Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford

Frances Gifford had a somewhat unorthodox introduction to the movie business. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, she had no ambition to be an actress, and in fact had applied to UCLA when, at age 16, she and a friend got to visit the Samuel Goldwyn Studios, where they watched a movie being shot. A studio exec saw her and asked if she would take a screen test. She did, the studio was impressed with the result and put her under contract. Nothing much came of it, however, other than bit parts, and she moved to RKO. Nothing much happened there, either. She had married actor James Dunn and decided to retire, which she did, in 1938. Off the screen for almost two years, she got a small part in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and her career began to revive. She was signed by Paramount, which soon loaned her to Republic, where she made the film she is probably most remembered for: the serial Jungle Girl (1941), based on an Edgar Rice Burroughs story. Unfortunately, her career never really took off, and she bounced around among several studios. In 1948 she was involved in an auto accident in which she received severe head injuries. Although she seemed to recover physically, her career took a nosedive, and she made her last film in 1953. In 1958 newspaper stories reported that as a result of the injuries sustained in the accident, she was admitted to a California state mental hospital. Nothing further was heard from her or about her until 1983, when a writer for a film magazine found her in Pasadena. She had apparently fully overcome her physical and mental problems and was working for the city library. She died of emphysema in Pasadena in 1994.

  • Popularitet : 0.719
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1919-12-07
  • Fødselssted : Long Beach, California, USA
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Frances Gifford Film

  • 1939
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    Mr. Smith kommer til Washington

    Mr. Smith kommer til Washington

    7.883 1939 HD

    Jefferson Smith, leder af drengespejderne, bliver valgt til senator af staten guvernør, men opdager snart at hans idealistiske mål...

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  • 1942
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    American Empire

    American Empire

    3.8 1942 HD

    Efter borgerkrigens slutning går to brødre sammen og opbygger en ranch for at holde kvæg i Texas.

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  • 1941
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    The Reluctant Dragon

    The Reluctant Dragon

    6.6 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Arnelo Affair

    The Arnelo Affair

    5.3 1947 HD

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  • 1938
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    Having Wonderful Time

    Having Wonderful Time

    4.9 1938 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Glass Key

    The Glass Key

    6.57 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    Border Vigilantes

    Border Vigilantes

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Cry 'Havoc'

    Cry 'Havoc'

    6.3 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Tarzan sejrer

    Tarzan sejrer

    6.147 1943 HD

    Anden verdenskrig? Den slags er for civiliserede mennesker, ikke for Tarzan. Han nægter at blande sig... lige indtil nazisterne begår den...

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  • 1953
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    Sky Commando

    Sky Commando

    5.5 1953 HD

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  • 1942
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    Star Spangled Rhythm

    Star Spangled Rhythm

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    Maid's Night Out

    Maid's Night Out

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Stage Door

    Stage Door

    6.912 1937 HD

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  • 1945
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    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

    Our Vines Have Tender Grapes

    6.9 1945 HD

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  • 1950
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    Riding High

    Riding High

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    Little Mister Jim

    Little Mister Jim

    4 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    Hold That Woman!

    Hold That Woman!

    5 1940 HD

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  • 1941
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    Jungle Girl

    Jungle Girl

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1945
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    Thrill of a Romance

    Thrill of a Romance

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    She Went to the Races

    She Went to the Races

    5.5 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Night Spot

    Night Spot

    4.7 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Living on Love

    Living on Love

    5.8 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    New Faces of 1937

    New Faces of 1937

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

    Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1942
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    Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

    Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

    5.4 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    Beyond the Blue Horizon

    Beyond the Blue Horizon

    1 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    West Point Widow

    West Point Widow

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1942
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    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    My Heart Belongs to Daddy

    5.8 1942 HD

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  • 1939
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    Mercy Plane

    Mercy Plane

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Luxury Liner

    Luxury Liner

    5.2 1948 HD

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  • 1940
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    Forty Little Mothers

    Forty Little Mothers

    6.2 1940 HD

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  • 1937
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    There Goes the Groom

    There Goes the Groom

    5.3 1937 HD

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  • 1942
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    The Remarkable Andrew

    The Remarkable Andrew

    8.2 1942 HD

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  • 1944
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    Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Marriage Is a Private Affair

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 2004
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    Disney Skatkammer Vol. 6

    Disney Skatkammer Vol. 6

    8.8 2004 HD

    Disney's Skatkammer - er en samling tidløse eventyr fantasifuldt genfortalt igennem enestående animation, fængslende musik og...

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  • 1953
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    General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

    5.5 1953 HD

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