Carol Hughes

Biography

Carol Hughes was born on January 17, 1910 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Catherine Mabel Hukill. She was an actress, known for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940), D.O.A. (1950) and Under Western Stars (1938). She was married to Frank Faylen. She died on August 8, 1995 in Burbank, California, USA.

85years old at death

Born January 17, 1910Chicago
Died August 8, 1995Burbank
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Catherine Mabel Hukill (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 8
Career span: 16 years1936 to 1952

Genres

Adventure38%, 3 films
Comedy38%, 3 films
Action25%, 2 films
Drama25%, 2 films
Romance25%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
At 14, Hughes started dancing and acting in short musical comedies with a stock company in Oshkosh. The next year, after learning piano and singing, she was Katie Conway in the Conway Sisters team.
A change of course
Hughes formed a comedy dancing and singing team with Frank Faylen in the late 1920s. Billed as Faylen and Hughes, she took the role of the "dumb girl" Kitty Hughes.
About the name
Warner Bros. signed Hughes as a contract player in 1936. Her first name then became Carol, and she started getting credited speaking parts, mostly in B movies.

Carol Hughes movies on Netflix

Scaramouche1952IMDb rating 7.5as Pierrette
D.O.A.1949IMDb rating 7.2as Kitty
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947IMDb rating 7.2as Florence
Home in Oklahoma1946IMDb rating 6.1as Jan Holloway
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940IMDb rating 6.6as Dale Arden
Love Affair1939IMDb rating 7.3as Nightclub Patron
Under Western Stars1938IMDb rating 5.9as Eleanor Fairbanks
Earthworm Tractors1936IMDb rating 6.3as Sally Blair

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Dale Arden
IMDb rating 6.61.7K votes
Under Western Stars1938 Adventure, Westernas Eleanor Fairbanks
IMDb rating 5.9484 votes
D.O.A.1949as Kitty
IMDb rating 7.214K votes
Earthworm Tractors1936as Sally Blair
IMDb rating 6.3563 votes
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947as Florence
IMDb rating 7.210K votes
Home in Oklahoma1946as Jan Holloway
IMDb rating 6.1299 votes
Scaramouche1952as Pierrette
IMDb rating 7.56.9K votes
Love Affair1939as Nightclub Patron
IMDb rating 7.37.4K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Irving Bacon

Roy RogersBrandon Beach

Earl Dwire

Tom Chatterton

Films together

Irving Bacon2 films together, 1936 to 1947
Irving Bacon's page
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947IMDb rating 7.2Hughes as FlorenceBacon as Melvin - Police Turnkey
- Earthworm Tractors1936IMDb rating 6.3Hughes as Sally BlairBacon as Taxicab Driver
Roy Rogers2 films together, 1938 to 1946
Roy Rogers's page
- Home in Oklahoma1946IMDb rating 6.1Hughes as Jan HollowayRogers as Roy Rogers
- Under Western Stars1938IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Eleanor FairbanksRogers as Roy Rogers
Brandon Beach2 films together, 1938 to 1947
Brandon Beach's page
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947IMDb rating 7.2Hughes as FlorenceBeach as Man on Dais
- Under Western Stars1938IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Eleanor FairbanksBeach as Sen. Wilson
Earl Dwire2 films together, 1938 to 1940
Earl Dwire's page
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Dale ArdenDwire as Janda
- Under Western Stars1938IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Eleanor FairbanksDwire as Mayor Biggs
Tom Chatterton2 films together, 1938 to 1940
Tom Chatterton's page
- Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Dale ArdenChatterton as Professor Arden [Chs. 1, 4]
- Under Western Stars1938IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Eleanor FairbanksChatterton as Congressman Edward H. Marlowe

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