Barbara Britton - Turner Classic Movies

Barbara Britton

Actor

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Also Known As

Barbara Brantingham

Birth Place

Long Beach, California, USA

Born

September 26, 1919

Biography

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Barbara Britton was widely known for her acting on the big screen. Early on in her acting career, Britton landed roles in various films, including the comedy adaptation "Louisiana Purchase" (1941) with Bob Hope, the Brian Donlevy action picture "Wake Island" (1942) and the drama "So Proudly We Hail" (1943) with Claudette Colbert. She also appeared in the dramatic adventure "The Story ...

Filmography

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The Spoilers (1956)

Night Freight (1955)

Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

Pat[ricia Beaton]

Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

Ride the Man Down (1953)

The Raiders (1952)

Elizabeth Ainsworth

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I Shot Jesse James (1949) -- (Movie Clip) The Tragic Corner

Captain Kidd (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Touched Off The Magazine

Biography

Barbara Britton was widely known for her acting on the big screen. Early on in her acting career, Britton landed roles in various films, including the comedy adaptation "Louisiana Purchase" (1941) with Bob Hope, the Brian Donlevy action picture "Wake Island" (1942) and the drama "So Proudly We Hail" (1943) with Claudette Colbert. She also appeared in the dramatic adventure "The Story of Dr. Wassell" (1944) with Gary Cooper, "Captain Kidd" (1945) with Charles Laughton and the Joel McCrea adaptation "The Virginian" (1946). Her passion for acting continued to her roles in projects like the William Bendix mystery "Cover-Up" (1949), "Loaded Pistols" (1949) and "I Shot Jesse James" (1949). She also appeared in "Champagne For Caesar" (1950) with Ronald Colman. She held additional roles in television including a part on "The Revlon Revue" (CBS, 1959-1960). Most recently, Britton worked on "The 2003 Essence Music Festival" (UPN, 2003-04).

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

The Spoilers (1956)

Night Freight (1955)

Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)

Pat[ricia Beaton]

Dragonfly Squadron (1954)

Ride the Man Down (1953)

The Raiders (1952)

Elizabeth Ainsworth

Bwana Devil (1952)

Bandit Queen (1950)

Lola Montalvo, also known as Zara

Champagne for Caesar (1950)

Gwenn Bottomley

Loaded Pistols (1949)

I Shot Jesse James (1949)

Cynthy [Waters]

Cover Up (1949)

Anita Weatherby

Mr. Reckless (1948)

Albuquerque (1948)

The Untamed Breed (1948)

Gunfighters (1947)

The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)

They Made Me a Killer (1946)

The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)

Suzanne O'Neill

The Virginian (1946)

The Great John L. (1945)

Captain Kidd (1945)

Lady Anne Falconer

Till We Meet Again (1944)

Sister Clothilde, also known as Louise Dupree

The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

Young and Willing (1943)

So Proudly We Hail! (1943)

Lieut. Rosemary Larson

Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942)

Pamela, girl at circus

Wake Island (1942)

The Fleet's In (1942)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)

Miss Lucy Olcott

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Charleston lady

Secret of the Wastelands (1941)

Jennifer Kendall

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

Louisiana belle

Cast (Special)

I'm Sooo Ugly (1980)

Head of the Family (1960)

Laura Petrie; Rob'S Wife

The Fabulous Sycamores (1955)

Life Events

1941

Film acting debut

Photo Collections

The Virginian - Movie Posters

The Virginian - Movie Posters

The Virginian - Lobby Cards

The Virginian - Lobby Cards

Videos

I Shot Jesse James (1949) -- (Movie Clip) The Tragic Corner First-time writer-director Sam Fuller is efficient introducing actress Cynthy (Barbara Britton), manager Harry (J. Edward Bromberg), prospector Kelley (Preston Foster) and their relations with Ford (John Ireland) in I Shot Jesse James, 1949.

Captain Kidd (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Touched Off The Magazine The title character (Charles Laughton), secretly a pirate, and aide Lorenzo (Gilbert Roland) transfer the nobleman (Lumsden Hare) and daughter (Barbara Britton) and their treasure to their ship, their game soon revealed, the under-cover good guy Mercy (Randolph Scott) worried, in Captain Kidd, 1945.

Cover-Up (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I'd Say It Was Nice Director Alfred E. Green’s opening, from an original screenplay by Jerome Odlum and Jonathan Rix, played perfectly sweet, as Anita (Barbara Britton) arrives for Christmas in her midwestern home town, charmed by Sam (Dennis O’Keefe), who doesn’t mention his business, in Cover Up, 1949.

Cover-Up (1949) -- (Movie Clip) He Don't Think It's Suicide Maid Hilda (Doro Merande) seems the boss as home-for-Christmas Anita (Barbara Britton) and her family (Art Baker, Helen Spring and Ann E. Todd as dad, mom and little sister) await handsome insurance investigator Sam (Dennis O’Keefe), who arrived on the same train, early in Cover Up, 1949.

Fleet's In, The (1942) -- (Movie Ciip) Open, Title Song Rousing opening, with Eddie Bracken and William Holden in the ranks, as Barbara Britton performs the title song by Johnny Mercer and director Victor Schertzinger, in Paramount's The Fleet's In, 1942.

Virginian, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Free Country Following some prologue back home in Vermont, teacher Molly (Barbara Britton) arrives in Wyoming, meeting cowboy Steve (Sonny Tufts), his best pal and title character (Joel McCrea), plus the villain Trampas (Brian Donlevy), early in Paramount's 1946 version of The Virginian.

Virginian, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Needs Breaking Gentle Amorous Joel McCrea (title character) with the judge (Willard Robertson) arriving at the party for the new schoolteacher, peeling his wobbly pal Steve (Sonny Tufts) away from rustler Trampas (Brian Donlevy), before an awkward meeting with herself (Barbara Britton), in The Virginian, 1946.

Virginian, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) When You Call Me That, Smile As pal Steve (Sonny Tufts) joins the game with crook Trampas (Brian Donlevy), Joel McCrea (title character) has a second visit with the new schoolteacher (Barbara Britton), then defends her rep with his version of a famous line, in Paramount's 1946 production of The Virginian.

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