Louise Currie

Louise Currie

a B movie and serial actress of the 1940s. Born Louise Gunter in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. Moving to Hollywood, Currie enrolled in Max Reinhardt's drama school. “At the time, I was not necessarily a movie fan, but once I came to California, of course, that’s what California’s all about, the movie industry.” Attracting the interest of movie scouts while appearing in one of the school’s stage productions, Currie surprised them by expressing no desire at that point to enter movies. She wanted to wait until she graduated, and was better equipped as an actress, before she decided her next career move. When she was ready, she signed with agent Sue Carol. After she made a movie at Columbia, Harry Cohn wanted to put her under contract, but Currie would have none of it – she thought it “would maybe be more interesting to freelance.” She stated in 1999 that that was “more fun for me because I was able to pick and choose and do what I wanted, rather than all the little contract players who had to do exactly as they were told and go into films that they didn’t want or like. So, I had my independence, and I chose to do it that way.” The not-overly-ambitious Currie worked steadily during the next few years, with small, uncredited parts in As and leads in Poverty Row flicks. She found herself in a bunch of Westerns – her bullwhip-carrying role in GUN TOWN was her favorite – and also as the heroine in Bela Lugosi’s THE APE MAN. She was again menaced by Bela in VOODOO MAN. Her most enduring and fondly remembered credit is ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, considered by many the greatest cliffhanger of all time; two years later, she acted for 12 episodes opposite another serial marvel: THE MASKED MARVEL. Currie enjoyed the fast-paced shooting schedules of her B movies and serials: “Fortunately, I had enough training that I could do my scenes and not mess them up, not muff the lines. And I thought that was more stimulating and interesting than pictures like CITIZEN KANE [in which she played a reporter], where you just sat on a set for endless hours, doing nothing – which to me was just a trial and a bore. So I sort of enjoyed the activity, and the fact that you could do something quickly and do it well, and have it finished... But I’m sure that most of the people that started with big A productions would never have understood that, or been able to cope with it!” 
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
    Birthday
    4/7/1913
Sakima and the Masked Marvel
6
Million Dollar Kid
Million Dollar Kid
6.4
Voodoo Man
Voodoo Man
5
His Wedding Scare
His Wedding Scare
0
The Ape Man
The Ape Man
4.2
Backlash
Backlash
4.9
Forty Thieves
Forty Thieves
3
Second Chance
Second Chance
5
The Chinese Ring
The Chinese Ring
4.9
Dude Cowboy
Dude Cowboy
6
Stardust on the Sage
Stardust on the Sage
5
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
4.2
The Masked Marvel
The Masked Marvel
4.7
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula
8
Billy the Kid Outlawed
Billy the Kid Outlawed
0
The Crimson Key
The Crimson Key
4.3
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
6.4
Double Trouble
Double Trouble
0
Three on a Ticket
Three on a Ticket
5.8
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
The Green Hornet Strikes Again!
6.2
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice
4
A Blitz on the Fritz
A Blitz on the Fritz
0
Tireman, Spare My Tires
0
You'll Find Out
You'll Find Out
5.4
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
8
The Pinto Kid
The Pinto Kid
0
Wild West
Wild West
0
Gun Town
Gun Town
0
Around the World
Around the World
5
Adventures of Captain Marvel
Adventures of Captain Marvel
6.2
Look Who's Laughing
Look Who's Laughing
5.5
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day
6
The Bashful Bachelor
The Bashful Bachelor
4.5
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
Lugosi: The Forgotten King
0
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