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Portrait of Leila Hyams

Acting

Leila Hyams

Career

Active from 1924 to 1943, busiest in 1929 and 1930 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
38
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman
GoodWatch score84/100

Characters

1

The characters Leila Hyams played, best-known titles first.

Leila Hyams as Venus

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leila Hyams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Warfare
    0.2, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic 3
  • Pre-Code Horror 2
  • Mad Scientist 2
  • 1930s Setting 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2
  • Forbidden Romance 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Moral Conflict 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

1 title
First Aid
First Aid (1943)

as Red Cross Worker

1930s

29 titles · average score 63
Yellow Dust
Yellow Dust (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nellie Brian

$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute (1935)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dorothy Summers

Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)

as Gladys Durland

Sing, Sinner, Sing
Sing, Sinner, Sing (1933)

as Lela Larson

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ruth Thomas

Freaks
Freaks (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Venus

Men Call It Love
Men Call It Love (1931)

as Connie

The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris (1931)
GoodWatch score 52

as Cecile Bourrelier

Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marjorie Channing

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No (1930)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mary Howe

Way Out West
Way Out West (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Molly Rankin

The Flirting Widow
The Flirting Widow (1930)
GoodWatch score 59

as Evelyn

1920s

22 titles · average score 60
The Idle Rich
The Idle Rich (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joan Thayer

The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
GoodWatch score 41

as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case (1929)
GoodWatch score 46

as Belle Dillard

Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women (1929)

as Karen

Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage (1929)
GoodWatch score 82

as Ethyl Norcrosse

Hurricane
Hurricane (1929)

as Mary Stevens

Honor Bound
Honor Bound (1928)

as Selma Ritchie

Alias Jimmy Valentine
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)

as Rose

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port (1928)
GoodWatch score 61

as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

Land of the Silver Fox
Land of the Silver Fox (1928)

as Marie du Fronque

The Crimson City
The Crimson City (1928)

as Nadine Howells

The Wizard
The Wizard (1927)

as Anne Webster