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Wanda Perry

Date of birth: 1917-07-24

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Helen Beuscher

Wanda Perry

Biography

Wanda Perry was born Helen Beuscher in Brooklyn, New York, on July 24, 1917, and grew up to be a remarkably beautiful young woman. When she was sixteen, she was named "Miss New York City," and was offered a movie contract by showman Earl Carroll. Helen moved to Hollywood with her parents Wanda and Carl Beuscher.

Movie Credits

Rusty Leads the Way
3

Rusty Leads the Way

1948-10-21

Danny Mitchell and his canine pal Rusty befriend blind girl Penny Moffatt. Feeling cheated by life,

Roberta
3.5

Roberta

1935-03-07

Football player John Kent tags along as Huck Haines and the Wabash Indianians travel to an engagemen

The Snake Pit
3.6

The Snake Pit

1948-11-04

Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arr

The Three Faces of Eve
3.6

The Three Faces of Eve

1957-12-19

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.

Musty Musketeers
2.8

Musty Musketeers

1954-05-13

Set in the middle ages, the stooges wish to marry their sweethearts, but the King won't give his con

Follow the Sun
3.1

Follow the Sun

1951-05-22

A biographical film of Ben Hogan, from his start as a golf caddy to being considered one of golf's g

And Baby Makes Three
2

And Baby Makes Three

1949-12-02

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
2.5

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949-10-20

A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the

Jolson Sings Again
3

Jolson Sings Again

1949-08-17

In this sequel to The Jolson Story, we pick up the singer's career just as he has returned to the st

Mummy's Dummies
3.2

Mummy's Dummies

1948-11-04

Set in ancient Egypt, the stooges run a used chariot lot where they unload defective chariots on uns

Billie Gets Her Man
0

Billie Gets Her Man

1948-09-09

Billie has the mistaken impression that her only daughter is pregnant and must rush to the hospital.

The Mating of Millie
3.4

The Mating of Millie

1948-03-08

Self-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just one

Pardon My Clutch
2.9

Pardon My Clutch

1948-02-26

The stooge's friend Claude sells them his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp, who is sick wit

Call Northside 777
3.4

Call Northside 777

1948-02-13

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by F

Blondie's Big Moment
2.4

Blondie's Big Moment

1947-01-09

Blondie decides she wants to be a star and nearly turns her household upside down in this entry in t

Boston Blackie and the Law
3

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946-12-12

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
2.9

Crime Doctor's Man Hunt

1946-10-24

A criminal psychologist investigates the murder of a veteran with amnesia.

Shadowed
3

Shadowed

1946-09-26

Fred J. Johnson scores a hole-in-one but his next drive, using the lucky, initialed golf ball, soars

Gallant Journey
3

Gallant Journey

1946-09-24

Director William A. Wellman adds another to his long line of salutes-to-aviation films in this bio o

The Return of Rusty
3

The Return of Rusty

1946-06-27

A young Czechoslovak orphan, Loddy Bicek, befriended by an American army sergeant, is brought into t

Talk About a Lady
1.5

Talk About a Lady

1946-03-28

A country girl, wanting to break into show-business, comes to New York City and, by her actions, man

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
2.5

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946-01-24

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out

Her Highness and the Bellboy
3.1

Her Highness and the Bellboy

1945-11-11

In a fictional European country, a beautiful princess meets a handsome American reporter and falls i

Eadie Was a Lady
1.6

Eadie Was a Lady

1945-01-24

In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performin

I Married an Angel
2.5

I Married an Angel

1942-07-09

A count who ignores an infatuated secretary thinks he has met his match when an angel from Heaven sh

Ringside Maisie
2.3

Ringside Maisie

1941-08-01

Young undefeated boxer Terry Dolan, who's been lying to his invalid mother about his career, confide

Love Crazy
3.4

Love Crazy

1941-05-23

Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorc

Two Girls on Broadway
3.3

Two Girls on Broadway

1940-04-19

Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He se

Bridal Suite
2.5

Bridal Suite

1939-05-26

A carefree playboy with an aversion to marriage falls for a lass he meets in the French Alps.

