Noel Francis
Born in Temple, Texas, USA — Aug 31 1906• Died Oct 30 1959
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Noel Francis was born in Temple, Texas in 1906. By age 20 she was appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies, working opposite the comedy team of Wheeler and Woolsey. Eventually Fox scouts noticed her and in 1929 she was signed to a Hollywood contract. Because of her Follies background, Fox intended to develop Noel as a musical and dance star. Unfortunately, musicals were on the wane at the time (they did rebound) and her contract was dropped. Luckily, she was picked up by Warner Brothers, and featured in a number of films that had her portraying the tough talkin…
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Noel Francis's Credits
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Imitation of Life
Mrs. Eden (uncredited)
Son of a Sailor
Queenie
Only Yesterday
Letitia
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Linda
So Big!
Mabel
Up the River
Sophie (uncredited)
Blonde Crazy
Helen Wilson
Ladies of the Big House
Thelma
Blood Money
Red's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Night Court
Lil Baker
Smart Woman
Peggy Preston
Good Dame
Puff Warner
The Mouthpiece
Miss DeVere
Bureau of Missing Persons
Alice Crane
Guilty as Hell
Julia Reed
Smart Money
Marie
Fifteen Wives
Ruby Cotton
My Pal, the King
Princess Elsa
Under-Cover Man
Connie
The Expert
Daisy
The Line-Up
Mabel Martin
New Movietone Follies of 1930
Gloria de Witt
The Loudspeaker
Dolly
Hold Me Tight
Trudie Holmes
Havana Widows
Gladys Gable (uncredited)
Reform Girl
Lydia Johnson
The Important Witness
Ellen Kelly
Stone of Silver Creek
Lola
Strictly Dynamite
Lady Waiting in Georgie's Lobby (uncredited)
Bachelor Apartment
Janet
The White Cockatoo
Elise
Rough Romance
Flossie
Sudden Bill Dorn
Lorna Kent
Mutiny Ahead
Mimi
Manhattan Tower
Marge Lyon
Flames
Pat
Left-Handed Law
Betty Golden
What's Your Racket
Mae Cosgrove