Mae Clarke
Date of birth: 1910-08-16
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Violet Mary Klotz, Mae Clark
Biography
Mae Clarke (born Violet Mary Klotz in 1910) was an American stage, screen, and television actress. She is best known for being the recipient of Jimmy Cagney's half grapefruit in 'The Public Enemy' and for her role in 'Frankenstein'.
Movie Credits
Singin' in the Rain
1952-04-10
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen par
Frankenstein
1931-11-21
Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life.
King of the Rocket Men
1949-06-08
Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the sci
Women's Prison
1955-02-01
A crusading psychiatrist battles a sadistic female warden to improve conditions at a women's prison.
Trouble in Morocco
1937-03-09
A newspaperman Paul Cluett (Jack Holt) gets rival reporter Linda Lawrence (Mae Clark) to admit that
The Reformer and the Redhead
1950-05-05
A small-town politician falls for an idealistic zookeeper.
Penthouse
1933-09-08
Gertie Waxted knows how notorious gangster Jim Crelliman runs his rackets, because she's long been u
Flying Tigers
1942-10-08
Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the
The People Against O'Hara
1951-09-01
A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.
The Front Page
1931-04-04
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer e
Here Come the Waves
1944-12-18
Show business twin sisters Rosemary and Susie, one serious and the other a scatterbrain, join the WA
Lady Killer
1933-12-09
An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Ho
Great Guy
1936-12-01
A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold t
The Public Enemy
1931-04-23
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life
The Unknown Man
1951-11-09
A scrupulously honest lawyer discovers that the client he's gotten off was really guilty.
Voice in the Mirror
1958-08-13
Jim Burton, chronic alcoholic, is cared for by Ellen, his incredibly patient, sexy, hard-working wif
The Man with Two Faces
1934-08-04
Actress Jessica Wells, sister of actor Damon Wells, is on top of her form except when her husband Va
The Penguin Pool Murder
1932-12-09
New York schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers assists a detective when a body of unscrupulous stockbroker G
Waterloo Bridge
1931-09-01
In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up me
Lady from Chungking
1942-12-21
During World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman i
I Died a Thousand Times
1955-11-09
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before reti
Breach of Promise
1932-10-23
A pre-Code drama.
The Catered Affair
1956-06-14
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.
Hearts in Bondage
1936-05-26
Best friends Kenneth Reynolds and Raymond Jordan are U.S. Navy officers, and Kenneth is engaged to R
Turn Back the Clock
1933-08-25
While recuperating in a hospital after he's hit by an automobile, a struggling shopowner dreams what
Nana
1934-02-01
Young Parisian Nana wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow dine
The Final Edition
1932-02-12
A reporter gets the best story of her life when she goes under cover to take down the head of a crim
Streets of San Francisco
1949-04-15
A police detective (Robert Armstrong) and his wife (Mae Clarke) adopt the wayward son (Gary Gray) of
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
1966-06-08
A naive traveler in Laredo gets involved in a poker game between the richest men in the area, jeopar
Lost Planet Airmen
1951-07-25
Feature version of the 1949 serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN: Young member of scientific group uses ne
And Now Tomorrow
1944-11-22
Emily Blair is rich and deaf. Doctor Vance, who grew up poor in Blairtown, is working on a serum to
Skirts Ahoy!
1952-05-28
Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest troubl
Horizons West
1952-10-11
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling a
The Impatient Maiden
1932-03-01
A maid's dream comes true but are not quite what she expected.
Hitch Hike Lady
1935-12-28
Brit Amelia Blake travels to America to join her son Alfred. Fate forces her to hitchhike to Califor
Wild Brian Kent
1936-11-06
Polo player Brian stops in a Kansas town and find a girl and her aunt needing money to keep their ra
Ride The High Iron
1956-12-01
A recent war veteran accepts a job in public relations, but he becomes increasingly unhappy with his
Engagement Party
1956-01-01
Fresh from "business college" a young man learns a little about relationships and a lot about "S &am
Hats Off
1936-12-05
The first musical comedy from the Grand National assembly line, Hats Off stars John Payne and Mae Cl
Watermelon Man
1970-05-27
A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting
Three Wise Girls
1932-02-10
Fed up with her tiny hometown, Cassie Barnes moves to New York City to find a job. She and her two f
The Good Bad Girl
1931-05-20
A woman's former association with a gangster threatens to destroy her marriage to an upstanding youn
The Fall Guy
1930-06-15
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile,
Because of You
1952-12-04
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
With This Ring
1954-01-01
Dramatised promotional film for the Miller Brewing Company.
