Laraine Day

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

Laraine Day was an American actress, radio and television commentator, and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) contract star. As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars, including Robert Mitchum, Joel McCrea, Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and John Wayne. In addition to her numerous film and television roles, she acted on stage, conducted her own radio and television shows, and wrote two books. Because of her marriage to Leo Durocher and her involvement with his baseball career, she was known as the "First Lady of Baseball". Her best-known films include Foreign Correspondent; My Son, My Son; Journey for Margaret; Mr. Lucky; The Locket; and the Dr. Kildare series.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 40 films (1938–1960) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1960 The 3rd Voice Hubert Cornfield B&W
1956 Three For Jamie Dawn. Allied Artists Pictures Corp. 82 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 Toy Tiger. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 35mm Color sound
1955 The name's the same. [1955-04-18] / a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ; sponsored by the Ralston-Purina Company ; producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ; directed by Jerome Schnur. 28 16mm B&W sound
1955 The name's the same. [1955-05-02] / a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production ; sponsored by the Ralston-Purina Company ; producers, Mark Goodson and Bill Todman ; directed by Jerome Schnur. 29 16mm B&W sound
1954 The High And The Mighty. Wayne-Fellows Productions Inc. 147 min 35mm Color sound
1949 I Married A Communist. Robert Stevenson 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Without Honor. Strand Productions, Inc. ; producers, Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim ; writer, James Poe ; additional dialogue, DeWitt Bodeen ; direction, Irving Pichel. 76 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 My Dear Secretary. Charles Martin 94 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Tycoon 129 N Vermont 130 min 16mm Color sound
1946 The Locket. John Brahm 86 min. 35mm B&W sound
1945 Keep Your Powder Dry. Edward Buzzell 10 reels B&W sound
1945 Those Endearing Young Charms. Lewis Allen 82 min. B&W
1944 Bride By Mistake. Richard Wallace 81 min. B&W
1944 THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL Cecil B. DeMille 15 reels Color sound
1943 Mr. Lucky. RKO Radio Pictures 3500 16mm B&W sound
1943 MR. LUCKY. H. C. Potter 100 min B&W
1942 A Yank On The Burma Road. George B. Seitz 7 reels B&W sound
1942 Fingers At The Window. Charles Lederer 8 reels B&W sound
1942 Journey For Margaret. W.S. Van Dyke 8 reels B&W sound
1941 DR. KILDARE'S WEDDING DAY. Harold S. Bucquet 8 reels B&W sound
1941 Kathleen. Harold Bucquet 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1941 The Bad Man. Richard Thorpe 7 reels B&W
1941 THE PEOPLE VS. DR. KILDARE Harold S. Bucquet 8 reels B&W sound
1941 The Trial Of Mary Dugan. Robert Z. Leonard 9 reels B&W sound
1941 Unholy Partners. Mervyn LeRoy 9 reels B&W sound
1940 And One Was Beautiful. Robert B. Sinclair 7 reels B&W sound
1940 Dr. Kildare's Crisis Harold S. Bucquet 75 min B&W
1940 DR. KILDARE'S CRISIS. Harold S. Bucquet 75 min B&W
1940 DR. KILDARE'S STRANGE CASE. Harold S. Bucquet 77 min B&W
1940 Foreign Correspondent Learning Corporation of America 1:20 16mm B&W sound
1940 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT Alfred Hitchcock 115 min B&W
1940 Foreign correspondent Walter Wanger ; director, Alfred Hitchcock ; screenplay, Charles Bennett and Joan Harrison. 120 16mm B&W sound
1940 Foreign Correspondent. Alfred Hitchcock 13 reels 16mm B&W
1940 I Take This Woman. W. S. Van Dyke 10 reels B&W sound
1939 ARIZONA LEGION. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 6 reels B&W
1939 Calling Dr. Kildare Harold S. Bucquet 86 min B&W
1939 Sergeant Madden Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 12000 16mm B&W sound
1939 SERGEANT MADDEN. Loew's Inc. 8 reels B&W
1938 PAINTED DESERT. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. B&W