Bess Flowers
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Filmography
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Thicker Than Water
(1935)In their final two-reel comedy, Stan is a boarder, renting a room from Ollie and his wife. On their way to making a furniture payment, the fellows are lured into an auction and wind up purchasing a grandfather clock. The fine optical work by Roy Seawright allowing the actors to literally grab and pull succeeding scenes into view (via so-called “wipes”) is a unique cinematic gag and aids the pacing. Escorted to the set every day by Hal Roach’s father, Charles, who actually lived on the lot, was a visitor from England named A. J. Jefferson, watching his “boy, ” Stan Laurel, perform before movie cameras for the first time. Directed by James W. Horne. With Daphne Pollard and James Finlayson.

Brooklyn Orchid
(1942)Taxicab company owners Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett rescue Lucy Gibbs from a suicide attempt and she insists on placing her life and destiny in the hands of her two rescuers.

Sudden Fear
(1952)Following a whirlwind courtship, acclaimed playwright Myra Hudson marries Lester Blaine, a slick actor she has just fired from her latest play. Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra overhears Lester and his lover, Irene, plotting to murder the wealthy writer for her inheritance. Shattered by the revelation, Myra pulls herself together and hatches a revenge scheme. But can she go through with her violent plans?

Delightfully Dangerous
(1945)A singer who wants to be like her sister working on Broadway finds her idolatry shattered when a producer sparks her interest to visit New York City.

Silks and Saddles
(1936)College student Jimmy Shaw (Bruce Bennett) inherits a racehorse, named Lightning Lad, and sells stock to fellow students in order to obtain funds for racing the horse.