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Helen Mack

Actor

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Also Known As
Helen Mcdougall, Helen Mcavity
Birth Place
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Born
November 13, 1913
Died
August 13, 1986
Cause of Death
Cancer

Biography

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Helen Mack was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Mack began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Fargo Express" (1932), "The Silent Witness" (1932) with Lionel Atwill and "While Paris Sleeps" (1932). She also appeared in "Christopher Bean" (1933), the Charles Ruggles musical "Melody Cruise" (1933) and "Son of Kong" (1933). She continued to act in p...

Filmography

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Strange Holiday (1945)
Secretary [Miss Simms]
Divorce (1945)
Martha Phillips
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
Angeletta Gallo
Power Dive (1941)
Betty Coles
Girls of the Road (1940)
Mickey
His Girl Friday (1940)
Mollie Malloy

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Return Of Peter Grimm, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Dutchman's Luck
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Girls of the Road -- (Movie Clip) Next County Line

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Thomas McAvity
Husband
Television executive. Deceased.

Biography

Helen Mack was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Mack began her acting career appearing in various films, such as "Fargo Express" (1932), "The Silent Witness" (1932) with Lionel Atwill and "While Paris Sleeps" (1932). She also appeared in "Christopher Bean" (1933), the Charles Ruggles musical "Melody Cruise" (1933) and "Son of Kong" (1933). She continued to act in productions like the drama "All of Me" (1934) with Fredric March, "College Rhythm" (1934) and "She" (1935) with Helen Gahagan. She also appeared in "The Return of Peter Grimm" (1935), "The Milky Way" (1936) and "Fit For a King" (1937). Film continued to be her passion as she played roles in the Lew Ayres drama "The Last Train From Madrid" (1937), "The Wrong Road" (1937) and "Gambling Ship" (1938). She also appeared in "King of the Newsboys" (1938), "Calling All Marines" (1939) and "Power Dive" (1941). Mack last acted in the Alan Ladd drama "And Now Tomorrow" (1944). Mack was married to Thomas McAvity. Mack passed away in August 1986 at the age of 73.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Strange Holiday (1945)
Secretary [Miss Simms]
Divorce (1945)
Martha Phillips
And Now Tomorrow (1944)
Angeletta Gallo
Power Dive (1941)
Betty Coles
Girls of the Road (1940)
Mickey
His Girl Friday (1940)
Mollie Malloy
Calling All Marines (1939)
Judy Fox
Mystery of the White Room (1939)
Carole Dale
King of the Newsboys (1938)
Mary Ellen Stevens
Secrets of a Nurse (1938)
Katherine McDonald
Gambling Ship (1938)
Mollie [Riley]
I Stand Accused (1938)
Alison Cooper
The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
Lola
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)
Betty McKay
The Wrong Road (1937)
Ruth Holden
Fit for a King (1937)
Jane Hamilton, [also known as Princess Helen]
I Promise to Pay (1937)
Mary Lang
A Doctor's Diary (1937)
Nurse
The Milky Way (1936)
Mae Sullivan
The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
Catherine
Captain Hurricane (1935)
Susan Ann, "Matey"
She (1935)
Tanya Dugmore
Four Hours to Kill! (1935)
Helen
College Rhythm (1934)
June Cort
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934)
Alice Deering
You Belong to Me (1934)
Florette Faxon
Kiss and Make-Up (1934)
Annie
All of Me (1934)
Eve Haron
Sweepings (1933)
Mamie [Donohue]
The Son of Kong (1933)
Hilda [Helene Peterson]
Blind Adventure (1933)
Rose Thorne
The California Trail (1933)
Dolores Ramirez
Melody Cruise (1933)
Laurie Marlowe
Christopher Bean (1933)
Susan [Haggett]
The Struggle (1932)
A catty girl
Fargo Express (1932)
Helen Clark
While Paris Sleeps (1932)
Manon Costaud
The Silent Witness (1932)
Sylvia Pierce
Pied Piper Malone (1924)
Success (1923)
Ruth

Life Events

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Movie Clip

Return Of Peter Grimm, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Dutchman's Luck Summer afternoon, turn of the century upstate New York, Dutch-descended nurseryman Grimm (Lionel Barrymore), with adopted daughter Catherine (Helen Mack), doctor pal Andrew (Edward Ellis) and nephew William (George Breakston) in The Return Of Peter Grimm, 1936.
Girls of the Road -- (Movie Clip) Next County Line Vagrant girls including Kay (Ann Dvorak) and Mickey (Helen Mack) who seems rightly freaked about boarding a train, leading to some compelling shots from director Nick Grinde in Girls of the Road, 1940.
Girls of the Road -- (Movie Clip) Debu-Tramps Incognito do-gooder Kay (Ann Dvorak) and pal Mickey (Helen Mack) enter an ad hoc girls' camp under the thumb of witty Elly (Lola Lane) in the social-drama exploitation hybrid Girls of the Road, 1940.
Girls of the Road -- (Movie Clip) Any Objections? Under-cover Governor's daughter Kay (Ann Dvorak) and new pal Mickey (Helen Mack) join vagrants including mournful Irene (Marjorie Cooley) and brassy Elly (Lola Lane) under a bridge in Girls of the Road, 1940.

Companions

Thomas McAvity
Husband
Television executive. Deceased.

Bibliography

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