Helen Broderick

Helen Broderick

Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 - September 25, 1959) was a wonderfully funny character comedienne with vaudeville and stage experience, a close friend of Jeanne Eagels. The story goes, that at the age of 14 she ran away from home, because her mother, who appeared in operatic comedy, was totally obsessed by the theatre. Paradoxically, all the people she met turned out to be performers, and Helen (who needed to make a living, after all) ended up where she hadn't wanted to end up - on the stage. She started out as a chorus girl in the first Ziegfeld Follies in 1907. Her talent for comedy was discovered quite by accident. In 1911, she was understudy to the actress Ina Claire in the Broadway play 'Jumping Jupiter'. One night, Claire was unable to perform and Helen Broderick stood in as the romantic lead. She soon had the audience in stitches, trampling about the stage like an elephant, rolling her big saucer eyes and attempting to croon 'Cuddle Near Me All Day Long' in her rather unique voice. The romance was no more and instead turned into a popular farce with Helen now permanently installed in the lead role. For a while, Helen partnered her husband, Lester Crawford, in vaudeville. In the 1920's, she enjoyed success on Broadway, most notably in 'Fifty Million Frenchmen' ( a role she took to Hollywood in 1931). Her best parts in the movies were as the perennial friend or chaperone of the heroine (an earlier Eve Arden), delivering acidic wisecracks in her inimitable dead-pan manner. She was particularly amusing in Top Hat (1935) and Swing Time (1936) with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers; and in The Rage of Paris (1938) with Danielle Darrieux.

  • Популярність : 2.085
  • Відомий за : Acting
  • День народження : 1891-08-11
  • Місце народження : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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  • 1935
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    Top Hat

    Top Hat

    7.3 1935 HD

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  • 1936
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    Swing Time

    Swing Time

    6.798 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Nice Girl?

    Nice Girl?

    5.3 1941 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Rage of Paris

    The Rage of Paris

    6.1 1938 HD

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  • 1936
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    Murder on a Bridle Path

    Murder on a Bridle Path

    5 1936 HD

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  • 1941
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    Father Takes a Wife

    Father Takes a Wife

    6.1 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    Honeymoon in Bali

    Honeymoon in Bali

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Bride Walks Out

    The Bride Walks Out

    5.3 1936 HD

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    Stand Up and Fight

    Stand Up and Fight

    5.8 1939 HD

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    Love on a Bet

    Love on a Bet

    7 1936 HD

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    She's Got Everything

    She's Got Everything

    5.3 1937 HD

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    The Life of the Party

    The Life of the Party

    5.2 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    3 Is a Family

    3 Is a Family

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    Service de Luxe

    Service de Luxe

    6.5 1938 HD

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    Smartest Girl in Town

    Smartest Girl in Town

    5.5 1936 HD

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    We're on the Jury

    We're on the Jury

    5.8 1937 HD

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    Radio City Revels

    Radio City Revels

    8 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    Virginia

    Virginia

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  • 1937
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    Meet the Missus

    Meet the Missus

    4 1937 HD

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  • 1944
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    Chip Off the Old Block

    Chip Off the Old Block

    4 1944 HD

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  • 1935
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    To Beat the Band

    To Beat the Band

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Naughty But Nice

    Naughty But Nice

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    Her Primitive Man

    Her Primitive Man

    6 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    Love, Honor and Goodbye

    Love, Honor and Goodbye

    4.5 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

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  • 1946
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    Because of Him

    Because of Him

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1931
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    50 Million Frenchmen

    50 Million Frenchmen

    6.3 1931 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Captain Is a Lady

    The Captain Is a Lady

    6 1940 HD

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    No, No, Nanette

    No, No, Nanette

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Road to Reno

    The Road to Reno

    2 1938 HD

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