Phyllis Clare Explained

Phyllis Clare (12 September 1905 – 1 November 1947) was a British stage and film actress.^[1] She appeared in both British and American films as well as revues in London's West End.^[2] She played the female lead in several British Quota quickies of the 1930s.

Selected filmography

• The Glorious Adventure (1922)
• The Roadhouse Murder (1932)
• Aunt Sally (1933)
• The Flaw (1933)
• Just My Luck (1933)
• Romance in Rhythm (1934)
• The Deputy Drummer (1935)
• Clive of India (1935)
• The Stoker (1935)
• Hot News (1936)
• Manhattan Shakedown (1937)
• The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
• Convicted (1938)
• Women Are Like That (1938)

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
• Wright, Adrian. Cheer Up!: British Musical Films 1929-1945. The Boydell Press, 2020.

Notes and References

1. Wright p.109
2. Wearing p.255 & 293