Thelma Todd
SuivreInterprétation · Né(e) en 1906 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Biographie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in Wheeler and Woolsey farces, several Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death at the age of 29. During the silent film era, Todd appeared in numerous supporting roles that made full use of her beauty but gave her little chance to act. With the advent of the talkies, Todd was given opportunity to expand her roles when producer Hal Roach signed her to appear with such comedy stars as Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy. In 1931, Roach cast Todd in her own series of slapstick comedy shorts, running 17 to 27 minutes each. In an attempt to create a female version of Laurel and Hardy, Roach teamed Todd with ZaSu Pitts for 17 shorts, from "Let's do Things" (June 1931) through "One Track Minds" (May 1933). When Pitts left in 1933, she was replaced by Patsy Kelly, appearing with Todd in 21 shorts, from "Beauty and the Bus" (September 1933) through "An All American Toothache" (January 1936). These Roach shorts often cast Todd as a working girl having all sorts of problems, and trying her best to remain poised and charming despite the embarrassing antics of her sidekick. Todd also appeared successfully in such dramas as the original 1931 film version of The Maltese Falcon starring Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade, in which she played Miles Archer's treacherous widow. During her career she appeared in 119 films although many of these were short films, and was sometimes publicized as "The Ice Cream Blonde." Todd continued her short-subject series through 1935, and was featured in the full-length Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bohemian Girl. This was her last film; she died after completing all of her scenes, but most of them were re-shot. Producer Roach deleted all of Todd's dialogue and limited her appearance to one musical number.
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- Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files8.0
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
1992
1992 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
1988 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0Yesterday and Today
1953
1953 · (archive footage)
6.2Laurel Et Hardy - La Bohémienne
1936
1936 · Gypsy Queen's Daughter
- An All American Toothache8.0
An All American Toothache
1936
1936 · Thelma Alice Todd
7.0Top Flat
1935
1935 · Thelma Todd
10.0Hot Money
1935
1935 · Miss Thelma Todd
8.0Twin Triplets
1935
1935 · Thelma
7.7Two for Tonight
1935
1935 · Lilly
9.0Slightly Static
1935
1935 · Thelma
6.5After the Dance
1935
1935 · Mabel Kane
10.0The Misses Stooge
1935
1935 · Thelma Todd
7.2The Tin Man
1935
1935 · Thelma Todd
7.3Sing Sister Sing
1935
1935 · Thelma
9.0Treasure Blues
1935
1935 · Thelma
6.5Bum Voyage
1934
1934 · Thelma
5.2Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
1934 · Judy Nelson
9.0Done in Oil
1934
1934 · Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd
- Opened by Mistake8.0
Opened by Mistake
1934
1934 · Thelma
5.5Take the Stand
1934
1934 · Miss Sally Oxford
- One-Horse Farmers8.0
One-Horse Farmers
1934
1934 · Thelma
10.0Three Chumps Ahead
1934
1934 · Thelma Todd
5.8Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
1934 · Lady Genevieve
- I'll Be Suing You9.0
I'll Be Suing You
1934
1934 · Miss Todd
9.0Maid in Hollywood
1934
1934 · Thelma
5.2Bottoms Up
1934
1934 · Judith Marlowe
10.0Soup and Fish
1934
1934 · Miss Thelma Todd
8.0The Poor Rich
1934
1934 · Gwendolyn Fetherstone
8.0Babes in the Goods
1934
1934 · Thelma Todd
6.6Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934
1934 · Miss Amelia Frisby
3.6Palooka
1934
1934 · Trixie
6.6Counsellor at Law
1933
1933 · Lillian La Rue
6.3Air Fright
1933
1933 · Thelma
6.0Son of a Sailor
1933
1933 · The Baroness
8.0Sitting Pretty
1933
1933 · Gloria Duval
6.3Backs to Nature
