Ann Sheridan
Date of birth: 1915-02-21
Place of birth: Denton, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Clara Lou Sheridan, The "Oomph" Girl
Biography
Ann Sheridan, or Clara Lou Sheridan, (February 21, 1915 - January 21, 1967) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) with James Cagney and Bogart, They Drive by Night (1940) with George Raft and Bogart, City for Conquest (1940) with Cagney and Elia Kazan, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) with Bette Davis, Kings Row (1942) with Ronald Reagan, Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949) with Cary Grant.
Movie Credits
City for Conquest
1940-09-21
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and strug
I Was a Male War Bride
1949-08-26
After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a Frenc
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941-12-24
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwester
They Made Me a Criminal
1939-01-21
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
Castle on the Hudson
1940-02-17
A hardened crook behind bars comes up against a reform-minded warden.
Nora Prentiss
1947-02-22
Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a stree
Angels with Dirty Faces
1938-11-26
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matu
Woman on the Run
1950-11-10
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspec
George Washington Slept Here
1942-10-30
New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Conn
The Glass Key
1935-06-15
When Paul Madvig, a successful politician who fights his rivals to seize the city, becomes implicate
Black Legion
1937-01-30
When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining
The Opposite Sex
1956-11-15
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair w
Thank Your Lucky Stars
1943-09-25
An Eddie Cantor look-alike organizes an all-star show to help the war effort.
It All Came True
1940-04-06
After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow hi
They Drive by Night
1940-07-26
Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck b
Silver River
1948-05-20
Unjustly booted out of the cavalry, Mike McComb strikes out for Nevada, and deciding never to be use
Dodge City
1939-04-08
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a r
The Fighting Westerner
1935-03-01
A mining engineer teams up with a crusty deputy sheriff to solve the mystery killings at an old mine
San Quentin
1937-05-24
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlf
Showbiz Goes to War
1982-12-31
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War
Kings Row
1942-02-02
Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin the
The Unfaithful
1947-07-01
Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defen
Edge of Darkness
1943-04-09
The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wa
The Patient in Room 18
1938-01-08
Choreographer Bob Connolly and prolific screenwriter Crane Wilbur teamed up on the direction of Warn
Mystery House
1938-05-21
When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a sui
Torrid Zone
1940-05-18
A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
The Great O'Malley
1937-02-13
His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly a
The Doughgirls
1944-11-25
Newlyweds Arthur and Vivian arrive to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., only to find it occu
Wings for the Eagle
1942-07-18
Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.
Juke Girl
1942-05-30
During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola
Letter of Introduction
1938-08-05
An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter show
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967-09-05
Compilation of several episodes of the TV series Pistols 'n' Petticoats.
Good Sam
1948-09-01
Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them ou
Sing Me a Love Song
1936-12-25
A young playboy inherits a financially-troubled New York City department store. To learn the busines
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939-08-26
A young man just released from a reformatory moves to a new neighborhood with his sister, intending
Honeymoon for Three
1941-01-18
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, is on a book tour when he
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
Legends of the West
1992-09-08
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer,
Take Me to Town
1953-06-19
Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train r
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938-07-09
A singing cowboy turns out to be a tenderfoot.
The Footloose Heiress
1937-10-08
A rich businessman brings home a homeless man who promises to tame his willful 18-year-old daughter.
Behold My Wife!
1934-12-06
After Michael Carter's fiancée commits suicide, Michael vows to seek revenge on his wealthy family,
Limehouse Blues
1934-12-11
Fresh from Chinatown in New York, Harry Young has taken over the illegal import business in the seam
The Red Blood of Courage
1935-06-01
A man posing as Mark Henry is after Henry's oil land but Henry's niece is part owner and he needs to
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973-01-01
A documentary filmography of Howard Hawks, including lengthy footage of Hawks himself discussing his
Wine, Women and Horses
1937-09-11
An ex-gambler hooks up with an old flame after his old habit resurfaces and drives off his wife.
Stella
1950-07-20
Screwball black comedy about a wacky family that forgets where they've buried a corpse.
