Hillary Brooke (1914-1999)

biography

Born Beatrice Peterson in Astoria, New York, on September 8, 1914, elegant blond actress Hillary Brooke grew up in Brooklyn. By the time she was a junior at Columbia University, a chance meeting with Johnny Powers of the Powers Modeling Agency launched her career as a catalog model. Although successful, she soon tired of modeling and left for England to begin an acting career on stage. During this time, Brooke picked up an English accent, which she used for the remainder of her career and life. After returning to the US from England, Brooke was enroute to Australia when she was stranded in Los Angeles. With nowhere to go, she walked into RKO Studios and landed a small part in the musical New Faces of 1937 (1937; with Milton Berle and Harriet Hilliard Nelson). After a brief stint at RKO and a short stay on Broadway in a Noel Coward play, she was signed by MGM in 1939, bu her career languished in bit parts. Finally, she landed a solid supporting role in the PRC western Rider of the Plains (1941; with George Houston). Afterward, she freelanced at many studios, including Paramount, Columbia, and 20th Century Fox. On a personal note, in 1941 Brooke married assistant director Jack Voglin, but the couple parted ways in 1948.

As her career advanced, Brooke excelled at portraying a villainess in a number of film noir thrillers, including Strange Impersonation (1946; with Brenda Marshall), Big Town Scandal (1948; with Phillip Reed), and Vendetta (1950; with Faith Domergue). She also acted in several comedies, including The Fuller Brush Man (1948; with Red Skelton and Adele Jergens) and Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952; with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello). But today, audiences remember her best as the mother in the science fiction classic Invaders from Mars (1952; with Arthur Franz and Helena Carter).

the films of hillary brooke

Jane Eyre (1943)

Ministry of Fear (1944)

The Strange Woman (1946)

Up Goes Maisie (1946)

I Cover Big Town (1947)

Big Town Scandal (1948)

Vendetta (1950)

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Dragon's Gold (1954)

Heat Wave (1954)

Perry Mason (1957-1966 TV Series)

later years

Although Hillary Brooke's film career slowed in the early 1950s, she successfully made the jump to television, making numerous guest appearances on popular TV programs. She was as well as being a semi-regular on the series My Little Margie (1952-1955) as the love interest for Charles Farrell and The Abbott and Costello Show (1952-1953), where she portrayed the love interest of Lou Costello. Although she was still a busy actress, Brooke retired from acting in 1960 when she married MGM executive Ray Klune. After their marriage, Brooke never accepted another role, preferring to travel with her wealthy husband. Klune passed away in 1988; Hillary Brooke passed away of natural causes on May 25, 1999, at the age of 84. She was survived by her stepchildren, film and television director Donald Klune (1929-2003) and Carol Klune.

