Sarah Padden

Sarah Padden

Acting
Born 1881-10-15 - Died 1967-12-04Sunderland, England, UK

Biography

Sarah Padden was a character actress in theater and vaudeville from Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage in the early 20th century. She is noted for her expressive voice and for her psychological studies of the characters she portrayed. Her finest single-act performance was in The Clod, a stage production in which she played an uneducated woman who lived on a farm during the American Civil War. Padden was a featured player on the Orpheum Circuit, Inc.. She had a role in His Grace de Grammont, a romantic comedy by Clyde Fitch which came to the Park Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts in September 1905. The production starred Skinner and was based on the life of a chevalier in the court of Charles II. Padden appeared again with Skinner in a four-act play produced by Charles Frohman, The Honor of the Family, by Emile Fabre, which was presented in New Rochelle, New York in September 1907. Another of her theatrical parts was in Hell-Bent Fer Heaven, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Hatcher Hughes. It was performed at the Wilkes Orange Grove Theater (Majestic Theater), 845 South Broadway (Los Angeles), in November 1925. She was also an active screen actress from 1926 to 1958, appearing in 178 films and TV shows. In 1938, she played Ma Thayer in MGM's Rich Man Poor Girl, directed by Reinhold Schunzel and starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, and Lana Turner. Bill Harrison (Robert Young) a wealthy young businessman moves in with secretary girlfriend Joan Thayer's (Ruth Hussey) eccentric family to convince her they can make their marriage work. In 1941, she played wealthy spinster Aunt Cassandra ("Cassie") Hildegarde Denham in Murder by Invitation, directed by Phil Rosen and starring Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh. In this "closed room" murder comedy, after they unsuccessfully attempt to have her declared legally insane to gain control of her fortune, her nephews and nieces are invited to a week's visit at her mansion where they are murdered one by one.

Movies (132)

Grand Hotel
7.0

Grand Hotel

1932Movie7.0
A Woman's Face
6.8

A Woman's Face

1941Movie6.8
Hangmen Also Die!
6.9

Hangmen Also Die!

1943Movie6.9
Possessed
6.9

Possessed

1947Movie6.9
Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

1931Movie6.2
Blondie of the Follies
6.3

Blondie of the Follies

1932Movie6.3
Anna Karenina
6.6

Anna Karenina

1935Movie6.6
This Gun for Hire
7.0

This Gun for Hire

1942Movie7.0
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
6.7

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939Movie6.7
The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

1942Movie7.3
Red-Headed Woman
6.6

Red-Headed Woman

1932Movie6.6
Bad Girl
6.0

Bad Girl

1931Movie6.0
Mad Love
7.0

Mad Love

1935Movie7.0
Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947Movie6.5
Rasputin and the Empress
5.5

Rasputin and the Empress

1932Movie5.5
Sob Sister
7.0

Sob Sister

1931Movie7.0
Dakota
5.2

Dakota

1945Movie5.2
Big Jim McLain
5.0

Big Jim McLain

1952Movie5.0
Casanova Brown
6.4

Casanova Brown

1944Movie6.4
Wild Girl
6.2

Wild Girl

1932Movie6.2
Forgotten Girls
5.6

Forgotten Girls

1940Movie5.6
Ramrod
6.5

Ramrod

1947Movie6.5
House by the River
6.8

House by the River

1950Movie6.8
Lone Star Raiders
10.0

Lone Star Raiders

1940Movie10.0
Girl Rush
6.0

Girl Rush

1944Movie6.0
Exiled to Shanghai
5.5

Exiled to Shanghai

1937Movie5.5
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942Movie5.5
Angel on My Shoulder
6.5

Angel on My Shoulder

1946Movie6.5
Marshal of Laredo
8.0

Marshal of Laredo

1945Movie8.0
The Sin of Nora Moran
5.5

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933Movie5.5
The Corsican Brothers
7.0

