7th of July, 2001 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
Brentwood, Los Angeles, California
Brentwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. The district is located at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains, bounded by the San Diego Freeway on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, the Santa Monica city limits on the southwest, the border of Topanga State...
.
Filmography
- The First Legion (1951) as Mrs. Nora Gilmartin
- South Sea Sinner (1950) as Kay Williams
- Christmas EveChristmas Eve (film)Christmas Eve is a 1947 United Artists comedy film directed by Edwin L. Marin. The movie is based on the story by Richard H. Landau and stars George Raft, George Brent and Randolph Scott...
(1947) as Harriet Rhodes - IvyIvy (film)Ivy is an American crime film noir directed by Sam Wood and written by Charles Bennett, based on The Story of Ivy, the novel written by Marie Belloc Lowndes. The drama features Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall, among others. The film was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film...
(1947) as Bella Crail - Scared to DeathScared to DeathScared to Death is a horror film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Bela Lugosi. It was filmed in Cinecolor, is one of only three color pictures Lugosi made, and the only one he starred in...
(1947) as Laura Van Ee - So Goes My LoveSo Goes My LoveSo Goes My Love is an American 1946 comedy film, produced by Universal Pictures. It is based on A Genius in the Family, the memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim, and focusing on the relationship between Maxim and his father, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim.- Cast :*Don Ameche as Hiram Stephens Maxim*Bobby...
(1946) as Cousin Garnet Allison - Devil Bat's Daughter (1946) as Ellen Masters Morris
- The Dark CornerThe Dark CornerThe Dark Corner is a 1946 film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Lucille Ball, Mark Stevens and Clifton Webb. The film is an example of a classic film noir and features a rare dramatic role for Ball.-Plot:...
(1946) (uncredited) as Lucy Wilding - The SuspectThe SuspectThe Suspect is a 1944 film noir directed by Robert Siodmak, set in Victorian times. It is based on the novel This Way Out, by James Ronald. Released by Universal Pictures, it tells the story of Philip Marshall , a kind but henpecked bank teller who strikes up an innocent friendship with a young...
(1944) as Edith Simmons - Three Sisters of the Moors (1944) as Charlotte Brontë
- Youth Runs WildYouth Runs WildYouth Runs Wild is a 1944 B movie about unattentive parents and juvenile delinquency, produced by Val Lewton, directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown...
(1944) (uncredited) as Mrs. Webster - Minstrel Man (1944) as Caroline (Mother)
- The White Cliffs of DoverThe White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film)The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 film made by Loew's and MGM. It was directed by Clarence Brown and produced by Clarence Brown and Sidney Franklin. The screenplay was by Claudine West, Jan Lustig and George Froeschel, based on the Alice Duer Miller poem titled The White Cliffs with additional...
(1944) (uncredited) as Helen Hampton - Follow the BoysFollow the BoysFollow the Boys , also known as Three Cheers for the Boys, is a musical film made by Universal Pictures as an all-star cast morale booster to entertain the troops abroad and the civilians at home. The film was directed by A. Edward "Eddie" Sutherland and produced by Charles K. Feldman...
(1944) as Miss Hartford (secretary) - Thumbs Up (1943) as Welfare Supervisor
- A Gentle Gangster (1943) as Ann Hallit
- The Moon and SixpenceThe Moon and Sixpence (film)The Moon and Sixpence is a 1942 film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel of the same name. George Sanders stars as a London stockbroker who gives up his career, wife and children to become a painter...
(1942) (uncredited) as Mrs. Any Strickland - Somewhere I'll Find YouSomewhere I'll Find YouSomewhere I'll Find You is a film released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer in 1942. The film stars Clark Gable and Lana Turner. The film took almost two years to complete. This was the last film Gable starred in before he enlisted in World War II...
(1942) (uncredited) as Nurse Winifred - The Awful TruthThe Awful TruthThe Awful Truth is a 1937 screwball comedy film starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. The plot concerns the machinations of a soon-to-be-divorced couple, played by Dunne and Grant, who go to great lengths to try to ruin each other's romantic escapades...
(1937) as Barbara Vance - A Doctor's Diary (1937) as Mrs. Fielding
- The Jungle PrincessThe Jungle PrincessThe Jungle Princess is a 1936 motion picture released by Paramount Pictures, directed by William Thiele, and starring Dorothy Lamour in her film debut, Ray Milland, and Ray Mala....
(1936) as Ava - A Woman RebelsA Woman RebelsA Woman Rebels is a 1936 RKO film adapted from the novel Portrait of a Rebel by Netta Syrett and starring Katharine Hepburn as Pamela Thistlewaite, who rebels against the social mores of Victorian England...
