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Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Known for ActingBorn 1894-01-02Died 1963-06-07Parsons, Kansas, USA
Zasu Pitts was an American actress who starred in many silent dramas and comedies, transitioning successfully to mostly comedy films with the advent of sound films. She may be best known for her performance in Erich von Stroheim's epic silent film Greed. Based on her performance, von Stroheim labeled Pitts "the greatest dramatic actress". He also featured her in his films The Honeymoon (1928), The Wedding March (1928), War Nurse (1930) and Walking Down Broadway, released as Hello, Sister! (1933). However, for the most part, with the advent of sound Pitts was mostly relegated to comedy parts. A bitter disappointment was when she was replaced in the classic war drama All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) by Beryl Mercer after her initial appearance in previews drew unintentional laughs, despite her intense performance. She had viewers rolling in the aisles in Finn and Hattie (1931), The Guardsman (1931), Blondie of the Follies (1932), Sing and Like It (1934) and Ruggles of Red Gap (1935). In 1936 and 1937 she portrayed Hildegarde Withers in two movies, succeeding Edna May Oliver as the spinster sleuth, but they were not well received. In the 1950s she started focusing on television. This culminated in her best known series role, playing second banana to Gale Storm on CBS's The Gale Storm Show (1956) (also known as Oh, Susannah) in the role of Elvira Nugent ("Nugie"), the shipboard beautician. In 1961, Pitts was cast opposite Earle Hodgins in the episode "Lonesome's Gal" on the ABC sitcom, Guestward, Ho!, set on a dude ranch in New Mexico. In 1962, Pitts appeared in an episode of CBS's Perry Mason, "The Case of the Absent Artist". Her final role was as Gertie, the switchboard operator in the Stanley Kramer comedy epic It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963).Read more

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The Affair of Susan10.0
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The Affair of Susan

1935 · Movie

Her First Mate10.0
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Her First Mate

1933 · Movie

Steady Company10.0
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Steady Company

1932 · Movie

The Argyle Case10.0
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The Argyle Case

1929 · Movie

Twin Beds10.0
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Twin Beds

1929 · Movie

Buck Privates10.0
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Buck Privates

1928 · Movie

Mannequin10.0
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Mannequin

1926 · Movie

Sunny Side Up10.0
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Sunny Side Up

1926 · Movie

Early to Wed10.0
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Early to Wed

1926 · Movie

The Fast Set10.0
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The Fast Set

1924 · Movie

West of the Water Tower10.0
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West of the Water Tower

1924 · Movie

Three Wise Fools10.0
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Three Wise Fools

1923 · Movie

Tea- With a Kick!10.0
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Tea- With a Kick!

1923 · Movie

Poor Men's Wives10.0
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Poor Men's Wives

1923 · Movie

The Girl Who Came Back10.0
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The Girl Who Came Back

1923 · Movie

For the Defense10.0
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For the Defense

1922 · Movie

Is Matrimony a Failure?10.0
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Is Matrimony a Failure?

1922 · Movie

Patsy
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Patsy

1921 · Movie

Heart of Twenty
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Heart of Twenty

1920 · Movie

Seeing It Through
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Seeing It Through

1920 · Movie

Mickey the Kid9.0
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Mickey the Kid

1939 · Movie

Wanted!9.0
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Wanted!

1937 · Movie

Sing Me a Love Song9.0
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Sing Me a Love Song

1936 · Movie

The Trial of Vivienne Ware9.0
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The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932 · Movie

Beyond Victory9.0
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Beyond Victory

1931 · Movie

Little Accident9.0
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Little Accident

1930 · Movie

This Thing Called Love9.0
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This Thing Called Love

1929 · Movie

The Great Divide9.0
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The Great Divide

1925 · Movie

Old Shoes
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Old Shoes

1925 · Movie

The Goldfish9.0
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The Goldfish

1924 · Movie

Hollywood9.0
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Hollywood

1923 · Movie

Men, Women, and Money9.0
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Men, Women, and Money

1919 · Movie

Uneasy Money
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Uneasy Money

1917 · Movie

The Lady's from Kentucky8.0
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The Lady's from Kentucky

1939 · Movie

She Gets Her Man8.0
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She Gets Her Man

1935 · Movie

Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!8.0
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Love, Honor and Oh, Baby!

1933 · Movie

The Vanishing Frontier8.0
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The Vanishing Frontier

1933 · Movie

Sneak Easily8.0
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Sneak Easily

1932 · Movie

War Mamas8.0
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War Mamas

1931 · Movie

Let's Do Things8.0
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Let's Do Things

1931 · Movie

The Squealer8.0
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The Squealer

1930 · Movie

The Dummy8.0
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The Dummy

1929 · Movie

Sins of the Fathers8.0
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Sins of the Fathers

1928 · Movie

Casey at the Bat8.0
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Casey at the Bat

1927 · Movie

Perry Mason7.7
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Perry Mason

1957 · Series

The Great Love8.0
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The Great Love

1926 · Movie

Her Big Night8.0
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Her Big Night

1926 · Movie

A Woman's Faith
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A Woman's Faith

1925 · Movie