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Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Acting·1905–1977·50 films

Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American model, vaudeville and film actress, who came from a show business family. Her relatively short film career began in the 1920s during the era of silent films and ended in 1936. Although her career only lasted around twelve years, the blonde blue-eyed ingenue appeared in more than 50 film roles and remained a press favorite, with numerous magazine covers.

Filmography

Freaks
Freaks (1932)Venus
Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (1932)Ruth Thomas
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)Nell Kenner
Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage (1929)Ethyl Norcrosse
The Big House
The Big House (1930)Anne Marlowe
Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman (1932)Irene 'Rene' Legendre
A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)Widow in San Pedro, Belize
The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case (1929)Belle Dillard
The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)Dorothy Summers
The Sins of the Children
The Sins of the Children (1930)Alma
The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast (1932)Anita Rogers
Way Out West
Way Out West (1930)Molly Rankin
The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris (1931)Cecile Bourrelier
The Christmas Party
The Christmas Party (1931)Herself (uncredited)
Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate (1931)Marjorie Channing
Way for a Sailor
Way for a Sailor (1930)Joan
Yellow Dust
Yellow Dust (1936)Nellie Brian
Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)Gladys Durland
The Constant Woman
The Constant Woman (1933)Lou
Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women (1929)Karen
The Idle Rich
The Idle Rich (1929)Joan Thayer
The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)Mary Howe
Surrender
Surrender (1931)Axelle von Meirbach
Dancing Mothers
Dancing Mothers (1926)Birdie Courtney
The Flirting Widow
The Flirting Widow (1930)Evelyn
Men Call It Love
Men Call It Love (1931)Connie
People Will Talk
People Will Talk (1935)Peggy Trask
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)Dorothy
Stepping Out
Stepping Out (1931)Eve Martin
Summer Bachelors
Summer Bachelors (1926)Willowdean French
First Aid
First Aid (1943)Red Cross Worker
Hurricane
Hurricane (1929)Mary Stevens
Saturday's Millions
Saturday's Millions (1933)Joan Chandler
The Branded Sombrero
The Branded Sombrero (1928)Connie Marsh
Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)Selma Ritchie
The Wizard
The Wizard (1927)Anne Webster
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich (1934)Grace Hunter
Horse Play
Horse Play (1933)Angelica Wayne
One-Round Hogan
One-Round Hogan (1927)Helen Davis
Part Time Wife
Part Time Wife (1930)Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
Sandra
Sandra (1924)Mait Stanley
Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)Rose
The Crimson City
The Crimson City (1928)Nadine Howells
The Bush Leaguer
The Bush Leaguer (1927)Alice Hobbs
Land of the Silver Fox
Land of the Silver Fox (1928)Marie du Fronque
White Pants Willie
White Pants Willie (1927)Helen Charters
The Far Call
The Far Call (1929)Hilda Larsen
The Brute
The Brute (1927)Jennifer Duan
Masquerade
Masquerade (1929)Sylvia Graeme