Florence Rice
Birthday: 1907-02-14
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Synopsis
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Florence Rice (February 14, 1907 – February 23, 1974) was an American film actress.
Florence Davenport Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Grantland Rice and Katherine Hollis, who became an actress during the early 1930s and after several Broadway roles, eventually made her way to Hollywood. Blonde, pretty, and wholesome, Rice was cast as the reliable girlfriend in several MGM films, and during the 1930s, MGM gradually provided her with more substantial roles, occasionally in prestige productions.
Rice never became a major figure in films, but achieved popularity in a number of screen pairings with Robert Young. Her most widely seen performances were in Double Wedding (1937), in which she was billed third in the cast credits behind William Powell and Myrna Loy, Sweethearts (1938) with Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, and The Marx Brothers film At The Circus (1939).
During the 1940s the quality of her roles steadily decreased and in 1947 she retired.
She married three times, with her third marriage lasting until her death in Honolulu, Hawaii from lung cancer.
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Acting
The Ghost and the Guest
as Jacqueline 'Jackie' DeLong / Frye
Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long, they are besieged by a gang of crooks, searching for a fortune in diamonds. With the help of chauffeur Harmony Jones, the honeymooners attempt to outsmart the villains.
Stand By All Networks
as Frances Prescott
An intrepid radio reporter sets out to track down and expose Nazi agents.
The Boss of Big Town
as Linda Gregory
Quality was seldom a consideration in the low-budget films of PRC Studios; still, the company was a welcome harbor for character actors who aspired to occasional leading roles. In Boss of Big Town, veteran supporting player John Litel is top-billed as crusading city market official Michael Lynn. When a criminal gang muscles in on the local food distribution markets, Lynn vows to throw the rascals out. First, however, he pretends to join the villains as a paid government stooge, the better to find out the identity of the "Mister Big" behind the distribution racket. The exposure of the "mystery villain" will come as a shock to fans of the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille epic The King of Kings--but not to dyed-in-the-wool movie buffs.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Pam Martin
Jackie Gleason and Jack Durant are teamed for the first and only time as Hank and Jed, a pair of dimwitted barbers who are forced into bankruptcy because all their customers have marched off to war. Figuring that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, Hank and Jed try to join the Army themselves, only to be rejected for a variety of reasons (When asked to read the eye-chart, Hank says he can't-not because he can't see, but because he can't read).
Doctors Don't Tell
as Diana Wayne
Dr. Ralph Snyder and Dr. Frank Blake open an office together but soon split over a rivalry for nightclub singer Diana Wayne and a difference over ethics.
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The Blonde from Singapore
as Mary Brooks
Fortune hunter Mary Brooks, posing as a missionary's daughter, strives to beat a couple of pilots, Terry Prescott and "Waffles" Billings, (who have turned pearl divers in order to buy a plane and join the Royal Air Force), out of their pearls, while also beating off the advances of Prince Sali who wants to add her to his harem.
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Mr. District Attorney
as Terry Parker
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case.
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Broadway Melody of 1940
as Amy Blake
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are an unsuccessful dance team in New York. A producer discovers Brett as the new partner for Clare Bennett, but Brett, who thinks he is one of the people they lent money to, gives him the name of his partner.
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Phantom Raiders
as Cora Barnes
In this second Carter mystery, a mysterious rash of cargo ships sinking in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bombshell armed with American slang, a young couple in love and a whole raft of crooks and cutthroats.
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Girl in 313
as Joan Matthews
A priceless necklace goes missing at a plush party. Police close in on the jewel thieves but is one cop getting too close to one of the crooks?
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Cherokee Strip
as Kate Cross
Richard Dix stars as Dave Morrell, the new marshal of Goliath, Oklahoma. Immediately upon arrival, Morrell finds himself at odds with banker Coy Barrett (Victor Jory), who is actually the leader of all local criminal activities.
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Miracles for Sale
as Judy Barclay
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered.
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At the Circus
as Julie Randall
Jeff Wilson, the owner of a small circus, owes his partner Carter $10,000. Before Jeff can pay, Carter's accomplices steal the money so he can take over the circus. Antonio Pirelli and Punchy, who work at the circus, together with lawyer Loophole try to find the thief and get the money back.
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The Kid From Texas
as Margo Thomas
A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.
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Stand Up and Fight
as Susan Griffith
A southern aristocrat clashes with a driver transporting stolen slaves to freedom.
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Fast Company
as Garda Sloane
Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
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Paradise for Three
as Hilde Tobler
A businessman mingles with German laborers to learn more about their lives.
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Sweethearts
as Kay Jordan
Bickering husband-and-wife stage stars are manipulated into a break-up for publicity purposes.
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Double Wedding
as Irene Agnew
A bohemian free spirit helps meek Waldo win back his fiancée and falls in love with her over-controlling sister in the process.
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Navy Blue and Gold
as Patricia 'Pat' Gates
Three Navy Cadets become friends, support each other and struggle to survive the rigorous training.
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The Longest Night
as Joan Sutton
Love with a clerk and a robbery by gangsters preoccupy a department store's new owner.
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Women Are Trouble
as Ruth Nolan
A young reporter tries to prove her mettle by exposing a liquor racketeering gang.
