Louise Carter

Louise Carter
Born	March 17, 1875 Denison, Iowa, United States
Died	November 10, 1957 (Age 82) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1924 - 1940 (film)

Louise Carter (March 17, 1875 – November 10, 1957) was an American stage and film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1924 and 1940, mostly in maternal supporting roles. Among her roles were the mother of Paul Muni in I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), the wife of Lionel Barrymore in Broken Lullaby (1932) and the wife of W. C. Fields in You're Telling Me! (1934).

Partial filmography

• The Truth About Women (1924) - Bronson's Mother
• Scandal Street (1925) - Cora Forman
• The Lost Chord (1925) - Phyllis
• The Substitute Wife (1925) - Evelyn Wentworth
• In Borrowed Plumes (1926) - Clara Raymond
• Striving for Fortune (1926)
• Broken Lullaby (1932) - Frau Holderlin
• Are You Listening? (1932) - Mrs. O'Neil (uncredited)
• The Strange Case of Clara Deane (1932) - Couturiere (uncredited)
• Week-End Marriage (1932) - Mrs. Davis
• Stranger in Town (1932) - Mrs. Croaker (uncredited)
• The Last Mile (1932) - Mrs. Walters
• Blondie of the Follies (1932) - Ma Callahan
• Two Against the World (1932) - Mrs. Polansky (scenes deleted)
• Hell's Highway (1932) - Mrs. Ellis
• Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Woman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited)
• I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) - James Allen's Mother
• Tess of the Storm Country (1932) - Mrs. Garfield (uncredited)
• Madame Butterfly (1932) - Suzuki
• The Monkey's Paw (1933) - Mrs. White
• Ladies They Talk About (1933) - Lefty's Landlady (uncredited)
• Jennie Gerhardt (1933) - Mrs. Gerhardt
• Pilgrimage (1933) - Mrs. Rogers
• This Day and Age (1933) - Grace Smith
• Beauty for Sale (1933) - Mrs. Lawson
• Doctor Bull (1933) - Mrs. Ely, New Winton's Gossip (uncredited)
• Footlight Parade (1933) - Old Maid in Elevator in 'Honeymoon Hotel' (uncredited)
• The Right to Romance (1933) - First Face Lift Patient
• East of Fifth Avenue (1933) - Mrs. Mary Lawton
• Beloved (1934) - Mrs. Tarrant
• You're Telling Me! (1934) - Mrs. Bessie Bisbee
• Ready for Love (1934) - Mrs. Sarah Thompson (uncredited)
• Here Is My Heart (1934) - Charity Lady (uncredited)
• The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) - Mrs. Crisparkle (uncredited)
• Straight from the Heart (1935) - Mother in Breadline
• Party Wire (1935) - Grandma Kern (uncredited)
• Reckless Roads (1935) - Mrs. Adams
• Rose of the Rancho (1936) - Guadalupe
• Paddy O'Day (1936) - Aunt Jane
• The Bold Caballero (1936) - Indian woman (uncredited)
• The Last Train from Madrid (1937) - Rosa Delgado (uncredited)
• Angel (1937) - Flower Woman (uncredited)
• Inside Story (1939) - Dora
• Unmarried (1939) - Mrs. Charles
• Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939) - Miss Floretta Turnbull
• Gone with the Wind (1939) - Bandleader's Wife (uncredited)
• Brother Orchid (1940) - Scrub Woman at End (uncredited) (final film role)

Bibliography

• Tag Gallagher. John Ford: The Man and His Films. University of California Press, 1988.

External links

• Louise Carter at IMDb
• Louise Carter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Images (New York City Public Library)