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Kay Johnson
Catherine Townsend Johnson
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Catherine Townsend "Kay" Johnson (November 29, 1904 – November 17, 1975) was an American stage and film actress.
Johnson was signed to a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Cecil B.
DeMille following a performance of The Silver Cord at the Repertory Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The play was produced by Simeon Gest of the Figueroa Playhouse.
Her film debut came in Dynamite (1929), written by Jeanie Macpherson and featuring Charles Bickford and Conrad Nagel.
Production was delayed while Johnson recovered from an appendectomy.
She went on to appear in The Ship from Shanghai (1930), This Mad World (1930), Billy the Kid (1930), The Spoilers (1930) with Gary Cooper and Betty Compson, DeMille's Madam Satan (1930), Passion Flower (1930), Capra's American Madness (1932), Thirteen Women (1932), Of Human Bondage (which starred Leslie Howard and Bette Davis), Jalna (1935) and Mr.
Lucky (1943).
Johnson was cast opposite Warner Baxter in a screen adaptation of Such Men Are Dangerous by Elinor Glyn.
The story was adapted to the screen by Fox Film.
Johnson's final film appearance came in the 1954 British film Jivaro (also known as Lost Treasure of the Amazon).
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At Rio Galdezs remote Brazilian trading...Jivaro 1954
At Rio Galdez's remote Brazilian trading post live assorted outcast Americans and Europeans, including Jerry Russell, ex-engineer who became obsessed with the Jivaro headhunters' treasure, quit his job, and took up with the bottle and local girl Maroa. But he still gets letters from his nominal fiancée in California, and unexpectedly the shapely, glamorous Alice Parker arrives, expecting to marry a rich planter. Disillusioned, Alice is almost ready to fall into Rio's arms when news comes that Jerry is missing in Jivaro country.
A conman poses as a war...Mr. Lucky 1943
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title...Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake 1942
Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.
Olsen and Johnson a pair of...
Fort Mysang southern Philippine Islands under...
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts...White Banners 1938
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... but her real interest is in meeting their neighbor, teenager Peter Trimble. It turns out that Peter is the son she bore out of wedlock and gave up for adoption, and now Hannah has returned to town to see what sort of young man her son has become.
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough...Call of the Wild 1935
Jack Thornton has trouble winning enough at cards for the stake he needs to get to the Alaska gold fields. His luck changes when he pays $250 for Buck, a sled dog that is part wolf to keep him from being shot by an arrogant Englishman also headed for the Yukon. En route to the Yukon with Shorty Houlihan -- who spent time in jail for opening someone else's letter with a map of where gold is to be found -- Jack rescues a woman whose husband was the addressee of that letter. Buck helps Jack win a $1,000 bet to get the supplies he needs. And when Jack and Claire Blake pet Buck one night, fingers touch.
The insidious typical talk of a...
A young man finds himself attracted...Of Human Bondage 1934
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
The seemingly happy relationship between Tony...This Man Is Mine 1934
The seemingly happy relationship between Tony and Jim is threatened when his manipulative, seductive former fiancee visits.
In an exclusive Swiss school for...Eight Girls in a Boat 1934
In an exclusive Swiss school for young girls, Christa Storm discovers she is going to have a baby, and keeps the secret from everyone but her lover, David Perrin, a young medical student. Having been in the private school most of her life, she can't confide in her father whom she hardly knows and, while he wishes to but can't afford to marry her, David can't get the approval of his father.a
Thirteen women who were schoolmates ask...
Sociallyconscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a...
A bored society woman invites scandal...
Billy after shooting down land baron...Billy the Kid 1930
Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. He escapes and is on his way to Mexico when Garrett, recapturing him, must decide whether to bring him in or to let him go.
A socialite masquerades as a notorious...Madam Satan 1930
A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.
On a voyage to Nome Roy...The Spoilers 1930
On a voyage to Nome, Roy Glenister, one of the several owners of a rich mine, The Midas, is captivated by Helen Chester, while he both fascinates and disquiets her by his primitive nature. He arrives to find his partners, Slapjack Simms and Joe Dextry, befuddled by a trio of no-gooders: Voorhees, the U. S. marshal, Judge Stillman, and McNamara, a politician. Their racket is to cloud title to the various mine claims, eject the miners, and make McNamara owner of the disputed properties.
Parisot a French spy in World...This Mad World 1930
Parisot, a French spy in World War 1, returns home on a secret mission to visit his mother, and finds that Victoria, the wife of a German general, is billeted in the Parisot home while waiting to see her husband. Victoria discovers that Paul is a spy and, although fascinated by him, plans to reveal his identity to her husband. When the latter is unable to visit her, she attempts to go to the German army headquarters.
On a yacht sailing from Shanghai...The Ship from Shanghai 1930
On a yacht sailing from Shanghai to the United States, the sailors, led by the megalomaniac steward, revolt and take control.
Wealthy Cynthia is in love with...Dynamite 1929
Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. But Cynthia's wealth is in jeopardy because her trust fund will expire if she is not married by a certain date. To satisfy that condition, Cynthia arranges to marry Hagon Derk, who is condemned to die for a crime he didn't commit. She pays him so he can provide for his little sister. But at the last minute, Derk is freed when the true criminal is discovered. Expecting to be a rich widow, Cynthia finds herself married to a man she doesn't know and doesn't want to.