This Side of Heaven
1934-02-02
A family man becomes innocently involved in an embezzlement.
Come Next Spring
1956-03-09
Matt Ballot has returned home after 12 years of hard-drinking in all 48 states. His wife has managed
Fast Workers
1933-03-10
Gunner and Bucker are friends who work as riveters. Whenever Bucker gets the urge to marry, which is
The Yellow Cab Man
1950-03-25
Pirdy is accident prone. He has been denied insurance from every company in town because he is alway
Women in War
1940-06-05
A "good-time girl", raised by her somewhat lax divorced father, finds herself involved in an acciden
Night World
1932-05-04
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night,
Parole Girl
1933-03-04
A woman convicted of fraud aims to take her revenge on the man who put her inside after being releas
Gun Runner
1949-01-30
Kate Diamond owns the Roaring Falls Trading Post from where she directs her gang's gun-smuggling to
Outlaws of the Orient
1937-08-20
Johnny Eaton, trouble-shooter for an American oil company drilling in China, leaves his bride-to-be
Men on Call
1930-12-28
Railroad engineer Chuck Long finds the showgirl he's about to marry was the subject of scandal and s
Emergency
An armed man breaks into a family's home during a terrible thunderstorm. Aired on Oct 15, 1953 as Se
Inside Straight
1951-03-01
A tycoon rises to the top in 19th-century San Francisco through greed and corruption.
Mohawk
1956-04-01
An artist working in a remote army post is juggling the storekeeper's daughter, his fiancée newly ar
Callaway Went Thataway
1951-11-15
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on t
Boo
1932-12-01
A wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
Sailors on Leave
1941-09-30
If a shy sailor marries before his next birthday, he will inherit a fortune.
The Skipper Surprised His Wife
1950-06-29
A captain tries to keep home as tight as his ship.
Reckless Living
1931-10-20
In order to be able to buy a gas station, a young couple run a speakeasy. Complications arise when t
The Daring Young Man
1935-07-17
The Daring Young Man is hotshot-reporter Don McLane, played by James Dunn. Always on the prowl for a
Pat and Mike
1952-06-13
Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992-07-05
Michael J. Fox hosts this documentary featuring film clips and rare behind-the-scenes footage that t
As the Devil Commands
1933-09-01
Slowly dying of a terminal illness, wealthy invalid John Duncan wants his aide Dr. Graham to end hi
Reaching from Heaven
1948-02-01
Just as church services are letting out, a shabbily-dressed stranger is run over by an automobile in
The House of a Thousand Candles
1936-04-02
The story of diplomatic courier Tony Carleton, who's been entrusted with a secret message vital to t
Boy with a Knife
1956-01-01
A boy on the wrong path finds a trusted mentor and group of friends to guide back on his way.
Duchess of Idaho
1950-07-14
Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything abo
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950-12-08
Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.
The Great Caruso
1951-04-16
Enrico Caruso's only passion is to sing. For that, he leaves his hometown of Naples, Italy, and trav
Royal Wedding
1951-03-08
A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Roy
Silk Hat Kid
1935-07-19
Eddie Howard, a fast-thinking, two-fisted bodyguard, is hired by nightclub-owner Tim Martin to prote
Wichita
1955-07-03
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kans
The Desperados Are in Town
1956-11-01
In this western, a young man tries to walk the straight and narrow, but he is impeded by his past. T
Thoroughly Modern Millie
1967-03-22
Millie Dillmount, a fearless young lady fresh from Salina, Kansas, determined to experience Life, se
Flaming Gold
1932-09-28
Two friends working a jungle oil field clash when one marries a lady of the evening.
Thunderbirds
1952-11-20
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975-08-06
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American ent
Annie Get Your Gun
1950-05-17
Gunslinger Annie Oakley romances fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler as they travel with Buffalo Bill's
Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01
Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He cour
Ask Any Girl
1959-08-21
Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-d
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
Big Time
1929-09-07
The relationship between a male dancer and his actress girlfriend is threatened by a scheming choris
Kitty
1945-10-16
Pickpocket Kitty's life changes when painter Thomas Gainsborough makes her portrait. The artwork gai
Nix on Dames
1929-11-24
Magnificent Obsession
1954-08-07
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s on
Daredevils of the Clouds
1948-07-26
Terry O'Rourke, an American operating a small airline in Canada, is having a tough time making a go