Cast
Thelma Todd
Acting
Cast
Thelma Todd
Known for
Acting
Born
1906-07-29
From
Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died
1935-12-16
Also known as Alison Loyd, Π’Π΅Π»ΡΠΌΠ° Π’ΠΎΠ΄Π΄, Thelma Alice Todd
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thelma Alice Todd (July 29, 1906 β 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.
Careers
as Hortense
The Devil's Brother
as Lady Pamela Rocburg
Follow Thru
as Ruth Van Horn
Horse Feathers
as Connie Bailey
Corsair
as Alison Corning
The Noose
as Phyllis
The King
as The Queen
Show Business
as Thelma
The Gay Defender
as Ruth Ainsworth
Aloha
as Winifred Bradford
The Soilers
as Thelma
Rubber Heels
as Princess Aline
Rough Seas
as Antoinette
Opened by Mistake
as Thelma
Maid in Hollywood
as Thelma
Death In Hollywood
The Maltese Falcon
as Iva Archer
Monkey Business
as Lucille Briggs
Sky Boy
Bottoms Up
as Judith Marlowe
Crazy Feet
as Dancer
Command Performance
as Lydia
Speak Easily
as Eleanor Espere
Naughty Baby
as Bonnie Le Vonne
Cheating Blondes
as Anne Merrick / Elaine Manners
Sneak Easily
as Miss Thelma Todd - Attorney for the Defense
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Air Hostess
as Mrs. Sylvia C. Carleton
Klondike
as Klondike
Two for Tonight
as Lilly
Let's Do Things
as Thelma Todd
Deception
as Lola Del Mont
The Bohemian Girl
as Gypsy Queen's Daughter
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
as Self (archive footage)
Unaccustomed as We Are
as Mrs. Kennedy
Red Noses
as Miss Todd
Call Her Savage
as Sunny De Lane
Death Scenes
as Self (archive footage)
Broadminded
as Gertie Gardner
Chickens Come Home
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
The Poor Rich
as Gwendolyn Fetherstone
The Shrimp
as Jim's Girlfriend
This Is the Night
as Claire Mathewson
Her Man
as Nelly
Palooka
as Trixie
Another Fine Mess
as Lady Plumtree (uncredited)
Counsellor at Law
as Lillian La Rue
Mary Stevens, M.D.
as Lois Cavanaugh
Whispering Whoopee
as Miss Todd
Slightly Static
as Thelma
Son of a Sailor
as The Baroness
War Mamas
as Thelma
After the Dance
as Mabel Kane
You Made Me Love You
as Pamela Berne
Dollar Dizzy
as Thelma Todd
Swanee River
as Caroline
Cockeyed Cavaliers
as Lady Genevieve
Seven Footprints to Satan
as Eve
The Bachelor Girl
as Gladys
Nevada
as Hettie Ide
Bum Voyage
as Thelma
High C's
as Antoinette
The Fighting Parson
as The Blonde Dance Hall Girl
On the Loose
as Thelma
Sealskins
as Thelma Todd
Soup and Fish
as Miss Thelma Todd
Vamping Venus
as Madame Vanezlos the Dancer / Venus
Maids a la Mode
as Miss Todd
Done in Oil
as Thelma Todd aka Mlle. La Todd
Fascinating Youth
as Lorraine Lane
The Haunted House
as The Nurse
The Hot Heiress
as Lola
Alum and Eve
as Thelma
The Tin Man
as Thelma Todd
Her Private Life
as Mrs. Leslie
All Teed Up
as Thelma
No Limit
as Betty Royce
House of Horror
as Thelma
The Pip from Pittsburg
as Thelma
Three Chumps Ahead
as Thelma Todd
Snappy Sneezer
as Mary White
The Shield of Honor
as Rose aka Flora Fisher
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
as Dance-Hall Girl (uncredited)
Take the Stand
as Miss Sally Oxford
An All American Toothache
as Thelma Alice Todd
Beauty and the Bus
as Thelma
Murders of Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
The Old Bull
as Thelma
Sitting Pretty
as Gloria Duval
The Crash
as Daisy McQueen
The Bargain of the Century
as Thelma
Yesterday and Today
as (archive footage)
Hot Money
as Miss Thelma Todd
Fireman, Save My Child
as (uncredited)
Trial Marriage
as Grace Logan
Asleep in the Feet
as Thelma
The Big Timer
as Kay Mitchell
One-Horse Farmers
as Thelma
Hotter Than Hot
The Misses Stooge
as Thelma Todd
Hips, Hips, Hooray!
as Miss Amelia Frisby
Hurdy Gurdy
as Blondie
Air Fright
as Thelma
The Head Guy
as The Star
Looser Than Loose
as Thelma, Charley's Fiancee
Strictly Unreliable
as Miss Thelma Todd
Babes in the Goods
as Thelma Todd
The Nickel Nurser
as Thelma Todd
Treasure Blues
as Thelma
Stepping Out
as Charley's Wife
The Real McCoy
as Thelma
Sing Sister Sing
as Thelma
The Pajama Party
as Thelma
Top Flat
as Thelma Todd
Backs to Nature
as Thelma
Love Fever
as Thelma Todd
Catch-As Catch-Can
as Thelma
Twin Triplets
as Thelma
Murderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 6: Hollywood Police Files
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hal Roach Presents Harry Langdon
as The Woman
Lightning Strikes Twice
as Judy Nelson
One Track Minds
as Thelma Todd
Heart to Heart
as Ruby Boyd
I'll Be Suing You
as Miss Todd
Look out Below
as Thelma