Hedda Hopper
Date of birth: 1885-05-01
Place of birth: Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Elda Furry, Elda Curry, Ella Furry, Elda Millar
Biography
Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, notorious for feuding with her arch-rival Louella Parsons. She had been a moderately successful actress of stage and screen for years before being offered the chance to write the column Hedda Hopper's Hollywood for the Los Angeles Times in 1938. At the height of her power in the 1940s she commanded a 35 million strong readership. She was well known for her political conservatism, and during the McCarthy era she named suspected communists. Hopper continued to write gossip until the end, her work appearing in many magazines and later on radio. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sunset Boulevard
1950-08-10
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood o
Topper
1937-07-16
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to
Dracula's Daughter
1936-05-11
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
The Women
1939-09-01
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
The Third Degree
1919-05-19
An expose of the methods used by a police-department to extract a confession from a suspect, regardl
Sadie Love
1919-10-19
Society miss Sadie Love has just wed Prince Luigi Pallavincini when she gets a phone call from Jimmi
One Frightened Night
1935-05-01
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his mo
Speak Easily
1932-08-13
A professor gets mixed up with chorus girls in a Broadway musical.
Alice Adams
1935-08-23
In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother
Reap the Wild Wind
1942-03-26
The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvage
The Unwritten Law
1932-11-26
A film producer is found murdered on a ship, and among the suspects are a young woman whose mother w
The Beloved Traitor
1918-02-24
Wanting her sweetheart, Judd Minot, a Maine fisherman, to develop his sculpting talents, Mary Garlan
The Stolen Jools
1931-04-04
Famous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to ra
Pepe
1960-12-21
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director b
Sherlock Holmes
1922-03-07
Sherlock Holmes is a master at solving the most impenetrable mysteries, but he has his work cut out
The Oscar
1966-03-04
An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Holly
Déclassé
1925-04-11
The last of the impetuous Varicks, Lady Helen Haden is married to Sir Bruce Haden, a brute who treat
French Dressing
1927-12-10
Philip and Cynthia Grey are a pair of recently-wed Bostonians, and Cynthia is properly back-bay no-a
Dance Madness
1926-01-04
May s married to Roger, an alcoholic hell-raiser. During one of their riotous parties, she tests his
Don Juan
1926-08-06
If there was one thing that Don Juan de Marana learned from his father Don Jose, it was that women g
Fools of Fashion
1926-10-01
Mary Young is a young wife who wants beautiful clothes. Her friend Enid invites her to shop at Madam
Holiday
1930-07-03
A young man is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's f
As You Desire Me
1932-05-28
Bar entertainer Zara is a discontented alcoholic who is pursued by many men but lives with novelist
The Man Who Played God
1932-02-09
While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royle is deafe
The Common Law
1931-07-17
When a woman models for an artist they fall in love. Can the artist overcome the beauty's recent pas
Queen of the Mob
1940-06-28
Ma Webster (Blanche Yurka) and her boys rob a bank on Christmas Eve; G-men stop them with Tommy guns
Downstairs
1932-08-06
In the Austrian manor of Baron and Baroness von Burgen, the relationship between the upstairs aristo
Flying High
1931-11-14
An inventor and his lanky girlfriend set an altitude record in his winged contraption.
Men Must Fight
1933-02-17
Prophetic tale of a mother in 1940 trying to keep her son out of war.
Maid's Night Out
1938-03-03
A millionaire's son works as a milkman for a month to win a bet with his father. While delivering mi
West of Broadway
1931-11-28
A wealthy soldier returns home after WWI, discovers his socialite fiancee no longer wants to marry h
Beauty for Sale
1933-09-01
A beautiful woman lands a job at an exclusive salon that deals with the wives of wealthy businessmen
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983-02-25
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, war
Thanks for the Memory
1938-11-11
Steve Merrick is an out of work writer who stays home and plays house husband while his wife goes to
The Dark Hour
1936-02-17
A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackma
Cat, Dog & Co.
1929-09-14
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head o
The Drop Kick
1927-09-25
College football player Jack Hamill finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent visit
Half Marriage
1929-10-12
A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose he
Lady Tubbs
1935-07-02
A cook in a railroad construction camp inherits $500,000. She pretends to be English royalty and bar
Dangerous Holiday
1937-06-06
A young violin prodigy is assumed kidnapped after he runs away from home.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 3
1942-01-01
Hedda reports on a dog training school and a Hemingway hunting trip.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
1942-01-01
Fifth film in the Hedda Hopper documentary series.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 4
1942-01-01
Fourth film in the Hedda Hopper series.
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
1929-07-06
There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With h
Life with Henry
1941-01-23
Henry Aldrich wants to win a trip to Alaska.
The Barbarian
1933-05-12
An Arab prince masquerades as a tour guide for rich women in order to enrich himself.
Night World
1932-05-04
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night,
Men Call It Love
1931-03-14
Pre-code melodrama about high society marriage and fidelity.
