Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 – December 16, 1935) was an American actress. Appearing in about 120 pictures between 1926 and 1935, she is best remembered for her comedic roles in films such as Marx Brothers' Monkey Business and Horse Feathers, a number of Charley Chase's short comedies, and co-starring with Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante in Speak Easily. She also had roles in Wheeler and Woolsey farces, several Laurel and Hardy films, the last of which (The Bohemian Girl) featured her in a part that was truncated by her suspicious death at the age of 29. During the silent film era, Todd appeared in numerous supporting roles that made full use of her beauty but gave her little chance to act. With the advent of the talkies, Todd was given opportunity to expand her roles when producer Hal Roach signed her to appear with such comedy stars as Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy. In 1931, Roach cast Todd in her own series of slapstick comedy shorts, running 17 to 27 minutes each. In an attempt to create a female version of Laurel and Hardy, Roach teamed Todd with ZaSu Pitts for 17 shorts, from "Let's do Things" (June 1931) through "One Track Minds" (May 1933). When Pitts left in 1933, she was replaced by Patsy Kelly, appearing with Todd in 21 shorts, from "Beauty and the Bus" (September 1933) through "An All American Toothache" (January 1936). These Roach shorts often cast Todd as a working girl having all sorts of problems, and trying her best to remain poised and charming despite the embarrassing antics of her sidekick. Todd also appeared successfully in such dramas as the original 1931 film version of The Maltese Falcon starring Ricardo Cortez as Sam Spade, in which she played Miles Archer's treacherous widow. During her career she appeared in 119 films although many of these were short films, and was sometimes publicized as "The Ice Cream Blonde." Todd continued her short-subject series through 1935, and was featured in the full-length Laurel and Hardy comedy The Bohemian Girl. This was her last film; she died after completing all of her scenes, but most of them were re-shot. Producer Roach deleted all of Todd's dialogue and limited her appearance to one musical number.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
    Birthday
    7/29/1906
Seven Footprints to Satan
Seven Footprints to Satan
6
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
6.4
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
7
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers
6.8
Speak Easily
Speak Easily
5.8
Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today
0
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
0
On the Loose
On the Loose
6.8
Another Fine Mess
Another Fine Mess
6.8
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home
6.7
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are
6.8
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl
6.2
This Is the Night
This Is the Night
5.6
Air Hostess
Air Hostess
5.8
Corsair
Corsair
4.4
Counsellor at Law
Counsellor at Law
6.6
The Devil's Brother
The Devil's Brother
6.7
Call Her Savage
Call Her Savage
5.8
Cockeyed Cavaliers
Cockeyed Cavaliers
6
Nevada
Nevada
6
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
5.8
Her Man
Her Man
5.3
Klondike
Klondike
5.3
Whispering Whoopee
Whispering Whoopee
6.2
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
7.5
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
4.7
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
0
Mary Stevens, M.D.
Mary Stevens, M.D.
6
Broadminded
Broadminded
3.7
The Hot Heiress
The Hot Heiress
5.3
Son of a Sailor
Son of a Sailor
5
Two for Tonight
Two for Tonight
6.5
Rough Seas
Rough Seas
0
The Big Timer
The Big Timer
3.5
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
0
High C's
High C's
3.8
No Limit
No Limit
6
Maid in Hollywood
Maid in Hollywood
0
Top Flat
Top Flat
0
The Bargain of the Century
The Bargain of the Century
1.5
Asleep in the Feet
Asleep in the Feet
1
Sealskins
Sealskins
5
Show Business
Show Business
6
The Pip from Pittsburg
The Pip from Pittsburg
6.5
The Tin Man
The Tin Man
7
Follow Thru
Follow Thru
7.2
Catch-As Catch-Can
Catch-As Catch-Can
1
Sing Sister Sing
Sing Sister Sing
6
Red Noses
Red Noses
7
Soup and Fish
Soup and Fish
0
The Real McCoy
The Real McCoy
6.5
Opened by Mistake
0
Hot Money
0
Dollar Dizzy
Dollar Dizzy
6
One-Horse Farmers
0
Maids a la Mode
Maids a la Mode
0
Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart
0
The Nickel Nurser
The Nickel Nurser
1
Backs to Nature
Backs to Nature
5
Command Performance
Command Performance
4.1
Palooka
Palooka
2.9
Hollywood's Hidden Secrets
0
Love Fever
Love Fever
4
The Fighting Parson
The Fighting Parson
0
The Shrimp
The Shrimp
0
The Head Guy
The Head Guy
4
The King
The King
4.3
War Mamas
War Mamas
0
The Pajama Party
The Pajama Party
7
The Old Bull
The Old Bull
3
The Misses Stooge
The Misses Stooge
0
Twin Triplets
Twin Triplets
0
Three Chumps Ahead
Three Chumps Ahead
0
The Soilers
The Soilers
6.2
Strictly Unreliable
Strictly Unreliable
5.5
Treasure Blues
Treasure Blues
0
Sneak Easily
Sneak Easily
0
Slightly Static
Slightly Static
0
One Track Minds
One Track Minds
0
I'll Be Suing You
0
Beauty and the Bus
Beauty and the Bus
0
Bum Voyage
Bum Voyage
6
Done in Oil
Done in Oil
0
Let's Do Things
Let's Do Things
0
Babes in the Goods
Babes in the Goods
9
Air Fright
Air Fright
0
Alum and Eve
Alum and Eve
7
An All American Toothache
0
After the Dance
After the Dance
6
The Shield of Honor
The Shield of Honor
4.3
Bottoms Up
Bottoms Up
4.3
Hurdy Gurdy
Hurdy Gurdy
0
Cheating Blondes
Cheating Blondes
5
Take the Stand
Take the Stand
4
Looser Than Loose
Looser Than Loose
4
You Made Me Love You
You Made Me Love You
6.8
The Noose
The Noose
7
All Teed Up
All Teed Up
3.3
Aloha
Aloha
0
Snappy Sneezer
Snappy Sneezer
6.5
Look out Below
5
Hotter Than Hot
Hotter Than Hot
0
House of Horror
House of Horror
0
Naughty Baby
Naughty Baby
4.5
Careers
Careers
0
Fascinating Youth
Fascinating Youth
0
The Bachelor Girl
The Bachelor Girl
0
The Crash
The Crash
0
Trial Marriage
Trial Marriage
0
Fashion News
5
Crazy Feet
Crazy Feet
5.5
Vamping Venus
Vamping Venus
0
Deception
Deception
0
The Haunted House
The Haunted House
0
Her Private Life
Her Private Life
1
Rubber Heels
Rubber Heels
0
Fireman, Save My Child
Fireman, Save My Child
0
Swanee River
0
The Gay Defender
The Gay Defender
0
Sky Boy
Sky Boy
0
Stepping Out
Stepping Out
5
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
0
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