1933
1933 · Thelma
7.1You Made Me Love You
1933
1933 · Pamela Berne
8.0Beauty and the Bus
1933
1933 · Thelma
6.2Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
1933 · Lois Cavanaugh
7.0One Track Minds
1933
1933 · Thelma Todd
6.9Fra Diavolo
1933
1933 · Lady Pamela Rocburg
5.0Cheating Blondes
1933
1933 · Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
4.2The Bargain of the Century
1933
1933 · Thelma
3.7Maids a la Mode
1933
1933 · Miss Todd
4.8Asleep in the Feet
1933
1933 · Thelma
6.3Air Hostess
1933
1933 · Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
8.0Sneak Easily
1932
1932 · Miss Thelma Todd - Attorney for the Defense
5.7Call Her Savage
1932
1932 · Sunny De Lane
- Deception7.5
Deception
1932
1932 · Lola Del Mont
6.8The Soilers
1932
1932 · Thelma
6.8Alum and Eve
1932
1932 · Thelma
5.2Klondike
1932
1932 · Klondike
6.5Show Business
1932
1932 · Thelma
6.9Plumes de cheval
1932
1932 · Connie Bailey
5.8Le Professeur
1932
1932 · Eleanor Espere
6.0The Old Bull
1932
1932 · Thelma
6.0Strictly Unreliable
1932
1932 · Miss Thelma Todd
5.4La belle nuit
1932
1932 · Claire Mathewson
7.5Red Noses
1932
1932 · Miss Todd
4.0The Nickel Nurser
1932
1932 · Thelma Todd
4.6The Big Timer
1932
1932 · Kay Mitchell
6.7Sealskins
1932
1932 · Thelma Todd
6.8On the Loose
1931
1931 · Thelma
4.4Corsair
1931
1931 · Alison Corning
8.0War Mamas
1931
1931 · Thelma
7.0The Pajama Party
1931
1931 · Thelma
6.9Monnaie de singe
1931
1931 · Lucille Briggs
3.3Catch-As Catch-Can
1931
1931 · Thelma
4.1Broadminded
1931
1931 · Gertie Gardner
6.5Let's Do Things
1931
1931 · Thelma Todd
6.4Le faucon maltais
1931
1931 · Iva Archer
8.0Aloha
1931
1931 · Winifred Bradford
7.0Rough Seas
1931
1931 · Antoinette
4.6Love Fever
1931
1931 · Thelma Todd
6.2The Hot Heiress
1931
1931 · Lola
6.6The Pip from Pittsburg
1931
1931 · Thelma
- Swanee River9.0
Swanee River
1931
1931 · Caroline
6.6Laurel et Hardy - Quand les poules rentrent au bercail
1931
1931 · Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
5.1Command Performance
1931
1931 · Lydia
6.0No Limit
1931
1931 · Betty Royce
4.4High C's
1930
1930 · Antoinette
6.9Laurel et Hardy - Drôles de locataires
1930
1930 · Lady Plumtree (uncredited)
6.0Looser Than Loose
1930
1930 · Thelma, Charley's Fiancee
6.8Dollar Dizzy
1930
1930 · Thelma Todd
7.4Follow Thru
1930
1930 · Ruth Van Horn
5.2Her Man
1930
1930 · Nelly
4.4The King
1930
1930 · The Queen
7.0The Shrimp
1930
1930 · Jim's Girlfriend
4.8All Teed Up
1930
1930 · Thelma
6.2Whispering Whoopee
1930
1930 · Miss Todd
7.0The Fighting Parson
1930
1930 · The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
6.4The Real McCoy
1930
1930 · Thelma
4.2The Head Guy
1930
1930 · The Star
6.0Stepping Out
1929
1929 · Charley's Wife
6.8Crazy Feet
1929
1929 · Dancer
3.0Her Private Life
1929
1929 · Mrs. Leslie
- Look Out Below5.5
Look Out Below
1929
1929 · Thelma
6.8Snappy Sneezer
1929
1929 · Mary White
10.0Careers
1929
1929 · Hortense
7.0The Bachelor Girl
1929
1929 · Gladys
7.0Hurdy Gurdy
1929
1929 · Blondie
7.0Laurel Et Hardy - On n'a pas l’habitude
1929
1929 · Mrs. Kennedy
10.0House of Horror
1929
1929 · Thelma
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
1929
1929 · The Woman
10.0Trial Marriage
1929
1929 · Grace Logan
6.2Les Sept empreintes de pas de Satan
1929
1929 · Eve Martin
5.0Naughty Baby
1928
1928 · Bonnie Le Vonne
7.0The Haunted House
1928
1928 · The Nurse
8.0The Crash
1928
1928 · Daisy McQueen
7.0Heart to Heart
1928
1928 · Ruby Boyd
7.0Vamping Venus
1928
1928 · Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
7.7The Noose
1928
1928 · Phyllis
6.0The Shield of Honor
1927
1927 · Rose aka Flora Fisher
9.0The Gay Defender
1927
1927 · Ruth Ainsworth
6.7Nevada
1927
1927 · Hettie Ide
8.0Fireman, Save My Child
1927
1927 · (uncredited)
7.0Rubber Heels
1927
1927 · Princess Aline
9.0God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
1926 · Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
9.0Fascinating Youth
1926
1926 · Lorraine Lane