Suzanne Kaaren
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Suzanne Kaaren (March 21, 1912 – August 27, 2004) was an American B-movie actress and dancer who starred in stock film genres of the 1930s and 1940s: horror films, westerns, comedies and romances. Kaaren left for Hollywood in October 1933. Her starting salary was $150 per week, and was eventually cast opposite Tim McCoy in Ridin' Gents, a Monogram Pictures production. She was then signed by Republic Pictures to play a character in From Rags To Riches. Ridin' Gents was filmed without either McCoy or Kaaren. She joined a troupe assembled by producer Walter Wanger, which also included Gloria Youngblood. The theatrical company was known as Trade Winds. The comedy When's Your Birthday? (1937) showcased the zany Joe E. Brown, with Kaaren among the supporting players in an RKO Radio Pictures movie about an astrologer. In October 1941, Kaaren was added to the cast of I Married an Angel. She portrayed a maid named Simone, and was uncredited. In October 1943, Pete Smith assigned Kaaren and Harry Barris the leading roles in an MGM motion picture which was to be called Practical Joker. The film was never made. Kaaren figured prominently in several Three Stooges comedy short films. They are Disorder in the Court, Yes, We Have No Bonanza, and What's the Matador?. Miracles for Sale (1939) was based on the novel Death From A Tophat by Clayton Rawson. Kaaren plays a woman who is separated into halves and then joined together again suspensefully. The murder mystery has Robert Young and Florence Rice in prominent roles. She starred opposite Bela Lugosi in The Devil Bat. The cult film of the horror film genre is a Poverty Row production released by Producers Releasing Corporation. In the movie, Lugosi breeds giant bats to attack people. Her final appearance on film is uncredited role as the Duchess of Park Avenue (Manhattan) in 1984's The Cotton Club.
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Credits
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)
- 1942 · What's the Matador? as Dolores Sanchez
- 1941 · Rags to Riches as Glenda Hayes
- 1941 · Roar of the Press as Angela Brooks
- 1940 · The Devil Bat as Mary Heath
- 1940 · The Ghost Comes Home as Nightclub Flower Girl (uncredited)
- 1940 · City of Chance as Mrs. Williams
- 1939 · The Women as Princess Mara (uncredited)
- 1939 · Miracles for Sale as Magician's Assistant in Demo
- 1939 · Yes, We Have No Bonanza as Singing Sister (uncredited)
- 1939 · Idiot's Delight as Nurse #3
- 1939 · Pride of the Navy as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1938 · Trade Winds as Russian Girl (Uncredited)
- 1938 · Phantom Ranger as Joan Doyle
- 1938 · Blondes at Work as Olive
- 1938 · Here's Flash Casey as Mitzi La Rue
- 1937 · Angel as
- 1937 · Romance of Louisiana as Empress Josephine
- 1937 · Rhythm in the Clouds as Dorothy Day
- 1937 · The Wildcatter as Julia Frayne
- 1937 · When's Your Birthday? as Diane Basscombe
- 1936 · A Million to One as Pat Stanley
- 1936 · No Place like Rome as Lydia - Roman Slave Girl
- 1936 · White Legion as Gloria Blank
- 1936 · Undercover Man as Linda Forbes
- 1936 · Disorder in the Court as Gail Tempest (uncredited)
- 1935 · Strangers All as Frances Farrell
- 1935 · Women Must Dress as Janet Howard
- 1934 · Wild Gold as One of the Golden Girls
- 1934 · Bottoms Up as Wolf's Secretary
- 1934 · Sleepers East as Dixie
- 1933 · Close Relations as Girl in Depot