Virginia Belmont
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Virginia Belmont, also spelled Virginia Belmonte, (born September 20, 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts) was an American film actress of the 1940s.
Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944 movie Black Arrow. Following that, she starred in several B-movies as the heroine opposite William Boyd
, Jimmy Wakely
, and Johnny Mack Brown
, while on contract with Monogram Pictures
.
Belmont was pretty, and could easily project a tough demeanor on screen, leading to her being cast, often, as the independent, strong willed heroine. Some of her more memorable roles were with Republic Pictures
in episodes of the serial Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, alongside Jim Bannon
. She was a regular heroine costar to Jimmy Wakely and his western sidekick
Dub "Cannonball" Taylor
. In 1948 she married an Italian
man named Califano, and the two moved to Italy
to live. From 1949 to 1957 she starred in twelve Italian films, billed as Virginia Belmonte.
In total she starred in thirty six films during her career, including those in Italy. She is believed to still be residing in Italy, having retired from acting by 1960.
Belmont received her first acting role, uncredited, in the 1944 movie Black Arrow. Following that, she starred in several B-movies as the heroine opposite William Boyd
William Boyd (actor)
William Lawrence Boyd was an American film actor best known for portraying Hopalong Cassidy.-Biography:...
, Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
James Clarence Wakeley , better known as Jimmy Wakely, was an American country-Western singer and actor, one of the last crooning cowpokes following World War II...
, and Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
, while on contract with Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
.
Belmont was pretty, and could easily project a tough demeanor on screen, leading to her being cast, often, as the independent, strong willed heroine. Some of her more memorable roles were with Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures was an independent film production-distribution corporation with studio facilities, operating from 1934 through 1959, and was best known for specializing in westerns, movie serials and B films emphasizing mystery and action....
in episodes of the serial Dangers of the Canadian Mounted, alongside Jim Bannon
Jim Bannon
Jim Bannon was an actor in radio and Hollywood western films during the 1940s and 1950s. He is best remembered as the fourth cinema Red Ryder from 1949 - 1950...
. She was a regular heroine costar to Jimmy Wakely and his western sidekick
Sidekick
A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
Dub "Cannonball" Taylor
Dub Taylor
Walter Clarence Taylor, Jr. , better known as Dub Taylor, was an American actor who worked extensively in Westerns, but also in comedy from the 1940s into the 1990s.-Early life:...
. In 1948 she married an Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
man named Califano, and the two moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to live. From 1949 to 1957 she starred in twelve Italian films, billed as Virginia Belmonte.
In total she starred in thirty six films during her career, including those in Italy. She is believed to still be residing in Italy, having retired from acting by 1960.