Mabel Todd worked with Ted Healy
and she worked with Patsy Kelly
Although this Todd and Kelly team only lasted for one movie,
which actually starred Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon,
seen at right. Mabel Todd is at left.
Mabel Todd usually seems to have been regarded as comedy relief
although the fact that she was another Todd who was in comedies appears to have been coincidental.
Her real last name was Dobbs.
Mabel Todd also worked in radio
as a matter of fact she entered the movies after having started on radio.
With Jackie Gleason in 1942,
before he was a television star.
Mabel Todd's own career ended in 1946.
Reblogged from Imdb.com:
Actress (19 titles)
Soundtrack (4 titles)
1937Hollywood Hotel(performer: "Let That Be a Lesson to You" 1937, "Sing, You Son of a Gun" 1937)
Mabel Todd in BLUES IN THE NIGHT ( 1941 )
Mabel Todd in BLUES IN THE NIGHT ( 1941 )
THE COWBOY AND THE LADY film clips with Mabel Todd and Patsy Kelly:
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/374414/Cowboy-And-The-Lady-The-Movie-Clip-Best-I-ve-Seen-Yet.html
Mabel Todd:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865227/
http://www.answers.com/topic/mabel-todd-actor-comedy-romance
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Interesting blog entry, Benny. Two notes. 1) Mabel played Lola Lane's sister in Hollywood Hotel (and of course Lola later owned the cafe/house). 2) One photo mentions the comedy team of Morey Amsterdam and Mabel Todd. What is seldom mentioned is that they were married from 1933-1945.
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