Geneva Mitchell
Born: 1907-02-03 in Medarysville, Indiana, USA
Died: 1949-03-10
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geneva Mitchell (February 3, 1907 – March 10, 1949) was an American film actress. She appeared in over 70 films between 1929 and 1946. Mitchell started her career on the stage in a musical comedy. At age 17, she was in the choruses of Sally and the Ziegfeld Follies of 1921. She signed a contract with Warner Brothers in October 1929, and with Columbia Pictures in June 1934. Modern viewers will recognize Mitchell from her appearances in the Three Stooges 1935 films Restless Knights, Pop Goes the Easel, and particularly Hoi Polloi. In Hoi Polloi, Mitchell plays a dance instructor who directs the Stooges to "do exactly as I do." Before she begins her dance, a bumblebee lands on her bare back, and then crawls under her dress. She becomes alarmed. Naturally, the Stooges mimic her every startled move. This hilarious footage was to be reused six years later in In the Sweet Pie and Pie.
Filmography
1946
- Andy Plays Hookey as Mrs. Clyde
1936
- The Crime Patrol as Mary Prentiss
- The Cattle Thief as Alice
1935
- Carnival as Nurse
- Party Wire as Irene Sherman
- Fighting Shadows as Martha Harrison
- Pop Goes the Easel as Model in Black Gown (uncredited)
- Behind the Evidence as Rita Sinclair
- The Captain Hits the Ceiling as Clara
- Restless Knights as Anne, Queen of Anesthesia
- Lawless Riders as Edith Adams
- Gobs of Trouble
- Night Life of the Gods as Hebe
- His Bridal Sweet as Mrs.Harry Langdon
- His Old Flame
- Western Courage as Gloria Hanley
- Death Flies East as Helen Gilbert
- Air Hawks as Gertie Dunlap
- Honeymoon Bridge
- I Don't Remember as Mrs. Crump
- It Always Happens as Mrs. Smith
1934
- The Defense Rests as Mitchell's Receptionist
- The Hell Cat as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Blind Date as Dot
- This Side of Heaven as Nurse Healy (uncredited)
- Girl in Danger as Thornton's Secretary (uncredited)
- Springtime for Henry as Young Lady
- A Man's Game as Nurse
1933
- Morning Glory as Miss Hall
- Only Yesterday as Patty
- Ann Vickers as Leah Burbaum (uncredited)
- Above the Clouds as Mabel
- Pleasure Cruise as Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
- A Man of Sentiment as Doris Russell
- I Am Suzanne! as Fifi
- The World Gone Mad as Evelyn Henderson
- Bring 'Em Back a Wife as Daisy Orchid
1932
- Big City Blues as Gossip at 55 Club (uncredited)
- Skyscraper Souls as Mrs. Kyne
- Faithless as Party Guest
- Night World as Florabelle (uncredited)
- The Devil Is Driving as Nellie (uncredited)
- Madison Square Garden as Girl at Training Camp (uncredited)
- The Girl from Calgary as Dolores Baker (uncredited)
- False Faces as Florence Day
- Disorderly Conduct as Phoebe Darnton
- Get That Girl as Mme. Nedra Tito
- What Price Taxi as Jealous Husband's Wife
1931
- Millie as Clara Roscoe (uncredited)
- Working Girls as Maizie (uncredited)
- The All-American Kickback as Helen Dover - Botany Teacher
- The Big Gamble as Trixie, North's Companion
- House of Mystery as Sharon Craig
- The Single Sin as Marian
- Good Sport as Party Girl
1930
- Son of the Gods as Connie (uncredited)
- Safety in Numbers as Cleo Carewe
- Follow Thru as Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
- Back Pay as Babe
- Her Wedding Night as Gloria Marshall