Carole Lombard filmography explained

Carole Lombard (1908–1942) was an American cinema actress who appeared in 56 feature films and 18 short films in a career spanning 21 years before her death in an airplane crash at the age of 33.

Filmography

Silent features

YearFilmRoleDirectorStudioNotes
1921 A Perfect Crime Grigg's sister Credited as Jane Peters
Lost film
1924 Gold Heels Bit part Uncredited
1925 Dick Turpin Crowd Extra Fox Film Corporation Uncredited
Gold and the Girl Fox Film Corporation Uncredited
Lost film
Pretty Ladies Showgirl Uncredited
Marriage in Transit Celia Hathaway Fox Film Corporation Credited as Carol Lombard
Lost film
Hearts and Spurs Sybil Estabrook W. S. Van Dyke Fox Film Corporation Credited as Carol Lombard
Durand of the Bad LandsEllen Boyd Lynn ReynoldsFox Film CorporationCredited as Carol Lombard
Lost film
1926 The Road to Glory Fox Film Corporation Uncredited
Lost film
1927 My Best Girl Flirty Salesgirl Uncredited
The Girl from Everywhere Vera Veranda
1928 The Divine Sinner Millie Claudert Credited as Carol Lombard
Lost film
Power Another Dame Credited as Carol Lombard
Me, Gangster Blonde Rosie Fox Film Corporation Credited as Carol Lombard
Lost film
Show Folks Cleo Pathé Exchange Credited as Carol Lombard
Ned McCobb's Daughter Jennie Pathé Exchange Credited as Carol Lombard

Sound features

YearFilmRoleDirectorStudioNotes
1929High Voltage Billie Davis Howard Higgin Pathé Exchange Credited as Carol Lombard
Big News Margaret Banks Pathé Exchange Credited as Carol Lombard
The Racketeer Rhoda Philbrooke Howard Higgin Pathé Exchange Credited as Carol Lombard
1930The Arizona Kid Virginia Hoyt Fox Film Corporation
Safety in Numbers Pauline
Fast and Loose Alice O'Neil Paramount Pictures
1931It Pays to Advertise Mary Grayson Paramount Pictures
Man of the World Mary Kendall Paramount Pictures First of three films with William Powell, who she married three months after its release
Ladies' Man Rachel Fendley Paramount Pictures Second of three films with William Powell
Up Pops the Devil Anne Merrick Paramount Pictures
I Take This Woman Kay Dowling Paramount Pictures
1932No One Man Penelope 'Nep' Newbold Paramount Pictures
Sinners in the Sun Doris Blake Paramount Pictures
Virtue Mae
No More Orchids Annie Holt Columbia Pictures
No Man of Her Own Connie Randall Paramount Pictures Only film with Clark Gable, who she married in 1939
1933From Hell to Heaven Colly Tanner Paramount Pictures
Supernatural Roma Courtney Paramount Pictures
The Eagle and the Hawk Beautiful lady Paramount Pictures
Brief Moment Abby Fane Columbia Pictures
White Woman Judith Denning Stuart Walker Paramount Pictures
1934Bolero Helen Hathaway Wesley Ruggles Paramount Pictures
We're Not Dressing Doris Worthington Paramount Pictures
Twentieth Century Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka Howard Hawks Columbia Pictures
Now and Forever Toni Carstairs Day Paramount Pictures
Lady by Choice Alabam Lee David Burton Columbia Pictures
The Gay Bride Mary Magiz
1935Rumba Diana Harrison Marion Gering Paramount Pictures
Hands Across the Table Regi Allen Paramount Pictures First of four films with Fred MacMurray
1936Love Before Breakfast Kay Colby Walter Lang
The Princess Comes Across Princess Olga Paramount Pictures Second of four films with Fred MacMurray
My Man Godfrey Irene Bullock Gregory La Cava Universal Pictures Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actress
Her final film with William Powell
1937Swing High, Swing Low Maggie King Mitchell Leisen Paramount Pictures Third of four films with Fred MacMurray
Nothing Sacred Hazel Flagg United Artists Her only film in Technicolor
True Confession Helen Barlett Wesley Ruggles Paramount Pictures Fourth and final film with Fred MacMurray
1938 Fools for Scandal Kay Winters
1939Made for Each Other Jane Mason United Artists
In Name Only Julie Eden John Cromwell
1940Vigil in the Night Anne Lee RKO Radio Pictures
They Knew What They Wanted Amy Peters RKO Radio Pictures
1941 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Ann Krausheimer Smith RKO Radio Pictures
1942 To Be or Not to Be Maria Tura United Artists Released posthumously

Short films

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