![Alma Kruger](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/vaFAhU7IigdzfcFPBaqbNi0xQEr.jpg)
Alma Kruger
From Wikipedia
Alma Kruger (September 13, 1868 or 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kruger had a long career on stage before appearing in films. From 1907 to 1935, she featured in theatre plays on Broadway, mostly in Shakespearean plays such as Hamlet (as Gertrude), Twelfth Night (as Olivia), Taming of the Shrew (Widow), and The Merchant of Venice (Nerissa).
She appeared in her first film while in her sixties, These Three (1936). She then proceeded to act in over forty films in the space of little more than a decade. Among her notable roles was Nurse Molly Byrd, the superintendent of nurses in the popular Dr. Kildare/Dr. Gillespie film series, appearing in all but the first two of the sixteen movies.
She portrayed Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in Marie Antoinette (1938) and the almost mother-in-law of Rosalind Russell's lead character in His Girl Friday (1940). In 1942, she appeared as the subversive society matron Henrietta Sutton in Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942). Kruger's last film appearance was in the film, Forever Amber (1947).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.133 |
Birthday | 1871-09-13 |
Place of Birth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
Also Known As |
![His Girl Friday](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/da95rurNghmKWmraPyqP6IsnAt1.jpg)
1940
![His Girl Friday](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/da95rurNghmKWmraPyqP6IsnAt1.jpg)
His Girl Friday
7.4/808
Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wi...
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His Girl Friday
![Calling Dr. Gillespie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/voFn87ZBbKIzFCtGbaPh3IOpRom.jpg)
1942
![Calling Dr. Gillespie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/voFn87ZBbKIzFCtGbaPh3IOpRom.jpg)
Calling Dr. Gillespie
6.4/5
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.
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![One Hundred Men and a Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l1VfhpfEyrrTYcKygck5g88SgTI.jpg)
1937
![One Hundred Men and a Girl](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/l1VfhpfEyrrTYcKygck5g88SgTI.jpg)
One Hundred Men and a Girl
6.2/20
The daughter of a struggling musician forms a symphony orchestra made up of his unemployed friends and through persistence, charm and a few misunderst...
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One Hundred Men and a Girl
![Marie Antoinette](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nmsqzJUN6B0guVHfXINhofe4Myt.jpg)
1938
![Marie Antoinette](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nmsqzJUN6B0guVHfXINhofe4Myt.jpg)
Marie Antoinette
6.2/25
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the riv...
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![Made for Each Other](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/74uJvU4zgGrsy9K3QU2W9UFppmE.jpg)
1939
![Made for Each Other](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/74uJvU4zgGrsy9K3QU2W9UFppmE.jpg)
Made for Each Other
6.2/43
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
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![You'll Find Out](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mo1iZWEMtGR1iH4Yo6yNOnpM1b7.jpg)
1940
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You'll Find Out
5.4/23
The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.
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![Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dGBnuvNdmip61gzFgWCshUVGBzC.jpg)
1941
![Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/dGBnuvNdmip61gzFgWCshUVGBzC.jpg)
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
6.2/6
A variety of predicaments arise to distract Dr. Kildare from his wedding to Nurse Mary Lamont.
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![These Three](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2qGq9jTAaf6XtcGBXSf2xUHxzAl.jpg)
1936
![These Three](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2qGq9jTAaf6XtcGBXSf2xUHxzAl.jpg)
These Three
7.2/34
Martha and Karen graduate from college and turn an old Massachusetts farm into a school for girls. The friends are aided in their venture by local doc...
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![Dr. Kildare Goes Home](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bkbe6lKEBjwL9oc3y7p8vjOm479.jpg)
1940
![Dr. Kildare Goes Home](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bkbe6lKEBjwL9oc3y7p8vjOm479.jpg)
Dr. Kildare Goes Home
6.8/7
A young doctor gives up big-city success to help his father set up a small-town clinic.
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![Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/c9NbaRtIGAOMElojFyCC505vBW5.jpg)
1943
![Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/c9NbaRtIGAOMElojFyCC505vBW5.jpg)
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case
5.5/4
In this 13th entry to the Dr. Kildare series, the medical staff of Blair General hospital are challenged with further dilemmas, not the least of which...
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![Dr. Kildare's Crisis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tVCceqyR654tPTlajdAyqZFjw61.jpg)
1940
![Dr. Kildare's Crisis](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tVCceqyR654tPTlajdAyqZFjw61.jpg)
Dr. Kildare's Crisis
6/5
Jimmy Kildare's impending nuptials are jeopardized by a diagnosis of possible epilepsy in his fiancee's brother.
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![Craig's Wife](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/30vQfNP0O40izigUrPc0WHffyey.jpg)
1936
![Craig's Wife](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/30vQfNP0O40izigUrPc0WHffyey.jpg)
Craig's Wife
6.267/15
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her...
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![The People Vs. Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b7egB75sjE6gYDDW4QE46Gr86vB.jpg)
1941
![The People Vs. Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b7egB75sjE6gYDDW4QE46Gr86vB.jpg)
The People Vs. Dr. Kildare
7/3
An ice skater sues Kildare (Lew Ayres) for malpractice after his roadside first aid leaves her paralyzed.
