Monica Bannister
Biography
Monica Bannister was a Canadian-born American actress who was born in Forward, Saskatchewan, grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and signed with Warner First National in 1932. Her best-known screen part was Joan Gale in Michael Curtiz's Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). She played Maybelle in The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941), and filled smaller roles in many 1930s and 1940s films, among them Hypnotized (1932), Jimmy the Gent (1934), The Great Ziegfeld (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Flowing Gold (1940), Accent on Love (1941) and Quiet Please, Murder (1942). Outside movies, she worked as a showgirl at the Hollywood Restaurant and Cabaret, a New York supper club, and in 1932 was named Queen of the Los Angeles Dahlia Show. She died in 2002.
91years old at death
- Born Forward, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Died
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 9 years1933 to 1942
Every film, newest first
- 1942Blue, White, and PerfectIMDb rating 6.6
- 1939The Flying DeucesIMDb rating 6.7
- 1936Born to DanceIMDb rating 6.7
- 1934DamesIMDb rating 7.0
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933IMDb rating 7.7
Genres
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Monica Bannister movies on Netflix
Blue, White, and Perfectas Clerk
The Flying Deucesas Georgette's Girl Friend
Born to Danceas Waitress at Lonely Hearts Club
Damesas Chorus Girl
Gold Diggers of 1933as Gold Digger
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Seven 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.







Films together
Joan Blondell2 films together, 1933 to 1934
Joan Blondell's page Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Bannister as Chorus GirlBlondell as Mabel Anderson
Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Bannister as Gold DiggerBlondell as Carol King
Guy Kibbee2 films together, 1933 to 1934
Guy Kibbee's page Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Bannister as Chorus GirlKibbee as Horace Hemingway
Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Bannister as Gold DiggerKibbee as Faneul H. Peabody
Dick Powell2 films together, 1933 to 1934
Dick Powell's page Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Bannister as Chorus GirlPowell as Jimmy Higgens
Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Bannister as Gold DiggerPowell as Brad Roberts
Reginald Gardiner2 films together, 1936 to 1939
Reginald Gardiner's page The Flying Deuces1939IMDb rating 6.7Bannister as Georgette's Girl FriendGardiner as Francois
Born to Dance1936IMDb rating 6.7Bannister as Waitress at Lonely Hearts ClubGardiner as Policeman
Bonnie Bannon2 films together, 1933 to 1939
Bonnie Bannon's page The Flying Deuces1939IMDb rating 6.7Bannister as Georgette's Girl FriendBannon as Georgette's Girl Friend
Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Bannister as Gold DiggerBannon as Gold Digger
Ruby Keeler2 films together, 1933 to 1934
Ruby Keeler's page Dames1934IMDb rating 7.0Bannister as Chorus GirlKeeler as Barbara Hemingway
Gold Diggers of 19331933IMDb rating 7.7Bannister as Gold DiggerKeeler as Polly Parker
Also two films together1 more actor
- Loretta AndrewsDames (1934) and Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
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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