The Corsican Brothers

1942Movie7.0
Tomorrow's Children
5.0

Tomorrow's Children

1934Movie5.0
The Midnight Lady
6.5

The Midnight Lady

1932Movie6.5
Summer Storm
5.7

Summer Storm

1944Movie5.7
Murder by Invitation
6.0

Murder by Invitation

1941Movie6.0
Range Law
9.0

Range Law

1944Movie9.0
The Important Witness
7.5

The Important Witness

1933Movie7.5
Stranded
6.0

Stranded

1935Movie6.0
San Diego I Love You
6.8

San Diego I Love You

1944Movie6.8
He Was Her Man
6.5

He Was Her Man

1934Movie6.5
Companionate Marriage
3.3

Companionate Marriage

1928Movie3.3
A Life of Her Own
5.3

A Life of Her Own

1950Movie5.3
The Master Key
8.0

The Master Key

1945Movie8.0
Youth on Parole
3.9

Youth on Parole

1937Movie3.9
Rich Man, Poor Girl
6.1

Rich Man, Poor Girl

1938Movie6.1
Young America
5.5

Young America

1932Movie5.5
Lady in a Jam
5.6

Lady in a Jam

1942Movie5.6
The Defense Rests
7.1

The Defense Rests

1934Movie7.1
I Stole a Million
8.0

I Stole a Million

1939Movie8.0
The Great Meadow
6.0

The Great Meadow

1931Movie6.0
In Old Colorado
6.4

In Old Colorado

1941Movie6.4
The Bugle Call
10.0

The Bugle Call

1927Movie10.0
Doctor Bull
6.7

Doctor Bull

1933Movie6.7
David Harum
7.5

David Harum

1934Movie7.5
That Brennan Girl
5.5

That Brennan Girl

1946Movie5.5
The Mad Monster
3.4

The Mad Monster

1942Movie3.4
My Dog Shep
6.3

My Dog Shep

1946Movie6.3
Pilgrimage
7.1

Pilgrimage

1933Movie7.1
Chad Hanna
7.0

Chad Hanna

1940Movie7.0
Assignment in Brittany
7.1

Assignment in Brittany

1943Movie7.1
The Power and the Glory
5.9

The Power and the Glory

1933Movie5.9
The Man Who Lost Himself
5.4

The Man Who Lost Himself

1941Movie5.4
Little Tough Guys in Society
7.3

Little Tough Guys in Society

1938Movie7.3
Law and Order
7.5

Law and Order

1942Movie7.5
Heart of the Rio Grande
9.0

Heart of the Rio Grande

1942Movie9.0
The Dude Goes West
5.9

The Dude Goes West

1948Movie5.9
When Strangers Meet
10.0

When Strangers Meet

1934Movie10.0
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
8.0

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947Movie8.0
Ann Vickers
5.8

Ann Vickers

1933Movie5.8
Screaming Mimi
5.0

Screaming Mimi

1958Movie5.0
Homicide
5.7

Homicide

1949Movie5.7
Woman Against Woman
7.0

Woman Against Woman

1938Movie7.0
Gentleman Joe Palooka

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946Movie
Face in the Sky
5.8

Face in the Sky

1933Movie5.8
Riders of the West
6.5

Riders of the West

1942Movie6.5
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
4.3

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

1935Movie4.3
Wonder of Women
4.0

Wonder of Women

1929Movie4.0
Women in Prison
8.0

Women in Prison

1938Movie8.0
The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956Movie6.4
A Dog of Flanders
7.5

A Dog of Flanders

1935Movie7.5
Kongo
6.4

Kongo

1932Movie6.4
Prince of Players
5.5

Prince of Players

1955Movie5.5
Wild West
9.0

Wild West

1946Movie9.0
Family Troubles
6.8

Family Troubles

1943Movie6.8
Son of the Navy
6.2

Son of the Navy

1940Movie6.2
The Return of the Whistler
6.0

The Return of the Whistler

1948Movie6.0
Let Freedom Ring
6.8

Let Freedom Ring

1939Movie6.8
Cross-Examination
5.1

Cross-Examination

1932Movie5.1
Billy the Kid
4.7

Billy the Kid

1930Movie4.7
Identity Unknown
5.4

Identity Unknown

1945Movie5.4
Range Justice
7.0

Range Justice

1949Movie7.0
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
10.0

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

1932Movie10.0
Gunslingers
6.5

Gunslingers

1950Movie6.5
Riders of the Dawn
10.0

Riders of the Dawn

1945Movie10.0
Man of Two Worlds
6.5

Man of Two Worlds

1934Movie6.5
Girl with an Itch
5.3

Girl with an Itch

1958Movie5.3
Romance of the Limberlost
6.5

Romance of the Limberlost

1938Movie6.5
Women Won't Tell
7.0

Women Won't Tell

1932Movie7.0
Utah Wagon Train
6.7

Utah Wagon Train

1951Movie6.7
Frontier Revenge
6.7

Frontier Revenge

1948Movie6.7
Tess of the Storm Country
7.0

Tess of the Storm Country

1932Movie7.0
As the Earth Turns
5.6

As the Earth Turns

1934Movie5.6
Should a Girl Marry?
5.7

Should a Girl Marry?

1939Movie5.7
So Goes My Love
7.3

So Goes My Love

1946Movie7.3
Joe Palooka, Champ
8.0

Joe Palooka, Champ

1946Movie8.0
Apology for Murder
4.9

Apology for Murder

1945Movie4.9
Wildfire
4.0

Wildfire

1945Movie4.0
The Sophomore
5.3

The Sophomore

1929Movie5.3
The Navy Way
6.3

The Navy Way

1944Movie6.3
The Zero Hour
5.3

The Zero Hour

1939Movie5.3
Love and Learn
6.7

Love and Learn

1947Movie6.7
The Yellow Ticket
5.1

The Yellow Ticket

1931Movie5.1
Little Orphan Annie
8.0

Little Orphan Annie

1938Movie8.0
The Woman Who Did Not Care
8.0

The Woman Who Did Not Care

1927Movie8.0
So This Is Washington
5.3

So This Is Washington

1943Movie5.3
Song of Old Wyoming
5.7

Song of Old Wyoming

1945Movie5.7
Private Snuffy Smith
4.3

Private Snuffy Smith

1942Movie4.3
Again Pioneers
5.7

Again Pioneers

1950Movie5.7
Obey the Law
10.0

Obey the Law

1926Movie10.0
The Power of God

The Power of God

1942Movie
Trail to Gunsight
10.0

Trail to Gunsight

1944Movie10.0
City of Missing Girls
4.7

City of Missing Girls

1941Movie4.7
Off the Record
6.4

Off the Record

1939Movie6.4
Reg'lar Fellers
4.2

Reg'lar Fellers

1941Movie4.2
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
8.0

Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad

1948Movie8.0
Ghost Guns
6.1

Ghost Guns

1944Movie6.1
Hide-Out
10.0

Hide-Out

1930Movie10.0
This Is the Life
6.0

This Is the Life

1944Movie6.0
Today
3.3

Today

1930Movie3.3
The Missourians
8.0

The Missourians

1950Movie8.0
Trifles
5.0

Trifles

1930Movie5.0
Idea Girl
8.0

Idea Girl

1946Movie8.0

TV Shows (8)

Dragnet
6.5

Dragnet

1951Series6.5
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Adventures of Superman
6.7

Adventures of Superman

1952Series6.7
The Abbott and Costello Show
7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952Series7.2
The Life Of Riley
6.7

The Life Of Riley

1953Series6.7
The Cisco Kid
6.2

The Cisco Kid

1950Series6.2
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6