9.0
9.0
Babes in the Goods
1934
as Thelma Todd
Thelma Todd
Acting
Born:July 29, 1906
Died:December 16, 1935(aged 29)
Birthplace:Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
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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.
Filmography (120 movies)
7.5
7.5
Sitting Pretty
1933
as Gloria Duval
7.4
7.4
Follow Thru
1930
as Ruth Van Horn
7.0
7.0
Red Noses
1932
as Miss Todd
7.0
7.0
The Noose
1928
as Phyllis
7.0
7.0
The Tin Man
1935
as Thelma Todd
7.0
7.0
The Pajama Party
1931
as Thelma
6.9
6.9
Monkey Business
1931
as Lucille Briggs
6.9
6.9
You Made Me Love You
1933
as Pamela Berne
6.9
6.9
Unaccustomed as We Are
1929
as Mrs. Kennedy
6.9
6.9
Horse Feathers
1932
as Connie Bailey
6.8
6.8
Another Fine Mess
1930
as Lady Plumtree (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
The Devil's Brother
1933
as Lady Pamela Rocburg
6.7
6.7
On the Loose
1931
as Thelma
6.5
6.5
Chickens Come Home
1931
as Mrs. Hardy
6.5
6.5
Two for Tonight
1935
as Lilly
6.5
6.5
The Real McCoy
1930
as Thelma
6.5
6.5
Snappy Sneezer
1929
as Mary White
6.4
6.4
Counsellor at Law
1933
as Lillian La Rue
6.3
6.3
The Maltese Falcon
1931
as Iva Archer
6.3
6.3
Alum and Eve
1932
as Thelma
6.3
6.3
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931
as Thelma
6.2
6.2
The Soilers
1932
as Thelma
6.1
6.1
The Bohemian Girl
1936
as Gypsy Queen's Daughter
6.1
6.1
Seven Footprints to Satan
1929
as Eve
6.0
6.0
After the Dance
1935
as Mabel Kane
6.0
6.0
Nevada
1927
as Hettie Ide
6.0
6.0
Bum Voyage
1934
as Thelma
6.0
6.0
Show Business
1932
as Thelma
6.0
6.0
Rough Seas
1931
as Antoinette
6.0
6.0
Sing Sister Sing
1935
as Thelma
6.0
6.0
Dollar Dizzy
1930
as Thelma Todd
6.0
6.0
Deception
1932
as Lola Del Mont
5.9
5.9
Mary Stevens, M.D.
1933
as Lois Cavanaugh
5.9
5.9
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Miss Todd
5.8
5.8
No Limit
1931
as Betty Royce
5.8
5.8
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
1934
as Miss Amelia Frisby
5.7
5.7
Air Hostess
1933
as Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
5.6
5.6
Speak Easily
1932
as Eleanor Espere
5.5
5.5
Strictly Unreliable
1932
as Miss Thelma Todd
5.5
5.5
Sealskins
1932
as Thelma Todd
5.5
5.5
Crazy Feet
1929
as Dancer
5.5
5.5
Call Her Savage
1932
as Sunny De Lane
5.5
5.5
Air Fright
1933
as Thelma
5.3
5.3
The Hot Heiress
1931
as Lola
5.3
5.3
This Is the Night
1932
as Claire Mathewson
5.3
5.3
Cockeyed Cavaliers
1934
as Lady Genevieve
5.1
5.1
Her Man
1930
as Nelly
5.0
5.0
Stepping Out
1929
as Charley's Wife
5.0
5.0
Backs to Nature
1933
as Thelma
5.0
5.0
Look out Below
1929
as Thelma
5.0
5.0
Son of a Sailor
1933
as The Baroness
4.8
4.8
Bottoms Up
1934
as Judith Marlowe
4.7
4.7
Take the Stand
1934
as Miss Sally Oxford
4.7
4.7
Klondike
1932
as Klondike
4.7
4.7
Lightning Strikes Twice
1934
as Judy Nelson
4.7
4.7
Cheating Blondes
1933
as Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
4.3
4.3
The Shield of Honor
1927
as Rose aka Flora Fisher
4.2
4.2
All Teed Up
1930
as Thelma
4.2
4.2
Corsair
1931
as Alison Corning
4.1
4.1
Death Scenes
1989
as Self (archive footage)
4.1
4.1
Command Performance
1931
as Lydia
4.0
4.0
Looser Than Loose
1930
as Thelma, Charley's Fiancee
4.0
4.0
Naughty Baby
1928
as Bonnie Le Vonne
3.7
3.7
Broadminded
1931
as Gertie Gardner
3.7
3.7
The Big Timer
1932
as Kay Mitchell
3.3
3.3
The Head Guy
1930
as The Star
3.3
3.3
Love Fever
1931
as Thelma Todd
3.0
3.0
The Old Bull
1932
as Thelma
3.0
3.0
Palooka
1934
as Trixie
2.8
2.8
High C's
1930
as Antoinette
2.0
2.0
Murders of Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1.3
1.3
The Bargain of the Century
1933
as Thelma
1.0
1.0
Asleep in the Feet
1933
as Thelma
1.0
1.0
Her Private Life
1929
as Mrs. Leslie
1.0
1.0
Catch-As Catch-Can
1931
as Thelma
1.0
1.0
The Nickel Nurser
1932
as Thelma Todd
1.0
1.0
Maids a la Mode
1933
as Miss Todd
I'll Be Suing You
1934
as Miss Todd
Done in Oil
1934
as Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd
Soup and Fish
1934
as Miss Thelma Todd
Beauty and the Bus
1933
as Thelma
An All American Toothache
1936
as Thelma Alice Todd
Opened by Mistake
1934
as Thelma
One-Horse Farmers
1934
as Thelma
Hot Money
1935
as Miss Thelma Todd
Hurdy Gurdy
1929
as Blondie
Maid in Hollywood
1934
as Thelma
Aloha
1931
as Winifred Bradford
The Poor Rich
1934
as Gwendolyn Fetherstone
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
1926
as Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Hotter Than Hot
1929
House of Horror
1929
as Thelma
Careers
1929
as Hortense
Fascinating Youth
1926
as Lorraine Lane
The Bachelor Girl
1929
as Gladys
Trial Marriage
1929
as Grace Logan
The Crash
1928
as Daisy McQueen
Vamping Venus
1928
as Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
Top Flat
1935
as Thelma Todd
The Haunted House
1928
as The Nurse
Rubber Heels
1927
as Princess Aline
Fireman, Save My Child
1927
as (uncredited)
The Gay Defender
1927
as Ruth Ainsworth
Sky Boy
1929
Swanee River
1931
as Caroline
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
1929
as The Woman
The Fighting Parson
1930
as The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
1988
The Shrimp
1930
as Jim's Girlfriend
War Mamas
1931
as Thelma
Twin Triplets
1935
as Thelma
Treasure Blues
1935
as Thelma
Three Chumps Ahead
1934
as Thelma Todd
The Misses Stooge
1935
as Thelma Todd
Heart to Heart
1928
as Ruby Boyd
Sneak Easily
1932
as Miss Thelma Todd - Attorney for the Defense
Slightly Static
1935
as Thelma
One Track Minds
1933
as Thelma Todd
Let's Do Things
1931
as Thelma Todd
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