Victoria Vinton
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Victoria Vinton, born Victoria Velnette Vinton (August 23, 1912-June 12, 1980) was an early B-movie
actress, starring in over thirty films from 1932 into 1940, mostly in westerns.
Born in New Jersey
, Vinton was a goodlooking young woman in her youth, and was often called in her acting days "a Jean Harlow
look alike". Her career started with her on contract with Warner Bros.
, beginning in 1932. With them she made a number of successful western films, usually starring as the heroine alongside cowboy stars Fred Scott, Bob Custer
, Reb Russell
, Wally Wales
, and Bill Cody
.
Following the end of her Warner Bros. contract, she starred in six ultra-low budget westerns with other companies. From 1932 through 1936 she was fairly active, although some were uncredited roles, but with several starring roles, some of which were moderately successful. Her first credited role was The Seventh Commandment in 1932. In 1934 she starred in Adventures of Texas Jack, and later that year she starred in Pals of the Prairie.
However, she still had not reached full star billing status, and played in another seven films that same year uncredited. In 1935 she had one starring role, in The Cheyenne Tornado, but another two films in which she was uncredited. In 1936 she starred in Ambush Valley
with Bob Custer, and in Vengeance of Rannah
, also with Custer as well as with John Elliott, but yet another four films in which she was uncredited. She played small parts after that, sometimes as small as a backup dancer or non-billed scene actor. Her last credited role was in 1937, when she starred in The Singing Buckaroo. She appeared uncredited in six films in 1940. Then, Vinton simply disappeared, as far as Hollywood was concerned.
Vinton did not reappear publicly until her death, on June 12, 1980, while living in an actors retirement community in Woodland Hills, California. When she died her name was Victoria Velnette Yates. There is no information as to what she had done during her decades of absence from acting.
B-movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
actress, starring in over thirty films from 1932 into 1940, mostly in westerns.
Born in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, Vinton was a goodlooking young woman in her youth, and was often called in her acting days "a Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde" , Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute...
look alike". Her career started with her on contract with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, beginning in 1932. With them she made a number of successful western films, usually starring as the heroine alongside cowboy stars Fred Scott, Bob Custer
Bob Custer
Bob Custer was an American film actor who appeared in over 50 films, mostly Westerns, between 1924 and 1937, including The Fighting Hombre, Arizona Days, The Last Roundup, The Oklahoma Kid, Law of the Rio Grande, The Law of the Wild and Ambush Valley...
, Reb Russell
Reb Russell
Ewell Albert "Reb" Russell was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates....
, Wally Wales
Wally Wales
Wally Wales was an American film actor who also appeared in many films under the name Hal Taliaferro. He appeared in over 220 films between 1921 and 1964.-Biography:...
, and Bill Cody
Bill Cody (actor)
Bill Cody, born William Joseph Cody Jr., was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.....
.
Following the end of her Warner Bros. contract, she starred in six ultra-low budget westerns with other companies. From 1932 through 1936 she was fairly active, although some were uncredited roles, but with several starring roles, some of which were moderately successful. Her first credited role was The Seventh Commandment in 1932. In 1934 she starred in Adventures of Texas Jack, and later that year she starred in Pals of the Prairie.
However, she still had not reached full star billing status, and played in another seven films that same year uncredited. In 1935 she had one starring role, in The Cheyenne Tornado, but another two films in which she was uncredited. In 1936 she starred in Ambush Valley
Ambush Valley
Ambush Valley is a 1936 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray starring Bob Custer and Victoria Vinton.- Cast :*Bob Custer*Victoria Vinton*Vane Calvert*Eddie Phillips*Hal Taliaferro*Oscar Gahan*Ed Cassidy)*Victor Adamson*Wally West*Jimmy Aubrey...
with Bob Custer, and in Vengeance of Rannah
Vengeance of Rannah
- Cast :*Rin Tin Tin Jr. as Rannah*Bob Custer as Ted Sanders*John Elliott as Doc Adams*Victoria Vinton as Mary Warner*Roger Williams as Frank Norcross*Oscar Gahan as Henchman Nolan*Eddie Phillips as Henchman Macklin*Ed Cassidy as Sam, posing as Barlow...
, also with Custer as well as with John Elliott, but yet another four films in which she was uncredited. She played small parts after that, sometimes as small as a backup dancer or non-billed scene actor. Her last credited role was in 1937, when she starred in The Singing Buckaroo. She appeared uncredited in six films in 1940. Then, Vinton simply disappeared, as far as Hollywood was concerned.
Vinton did not reappear publicly until her death, on June 12, 1980, while living in an actors retirement community in Woodland Hills, California. When she died her name was Victoria Velnette Yates. There is no information as to what she had done during her decades of absence from acting.