Claudette Colbert on stage, screen, radio and television
The following provides a list of the film, television, stage works of the actress, Claudette Colbert.
Filmography
Features
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | For the Love of Mike | Mary | Now believed lost.[1] |
| 1929 | The Hole in the Wall | Jean Oliver | |
| The Lady Lies | Joyce Roamer | ||
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan | Ann Vaughn | |
| The Big Pond | Barbara Billings | French language version was also filmed with the same cast.[2] | |
| Manslaughter | Lydia Thorne | ||
| La grande mare | Barbara Billings | ||
| Mysterious Mr. Parkes | Lucy Stavrin | French language version of the 1930 film Slightly Scarlet | |
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Julia Traynor | |
| The Smiling Lieutenant | Franzi | ||
| Secrets of a Secretary | Helen Blake | ||
| His Woman | Sally Clark | ||
| 1932 | The Wiser Sex | Margaret Hughes | |
| Misleading Lady | Helen Steele | ||
| The Man from Yesterday | Sylvia Suffolk | ||
| Make Me a Star | Herself | Uncredited | |
| The Phantom President | Felicia Hammond | ||
| The Sign of the Cross | Empress Poppaea | ||
| 1933 | Tonight Is Ours | Princess Nadya | |
| I Cover the Waterfront | Julie Kirk | ||
| Three-Cornered Moon | Elizabeth Rimplegar | ||
| Torch Singer | Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton | ||
| 1934 | Four Frightened People | Judy Jones | |
| It Happened One Night | Ellie Andrews | Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| Cleopatra | Cleopatra | ||
| Imitation of Life | Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman | ||
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Marilyn David | |
| Private Worlds | Dr. Jane Everest | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress | |
| She Married Her Boss | Julia Scott | ||
| The Bride Comes Home | Jeannette Desmereau | ||
| 1936 | Under Two Flags | Cigarette | |
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Barbara Clarke | |
| I Met Him in Paris | Kay Denham | ||
| Tovarich | Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov | ||
| 1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Nicole de Loiselle | |
| 1939 | Zaza | Zaza | |
| Midnight | Eve Peabody | ||
| It's a Wonderful World | Edwina Corday | ||
| Drums Along the Mohawk | Lana Martin | ||
| 1940 | Boom Town | Elizabeth Bartlett McMasters | |
| Arise, My Love | Augusta | Colbert once said that this was her favorite film of her own.[3][4] | |
| 1941 | Skylark | Lydia Kenyon | |
| Remember the Day | Nora Trinell | ||
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers | |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Katherine Grant | |
| So Proudly We Hail! | Lt. Janet Davy Davidson | ||
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Mrs. Anne Hilton | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress |
| Practically Yours | Peggy Martin | ||
| Garabatos Claudette Colbert | Herself | ||
| 1945 | Guest Wife | Mary Price | |
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever | Elizabeth Hamilton | |
| Without Reservations | Christopher Kit Madden | ||
| The Secret Heart | Leola 'Lee' Addams | ||
| 1947 | The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald | |
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love | Alison Courtland | |
| 1949 | Family Honeymoon | Katie Armstrong Jordan | |
| Bride for Sale | Nora Shelley | ||
| 1950 | Three Came Home | Agnes Newton Keith | |
| The Secret Fury | Ellen R. Ewing | ||
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill | Sister Mary Bonaventure | |
| Let's Make It Legal | Miriam Halsworth | ||
| 1952 | The Planter's Wife | Liz Frazer | British film. Alternative title: Outpost in Malaya |
| 1954 | Destinées | Elizabeth Whitefield | French Italian film. US title: Daughters of Destiny and UK title: Love, Soldiers, and Women (segment "Elisabeth") |
| Royal Affairs in Versailles | Madame de Montespan | French film. Alternative title: Si Versailles m'était conté | |
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Prudence Webb | |
| 1961 | Parrish | Ellen McLean |
Short subjects
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Unbilled cameo appearance |
| Hollywood on Parade | Promotional shorts. | |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. 9 | |
| 1934 | The Hollywood You Never See | A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Cleopatra (1934). |
| The Fashion Side of Hollywood | A behind-the-scenes short. | |
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Outtakes from several films, including Tovarich (1938). |
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 | Short subject of columnist Hopper covering two war benefit affairs. |
