Portrait of Cecil Cunningham

Acting

Cecil Cunningham

Career

Active from 1929 to 1943, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Cecil Cunningham Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Romantic Entanglements 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Old Hollywood 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

74
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title ยท average score 71
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Woman (Hotel)

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 59
My Reputation
My Reputation (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Stella Thompson

Above Suspicion
Above Suspicion (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Countess

Du Barry Was a Lady
Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Wife Checking Her Coat (uncredited)

In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Ames

The Hidden Hand
The Hidden Hand (1942)
GoodWatch score 47

as Lorinda Channing

The Wife Takes a Flyer
The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)

as Countess Oldenburg

Cowboy Serenade
Cowboy Serenade (1942)

as Priscilla Lock

Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Hurry, Charlie, Hurry (1941)

as Mrs. Diana Boone

Repent at Leisure
Repent at Leisure (1941)

as Mrs. Morgan

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Miller

Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mrs. Marcus Gilworth

Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle (1940)
GoodWatch score 59

as Grandmother

1930s

50 titles ยท average score 64
Laugh It Off
Laugh It Off (1939)

as Tess Gibson

Blond Cheat
Blond Cheat (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Genevieve Trent

Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Sharpy

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1937)
GoodWatch score 83

as Aunt Patsy

Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Mary Hunt

Swing High, Swing Low
Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
GoodWatch score 53

as Murphy

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as (uncredited)

The Candid Camera
The Candid Camera (1932)

as Mrs. Townes' Aunty

Never the Twins Shall Meet
Never the Twins Shall Meet (1932)

as Mrs. Carp

Just a Pain in the Parlor
Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932)

as Mrs. Smith

Mata Hari
Mata Hari (1931)
GoodWatch score 57

as Gambler Selling Ring (uncredited)

Playboy of Paris
Playboy of Paris (1930)

as Mlle. Hedwige

1920s

1 title ยท average score 49
Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Aunt Caroline