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
- Restless Knights as Anne, Queen of Anesthesia
- Party Wire as Irene Sherman
- Death Flies East as Helen Gilbert
- Night Life of the Gods as Hebe
- Pop Goes the Easel as Model in Black Gown (uncredited)
- The Captain Hits the Ceiling as Clara
- Western Courage as Gloria Hanley
- I Don't Remember as Mrs. Crump
- Carnival as Nurse
- Air Hawks as Gertie Dunlap
- Lawless Riders as Edith Adams
- His Bridal Sweet as Mrs.Harry Langdon
- His Old Flame
- Behind the Evidence as Rita Sinclair
- Fighting Shadows as Martha Harrison
- It Always Happens as Mrs. Smith
- Gobs of Trouble
- Honeymoon Bridge
1934
- The Defense Rests as Mitchell's Receptionist
- This Side of Heaven as Nurse Healy (uncredited)
- Blind Date as Dot
- A Man's Game as Nurse
- Girl in Danger as Thornton's Secretary (uncredited)
- The Hell Cat as Minor Role (uncredited)
- Springtime for Henry as Young Lady
1933
- Morning Glory as Miss Hall
- The World Gone Mad as Evelyn Henderson
- Ann Vickers as Leah Burbaum (uncredited)
- I Am Suzanne! as Fifi
- A Man of Sentiment as Doris Russell
- Only Yesterday as Patty
- Bring'em Back a Wife as Daisy Orchid
- Above the Clouds as Mabel
- Pleasure Cruise as Ship Passenger (Uncredited)
1932
- The Girl from Calgary as Dolores Baker (uncredited)
- Skyscraper Souls as Mrs. Kyne
- Faithless as Party Guest
- Big City Blues as Gossip at 55 Club (uncredited)
- The Devil Is Driving as Nellie (uncredited)
- Night World as Florabelle (uncredited)
- Disorderly Conduct as Phoebe Darnton
- Madison Square Garden as Girl at Training Camp (uncredited)
- Get That Girl as Mme. Nedra Tito
- False Faces as Florence Day
- What Price Taxi as Jealous Husband's Wife
1931
- Working Girls as Maizie (uncredited)
- The Big Gamble as Trixie, North's Companion
- House of Mystery as Sharon Craig
- Millie as Clara Roscoe (uncredited)
- The All-American Kickback as Helen Dover - Botany Teacher
- The Single Sin as Marian
- Good Sport as Party Girl
1930
- Son of the Gods as Connie (uncredited)
- Her Wedding Night as Gloria Marshall
- Follow Thru as Woman in Ladies' Locker Room (uncredited)
- Back Pay as Babe
- Safety in Numbers as Cleo Carewe