Navy Blues
1941-09-13
On a layover in Hawaii two conniving Navy seamen borrow money to lay down bets that their ship will
Appointment in Honduras
1953-10-16
On a tramp steamer off Central America are Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard, five prisoners en route to a Nicar
You Belong to Me
1934-09-08
When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she reli
Naughty But Nice
1939-06-23
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-to
Shine on Harvest Moon
1944-03-10
Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
Alcatraz Island
1937-10-13
A man who has been railroaded into prison is framed for the murder of a fellow inmate and must prove
Indianapolis Speedway
1939-08-05
A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather
Car 99
1935-03-02
A story of the Michigan State Police and the strong sense of loyalty and duty it instills in its men
She Loved a Fireman
1937-12-18
A young man with a checkered past struggles to make good as a fireman.
Just Across the Street
1952-06-15
A plumber's secretary poses as the daughter of a prominent society couple.
Steel Town
1952-05-09
Steve Kostain, nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bo
One More Tomorrow
1946-05-24
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christ
Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored
2013-01-29
Uncensored. Laugh along with Hollywood's brightest stars in this hilarious compilation of bloopers f
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938-05-28
When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director
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
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938-06-04
A young orphan girl wants a small-time gambler to be her father.
Mississippi
1935-03-22
A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in
Bolero
1934-02-23
The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.
Ready for Love
1934-11-30
In this fluffy romance, a young woman fights against the narrow-minded residents of her small town.
Ladies Should Listen
1934-08-10
The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
1934-10-28
The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without M
Search for Beauty
1934-02-02
Three con artists dupe two Olympians into serving as editors of a new health and beauty magazine whi
Breakdowns of 1941
1941-11-14
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1941.
Broadway Musketeers
1938-10-08
Three women who grew up in an orphanage cross paths later in life: one unhappily married with a youn
Winter Carnival
1939-07-28
A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's W
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.
Come On, Marines!
1934-03-23
"Lucky" Davis, a ladies-man and a devil-may-care U. S. Marine Sergeant, is leading a Marine-squadron
Enter Madame
1935-01-04
Man marries opera singer, winds up taking back seat to her career.
One Hour Late
1934-12-14
A secretary catches the eye of her amorous boss while her regular boyfriend keeps trying to propose
Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest wo
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1946.
Breakdowns of 1940
1940-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1940.
The Notorious Sophie Lang
1934-07-20
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--
Fighting Youth
1935-11-01
A radical campus group persuades student Carol Arlington to lead a protest of a college's football t
Woman and the Hunter
1957-01-13
When embittered safari guide David Kirby accepts a fateful commission to lead a hunting trip for wea
Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)
1936-09-11
Viewers are provided a visit to Ken Maynard's private circus; Bette Davis poses for her portrait; Fr
College Rhythm
1934-11-23
The story deals with the college rivalry of a piccolo player and an All-American halfback on the foo
Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove
1934-12-01
Several members of MGM's 'galaxy of stars' attend an evening of music and a fashion show.
Wagon Wheels
1934-09-15
A wagon train heads west from Independence, Mo., along the Oregon Trail, led by proud cowboy Clint B
Rumba
1935-02-08
A bored society girl sets her sights on a dancer in a Broadway show.
Okay for Sound
1946-09-07
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition
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
Hollywood Extra Girl
1935-08-22
A short semi-documentary about a "typical extra girl" on a DeMille film.
Cinderella Jones
1946-03-09
Judy Jones can claim inheritance only if she marries a genius.
Many Happy Returns
1934-06-08
Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a
Shoot the Works
1934-07-18
The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even
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
The Crusades
1935-08-21
King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.
Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8
1939-04-08
Ice skating is the theme; at the Tropical Ice Garden, in Westwood Hills, are seen a flock of skating
Home on the Range
1935-02-01
Two men, Thurman and Beady, and a woman, Georgia, ply a confidence game in Alaska by selling 'salted
Breakdowns of 1942
1942-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1942.
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969-05-14
Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.
Without Incident
1957-06-06
The captain of a U.S. Cavalry unit rescues two wives of slain traders who were being held hostage by