Broadway Serenade
3.1

Broadway Serenade

1939-04-07

A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audi

Rosalie
2.8

Rosalie

1937-12-24

West Point cadet Dick Thorpe falls in love with a girl, who turns out to be a princess from an Europ

Little Miss Broadway
3.2

Little Miss Broadway

1938-07-29

An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The

Saratoga
3.1

Saratoga

1937-07-23

A horse breeder's granddaughter falls in love with a gambler in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Wake Up and Live
2.7

Wake Up and Live

1937-08-23

Satire on radio, built around the supposed feud between bandleader Ben Bernie and journalist Walter

Thin Ice
3.3

Thin Ice

1937-09-03

A Swiss hotel ski instructor falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning.

Sing, Baby, Sing
2.8

Sing, Baby, Sing

1936-08-21

The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed i

Born to Dance
3

Born to Dance

1936-11-27

On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their r

The Great Ziegfeld
3.1

The Great Ziegfeld

1936-04-08

At the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, sideshow barker Florenz Ziegfeld turns the tables on his more-succ

Broadway Melody of 1936
3.2

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935-09-18

Lovely, gifted Irene Foster hopes that her childhood sweetheart-turned Broadway producer Robert Gord

Kid Millions
3.3

Kid Millions

1934-11-10

A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has

Murder at the Vanities
2.8

Murder at the Vanities

1934-05-18

Shortly before the curtain goes up the first time at the latest performance of Earl Carroll's Vaniti

Wham-Bam-Slam!
3.3

Wham-Bam-Slam!

1955-09-01

Shemp is a sick man with a bad case of nerves. The stooge's friend Claude, a self-taught healer, tri

Mame
3

Mame

1974-03-07

The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted whe

Second Fiddle
2.5

Second Fiddle

1939-06-30

Studio publicist discovers Minnesota skating teacher and takes her to Hollywood. She goes back to Mi

Broadway Melody of 1940
3.4

Broadway Melody of 1940

1940-02-09

Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as

Booby Dupes
2.4

Booby Dupes

1945-10-18

The stooges are three fish peddlers who decide to cut out the middleman by catching their own fish.

I Live My Life
3.2

I Live My Life

1935-10-04

A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
2.8

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935-11-20

Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number o

Panama Hattie
2

Panama Hattie

1942-09-30

Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone.

Presenting Lily Mars
3.1

Presenting Lily Mars

1943-04-29

Starstruck Indiana small-town girl Lily is pestering theatrical producer John Thornway for a role bu

Let's Talk It Over
0

Let's Talk It Over

1934-06-01

A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately

Romance in the Rain
0

Romance in the Rain

1934-08-13

The publisher of a tabloid-type romance magazine decides to get some publicity by sponsoring a "Cind

The Man from Colorado
3.4

The Man from Colorado

1948-08-07

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of the

Death of a Salesman
3.5

Death of a Salesman

1951-12-20

Willy Loman, an aging, failing salesman, struggles to accept reality and his failure to achieve the

Whirlpool
3.2

Whirlpool

1950-01-13

The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habi

A Regular Trouper
3

A Regular Trouper

1932-04-17

Ruth Eton (Ruth Etting), a singer with a traveling show troupe, is engaged to the troupe manager, Jo

The Guilt of Janet Ames
2.9

The Guilt of Janet Ames

1947-03-06

A hard-drinking reporter tries to help the embittered widow of the soldier who had saved his life du

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
3

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946-06-07

Broadway gossip columnist Gilbert Archer investigates his friend's murder, finds clues linking it to

Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1.9

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937-10-02

A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robe

Riffraff
2.4

Riffraff

1936-01-03

Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. After he is kicked out of his union and fired from hi

George White's 1935 Scandals
2

George White's 1935 Scandals

1935-03-29

A Broadway producer discovers new talent in a small Georgia town and brings them to New York for his

Bring on the Bride
0

Bring on the Bride

1929-08-01