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![Anne of Windy Poplars](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2hDGCMiqV1kPDD9TGtYVgVOVFzw.jpg)
1940
![Anne of Windy Poplars](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2hDGCMiqV1kPDD9TGtYVgVOVFzw.jpg)
Anne of Windy Poplars
5.8/6
Sentimental drama about an ambitious young teacher who arrives in a small town to take the job of vice-principal. Based on one of L M Montgomery's 'An...
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![A Scandal in Paris](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/kOBl4nTfUtJugCjAmchRofdyEso.jpg)
1946
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A Scandal in Paris
6.2/28
A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.
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![3 Men in White](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tPCwOiOfeK31fiT0J6NpyaXwKMA.jpg)
1944
![3 Men in White](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tPCwOiOfeK31fiT0J6NpyaXwKMA.jpg)
3 Men in White
6.045/11
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves in competition. So, it's another diagnosis competi...
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![Blonde Inspiration](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A29HSDvPTbASobG6OVHsrEdnIuX.jpg)
1941
![Blonde Inspiration](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A29HSDvPTbASobG6OVHsrEdnIuX.jpg)
Blonde Inspiration
5.4/6
A writer of pulp Westerns cranks out more words than his editor and publisher want to pay for.
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![Babes on Swing Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/66wGNdFNBbPmvOwd5NHw2N1BfOC.jpg)
1944
![Babes on Swing Street](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/66wGNdFNBbPmvOwd5NHw2N1BfOC.jpg)
Babes on Swing Street
0/0
The president of a settlement-house group puts on a benefit variety show.
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![Tarnished Angel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yToiSL7bsH4CpjWevreQcnEWBZl.jpg)
1938
![Tarnished Angel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yToiSL7bsH4CpjWevreQcnEWBZl.jpg)
Tarnished Angel
5.3/3
A showgirl with a dubious reputation flees the cops and transforms herself into a phony evangelist offering "cures" to the sick and disabled.
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Tarnished Angel
![Between Two Women](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fr192KwfjOA6MzOX5f2eypYbDlH.jpg)
1945
![Between Two Women](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fr192KwfjOA6MzOX5f2eypYbDlH.jpg)
Between Two Women
5.9/4
A young doctor proves his worth at a metropolitan hospital.
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Between Two Women
![Mother Carey's Chickens](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uFkeUQrgy2CVxqIor7WWIpo8zSQ.jpg)
1938
![Mother Carey's Chickens](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/uFkeUQrgy2CVxqIor7WWIpo8zSQ.jpg)
Mother Carey's Chickens
5.2/5
A financially-strapped mother and her children relocate from the city to a small rural town.
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Mother Carey's Chickens
![Our Hearts Were Young and Gay](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yH0LNqBELD55o7juAgtC53imIBi.jpg)
1944
![Our Hearts Were Young and Gay](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yH0LNqBELD55o7juAgtC53imIBi.jpg)
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay
7.3/3
In 1923, two young ladies depart, unescorted, for a tour of Europe. Their great naïvité and efforts to seem grown-up lead them into many comic misadve...
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![The Toy Wife](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tia9KtuacVqeySQCs3eS55sUDA.jpg)
1938
![The Toy Wife](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/tia9KtuacVqeySQCs3eS55sUDA.jpg)
The Toy Wife
4.8/6
A Southern belle finds herself torn between two suitors.
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The Toy Wife
![That Other Woman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sQI8uqOp1Re30dDfVFDXKV4ka6S.jpg)
1942
![That Other Woman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sQI8uqOp1Re30dDfVFDXKV4ka6S.jpg)
That Other Woman
5.5/2
A secretary by the name of Emily Borden comes up with a convoluted plan to get her boss to marry her which backfires after some bad advice.
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That Other Woman
![Dark Delusion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A8wLy9dRx2CBBTvGMqjrDk2P84Q.jpg)
1947
![Dark Delusion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/A8wLy9dRx2CBBTvGMqjrDk2P84Q.jpg)
Dark Delusion
6/4
Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls in love with Cynthia, much to her parents' dismay....
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![Vogues of 1938](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nhrOyXnf3k1Vz4UQxMWmk3cYIx6.jpg)
1937
![Vogues of 1938](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nhrOyXnf3k1Vz4UQxMWmk3cYIx6.jpg)
Vogues of 1938
5.3/10
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The...
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![Calling Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/grilo1ZoClbJmAb1w8Q2FLWWyLO.jpg)
1939
![Calling Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/grilo1ZoClbJmAb1w8Q2FLWWyLO.jpg)
Calling Dr. Kildare
6.1/8
Following an argument with his young protege, the curmudgeonly Dr. Gillespie dumps Jimmy Kildare in a street clinic, hoping to teach him a lesson. Wh...
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![Balalaika](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a4NeSbpuLjZEskT92HYOYDUqYxx.jpg)
1939
![Balalaika](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/a4NeSbpuLjZEskT92HYOYDUqYxx.jpg)
Balalaika
4.2/4
A Russian prince disguised as a worker and a cafe singer secretly involved in revolutionary activities fall in love.
