Mary Beth Hughes

Biography

Mary Beth Hughes was an actress who worked in film, television, and the theater, known for B movies. Born in Alton, Illinois, she started acting in stage productions as a child. A school performance caught the eye of Clifford Brown, a repertory company owner. She graduated from high school in 1937 and returned to his company, then moved to Los Angeles in 1938. She signed with MGM and had a small, uncredited role in Broadway Serenade (1939). In 1940 she joined 20th Century-Fox and played opposite John Barrymore in The Great Profile. Her best-known part was the former girlfriend of Henry Fonda's character in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), a Best Picture nominee. Other credits included I Accuse My Parents (1944) and The Great Flamarion (1945), with Erich von Stroheim and Dan Duryea. She also appeared on television in Dragnet, Studio One, Rawhide, and The Red Skelton Show, and retired from show business in 1976.

75years old at death

Born November 13, 1919Alton
Died August 27, 1995Los Angeles
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Mary Elizabeth Hughes

Movie Career

Films: 10
Career span: 13 years1941 to 1954

Genres

Drama60%, 6 films
Crime50%, 5 films
Mystery40%, 4 films
Thriller40%, 4 films
Western20%, 2 films

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A change of course
In 1961, Hughes chose to leave acting and took a receptionist job in a plastic surgeon's office, but she still made appearances in nightclubs.
Behind the camera
The following year, Hughes took on both directing and a starring role in a Los Angeles staging of Pajama Top.

Mary Beth Hughes movies on Netflix

Highway Dragnet1954IMDb rating 6.3as Terry Smith - Bar Girl
Young Man with a Horn1950IMDb rating 7.2as Marge Martin
El Paso1949IMDb rating 5.9as Stagecoach Nellie
Inner Sanctum1948IMDb rating 6.0as Jean Maxwell
The Great Flamarion1945IMDb rating 6.5as Connie Wallace
The Lady Confesses1945IMDb rating 5.9as Vicki McGuire
I Accuse My Parents1944IMDb rating 2.6as Kitty Reed
The Ox-Bow Incident1943IMDb rating 8.0as Rose Mapen
Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6as Merle Garland
Dressed to Kill1941IMDb rating 6.5as Joanne La Marre

Best known for

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

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The Ox-Bow Incident1943 Drama, Westernas Rose Mapen
IMDb rating 8.028K votes
I Accuse My Parents1944 Crime, Dramaas Kitty Reed
IMDb rating 2.63.1K votes
The Great Flamarion1945as Connie Wallace
IMDb rating 6.51.6K votes
Dressed to Kill1941as Joanne La Marre
IMDb rating 6.51.4K votes
Inner Sanctum1948as Jean Maxwell
IMDb rating 6.01.3K votes
Young Man with a Horn1950as Marge Martin
IMDb rating 7.24.3K votes
The Lady Confesses1945as Vicki McGuire
IMDb rating 5.9519 votes
Blue, White, and Perfect1942as Merle Garland
IMDb rating 6.6643 votes

Most often with

Sam Newfield directed two of these films. Eight 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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Jack Chefe

Steven Geray

Lloyd Nolan

Charles Trowbridge

William 'Billy' Benedict

Edward EarleSam NewfieldDirector, 2 films

Films together

Jack Chefe2 films together, 1944 to 1945
Jack Chefe's page
- The Great Flamarion1945IMDb rating 6.5Hughes as Connie WallaceChefe as Hotel Desk Clerk
- I Accuse My Parents1944IMDb rating 2.6Hughes as Kitty ReedChefe as Headwaiter
Steven Geray2 films together, 1942 to 1949
Steven Geray's page
- El Paso1949IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Stagecoach NellieGeray as Mexican Joe
- Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Merle GarlandGeray as Vanderhoefen
Lloyd Nolan2 films together, 1941 to 1942
Lloyd Nolan's page
- Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Merle GarlandNolan as Michael Shayne
- Dressed to Kill1941IMDb rating 6.5Hughes as Joanne La MarreNolan as Michael Shayne
Charles Trowbridge2 films together, 1941 to 1942
Charles Trowbridge's page
- Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Merle GarlandTrowbridge as Capt. Brown
- Dressed to Kill1941IMDb rating 6.5Hughes as Joanne La MarreTrowbridge as David Earle
William 'Billy' Benedict2 films together, 1941 to 1943
William 'Billy' Benedict's page
- The Ox-Bow Incident1943IMDb rating 8.0Hughes as Rose MapenBenedict as Greene
- Dressed to Kill1941IMDb rating 6.5Hughes as Joanne La MarreBenedict as Singing Telegram Boy
Edward Earle2 films together, 1942 to 1944
Edward Earle's page
- I Accuse My Parents1944IMDb rating 2.6Hughes as Kitty ReedEarle as Judge
- Blue, White, and Perfect1942IMDb rating 6.6Hughes as Merle GarlandEarle as First Officer Richards
Sam NewfieldDirector, 2 films, 1944 to 1945
All films by Sam Newfield
- The Lady Confesses1945IMDb rating 5.9Hughes as Vicki McGuire
- I Accuse My Parents1944IMDb rating 2.6Hughes as Kitty Reed
Also two films together2 more actors
- Harold MillerThe Lady Confesses (1945) and I Accuse My Parents (1944)
- Emmett VoganThe Lady Confesses (1945) and Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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