Box Office Ranking
- 1934 - 13th
- 1935 - 6th
- 1936 - 8th
- 1937 - 19th
- 1943 - 23rd
- 1944 - 18th
- 1945 - 18th
- 1946 - 19th
- 1947 - 9th
- 1948 - 23rd
- 1949 - 22nd
Television
Made-for-TV movies (fiction)
- The Best of Broadway (2 episodes, 1954-1955) as Actress / Julie Cavendish
- General Electric Theater (3 episodes, 1954-1958) as Edith Miller
- The Ford Television Theatre (2 episodes, 1955) as Elizabeth Hopkins / Lorna Gilbert
- Climax! (2 episodes, 1955) as Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest
- Letter to Loretta (1 episode, 1955) as Herself - Guest Hostess
- Ford Star Jubilee (1 episode, 1956) as Ruth Condomine
- Robert Montgomery Presents (1 episode, 1956)
- Playhouse 90 (1 episode, 1957) as Betsy Gregg
- Zane Grey Theater (2 episodes, 1957-1960) as Beth Brayden / Lucy Bradford
- Telephone Time (1 episode, 1957) as Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Colgate Theatre (1 episode, 1958) as Elizabeth Harper
- Suspicion (1 episode, 1958)
- Frontier Justice (1 episode, 1959)
- The Bells of St. Mary's (1959, TV Movie) as Sister Benedict
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) as Alice Grenville (final appearance)
As herself (show)
- The Jack Benny Program (1 episode, 1951)
- The Colgate Comedy Hour (1 episode, 1955)
- The Steve Allen Show (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
- What's My Line? (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
- General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)
- The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (1982)
Stage work
Broadway
- The Wild Westcotts (Dec 24, 1923 - Jan 1924)
- A Kiss in a Taxi (Aug 25, 1925 - Oct 1925)
- The Ghost Train (Aug 25, 1926 - Oct 1926)
- The Pearl of Great Price (Nov 1, 1926 - Nov 1926)
- The Barker (Jan 18, 1927 - Jul 1927)
- The Mulberry Bush (Oct 26, 1927 - Nov 1927)
- La Gringa (Feb 1, 1928 - Feb 1928)
- Within the Law (Mar 5, 1928 - Mar 1928)
- Fast Life (Sep 26, 1928 - Oct 1928)
- Tin Pan Alley (Nov 1, 1928 - Dec 1928)
- Dynamo (Feb 11, 1929 - Mar 1929)
- See Naples and Die (Sep 24, 1929 - Nov 1929)
- Janus (1956 during the spring and summer[3] - Jun 30, 1956)
- The Marriage-Go-Round (Oct 29, 1958 - Feb 13, 1960)
- Julia, Jake and Uncle Joe (Jan 28, 1961)
- The Irregular Verb to Love (Sep 17, 1963 - Dec 28, 1963)
- The Kingfisher (Dec 6, 1978 - May 13, 1979)
- A Talent for Murder (Oct 1, 1981 - Dec 6, 1981)
- Aren't We All? (Apr 29, 1985 - Jul 21, 1985)
Other theater
- Island Fling (1951) in Westport, Connecticut
- Diplomatic Relations (1965) in Miami, Florida
- A Community of Two (1974) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Radio appearances
Lux Radio Theater
- Holiday (03/10/1935)
- The Barker (07/20/1936)
- The Awful Truth (10/15/1936,[5] 09/11/1939) [6]
- The Gilded Lily (01/11/1937)
- Hands Across the Table (05/03/37 1937)
- Alice Adams (01/03/1938)
- It Happened One Night (03/20/1939)
- The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (06/19/1939)
- Midnight (05/20/1940)
- His Girl Friday (09/30/1940)
- The Shop Around the Corner (06/23/1941)
- Skylark (02/02/1942)
- Once Upon a Honeymoon (04/12/1943)
- So Proudly We Hail! (11/01/1943)
- Magnificent Obsession (11/13/1944)
- Practically Yours (08/27/1945)
- Tomorrow is Forever (05/06/1946)
- Without Reservations (08/26/1946)
- The Egg and I (05/05/1947)
- Family Honeymoon (04/04/1949, 04/23/1951)
- Thunder on the Hill (11/09/1953)
- The Corn Is Green (05/17/1954)
NBC radio show
- The Old Gold Comedy Theatre: The Palm Beach Story (10/29/1944)[7]
- Bob Hope Show: Guest Star Claudette Colbert (04/01/1952)[8]
| Year | Program | Episode/source |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | This Is Hollywood | The Egg and I[9] |
| 1950 | Hallmark Playhouse | The Egg and I[10] |
Notes
- ^ Classic Film Guide
- ^ Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals. Jefferson, NC, and London. McFarland Press, 1996.
- ^ a b "Claudette Colbert - Pure Panache - Biography". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Claudette Colbert Biography (1903-1996) - Lenin Imports". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Radio Shows - The Ultimate Cary Grant Pages". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Those Were The Days". Nostalgia Digest. 41 (3): 32–39. Summer 2015.
- ^ "Premier Collections: The Old Gold Comedy Theatre, Volume 1". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Downloadable Online Audio Books available at Audible.com". Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ "Radio "Scoop"". Harrisburg Telegraph. December 28, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved September 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Those Were The Days". Nostalgia Digest. 39 (2): 32–39. Spring 2013.
