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Sally Eilers

Born 1908-12-11
Died 1978-01-05
📍 New York City, New York, USA

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Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress.

She made her film debut in 1927 in The Red Mill, directed by Roscoe Arbuckle. After several minor roles as an extra, in 1927-1928 she found work with Mack Sennett as one of his "flaming youth" comedians in several comedy short subjects, along with Carole Lombard, who had been a school friend. In 1928, she was voted as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars, a yearly list of young actresses selected by publicity people in the film business, with selection based on the actresses' having "shown the most promise during the past 12 months."

Eilers was a popular figure in early-1930s Hollywood, known for her high spirits and vivacity. Her films were mostly comedies and crime melodramas such as Quick Millions (1931) with Spencer Tracy and George Raft. By the end of the decade, her popularity had waned, and her subsequent film appearances were few. She made her final film appearance in Stage to Tucson (1950).

Filmography 71

This Is Your Life
as Self
1952
Stage to Tucson
as Annie Benson
1950
Coroner Creek
as Della Harms
1948
Strange Illusion
as Virginia Cartwright
1945
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
as Margaret Ames
1944
First Aid
as Red Cross Worker
1943
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
as Claire Martel
1941
Full Confession
as Molly Sullivan
1939
They Made Her a Spy
as Irene Eaton a.k.a. Margaret Brennan
1939
Tarnished Angel
as Carol Vinson
1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Elizabeth Thomas
1938
Condemned Women
as Linda Wilson
1938
Everybody's Doing It
as Penny Wilton
1938
Lady Behave!
as Paula Kendall
1937
Danger Patrol
as Cathy Street
1937
We Have Our Moments
as Mary Smith
1937
Talk of the Devil
as Ann Marlow
1936
Without Orders
as Kay Armstrong
1936
Florida Special
as Jerry Quinn
1936
Don’t Get Personal
as Sally van Ranseleer aka Jinxy
1936
Strike Me Pink
as Claribel Higg
1936
Remember Last Night?
as Bette Huling
1935
Starlit Days at the Lido
as Self
1935
Pursuit
as Maxine Bush
1935
Alias Mary Dow
as Sally Gates
1935
Carnival
as Daisy
1935
I Spy
as Thelma Coldwater
1934
She Made Her Bed
as Laura Gordon
1934
Three on a Honeymoon
as Joan Foster
1934
Walls of Gold
as Jeanie Satterlee Ritchie
1933
Hold Me Tight
as Molly Roberts Evans
1933
Made on Broadway
as Mona
1933
Central Airport
as Jill Collins
1933
Sailor's Luck
as Sally Brent
1933
State Fair
as Emily Joyce
1933
Second Hand Wife
as Sandra Trumbull
1933
Hat Check Girl
as Gerry Marsh
1932
Disorderly Conduct
as Phyllis Crawford
1932
Dance Team
as Poppy Kirk
1932
Over the Hill
as Isabel Potter as an Adult
1931
Bad Girl
as Dorothy Haley
1931
A Holy Terror
as Jerry Foster
1931
The Black Camel
as Julie O'Neil
1931
Quick Millions
as Daisy De Lisle
1931
Clearing the Range
as Mary Lou Moran
1931
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
as Virginia Embrey
1931
Reducing
as Joyce Roche
1931
Doughboys
as Mary
1930
Let Us Be Gay
as Diane
1930
Trigger Tricks
as Betty Dawley
1930
Roaring Ranch
as June Marlin
1930
She Couldn't Say No
as Iris
1930
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)
1929
The Long, Long Trail
as June
1929
Sailor's Holiday
as Molly Jones
1929
Broadway Babies
as Navarre King
1929
Matchmaking Mamma
as Sally McNitt
1929
Trial Marriage
as Constance Bannister
1929
Weary River
as Hatcheck Girl (uncredited)
1929
The Campus Vamp
as Sally
1928
Dry Martini
as Lucille Grosvenor
1928
The Campus Carmen
1928
The Good-Bye Kiss
as Sally
1928
Fazil
as Harem Girl
1928
Broadway Daddies
as Chorus Girl
1928
The Crowd
as Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)
1928
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)
1927
Slightly Used
as Grace Martin
1927
Paid to Love
as Excited Girl Tourist (uncredited)
1927
Cradle Snatchers
as Flapper Girlfriend
1927
The Red Mill
as Skater (uncredited)
1927