(1936) (uncredited) as Young Girl with Sick Baby - Fury and the Woman (1936) as June McCrae
- Mary of ScotlandMary of Scotland (film)Mary of Scotland is a 1936 RKO film starring Katharine Hepburn as the 16th century ruler, Mary, Queen of Scots. Directed by John Ford, it is an adaptation of the 1933 Maxwell Anderson play by Dudley Nichols. The play starred Helen Hayes as Mary...
(1936) as Mary Livingstone - Muss 'em Up (1936) as Nancy Harding, Paul's Daughter
- Another Face (1935) as Mary McCall
- Jalna (1935) as Pheasant Vaughn Whiteoaks
- Rolling HomeRolling Home (film)- Cast :*Jean Parker as Frances Crawford*Russell Hayden as Reverend David Owens*Raymond Hatton as Pop Miller*Pamela Blake as Pamela Crawford*Jo Ann Marlowe as Sandy Crawford*Jimmy Conlin as Grandpa Crawford*Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Gary Miller - Grandson...
(1935) as Ann - Alibi Inn (1935) as Mary Talbot
- Handle with Care (1935) as Patricia
- Oh, What a Night (1935) as Pat
- The Third ClueThe Third ClueThe Third Clue is a 1934 British crime film directed by Albert Parker and starring Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont, Robert Cochran and Raymond Lovell. Two criminals try to recover loot hidden in an isolated manor house.-Cast:* Basil Sydney - Reinhardt Conway...
(1934) as Rosemary Clayton - Irish Hearts (1934) as Nurse Otway
- No Escape (1934) as Helen Arnold
- White Ensign (1934) as Consul's Daughter
- Murder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte CarloMurder at Monte Carlo is a 1934 crime film directed by Ralph Ince and starring Errol Flynn, Eve Gray, Paul Graetz and Molly Lamont. The film was Flynn's debut film in the UK...
(1934) as Margaret Becker - Paris Plane (1933)
- Leave It to Me (1933) as Eve Halliday
- Letting in the SunshineLetting in the SunshineLetting in the Sunshine is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Albert Burdon, Renee Gadd and Molly Lamont. It was based on a story by Anthony Asquith.-Cast:* Albert Burdon - Nobby Green* Renee Gadd - Jane...
(1933) as Lady Anne - Lord Camber's LadiesLord Camber's LadiesLord Camber's Ladies is a British drama film directed by Benn W. Levy, produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Gerald du Maurier, Gertrude Lawrence, Benita Hume, and Nigel Bruce.-Plot:...
(1932) as Actress - Lucky Girl (1932) as Lady Moira
- Brother AlfredBrother AlfredBrother Alfred is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancee ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin...
(1932) as Stella - His Wife's Mother (1932) as Cynthia
- Josser on the RiverJosser on the RiverJosser on the River is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Ernie Lotinga, Molly Lamont and Charles Hickman. Two seaside photographers become entangled with a blackmailer.-Cast:* Ernie Lotinga - Jimmy Josser...
(1932) as Julia Kaye - The Last CouponThe Last CouponThe Last Coupon is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Leslie Fuller, Mary Jerrold and Molly Lamont. A man believes he has won the football pools and radically alters his spending habits only to find he has forgotten to post his coupon...
(1932) as Betty Carter - The Strangler (1932) as Frances Marsden
- Strictly Business (1931/I) as Maureen
- Dr. Josser, K.C. (1931)
- The House OppositeThe House Opposite (1931 film)The House Opposite is a 1931 British crime film directed by Walter Summers and starring Henry Kendall, Frank Stanmore and Celia Glyn. It was based on the novel The House Opposite by Joseph Jefferson Farjeon...
(1931) as Doris - The Wife's FamilyThe Wife's FamilyThe Wife's Family is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus and Amy Veness....
(1931) as Sally - Old Soldiers Never Die (1931) as Ada
- Uneasy VirtueUneasy VirtueUneasy Virtue is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Fay Compton, Edmund Breon, Francis Lister, Donald Calthrop and Garry Marsh...
(1931) as Ada - ShadowsShadows (1931 film)Shadows is a 1931 British crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Jacqueline Logan, Bernard Nedell and Gordon Harker. The estranged son of a newspaper owner returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of criminals.-Cast:...
(1931) as Jill Dexter - What a Night!What a Night! (1931 film)What a Night! is a 1931 British comedy crime film directed by Monty Banks and starring Leslie Fuller, Molly Lamont and Charles Paton. While staying at a reportedly haunted inn a traveller discovers that the 'ghost' is in fact a thief.-Cast:...
(1931) as Nora Livingstone - The Black Hand GangThe Black Hand GangThe Black Hand Gang is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Wee Georgie Wood, Viola Compton and Alfred Wood. It was made by British International Pictures and based on a play by Black Hand George by Bert Lee and R.P. Weston....
(1930)