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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Helen Vinson (September 17, 1907 – October 7, 1999) was an American film actress, who appeared in 40 films between 1932 and 1945. Vinson's screen career often featured her in roles in which she played the part of the other woman or (pre-Code) loose women with active romantic lives. Her first film role was Jewel Robbery (1932), which starred William Powell and Kay Francis. She appeared as Doris Delafield in The Kennel Murder Case, which starred Powell as Philo Vance. One of her memorable roles was in The Wedding Night (1935), when she played the wife of Gary Cooper's character and the rival of Anna Sten's, in a story about the Connecticut tobacco fields. Another performance was in the RKO film In Name Only (1939), in which she was cast as the treacherous friend of Carole Lombard, Kay Francis and Cary Grant's characters. Another standout role for...
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangMovie • 1932
In Name OnlyMovie • 1939
The Thin Man Goes HomeMovie • 1944
The Kennel Murder CaseMovie • 1933
The Lady and the MonsterMovie • 1944
The Little GiantMovie • 1933
Broadway BillMovie • 1934
The Wedding NightMovie • 1935
Jewel RobberyMovie • 1932
Beyond TomorrowMovie • 1940
The TunnelMovie • 1935