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![The Secret of Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ybJG53cJKD9hM5zuJWhzJXxM84.jpg)
1939
![The Secret of Dr. Kildare](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7ybJG53cJKD9hM5zuJWhzJXxM84.jpg)
The Secret of Dr. Kildare
5.6/13
Intern Kildare heals a millionaire's daughter and tricks Dr. Gillespie into taking a vacation.
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![Puddin' Head](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gilVdqWJJvaShr7XNydWuXEZHjH.jpg)
1941
![Puddin' Head](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/gilVdqWJJvaShr7XNydWuXEZHjH.jpg)
Puddin' Head
5/1
On the day that United Broadcasting System's new building is dedicated, bumbling vice-president Harold L. Montgomery, Sr. discovers that he gave the w...
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Puddin' Head
![Forever Amber](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lbqzwUxawDiKwPbIc46yKpDgL4R.jpg)
1947
![Forever Amber](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lbqzwUxawDiKwPbIc46yKpDgL4R.jpg)
Forever Amber
6.058/26
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavalie...
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![The Crime Doctor's Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xeBQcvqx9TjrljWNnTejC4gfi2B.jpg)
1945
![The Crime Doctor's Warning](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xeBQcvqx9TjrljWNnTejC4gfi2B.jpg)
The Crime Doctor's Warning
5.5/4
A criminal psychologist treats an artist whose blackouts coincide with a series of murders.
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![Dr. Kildare's Strange Case](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4tBH8cqUEKLf0JqoHh9SoRwKHC1.jpg)
1940
![Dr. Kildare's Strange Case](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4tBH8cqUEKLf0JqoHh9SoRwKHC1.jpg)
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
4.8/13
Kildare tries brain surgery, advised by Dr. Gillespie, and faces a rival for nurse Lamont.
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![Dr. Kildare's Victory](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qzpkWAR37YkCoMMvaDb9lUgIkkM.jpg)
1942
![Dr. Kildare's Victory](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qzpkWAR37YkCoMMvaDb9lUgIkkM.jpg)
Dr. Kildare's Victory
5.8/8
Dr. Gillespie supports Kildare's crusade against their hospital's deal with a rival hospital.
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![Saboteur](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iDKOOTymUZg0WAWPcbdP6nPZEFF.jpg)
1942
![Saboteur](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/iDKOOTymUZg0WAWPcbdP6nPZEFF.jpg)
Saboteur
6.882/484
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.
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![The Trial of Mary Dugan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bVmmS55uv7b6D67TjNfaiBT8EjU.jpg)
1941
![The Trial of Mary Dugan](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/bVmmS55uv7b6D67TjNfaiBT8EjU.jpg)
The Trial of Mary Dugan
5/1
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced...
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![Love Letters of a Star](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qB8TSPX2ImOGTSgd9iSA62ayDpy.jpg)
1936
![Love Letters of a Star](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qB8TSPX2ImOGTSgd9iSA62ayDpy.jpg)
Love Letters of a Star
0/0
A woman commits suicide after being blackmailed, and her husband resolves to kill the man responsible. Blackmail, suicide, murder, a cover-up not to m...
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![Fun on a Weekend](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lhKwXSdlgNeSovoUXkeKLp6q71w.jpg)
1947
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Fun on a Weekend
7/1
Shy, destitute Peter Porter meets equally impoverished Nancy Crane at a Florida beach. Inspired by Peter's belief that a person can acquire wealth sim...
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![Breezing Home](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yuJ7p620Anf8LfcJ5gjKzPanExa.jpg)
1937
![Breezing Home](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/yuJ7p620Anf8LfcJ5gjKzPanExa.jpg)
Breezing Home
0/0
Bookmakers try to fix a horse race.
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![The Mighty Treve](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pnDkiKEMyhJ6deJEKT3qql9xNXU.jpg)
1937
![The Mighty Treve](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pnDkiKEMyhJ6deJEKT3qql9xNXU.jpg)
The Mighty Treve
6/1
Story of a dog that is fanatically devoted to its master.
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![Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vOAUU1NIc8vEynNkMMR2Q7KAP7p.jpg)
1942
![Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vOAUU1NIc8vEynNkMMR2Q7KAP7p.jpg)
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant
5.3/3
The doctor (Lionel Barrymore) has a Kansan (Van Johnson), an Australian and an Asian from Brooklyn to choose from.
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![The Great Waltz](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/n1jm062DHhr6JoYLXHSSOaYpqcJ.jpg)
1938
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The Great Waltz
5.5/13
Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.
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![Mrs. Parkington](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9CwwNI34jaQGF02xLEDaBR3JuJb.jpg)
1944
![Mrs. Parkington](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/9CwwNI34jaQGF02xLEDaBR3JuJb.jpg)
Mrs. Parkington
6.031/16
In this family saga, Mrs. Parkington recounts the story of her life, beginning as a hotel maid in frontier Nevada where she is swept off her feet by m...
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