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FILMS
Rider Of The Plains [DVD](1941) DVD
Haunted by the murder of his parents when he was a boy, a shadowy vigilante known as the "Lone Rider" devotes his life to catching their killer. Learning of an ambush similar to the one in which he lost his family, the Rider and his sidekick set out to track down the villain. George Houston (who would go on to star in 10 more "Lone Rider" films), Hillary Brooke, Al St. John star. AKA: "The Lone Rider Rides On." 60 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Counter-Espionage [DVD](1942) DVD
Fun and intrigue abound in this action-packed entry in the popular film series focusing on Michael Lanyard (Warren William), a slick former criminal known as "The Lone Wolf." This time, Lanyard is in London during the Blitz, battling Nazi agents and trying to clear his name of a crime he didn't commit. Eric Blore, Hillary Brooke, Thurston Hall, Fred Kelsey, and Forrest Tucker co-star; look for an uncredited Lloyd Bridges. Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French; Subtitles: English, French.
Sherlock Holmes In Washington (1943)/Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [DVD](1943) DVD
Holmes and Watson make the transatlantic trek to recover secret war documents, and find that American criminals are just as deadly as the Continental variety. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell, George Zucco star in "Sherlock Holmes in Washington," based on Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dancing Men." Next, an ancient mansion used to house wounded soldiers becomes the scene of murder, but since the physician in charge is Dr. John Watson, can his famous friend be far behind? Together Rathbone and Bruce uncover a dangerous legacy in "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death," based on Doyle's "The Musgrave Ritual." With Hillary Brooke, Milburn Stone. 139 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death [DVD](1943) DVD
An ancient mansion used to house wounded soldiers becomes the scene of murder, but since the physician in charge is Dr. John Watson, can his famous friend be far behind? Together Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce uncover a dangerous legacy in this whodunit. Hillary Brooke, Milburn Stone co-star. Based on Conan Doyle's "The Musgrave Ritual." 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
The Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection [DVD] DVD
Five-disc boxed set includes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1939), "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," "Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror," "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon," "Sherlock Holmes Faces Death," "Sherlock Holmes in Washington," "The Pearl of Death," "The Scarlet Claw," "The Spider Woman," "The House of Fear," "Pursuit to Algiers," "The Woman in Green," "Terror by Night" (1946), and "Dressed to Kill" (1946). 14 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono; audio commentary; interview; theatrical trailers; more.
Jane Eyre [DVD](1944) DVD
This darkly romantic filming of Charlotte Bronte's classic Victorian novel stars Joan Fontaine as a spinsterish governess who takes a position on a remote estate in the Yorkshire moors and falls in love with the manor's brooding master (Orson Welles). Features an unforgettable Bernard Herrmann score and eerie photography. With Margaret O'Brien and Peggy Ann Garner; look for an uncredited Elizabeth Taylor. 96 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurettes; storyboards; audio commentary; isolated music score; theatrical trailer.
The Enchanted Cottage [DVD](1945) DVD
The title abode is where two lonely people--disfigured WWII veteran Robert Young and plain housekeeper Dorothy McGuire--meet and eventually wed in a marriage of convenience, only to find the bond that grows between them transforming their outward appearances to match their spirits, in this beloved fantasy/drama. Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick also star. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Road To Utopia [DVD](1945) DVD
Hope and Crosby lead the rush for gold and laughs in the fourth "Road" howler, playing song-and-dance men searching for a lost mine in the Alaskan wilderness. Perennial co-star Dorothy Lamour joins the boys, along with Douglass Dumbrille and narrator Robert Benchley; look for a cameo by Jim Thorpe. 90 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French; radio broadcast shows; photo gallery; DVD-ROM content.
The Woman In Green [DVD](1945) DVD
Sherlock Holmes is called to solve the "finger murders," a series of brutal and seemingly unconnected killings of women in London, and finds a beautiful hypnotist and his old enemy, Professor Moriarty, lurking in the shadows. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell and Hillary Brooke star. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono. Plays All Regions.
Sherlock Holmes Collection (Four-DVD Set) [DVD] DVD
Along with the Basil Rathbone-Nigel Bruce films "Dressed to Kill," "Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon," "Terror by Night," and "The Woman in Green," this five-disc collector's set also includes a bonus disc featuring an interview with Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle. Packed in a black-lacquered wooden storage case.
The Woman In Green (Restored Version) [DVD](1945) DVD
Sherlock Holmes is called to solve the "finger murders," a series of brutal and seemingly unconnected killings of women in London, and finds a beautiful hypnotist and his old enemy, Professor Moriarty, lurking in the shadows. Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Henry Daniell and Hillary Brooke star. 68 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English mono.
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946)/Where There's Life [DVD](1947) DVD
High-flying costume comedy "Monsieur Beaucaire" finds Bob Hope as a barber in the court of Louis XV who is saved from the guillotine by posing as a French nobleman. With Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds and Joseph Schildkraut. Next, in "Where There's Life," New York disc jockey Hope is talked into believing he's the king of Barovia, a country whose monarch has just been assassinated by revolutionaries. Joined by the kingdom's female general, Bob is pursued throughout the Big Apple by rebels and his fiancee's policeman brother. Signe Hasso, William Bendix and George Coulouris also star. 168 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; biographies; theatrical trailer.
The Strange Woman [DVD](1946) DVD
Hedy Lamarr is at her most beautiful and mysterious in this historical drama set in New England in the early 1800s. A young woman who marries a wealthy, older businessman finds herself attracted to a number of other men, including her stepson and her husband's right-hand man. George Sanders, Louis Hayward and Gene Lockhart also star; directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Edgar G. Ulmer: Archive [DVD] DVD