His Glorious Night
1929-09-28
Being engaged against her will with a wealthy man, Princess Orsolini (Catherine Dale Owen) is in lov
Dangerous to Know
1938-03-11
Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his
Good Sport
1931-12-12
Marilyn Parker decides not to accompany her husband Rex on his business trip to Europe when she rece
Cross-Country Romance
1940-07-12
A runaway heiress hides in a doctor's trailer for a rollicking trip to San Francisco.
What a Life
1939-10-05
Jackie Cooper stars in this first film in the wholesome "Henry Aldrich" series of teen comedies.
Nothing Sacred
1937-11-25
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960-01-10
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
Let Us Be Gay
1930-07-11
A housewife divorces her self-centered husband. Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pur
Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman
1925-05-23
Raffles is an English gentleman with a secret life—he is the notorious jewel thief known as "The Ama
Harold Teen
1928-04-28
Farmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his spirite
Bombay Mail
1934-01-06
In India, a police inspector investigates a murder that took place on a train between Calcutta and B
Doughnuts and Society
1936-03-27
Kate Flannagan and Belle Dugan operate a downtown coffee shop and, while dispensing their locally-fa
High Society Blues
1930-03-23
After selling his business in Iowa, Eli Granger and his family move to an exclusive Scarsdale area i
Skyscraper Souls
1932-07-16
After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his
Midnight
1939-03-24
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
The Chorus Kid
1928-04-09
Having been in show biz since infancy, Broadway chorus girl Beatrice regrets her lack of formal educ
The Port of Missing Girls
1928-03-19
Neglected by her moneyed parents and disillusioned with her boyfriend Buddie Larkins, vocalist Ruth
Reno
1923-12-09
After obtaining a divorce from his second wife Emily, Roy Tappan marries Dora Carson, who has just d
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
Vogues of 1938
1937-08-18
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reis
Zander the Great
1925-05-01
Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kindly woman
Tarzan's Revenge
1938-01-07
Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance.
The Easiest Way
1931-02-07
A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" bu
War Nurse
1930-11-22
Women from various backgrounds volunteer as nurses in France at the outbreak of World War I.
That's Right – You're Wrong
1939-11-24
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Ky
The Prodigal
1931-02-21
An aspiring singer, who has fallen on hard times and is now living as a hobo, returns to his wealthy
Our Blushing Brides
1930-07-19
Jerry, Connie, and Franky are small-town girls seeking wealthy husbands in New York City. But, while
Rebound
1931-08-28
A woman struggles to rekindle the affection of her husband.
The Last Tycoon
1957-03-14
Based off the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same title, a movie producer is slowly working himsel
Seven Keys to Baldpate
1917-10-16
A writer bets a publisher friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The publisher ta
Society Fever
1935-07-15
A mother starts to get worried when she finds out that some wealthy friends have been invited to din
Artists & Models
1937-08-04
An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946-02-26
The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film deriv
Bunker Bean
1936-06-26
A shy office worker becomes a hero when a fortune teller calls him another Napoleon.
A Reno Divorce
1927-10-22
An attractive heiress, Carla (May McAvoy), and David (Ralph Graves), a successful artist, fall in lo
No Ransom
1934-10-07
In this family comedy, the wealthy executive of a steel company must endure life with a strict, teet
Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
1966-03-30
A loose adaptation and parody of the Lewis Carroll tale by Hanna-Barbera Productions. A modern-day t
Junket Whore
1998-10-12
A documentary film that explores the relationship between publicists and journalists in Hollywood.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
1941-10-02
Hedda Hopper guides us through some of Hollywood's sights; the home of William S. Hart and a Kay Kys
The Silver Treasure
1926-06-13
Nostromo is the foreman of longshoremen in a South American Republic, and they are to load the cargo
Laugh It Off
1939-12-01
Four former actresses decide to restart their careers by opening up a nightclub.
Let’s Be Ritzy
1934-05-01
Complications ensue when a young married couple pretend to be something they're not.
The Teaser
1925-09-06
Ann Barton, the daughter of a once-wealthy family, is forced to clerk at the cigar counter of a vill
Dangerous Innocence
1925-04-12
Ann, a 19-year-old girl who looks much younger, meets a dashing army major on a boat sailing from Li
Children of Divorce
1927-04-25
A young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another woman, bu
I Live My Life
1935-10-04
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist.
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-12-05
Hedda Hopper plays hostess at a party for her (grown) son William (DeWolfe Jr.). Hopper, attends the
By Right of Purchase
1918-02-01
A 1918 film directed by Charles Miller.
The Isle of Conquest
1919-10-26
A 1919 film directed by Edward José.
Happiness
1924-03-09
The adventures of a young shopgirl who learns that having money is not the key to happiness.
