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Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

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.

Known for

First Aid
First Aid
1943 • Red Cross Worker
Yellow Dust
Yellow Dust
1936 • Nellie Brian
$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute
1935 • Dorothy Summers
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1935 • Peggy Trask
Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935 • Nell Kenner
No Ransom
1934 • Barbara Winfield
Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman
1934 • Gladys Durland
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich
1934 • Grace Hunter

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