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Cathy Downs

Date of birth: 1926-03-03

Place of birth: Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Catherine N. Downs

Cathy Downs

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cathy Downs (March 3, 1924 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Born in Port Jefferson, New York, Downs began her film career with a small role in The Dolly Sisters (1945) and the following year played the title role in My Darling Clementine. Following the success of the latter, Downs was cast in a prison drama For You I Die (1947), an Abbott & Costello comedy The Noose Hangs High, and several western films. By the beginning of the 1950s she was appearing in lower budget films, including some science fiction films, with one of these films Missile to the Moon marking her last screen appearance, in 1958. She worked sporadically in television during the 1960s but was unemployed for several years before her death in Los Angeles, California. Downs has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Television, at 6646 Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cathy Downs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

My Darling Clementine
3.7

My Darling Clementine

1946-10-17

Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of thei

The Dark Corner
3.3

The Dark Corner

1946-04-09

Ex-con turned private investigator Bradford Galt suspects someone is following him and maybe even tr

The Noose Hangs High
3.4

The Noose Hangs High

1948-04-05

Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick u

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues
2.1

The Phantom from 10,000 Leagues

1955-12-01

A marine biologist and a government agent investigate mysterious deaths and rumors of a sea monster

The Amazing Colossal Man
2.2

The Amazing Colossal Man

1957-10-25

Lt. Col. Glenn Manning is inadvertently exposed to a plutonium bomb blast and although he sustains b

The She-Creature
2

The She-Creature

1956-08-01

A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monst

Missile to the Moon
1.8

Missile to the Moon

1958-11-15

Two escaped convicts are found hiding in a rocketship built by a renegade inventor, who forces them

The Sundowners
2.5

The Sundowners

1950-02-02

Brother is pitted against brother in this tale of fueding ranchers in the old west.

For You I Die
2.9

For You I Die

1947-12-17

A convict is forced to participate in a prison break even though he only has a year left on his sent

The Big Tip Off
2.8

The Big Tip Off

1955-03-20

A newspaper man uses a mobster's tips to get the scoop on gangster activities.

The Oklahoma Woman
1.6

The Oklahoma Woman

1956-06-15

After six years in jail Steve returns to claim a ranch left him in a will. The town is in the middle

Curfew Breakers
2.5

Curfew Breakers

1957-03-22

Police Lieutenant Lacey, with aid from Coach Bettger, heads a crack-down on dope-peddling to high-sc

Panhandle
2.9

Panhandle

1948-02-22

An ex-gunfighter woos two women while avenging his brother, victim of a crooked gambler.

Short Grass
3

Short Grass

1950-12-24

Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went on

The Flaming Urge
0

The Flaming Urge

1953-09-27

A pyromaniac tries to fight his obsession with fire. This movie uses the pyromaniac urge as an extr

Gobs and Gals
0

Gobs and Gals

1952-05-01

Two sailors (Robert Hutton) mail love letters from a remote weather station, enclosing photos of the

Kentucky Rifle
2.5

Kentucky Rifle

1956-07-01

A man escorts a wagon load of Kentucky rifles through Indian territory and must find a way to get th

Bandits of the West
2.8

Bandits of the West

1953-08-08

Marshal Rocky Lane learns of a plan to obstruct the promotion of natural gas in his town.

Massacre River
3.1

Massacre River

1949-06-26

Two Cavalry Officers clash over the Colonel's Daughter at a remote outpost with Indian troubles.

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross
0

Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

1951-09-16

Joe Palooka and two friends are taking hostage by three criminals.