
Judith Barrett
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Judith Barrett (born Lucille Kelley, February 2, 1909 – March 10, 2000), also known as Nancy Dover, was an American film actress of the late 1920s and through the 1930s, up until 1940. At sixteen, she got on a train to Hollywood. Her first big chance came when she started in a lavish commercial film in 1928, The Sock Exchange opposite Bobby Vernon. In 1929 she starred in five films, and made a successful transition to "talking films". From 1928 to 1933 she was billed as "Nancy Dover", and from 1930 to 1933 she appeared in nine films, all credited.
In 1933, she appeared in only one film, Marriage Humor opposite Harry Langdon and Vernon Dent, while doing stage work. She would not have another role until 1936, when she starred in the crime drama Yellowstone opposite Henry Hunter, and alongside Ralph Morgan and Alan Hale. It was the first film that she was billed as "Judith Barrett". She appeared in two films that year, and five in 1937, one of which was her first uncredited role.
From 1938 to 1940, Barrett appeared in ten films, all credited, including Road to Singapore, the first "road" picture by the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Barrett retired from film acting following her appearance in the 1940 comedy Those Were the Days!, starring William Holden and Bonita Granville.
Noted for her beauty, the October 16, 1939 edition of the Baltimore Sun said of her: "Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Barrett was "selected after months of exhaustive tests by television experts, sound engineers, photographers and make-up specialists." Paramount Pictures followed up on the selection by featuring her in its film, Television Spy (1939).
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.166 |
Birthday | 1909-02-02 |
Place of Birth | Venus, Texas, USA |
Also Known As | Nancy Dover, Lucille Kelley, |

1931

Big Business Girl
5.5/2
A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfriend spends the summer in Europe with his band.
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Big Business Girl

1936

Yellowstone
5.2/4
Murder mystery set in Yellowstone National Park.
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Yellowstone

1939

The Great Victor Herbert
5/5
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The Great Victor Herbert

1940

Women Without Names
4.8/3
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Women Without Names

1932

Running Hollywood
0/0
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Running Hollywood

1930

Oh Darling!
0/0
At a small hotel, Judith Barrett and Norman Peck are eloping; John Litel and Addie MacPhail are quarreling because of his constant jealousy; and Eva T...
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Oh Darling!

1939

Television Spy
5/1
A scientist invents a television device called the Iconoscope. Foreign agents hear about it and try to steal it.
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Television Spy

1937

Armored Car
4.2/3
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Armored Car

1938

Illegal Traffic
6.5/4
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Illegal Traffic

1930

The Thoroughbred
4.6/4
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The Thoroughbred

1930

The Fighting Parson
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Harry is mistaken for "The Fighting Parson" in a tough western town.
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The Fighting Parson

1929

Skirt Shy
2/1
Harry must pose as a woman to help the women he works for get a marriage proposal.
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1930

The Head Guy
4/2
Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.
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1930

The Big Kick
3.5/2
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1940

Those Were the Days!
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Those Were the Days!

1937

Vogues of 1938
5.3/12
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1931

Cimarron
5.6/129
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1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
5.5/4
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1940

Road to Singapore
6.464/42
Two playboys try to forget previous romances in Singapore – until they meet a beautiful dancer.
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1928

The Sock Exchange
0/0
Bobby Vernon must contend with an angry Eddie Baker in this funny Al Christie production.
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The Sock Exchange

1930

The Gas Station
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Spanish language version of The Big Kick from Hal Roach.
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The Gas Station

1937

The Good Old Soak
0/0
A small town drunk beats a teetotal banker guilty of a shady transaction.
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The Good Old Soak

1939

Persons in Hiding
3.5/2
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1939

I'm from Missouri
0/0
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1939

Disputed Passage
5.5/2
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Disputed Passage

1936

Flying Hostess
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The story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.
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Flying Hostess

1929

Happy Heels
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Billy Dooley meets a showgirl while on leave.
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Happy Heels

1937

Behind the Mike
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Complications ensue after a radio producer insults a sponsor.
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Behind the Mike

1937

Let Them Live
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A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.
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1929

Scandal
0/0
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1931

Hollywood Halfbacks
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1929

Dynamite
6.292/12
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