This boxed collector's set salutes "B"-movie auteur and indie pioneer Edgar G. Ulmer with five of his movies. Included are "Moon Over Harlem," "Bluebeard" (1944), "Strange Illusion," "The Strange Woman" (1946), and "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll," along with a bonus disc filled with special features. 7 1/4 hrs. total on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary on "The Strange Woman"; featurettes; bonus short "Goodbye Mister Germ" (1940); TV pilot "Swiss Family Robinson" (1957); photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Big Town After Dark [DVD](1947) DVD
Crusading journalist Philip Reed is pitted against some mobsters whose citywide gaming operation specializes in preying on college students. When Reed turns on the heat, the bad guys resort to kidnapping and blackmail. With Hillary Brooke, Anne Gillis. AKA: "Underworld After Dark." 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Underworld Scandal [DVD](1948) DVD
Social drama about a group of wayward kids facing tough terms for a heist at a sporting goods store. A crusading reporter reveals the problems they face in reform school and gets her managing editor to help find them jobs and construct a recreation center. Philip Reed, Hilary Brooke, Darryl Hickman, and Carl "Alfalfa" Schweitzer star. AKA: "Big Town Scandal." 59 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
The Fuller Brush Man [DVD](1948) DVD
Red Skelton is the world's most inept door-to-door salesman in this screwball comedy! After losing one job after another, Red lands employment selling the famous Fuller brushes, but his soft-sell technique soon gets him involved in romance...and a murder, in which he becomes the prime suspect! Co-stars Janet Blair, Adele Jergens. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Alimony [DVD](1949) DVD
That's all scheming homewrecker Martha Vickers is after in this melodrama, playing a predatory woman who seduces rich men, weds them and then just as quickly divorces them so she can receive large alimony payments. With John Beal, Hillary Brooke, Leonid Kinskey. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Africa Screams (B&W/Color Versions) [DVD](1949) DVD
Mistaken for great hunters and shanghaied to Africa, Abbott and Costello lead crooks on a silly safari for hidden diamonds. Lots of bungles in the jungle, with guest stars like Max and Buddy Baer, Frank Buck and Clyde Beatty, and Shemp Howard and Joe Besser. Includes both the original black-and-white and the newly colorized versions. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
Legends Of Laughter: Abbott & Costello [DVD] DVD
Their two-decade career together took them from burlesque comics to top Hollywood box-office draws. This six-disc salute to funnymen Bud Abbott and Lou Costello includes the feature films "Africa Screams" and "Jack and the Beanstalk"; the 1943 short "The Autobiography of a 'Jeep'"; 14 "Colgate Comedy Hour" episodes hosted by the duo; rare bloopers; and much more. 25 1/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; radio episodes; theatrical trailers.
The Admiral Was A Lady [DVD](1950) DVD
Wanda Hendrix is the lady, a WAVE officer who finds herself pursued by three war buddies who have sworn to shun all work. Disgusted by their laziness, she ignores their awkward advances while trying to track down her missing boyfriend. Meanwhile, one of the pals decides that becoming a boxer is the way to win her heart. Charming comedy co-stars Edmond O'Brien, Rudy Vallee, Johnny Sands, and Steve Brodie. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Skipalong Rosenbloom [DVD](1951) DVD
In the town of Buttonhole Bend, the ruthless Butcher Baer gang has killed every sheriff in their path and brought chaos to the once-peaceful community. But when a newcomer is tricked into wearing a badge and facing off against the black hats, he tries to run them out of town while romancing a beautiful school teacher. Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom, Max Baer, Jackie Coogan, and Fuzzy Knight star in this fun-filled comedy-western. 72 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Plays All Regions.
Lost Continent [DVD](1951) DVD
The search for a missing atomic rocket leads Cesar Romero, Whit Bissell, Sid Melton and Hugh Beaumont to a mysterious plateau where dinosaurs roam and everything looks green (thanks to the wonders of film tinting). Sci-fi adventure also features Hillary Brooke and Acquanetta, the title star of "Rocketship X-M," and lots of rock climbing. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer; more.
Monster Madness Collection [DVD] DVD
Four-disc boxed set includes "Lost Continent" (1951), "Monster from Green Hell," "She Demons," and "The Giant Gila Monster."
Abbott And Costello Meet Captain Kidd (Remastered Edition) [DVD](1952) DVD
A mix-up between a love letter and a treasure map has waiters Bud and Lou on the wrong end of a cutlass in this slapstick swashbuckler. Charles Laughton (making his second screen appearance as Captain Kidd) co-stars as the notorious pirate who reluctantly takes the boys on as partners--but plans to double-cross them. With Fran Warren and "The Abbott and Costello Show" co-star Hillary Brooke. 70 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Invaders From Mars [DVD](1953) DVD
William Cameron Menzies' dreamlike sci-fi thriller about a young boy who witnesses a spaceship landing near his home, but can't get anyone to believe his story. One of the true classics of the genre, the film features stunning set design, memorable creatures and eerie atmosphere. Arthur Franz, Hillary Brooke, Helena Carter and Jimmy Hunt star. Includes both the American and the British versions; 79 min./83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
Mission Mars Collection [DVD] DVD
Three-disc set includes "Flight to Mars," "Invaders from Mars" (1953) and "Attack from Mars." photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
The Man Who Knew Too Much [DVD](1956) DVD
Alfred Hitchcock's exhilarating suspense classic stars James Stewart and Doris Day as an American couple faced with blackmail, danger and kidnapping while vacationing in Morocco. Hitch throws in lots of red herrings and unforgettable moments in this remake of his own 1934 thriller; features the Oscar-winning song "Que Sera, Sera." 120 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; "making of" documentary; theatrical trailers; photo gallery.
Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [DVD] DVD
Fifteen-disc boxed set includes "Saboteur," "Shadow of a Doubt," "Rope," "Rear Window," "The Trouble with Harry," "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), "Vertigo," "Psycho," "The Birds," "Marnie," "Torn Curtain," "Topaz," "Frenzy," "Family Plot," and a disc featuring the "AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock" program and the documentary "Masters of Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock."

