Carmel Myers

Known for Acting

4/4/1899

San Francisco, California, USA

Biography

Carmel Myers was an American actress successful in, particularly, Silent films. She is best remembered for her performance as Egyptian seductress Iras in the 1925 epic Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.

Known For (75 credits)

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Erte

1980

A biography of Erte, the early 20th century Russian artist and designer known for his glamorous opera sets, jewelry, costumes, and graphic arts. Narrated by Diana Vreeland.

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.1

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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

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Nick and Nora

1975

Retired detective Nick Charles and his wife set out to solve a murder mystery after a corpse wearing white gloves is found in a hotel pool.

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Chico and the Man

1974

Chico and the Man is an American sitcom which ran on NBC for four seasons, from September 13, 1974, to July 21, 1978. It stars Jack Albertson as Ed Brown, the cantankerous owner of a run down garage in an East Los Angeles barrio, and Freddie Prinze as Chico Rodriguez, an upbeat, optimistic Chicano young man who comes in looking for a job. It was the first U.S. television series set in a Mexican-American neighborhood.

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Studio One

1948

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

4.3

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Whistle Stop

1946

When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.

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Pretty Dolly

1942

Leon Errol plans to buy a doll as a gift for his wife; misunderstandings ensue.

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Lady for a Night

1942

Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.

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The Countess of Monte Cristo

1934

A distraught movie extra flees a movie set with a fancy costume and car. Circumstances lead her to begin impersonating a Countess, while a fellow extra takes on the role of her servant.

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No Living Witness

1932

An assistant district attorney tries to stop his girlfriend's father from being swindled out of his money by a crooked lawyer in a racetrack scam.

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Nice Women

1931

A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.

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Chinatown After Dark

1931

The female head of a criminal gang in Chinatown is after a valuable jewel, and lets nothing stand in her way of finding it.