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person_profile-Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd Died at age: 29

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Thelma Todd

Date of Birth:

Jul 29, 1906

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Dec 16, 1935

Biography of

Thelma Todd

    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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Thelma Todd

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Filmography of

Thelma Todd

Found 55 Movies in total

Yesterday and Today

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1953

The Bohemian Girl

Gypsy Queen's Daughter ( Actor )

... 1936

Two for Tonight

Lilly ( Actor )

... 1935

After the Dance

Mabel Kane ( Actor )

... 1935

Lightning Strikes Twice

Judy Nelson ( Actor )

... 1934

Take the Stand

Miss Sally Oxford ( Actor )

... 1934

Cockeyed Cavaliers

Lady Genevieve ( Actor )

... 1934

Bottoms Up

Judith Marlowe ( Actor )

... 1934

The Poor Rich

Gwendolyn Fetherstone ( Actor )

... 1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

Miss Amelia Frisby ( Actor )

... 1934

Palooka

Trixie ( Actor )

... 1934

Counsellor at Law

Lillian La Rue ( Actor )

... 1933

Son of a Sailor

The Baroness ( Actor )

... 1933

Sitting Pretty

Gloria Duval ( Actor )

... 1933

You Made Me Love You

Pamela Berne ( Actor )

... 1933

Mary Stevens, M.D.

Lois Cavanaugh ( Actor )

... 1933

The Devil's Brother

Lady Pamela Rocburg ( Actor )

... 1933

Cheating Blondes

Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners ( Actor )

... 1933

Air Hostess

Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton ( Actor )

... 1933

Call Her Savage

Sunny De Lane ( Actor )

... 1932

Deception

Lola Del Mont ( Actor )

... 1932

Klondike

Klondike ( Actor )

... 1932

Horse Feathers

Connie Bailey ( Actor )

... 1932

Speak Easily

Eleanor Espere ( Actor )

... 1932

This Is the Night

Claire Mathewson ( Actor )

... 1932

The Big Timer

Kay Mitchell ( Actor )

... 1932

Corsair

Alison Corning ( Actor )

... 1931

Monkey Business

Lucille Briggs ( Actor )

... 1931

Broadminded

Gertie Gardner ( Actor )

... 1931

The Maltese Falcon

Iva Archer ( Actor )

... 1931

Aloha

Winifred Bradford ( Actor )

... 1931

The Hot Heiress

Lola ( Actor )

... 1931

Command Performance

Lydia ( Actor )

... 1931

No Limit

Betty Royce ( Actor )

... 1931

Follow Thru

Mrs. Van Horn ( Actor )

... 1930

Her Man

Nelly ( Actor )

... 1930

Her Private Life

Mrs. Leslie ( Actor )

... 1929

Careers

Hortense ( Actor )

... 1929

The Bachelor Girl

Gladys ( Actor )

... 1929

House of Horror

Thelma ( Actor )

... 1929

Trial Marriage

Grace Logan ( Actor )

... 1929

... 1929

Naughty Baby

Bonnie Le Vonne ( Actor )

... 1928

The Haunted House

The Nurse ( Actor )

... 1928

The Crash

Daisy McQueen ( Actor )

... 1928

Heart to Heart

Ruby Boyd ( Actor )

... 1928

Vamping Venus

Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus ( Actor )

... 1928

The Noose

Phyllis ( Actor )

... 1928

The Gay Defender

Ruth Ainsworth ( Actor )

... 1927

The Shield of Honor

Rose aka Flora Fisher ( Actor )

... 1927

Fireman, Save My Child

(uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1927

Nevada

Hettie Ide ( Actor )

... 1927

Rubber Heels

Princess Aline ( Actor )

... 1927

God Gave Me Twenty Cents

Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1926

Fascinating Youth

Lorraine Lane ( Actor )

... 1926