Mary Russell

Known for Acting

4/22/1912

Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA

Biography

Mary Russell was born on April 22, 1912 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA. She was an actress, known for The Golden Trail (1937), Murder in Greenwich Village (1937) and Squadron of Honor (1938). She was married to Paul Ames. She died on August 22, 2005 in San Rafael, California, USA.

Known For (30 credits)

Movie

Squadron of Honor

1938

Squadron of Honor takes place during an American Legion convention, with newsreel shots of the genuine article interspersed among the reenacted scene. A murder is committed, and young legionnaire Blane (Don Terry) wants to find out who's responsible. The cops are convinced that pacifistic munitions executive Metcalf (Thurston Hall) committed the crime, but in fact Metcalf has been framed by pro-war armaments manufacturer Kimball (Robert Warwick).

5.0

Movie

Extortion

1938

In this B potboiler, a college professor finds himself suspected of a murder on his school's campus.

6.0

Movie

Women in Prison

1938

The superintendent of a women's prison is pressured to pardon a member of a criminal gang. When she refuses, her daughter is framed on a manslaughter charge and sent to prison.

5.0

Movie

Man Bites Lovebug

1937

To test his wife, Charley's friend puts him up to making a play for her, but she's on to it and pretends she's fallen for him, infuriating the friend.Charley must stay overnight, and unexpected complications put him in the wife's bedroom.

6.3

Movie

Murder in Greenwich Village

1937

A society girl is suspected of murdering an artist whose brother is a notorious racketeer. In her pursuit of an alibi, she inadvertently implicates a struggling advertisement photographer. Now they must keep up the appearance of being engaged as a bumbling detective snoops around, and their initial distaste for each other blossoms into romance.

5.0

Movie

The Silver Trail

1937

Western, featuring Rin Tin Tin Jr., about a man trying to find an old friend in a town that is trying to deceive him.

5.0

Movie

Larceny on the Air

1937

A doctor working with the Bureau of Pure Foods and Drugs, uses radio broadcasts to expose fraudulent patent medicines.

5.2

Movie

The Riders of the Whistling Skull

1937

When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter enlists the help of the Three Mesquiteers.

5.0

Movie

The Mandarin Mystery

1936

Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

5.0

Movie

Beware Of Ladies

1936

An unhappily married newspaper reporter discovers she's being used as a pawn in a scheme to discredit the political candidate she's been assigned to write about.

5.0

Movie

Roarin' Lead

1936

The Three Mesquiteers fight cattle rustlers.

4.2

Movie

The Big Show

1936

At the Texas Centennial in Dallas Autry confuses two girls by being himself and his own stunt double. When cowboy star Tom Ford disappears, Wilson gets his double Gene Autry to impersonate him. But Ford owes gangster Rico $10,000 and Rico arrives to collect. He fails to get the money but learns that Autry is an impersonator and now blackmails Wilson and his movie studio. Original version runs 71 minutes, edited version runs 59 minutes.