Cecil Cunningham

Career timeline

1. 1888 · Born

   Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   Their Own Desire (Movie)

3. 1936 · Breakthrough

   Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Movie)

4. 1952 · Latest release

   Four Star Playhouse (TV)

5. 1959 · Died

   April 17, 1959

Career in numbers

1 1920s

50 1930s

22 1940s

1 1950s

• Drama39
• Romance35
• Comedy34
• Crime9
• Music8
• Mystery4

Highest-rated title Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936 7.5 Most popular title Four Star Playhouse 1952 6.8

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Cecil Cunningham in our catalogue.

Grant Mitchell

3 titles together

Ben Hecht

2 titles together

Joan Bennett

2 titles together

Edwin Maxwell

2 titles together

Joyce Compton

2 titles together

Robert Young

2 titles together

Fred MacMurray

2 titles together

Sidney Toler

2 titles together

Robert Warwick

2 titles together

Constance Moore

2 titles together

1. 1952 Four Star Playhouse as Woman (Hotel) TV
2. 1946 My Reputation as Stella Thompson 7.3 Movie
3. 1943 In Old Oklahoma as Mrs. Ames 6.2 Movie
4. 1943 Du Barry Was a Lady as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited) Movie
5. 1943 Above Suspicion as Countess 6.2 Movie
6. 1942 The Hidden Hand as Lorinda Channing Movie
7. 1942 My Heart Belongs to Daddy as Mrs. Whitman Movie
8. 1942 Cairo as Mme. Laruga Movie
9. 1942 The Affairs of Martha as Mrs. Llewellyn Castle Movie
10. 1942 Twin Beds as Miss MacMahon, Secretary Movie
11. 1942 The Wife Takes a Flyer as Countess Oldenburg Movie
12. 1942 Cowboy Serenade as Priscilla Lock Movie
13. 1941 The Feminine Touch as Party Guest (uncredited) Movie
14. 1941 Blossoms in the Dust as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth 6.6 Movie
15. 1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry as Mrs. Diana Boone Movie
16. 1941 Repent at Leisure as Mrs. Morgan Movie
17. 1941 Back Street as Mrs. Miller Movie
18. 1941 Play Girl as Dowager at Concert (uncredited) Movie
19. 1940 Kitty Foyle as Grandmother 6.6 Movie
20. 1940 New Moon as Governor's Wife Movie
21. 1940 The Captain is a Lady as Mrs. Jane Homans Movie
22. 1940 Lillian Russell as Mrs. Hobbs Movie
23. 1940 Abe Lincoln in Illinois as Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
24. 1939 Laugh It Off as Tess Gibson Movie
25. 1939 Lady of the Tropics as Countess Berichi Movie
26. 1939 Winter Carnival as Miss Ainsley Movie
27. 1939 It's a Wonderful World as Madame J. L. Chambers 6.6 Movie
28. 1939 The Family Next Door as Cora Stewart Movie
29. 1938 Girls' School as Miss Brewster Movie
30. 1938 Marie Antoinette as Mme. 'Feldy' de Lerchenfeld (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
31. 1938 Blond Cheat as Genevieve Trent Movie
32. 1938 Wives Under Suspicion as Sharpy Movie
33. 1938 You and Me as Mrs. Morris 6.6 Movie
34. 1938 Kentucky Moonshine as Landlady Movie
35. 1938 Four Men and a Prayer as Piper Movie
36. 1938 College Swing as Dean Sleet Movie
37. 1938 Scandal Street as Maybelle Murphy Movie
38. 1937 Daughter of Shanghai as Mrs. Mary Hunt Movie
39. 1937 Night Club Scandal as Mrs. Alvin Movie
40. 1937 The Awful Truth as Aunt Patsy 7.2 Movie
41. 1937 This Way Please as Miss Eberhardt Movie
42. 1937 Artists & Models as Stella Movie
43. 1937 King of Gamblers as Big Edna Movie
44. 1937 Swing High, Swing Low as Murphy Movie
45. 1936 Come and Get It as Josie 6.7 Movie
46. 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town as (uncredited) 7.5 Movie
47. 1935 People Will Talk as Nellie Simpson Movie
48. 1934 We Live Again as Theodosia Movie
49. 1934 Return of the Terror as Miss Doolittle Movie
50. 1934 The Life of Vergie Winters as Pearl Turner Movie
51. 1934 Manhattan Love Song as Pancake Annie Jones Movie
52. 1933 The Druggist's Dilemma as Mrs. Finch Movie
53. 1933 From Hell to Heaven as Mrs. Chadman Movie
54. 1933 Ladies They Talk About as Mrs. Arlington (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
55. 1932 If I Had a Million as Agnes - Emily's Friend (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
56. 1932 Blonde Venus as Cabaret Manager in Norfolk (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
57. 1932 Those We Love as Mrs. Henry Abbott Movie
58. 1932 Love Me Tonight as Laundress (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
59. 1932 The Candid Camera as Mrs. Townes' Aunty Movie
60. 1932 Love is a Racket as Aunt Hattie Donovan Movie
61. 1932 Is My Face Red? as Millionaire's Wife Movie
62. 1932 The Rich Are Always with Us as Woman Talking with Julian at Party (uncredited) Movie
63. 1932 Just a Pain in the Parlor as Mrs. Smith Movie
64. 1932 The Wet Parade as Mrs. Twombey - Hotel Guest (uncredited) Movie
65. 1932 The Impatient Maiden as Mrs. Rosy Movie
66. 1932 Never the Twins Shall Meet as Mrs. Carp Movie
67. 1931 Mata Hari as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
68. 1931 Safe in Hell as Angie 6.7 Movie
69. 1931 The Age for Love as Pamela Movie
70. 1931 Susan Lenox as Madame Panoramia aka Pansy 6.1 Movie
71. 1930 Playboy of Paris as Mlle. Hedwige Movie
72. 1930 Anybody's Woman as Dot Movie
73. 1930 Paramount on Parade as Society Woman ('Impulses') (uncredited) Movie
74. 1929 Their Own Desire as Aunt Caroline 5.1 Movie

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