Acting
Barbara Read
- Titles
- 22movies
- Career
Active from 1936 to 1986, with a break from 1949 to 1985, busiest in 1937 and 1946 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Make Way for Tomorrow78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.6average 2.6
- Showbiz5.0average 1.2
- Nostalgia7.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Situational Comedy4.2average 2.7
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
- Wholesome4.7average 3.3
- Melancholy5.9average 4.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.6, average 5.1
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.2, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- 1930s Setting 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Pierre WatkinActorThe Missing Lady, Midnight Intruder, Behind the Mask, The Shadow Returns
Kane RichmondActorThe Missing Lady, Behind the Mask, The Shadow Returns
John 'Dusty' KingActorThe Road Back, Three Smart Girls, The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Frank FaylenActorMarried and in Love, Curtain Call
Hobart CavanaughActorThree Smart Girls, The Mighty Treve
Joseph CrehanActorBehind the Mask, The Shadow Returns
Dorothea KentActorThe Missing Lady, Behind the Mask
Robert Emmett KeaneActorThe Spellbinder, The Shadow Returns
George ChandlerActorThe Missing Lady, Behind the Mask
Nella WalkerActorThree Smart Girls, The Crime of Doctor Hallet
Patric KnowlesActorMarried and in Love, The Spellbinder
Elisabeth RisdonActorMake Way for Tomorrow, Sorority House
Movies and TV shows
221980s
1 title
1940s
11 titles · average score 56
66
Coroner Creek (1948)
as Abbie Miles (as Barbara Reed)
53
Key Witness (1947)
as Martha Higby (as Barbara Reed)
Ginger (1947)
as Peggy Sullivan (as Barbara Reed)
51
The Missing Lady (1946)
as Margo Lane
48
Behind the Mask (1946)
as Margo Lane
The Shadow Returns (1946)
as Margo Lane
Death Valley (1946)
as Mitzi
Too Many Women (1942)
as Linda Pearson
Rubber Racketeers (1942)
as Mary Dale
66
Curtain Call (1940)
as Helen Middleton
Married and in Love (1940)
as Helen Yates
1930s
10 titles · average score 71
63
Sorority House (1939)
as Dotty Spencer
The Spellbinder (1939)
as Janet Marlowe
Midnight Intruder (1938)
as Patricia Hammond
The Crime of Doctor Hallet (1938)
as Claire Saunders
78
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
as Rhoda Cooper
The Mighty Treve (1937)
as Aileen Fenno
The Road Back (1937)
as Lucy
Merry Go Round of 1938 (1937)
as Clarice Stockbridge
73
Three Smart Girls (1936)
as Kay Craig