TELEVISION
The Abbott And Costello Show: The Complete Series Restored And Remastered: Collector's Edition [DVD](1952) DVD
In this slapstick sitcom, which ran in syndication from 1952-53, Bud and Lou played unemployed actors who share an apartment in a rooming house. The team used some of their funniest film routines in the show, which also featured Hillary Brooke as Lou's gal Hillary, Gordon Jones as Mike the Cop, and Joe Besser as bratty "child" Stinky. All 52 episodes are featured in a nine-disc set. 28 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; interviews; home movies; documentary "Hey, Abbott!" (1978); bonus short "10,000 Kids and a Cop" (1948). 52 episodes on 9 discs. 28 hrs.
My Little Margie Collection #1 [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes "Margie's Phantom Lover," "The Missing Link," "Hillbilly Margie," "Vern's Mother-in-Law," "The Trapped Freddy," "Buried Treasure," "To Health with Yoga," "A Horse for Vern," "Vern's New Girlfriend," "Delinquent Margie," "What's Cooking," and "Meet Mr. Murphy." 5 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies; bonus episode "The Lucy Show" with John Wayne. **12 episodes on 2 discs. 5 1/3 hrs.**
My Little Margie Collection #2 [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes "Margie and the Shah," "Papa and Mambo," "The San Francisco Story," "Margie's Millionth Number," "Corpus Delicti," "Margie Babysits," "The Hawaii Story," "Vern's Winter Vacation," "Miss Whoozis," "Star of Khyber," "The Unexpected Guest," and "Honeyboy Honeywell." 5 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies. **12 episodes on 2 discs. 5 3/4 hrs.**
My Little Margie, Vol. 1 [DVD] DVD
Episodes include "Margie's Phantom Lover," "The Missing Link," "Hillbilly Margie," "Vern's Mother-in-Law," "The Trapped Freddy," and "Buried Treasure." 150 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies.
My Little Margie, Vol. 2 [DVD] DVD
Episodes include "To Health with Yoga," "A Horse for Vern," "Vern's New Girlfriend," "Delinquent Margie," "What's Cooking," and "Meet Mr. Murphy." 150 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies.
My Little Margie, Vol. 3 [DVD] DVD
Episodes include "Margie and the Shah," "Papa and Mambo," "The San Francisco Story," "Margie's Millionth Member," "Corpus Delicti," and "Margie Babysits." 150 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies.
My Little Margie, Vol. 4 [DVD] DVD
Episodes include "The Hawaii Story," "Vern's Winter Vacation," "Miss Whoozis," "Star of Khyber," "The Unexpected Guest," and "Honeyboy Honeywell." 150 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; biographies.

