Grayce Hampton
Also Known As: Grace Hampton
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Devon, England, UK
Birthday: March 28, 1876
Deathday: December 20, 1963
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Shanghai Gesture
Overview: A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1941-12-25
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The Snake Pit
Overview: Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-11-04
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Without Reservations
Overview: Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-05-13
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The Suspect
Overview: Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henpecking gets to be too much, Philip murders his wife and manages to make her death look like an accident. A ruthless blackmailer and a low-key detective both discover Philip's secret, and he has to decide which of them poses the more dangerous threat.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-01-31
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The Champion
Overview: Leather Pushers #10
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-02-25
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The Mating Season
Overview: Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-01-12
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The Unexpected Father
Overview: A wealthy bachelor hires a pretty young nanny to look after his adopted daughter. Sparks quickly fly between the two, much to the dismay of the man's calculating, money-hungry fiancée.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1932-01-03
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Ex-Bad Boy
Overview: A man gets in trouble with his girlfriend when a beautiful movie star and her fiance come to his small town.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-07-15
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The Bat Whispers
Overview: Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-11-13
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Broadminded
Overview: Jack's father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack's cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie is just as bad. They set off on a transcontinental trip with mischief on their minds.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1931-08-01
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The Women
Overview: A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-09-01
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Sitting Pretty
Overview: Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey puts an ad in the paper for a live-in babysitter, and the ad is answered by Lynn Belvedere. But when she arrives, she turns out to be a man. And not just any man, but a most eccentric, outrageously forthright genius with seemingly a million careers and experiences behind him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-03-10
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Piccadilly Jim
Overview: Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with Lord Priory. He meets her the next day at the riding path, but she quickly loses him. He searches all over for her, not knowing that his father's hopeful fiancée is her Aunt. As his caricature work suffers as he searches, he is fired from his paper. But he makes a comeback with the comics 'Rags to Riches' which is based upon the Pett's. But this upsets the Pett's so much that they go back to New York, and he follows, being careful not to let them know that he is the one who draws the strip that parodies them.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1936-08-14
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Gigolette
Overview: Kay Parrish, a society girl, finds she is penniless when her father dies. However she persuades Terry Gallagher to give her a hostess job at his New York City clip-joint, which he operates on the theory that if the suckers want it he'll give it to them, albeit he does apply some principles regarding the matter. A Broadway playboy, Greg Emerson, falls in love with Kay and proposes but his high-society parents object strongly. Terry. although he also has fallen in love with Kay and doesn't realize she feels the same about him, sets out to provide a happy ending for the couple.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1935-02-15
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Bride for Sale
Overview: Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-11-12
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Heaven Can Wait
Overview: Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-08-05
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Fun on a Weekend
Overview: Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth simply by creating an aura of success, the outgoing Nancy convinces Peter to join her in impersonating a confident and eccentric wealthy couple. The experiment works, and the couple secure a stunning wardrobe and a lavish room at a resort. Peter panics, however, when he gets a fantastic job offer.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-05-15
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The Exile
Overview: In 17th-century England, Charles II, the rightful heir to the kingdom, is driven from his country by militants working for rogue leader Oliver Cromwell. Charles ends up in the Netherlands, where he falls for local beauty Katie and spends his days happily in the quiet countryside. Unfortunately, Cromwell's associate Col. Ingram and his men track Charles down, and the would-be monarch must resort to swashbuckling his way to freedom.
Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-10-17
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Caged
Overview: A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1950-05-19
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Trouble Preferred
Overview: A suicide attempt is investigated by a pair of female police rookies.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-12-31
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