A Tailor-Made Man
1931-03-28
John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he b
A Tailor-Made Man
1931-03-28
John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he b
Wings
1927-08-12
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fig
The Snob
1924-11-10
Two schoolteachers, married for love, are parted by the husband's obsessive desire for wealth and so
Why Men Leave Home
1924-03-03
John and Irene Emerson's marriage begins well enough, but it is not long before John becomes less at
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest wo
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirl
Shipmates
1931-04-25
A sailor falls in love with the admiral's daughter but finds they can't marry because of his lowly r
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942-10-05
Narrator Hopper covers two war benefit affairs, a garden party and a USO fashion show, at Pickfair,
The Mystery Train
1931-08-01
A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car.
Her Market Value
1925-02-09
Her Market Value is a 1925 American silent melodrama film directed by Paul Powell and starring Agnes
One Woman to Another
1927-09-17
One Woman to Another (1927)
The Corpse Came C.O.D.
1947-06-02
Rival reporters (George Brent, Joan Blondell) investigate a Hollywood star (Adele Jergens) and the b
Venus of Venice
1927-03-20
A slick caper movie about a petty thief falls for a wealthy American artist.
Women Men Marry
1922-12-27
When he loses both his wife and child, Montgomery Rogers adopts his servants' little girl and raises
The Cave Man
1926-02-06
A bored society girl cuts a hundred dollar bill in half, writes a message on one half for whoever fi
3 Kids and a Queen
1935-10-21
An eccentric, wealthy spinster, 'Queenie' Baxter is erroneously presumed to be kidnapped. She subseq
Nearly Married
1917-11-18
Silent comedy, based on a 1913 stage play of the same title.
The Racketeer
1929-11-09
A dapper gangster sponsors an alcoholic violinist in order to win the love of a glamorous divorced s
Ship Cafe
1935-11-09
The singing stoker and the vamp.
Orchids and Ermine
1927-03-06
Set in New York City, flapper Pink Watson works a telephone operator at a cement factory who dreams
Adam and Evil
1927-08-27
A wealthy society wife discovers her husband's long-hidden secret--he has a brother, who is not only
What's Wrong with the Women?
1922-09-12
Men try to understand the women in their lives.
Such Men Are Dangerous
1930-03-09
A wealthy and powerful industrialist changes his identity to avenge himself on the wife that spurned
Disneyland '59
1959-06-15
Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consis
The Patsy
1964-06-24
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased e
Gambling Wives
1924-02-10
Bank clerk Vincent Forrest loses his savings in a gambling den run by Madame Zoe and her provider, V
Skinner's Dress Suit
1926-04-18
Honey Skinner is proud of her successful husband. When he tells her he's going to ask for a raise, s
The Whip Woman
1928-02-05
A different kind of a story about a different kind of a girl---a modern, young cavewoman who whipped
Obey the Law
1926-11-05
When his old prison-friend's daughter is about to wed a wealthy man, the friend steals a valuable pe
Love and Learn
1928-01-14
In love with political candidate Anthony Cowles, heroine Nancy Blair gets wind of the opposition's s
Pilgrimage
1933-07-12
A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she
Borrowed Finery
1925-10-01
Dress model Sheila Conroy loses her job after ruining a gown she borrowed from her employer. Harlan,
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018-06-06
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La
Another Scandal
1924-06-22
Beatrix and Pelham Franklin marriage is tested by jealousy and a scheming woman. Beatrix, about to h
Black Tears
1927-06-08
Independently produced social drama directed by John Gorman.
Virtuous Wives
1918-12-29
The story of a happily married woman, Amy, who is greeted with temptation of riches beyond belief af
Companionate Marriage
1928-10-21
Sally Williams (Betty Bronson) marries Donald Moore (Richard Walling) and have trials and tribulatio
Hooray for Hollywood
1976-01-01
A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreel
Matinee Ladies
1927-04-09
Law student Bob Ward, short on money, takes a job as a "dancing companion" at a roadhouse, where mos
The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021-11-19
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he g
Forgotten Faces
1928-08-05
A petty thief who robs the very rich at speakeasies, and gets away with it because the rich don't wa
The Hostess with the Mostes'
1957-03-21
The story of Perle Mesta, who became, first, a renowned society hostess, and then an ambassadress.
The Battle of Hearts
1916-05-21
The wealthy owner of a fishing-boat fleet, Martin Cane, loves lovely Maida Rhodes, but her heart bel
Miami
1924-04-27
Joan Bruce, leader of the jazz set at Miami, is courted by two men--Ranson Tate, an unscrupulous vil
The Man Who Lost Himself
1920-05-30
Young Victor Jones of America is discovered to be an exact lookalike for England's Earl of Rochester
Has the World Gone Mad!
1923-02-28
Mrs. Adams (Hedda Hopper) succumbs to the spirit of jazz, moves into her own apartment, and even has
Heedless Moths
1921-06-03
A beautiful artists' model attempts to save a sculptor's marriage by putting herself in the place of
Runaway Girls
1928-08-23
Runaway Girls is a lost 1928 silent film drama directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Shirley Mason
The New York Idea
1920-11-27
Rich but frivolous, Cynthia and John Karslake obscure their love for each other by their constant qu
Murder Will Out
1930-04-06
A wealthy young club man is engaged to a senator’s daughter but becomes involved with a gang of blac