Mae Clarke
This blonde leading lady of the 1930s was a former cabaret dancer and Broadway actress. With attractive but unremarkable looks, Clarke kept very busy during her first decade in films, most notably as the woman on the receiving end of James Cagney's quicksilver temper. In "The Public Enemy" (1931), the film which made Cagney a star, Clarke received the famous grapefruit-in-the-face, and in "Lady Killer" (1933), Cagney dragged Clarke around by the hair. Clarke also suffered memorably at the hands of Frankenstein's monster; Boris Karloff carried her off on her wedding day in James Whale's marvelous 1931 film. Whale also gave Clarke a much more challenging role in "Waterloo Bridge" the same year. In the first screen version (twice remade with Vivien Leigh and Leslie Caron) of Robert Sherwood's play, Clarke was superb as the young woman forced into prostitution during WWI. Clarke appeared mainly in supporting roles from the 40s onward.
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Mae Clarke
Filmography
Movies
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A Big Hand for the Little Lady | Mrs. Craig (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Voice in the Mirror | Mrs. Robbins (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mohawk | Minikah (Character) | - | 1956 |
17% |
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The Catered Affair | Saleswoman (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1956 |
10% |
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Not as a Stranger | Nurse Odell (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Women's Prison | Matron Saunders (Character) | - | 1955 |
100% |
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Wichita | Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McCoy (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Skirts Ahoy! | Miss LaValle (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1952 |
100% |
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Singin' in the Rain | Hairdresser (uncredited) (Character) | $23.9K | 1952 |
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Miss Peach/ |
- | 1952 |
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Callaway Went Thataway | Mother on Train (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1951 |
91% |
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Royal Wedding | Telephone operator #1 (uncredited) (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Duchess of Idaho | Betty the Flower Girl (Character) | - | 1950 |
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King of the Rocket Men | Glenda Thomas (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lost Planet Airmen | Unknown (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gun Runner | Kate Diamond (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Streets of San Francisco | Unknown (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Daredevils of the Clouds | Kay Cameron (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kitty | Molly (Character) | - | 1945 |
82% |
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Lady From Chungking | Lavara (Character) | - | 1942 |
70% |
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Flying Tigers | Verna Bales (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Women in War | Gail Halliday (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hearts in Bondage | Constance Jordan (Character) | - | 1936 |
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Great Guy | Janet Henry (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hitch Hike Lady | Judith Martin (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House of a Thousand Candles | Carol Vincent (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hats Off | Mary Jo Allen (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Brian Kent | Betty Prentice (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daring Young Man | Martha Allen (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silk Hat Kid | Laura Grant (Character) | - | 1935 |
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The Man With Two Faces | Daphne Flowers (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Side of Heaven | Jane Turner (Character) | - | 1934 |
71% | No Score Yet | Nana | Satin (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fast Workers | Mary (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Penthouse | Mimi Montagne (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Lady Killer | Myra Gale (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Parole Girl | Sylvia Day (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Mary Gimlet/ |
- | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flaming Gold | Claire Gordon (Character) | - | 1933 |
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Three Wise Girls | Gladys Kane (Character) | - | 1932 |
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The Penguin Pool Murder | Gwen Parker (Character) | - | 1932 |
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Night World | Ruth Taylor (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Final Edition | Anne Woodman (Character) | - | 1932 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Impatient Maiden | Unknown (Character) | - | 1932 |
88% |
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The Front Page | Molly Malloy (Character) | - | 1931 |
100% |
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The Public Enemy | Kitty (Character) | - | 1931 |
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Waterloo Bridge | Myra Deauville (Character) | - | 1931 |
94% |
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Frankenstein | Elizabeth (Henry's fiancée) (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Good Bad Girl | Marcia (Character) | - | 1931 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Character) | - | 1930 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | F Troop | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Deputy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Sally Roweday (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Showcase 39 | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Medic | Gwen Kellogg (Guest Star) | 1955 |