Ann Richards
Australian actress (1917–2006)
Shirley Ann Richards was an Australian actress and author who achieved notability in a series of 1930s Australian films for Ken G. Hall before moving to the United States, where she continued her career as a film actress, mainly as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starlet. Her best known performances were in It Isn't Done (1937), Dad and Dave Come to Town (1938), An American Romance (1944), and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). In the 1930s, she was the only Australian actor under a long-term contract to a film studio, Cinesound Productions. She subsequently became a lecturer and poet.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 11 films (1937–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 7 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Tall timbers | Ken G. Hall | ||||
| 1938 | Dad and Dave come to town | Ken G. Hall | B&W | |||
| 1942 | The Woman In The House. | Teaching Film Custodians, Inc | 988 ft. | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1944 | An American Romance. | King Vidor | 16 reels | B&W | sound | |
| 1946 | Badman's Territory. | Tim Whelan | 98 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1946 | The Searching Wind. | William Dieterle | 12 reels | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1947 | Lost Honeymoon. | Leigh Jason | 69 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number. | Paramount Pictures Corporation | 89 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1965 | The Fool Killer | Ideal Pictures Inc | 100 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| Timberland Terror | 8 reels | 16mm | Sound | |||
| Vengeance of the Deep | 8 reels | 16mm | Sound |