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Helen Mack

Date of birth: 1913-11-13

Place of birth: Rock Island, Illinois, United States

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Helen Mack, 海伦·马克

Helen Mack

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Mack (November 12, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was an American actress. Mack started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring the vaudeville circuit. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s. Eventually Mack transitioned into performing on radio, and then into writing, directing, and producing some of the best known radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio. Later in life, Mack billed herself as a professional writer, writing for Broadway, stage, and television. Her career spanned the infancy of the motion picture industry, the beginnings of Broadway, the final days of Vaudeville, the transition to "talking pictures", the Golden Age of Radio, and the rise of television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Mack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.   

Movie Credits

His Girl Friday
3.7

His Girl Friday

1940-01-18

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star

The Milky Way
3

The Milky Way

1936-02-07

Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manage

She
2.7

She

1935-07-12

Leo Vincey, told by his dying uncle of a lost land visited 500 years ago by his ancestor, heads out

The Son of Kong
2.7

The Son of Kong

1933-12-22

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

Girls of the Road
2.5

Girls of the Road

1940-07-24

The story of an eclectic group of women - tramps, job-seekers and fugitives - either running from or

Kiss and Make-Up
2.5

Kiss and Make-Up

1934-07-13

Dr. Maurice Lamar is a noted plastic surgeon who makes his rich clients beautiful, and also makes th

Four Hours to Kill!
2.5

Four Hours to Kill!

1935-04-11

A detective who has "four hours to kill" before delivering his prisoner, an escaped killer, spends t

Mystery of the White Room
0

Mystery of the White Room

1939-03-17

A doctor and nurse solve an operating-room murder.

And Now Tomorrow
2.9

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

Divorce
2.5

Divorce

1945-08-18

A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she pro

King of the Newsboys
2

King of the Newsboys

1938-03-18

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and t

The Return Of Peter Grimm
2.6

The Return Of Peter Grimm

1935-09-13

The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by

While Paris Sleeps
2.9

While Paris Sleeps

1932-05-08

To save his daughter Manon from falling into the hands of a vicious gang of pimps, convict Jacques C

Blind Adventure
2.8

Blind Adventure

1933-08-18

Richard Bruce, an American in fog bound London stumbles into the midst of international intrigue, wi

Sweepings
2.5

Sweepings

1933-04-14

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest depart

Secrets of a Nurse
2

Secrets of a Nurse

1938-12-02

This Universal programmer was based on a Collier's Magazine story by journalist Quentin Reynolds. Th

The Wrong Road
2.2

The Wrong Road

1937-10-11

A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to

I Promise to Pay
2.8

I Promise to Pay

1937-04-21

A man goes to a loan shark to finance his family's vacation.

You Belong to Me
3.5

You Belong to Me

1934-09-08

When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she reli

The Last Train from Madrid
2.1

The Last Train from Madrid

1937-06-25

The story of seven people: their lives and love affairs in Madrid during the Civil War.

Fit for a King
2.5

Fit for a King

1937-09-01

Newspaper reporter "Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attem

All of Me
3

All of Me

1934-02-01

A professor tires of the direction his life is going and wants to move west, but his girlfriend does

The Struggle
3.4

The Struggle

1931-12-10

A young couple's marriage is jeopardized by the husband's descent into alcoholism.

Fargo Express
0

Fargo Express

1933-11-20

When Mort loses his and Ken's money at poker, Goss gets him to rob the stage. He is captured, identi

I Stand Accused
0

I Stand Accused

1938-10-29

Fred, a young lawyer fresh out of school, climbs quickly to success as the mouthpiece for a gangland

You Can't Buy Luck
2

You Can't Buy Luck

1937-04-30

When a gambler is accused of murder, the pretty orphanage employee he loves sets out to prove him in

The Silent Witness
2.8

The Silent Witness

1932-02-07

A London nobleman (Lionel Atwill) takes the blame and stands trial after his son strangles a lover (

Power Dive
1.9

Power Dive

1941-06-04

The story concentrated on a group of test pilots, busily experimenting with a revolutionary all-plas

Calling All Marines
0

Calling All Marines

1939-09-20

Gang members Blackie Cross and Snooker try to pick up Judy Fox and her friend Pat as they welcome ho

College Rhythm
2.3

College Rhythm

1934-11-23

The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the foo

Melody Cruise
2.3

Melody Cruise

1933-06-22

A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd of h

Gambling Ship
0

Gambling Ship

1938-12-16

A gambler uses his winnings to help support an orphanage.

Captain Hurricane
2.3

Captain Hurricane

1935-03-01

Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brews

The Lemon Drop Kid
2.5

The Lemon Drop Kid

1934-09-27

The Lemon Drop Kid is a fast-talking racetrack bum who swindles $100 from an old, ailing man. He tak

Success
0

Success

1923-02-25

The often-told film story of a drunken actor hitting the skids, making a comeback, and helping his g

Zaza
3

Zaza

1923-10-21

Zaza is an actress and the favorite at an open-air theater in a small French town. When diplomat Ber

The California Trail
3.5

The California Trail

1933-03-24

Santa Fe Stuart, leading a relief train bringing food to the peasants, gets caught up in the Command

Strange Holiday
3.2

Strange Holiday

1945-10-19

An American businessman returns from a hunting trip to find fascists have overrun the country in thi

Under the Red Robe
2.5

Under the Red Robe

1923-11-12

A young man is tasked by the powerful Cardinal Richelieu to capture one of the cardinal's enemies bu

Christopher Bean
0

Christopher Bean

1933-11-17

When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his pain

Pied Piper Malone
2.5

Pied Piper Malone

1924-02-04

Pied Piper Malone (1924)