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Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Acting·1891–1946·93 films

Mae Busch, born Annie May Busch, was an Australian stage and screen actress. Her first film appearances were in The Agitator and The Water Nymph, both released in 1912. At the pinnacle of her film career, Busch was known as the versatile vamp.

Filmography

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)Mrs. Lottie Hardy
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia (1946)Jenny (Maid) (uncredited)
Foolish Wives
Foolish Wives (1922)Princess Vera Petchnikoff
Tit for Tat
Tit for Tat (1935)Mrs. Hall
Doctor X
Doctor X (1932)Cathouse Madame
Them Thar Hills
Them Thar Hills (1934)Mrs. Hall
The Unholy Three
The Unholy Three (1925)Rosie O'Grady
Their First Mistake
Their First Mistake (1932)Mrs. Arabella Hardy
The Bohemian Girl
The Bohemian Girl (1936)Mrs. Hardy
Chickens Come Home
Chickens Come Home (1931)Ollie's Old Flame (uncredited)
Unaccustomed as We Are
Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)Mrs. Hardy
Come Clean
Come Clean (1931)Kate
Oliver the Eighth
Oliver the Eighth (1934)Widow
The Fixer Uppers
The Fixer Uppers (1935)Madame Pierre Gustave
Going Bye-Bye!
Going Bye-Bye! (1934)Butch's Girlfriend
The Live Ghost
The Live Ghost (1934)Maisie the Vamp, Blonde Floozy
Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)Jenny
The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster (1942)Susan
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)Mme. La Motte (uncredited)
The Purchase Price
The Purchase Price (1932)Train Passenger Queenie (uncredited)
The Big Broadcast of 1938
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)Chaperone (uncredited)
Alibi
Alibi (1929)Daisy Thomas
Souls for Sale
Souls for Sale (1923)Robina Teele
Love 'Em and Weep
Love 'Em and Weep (1927)Old flame
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)Miss Tyson
The Road to Ruin
The Road to Ruin (1934)Mrs. Monroe (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson (1933)Mae
1925 Studio Tour
1925 Studio Tour (1925)Self
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)Lil
The Stork Club
The Stork Club (1945)Vera (uncredited)
Lilly Turner
Lilly Turner (1933)Hazel
The Grim Game
The Grim Game (1919)Ethel Delmead
While the City Sleeps
While the City Sleeps (1928)Bessie Ward
Fly My Kite
Fly My Kite (1931)Dan’s New Wife (uncredited)
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life (1915)Woman in Black (uncredited)
Sucker Money
Sucker Money (1933)Mame
Fazil
Fazil (1928)Helen Dubreuze
Picture Brides
Picture Brides (1934)Gwen, British Bride
Cheating Blondes
Cheating Blondes (1933)Mrs. Jennie Carter
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About (1943)Samson's Secretary
Fangs of the Wild
Fangs of the Wild (1939)Mae Barton
Women Without Names
Women Without Names (1940)Rose
Without Honor
Without Honor (1932)Mary Ryan
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936)Mrs. Paul Gironda
Prison Farm
Prison Farm (1938)Trixie
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992)(archive footage)
The Accusing Finger
The Accusing Finger (1936)Younger Woman on Bus
Wicked
Wicked (1931)Arlene
Settled at the Seaside
Settled at the Seaside (1915)Girlfriend
Wife and Auto Trouble
Wife and Auto Trouble (1916)The Speedy Stenographer
Scarlet Dawn
Scarlet Dawn (1932)French Wedding Witness (Uncredited)
Broken Barriers
Broken Barriers (1924)Irene Kirby
Husband Hunters
Husband Hunters (1927)Marie Devere
The Rent Jumpers
The Rent Jumpers (1915)The Landlord's Daughter
The Truthful Sex
The Truthful Sex (1926)Sally Carey Mapes
Time, the Comedian
Time, the Comedian (1925)Nora Dakon
The Man Called Back
The Man Called Back (1932)Rosie
Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance (1933)Lou Kendall
Young Desire
Young Desire (1930)May Roberts
Hello, Annapolis
Hello, Annapolis (1942)Miss Jenkins
I Like it That Way
I Like it That Way (1934)Elsie
The Rider of Death Valley
The Rider of Death Valley (1932)Tillie
Defenders of the Law
Defenders of the Law (1931)Mae Ward - Undercover Policewoman
Those Bitter Sweets
Those Bitter Sweets (1915)The Sweetheart
Love in Armor
Love in Armor (1915)The Sweetheart
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell (1932)Mrs. Ruth Howard
Beloved
Beloved (1934)Marie
Only a Shop Girl
Only a Shop Girl (1922)Josie Jerome
The Love Charm
The Love Charm (1921)Hattie Nast
Name the Man
Name the Man (1924)Bessie Collister
Pardon My Nerve!
Pardon My Nerve! (1922)Marie
The Triflers
The Triflers (1924)Marjorie Stockton
Bread
Bread (1924)Jeanette Sturgis
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model
Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model (1924)Polly Joy
Black Butterflies
Black Butterflies (1928)Kitty Perkins
Dance of the Cookoos
Dance of the Cookoos (1982)Mrs. Hardy
Married Flirts
Married Flirts (1924)Jill Wetherell
Perch of the Devil
Perch of the Devil (1927)Ida Hook
The Christian
The Christian (1923)Glory Quayle
Cross My Heart
Cross My Heart (1946)Juror
A Man's Man
A Man's Man (1929)Violet
Camille of the Barbary Coast
Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)Camille Balishaw
The Devil's Passkey
The Devil's Passkey (1920)La Belle Odera
San Francisco Nights
San Francisco Nights (1928)Flo
The Racing Strain
The Racing Strain (1932)Tia Juana Lil
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924)Flo Dupont
A One Night Stand
A One Night Stand (1915)The Actress
Merely a Married Man
Merely a Married Man (1915)The Wife
Her Own Money
Her Own Money (1922)Flora Conroy
Extra! Extra!
Extra! Extra! (1932)Madam Olga
The Fair Barbarian
The Fair Barbarian (1917)Lucia
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)Keystone Performer
High Hats and Low Brows
High Hats and Low Brows (1932)Stale Annie