Educated by the Philadelphia and Boston school systems, Helen Broderick became a chorus dancer at age 14, despite protests from her parents. After service as a Ziegfeld beauty, Helen toured in vaudeville with her husband, comedian Lester Crawford. Developing a wry, withering comic style, she became a major Broadway performer in such musicals as The Band Wagon and As Thousands Cheer. Her movie career, which began in 1931 and ended in 1946, included memorable supporting stints in two Astaire-Rogers musicals (Top Hat and Swing Time) and the starring role of spinterish sleuth Hildegarde Withers in Murder on the Bridal Path (1936). Helen Broderick was the mother of Oscar-winning actor Broderick Crawford.
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Because of Him
Actor |
1946 | |||
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Love, Honor and Goodbye
Actor |
1945 | |||
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Chip off the Old Block
Actor |
1944 | |||
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Her Primitive Man
Actor |
1944 | |||
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Three Is a Family
Actor |
1944 | |||
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Stage Door Canteen
Actor |
1943 | |||
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Are Husbands Necessary?
Actor |
1942 | |||
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Father Takes a Wife
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Nice Girl?
Actor |
1941 | |||
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Virginia
Actor |
1941 | |||
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No, No Nanette
Actor |
1940 | |||
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The Captain Is a Lady
Actor |
1940 | |||
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Honeymoon in Bali
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Naughty But Nice
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Stand up and Fight
Actor |
1939 | |||
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Radio City Revels
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Service De Luxe
Actor |
1938 | |||
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She's Got Everything
Actor |
1938 | |||
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The Rage of Paris
Actor |
1938 | |||
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The Road to Reno
Actor |
1938 | |||
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Meet the Missus
Actor |
1937 | |||
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The Life of the Party
Actor |
1937 | |||
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We're on the Jury
Actor |
1937 | |||
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Love on a Bet
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Murder on a Bridle Path
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Smartest Girl in Town
Actor |
1936 | |||
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Swing Time
Actor |
1936 | |||
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The Bride Walks Out
Actor |
1936 | |||
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To Beat the Band
Actor |
1935 | |||
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Top Hat
Actor |
1935 | |||
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Fifty Million Frenchmen
Actor |
1931 | |||
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The Mystery Club
Actor |
1926 |