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filmography

FILM
Spoilers of the Forest (1957) with Rod Cameron, Vera Ralston, Ray Collins, Edgar Buchanan, Carl Benton Reid, and Sheila Bromley
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart, Doris Day, Alan Mowbray, and Alix Talton
Bengazi (1955) with Richard Conte, Victor McLaglen, Richard Carlson, and Mala Powers
Heat Wave (1954) with Alex Nicol
Dragon's Gold (1954) with John Archer
Mexican Manhunt (1953) with George Brent, Morris Ankrum, Karen Sharpe, and Marjorie Lord
The Maze (1953) with Richard Carlson
Invaders from Mars (1953) with Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Leif Erickson, and Morris Ankrum
The Lady Wants Mink (1953) with Dennis O'Keefe, Ruth Hussey, Eve Arden, William Demarest, Gene Lockhart, Hope Emerson, Tommy Rettig, and Mara Corday
Never Wave at a WAC (1953) with Rosalind Russell, Paul Douglas, Marie Wilson, Arleen Whelan, Leif Erickson, Lurene Tuttle, and Louise Beavers
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, and Leif Erickson
Confidence Girl (1952) with Tom Conway
Lost Continent (1951) with Cesar Romero, Chick Chandler, John Hoyt, Acquanetta, Sid Melton, Whit Bissell, and Hugh Beaumont
Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) with Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, Max Baer, Jackie Coogan, Fuzzy Knight, Raymond Hatton, and Dewey Robinson
Insurance Investigator (1951) with Richard Denning, Audrey Long, and Reed Hadley
Vendetta (1950) with Faith Domergue, George Dolenz, Hugo Haas, and Nigel Bruce
The Admiral Was a Lady (1950) with Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vallee, and Steve Brodie
Lucky Losers (1950) with Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Lyle Talbot
Beauty on Parade (1950) with Robert Hutton, Ruth Warrick, and Lola Albright
Unmasked (1950) with Robert Rockwell and Raymond Burr
Bodyhold (1949) with Willard Parker and Lola Albright
Alimony (1949) with Martha Vickers and John Beal
Africa Screams (1949) with Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Max Baer, Shemp Howard, and Joe Besser
Big Town Scandal (1948) with Phillip Reed, Darryl Hickman, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, and Tommy Bond
The Fuller Brush Man (1948) with Red Skelton, Janet Blair, and Adele Jergens
Let's Live Again (1948) with John Emery
Big Town After Dark (1947) with Phillip Reed
Big Town (1947) with Phillip Reed, Robert Lowery, and Veda Ann Borg
I Cover Big Town (1947) with Phillip Reed, Robert Lowery, and Robert Shayne
The Strange Woman (1946) with Hedy Lamarr, George Sanders, Louis Hayward, and Gene Lockhart
Strange Journey (1946) with Paul Kelly and Osa Massen
Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) with Bob Hope, Joan Caulfield, Patric Knowles, Marjorie Reynolds, Cecil Kellaway, and Reginald Owen
Earl Carroll Sketchbook (1946) with Constance Moore and Edward Everett Horton
Strange Impersonation (1946) with Brenda Marshall, William Gargan, H.B. Warner, Lyle Talbot, and Mary Treen
The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946) with Osa Massen, Shemp Howard, and Sheldon Leonard
Road to Utopia (1946) with Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour
Up Goes Maisie (1946) with Ann Sothern, George Murphy, Stephen McNally, and Ray Collins
The Woman in Green (1945) with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945) Warner Baxter and Jerome Cowan
The Enchanted Cottage (1945) with Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, and Robert Clarke
Ministry of Fear (1944) with Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond, Dan Duryea, and Alan Napier
Standing Room Only (1944) with Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Edward Arnold, Roland Young, and Anne Revere
Jane Eyre (1943) with Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, Peggy Ann Garner, and Agnes Moorehead
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce
Counter-Espionage (1942) with Warren William, Eric Blore, and Forrest Tucker
Sleepytime Gal (1942) with Judy Canova, Billy Gilbert, Ruth Terry, Elisha Cook Jr., and Jerry Lester
The Lone Rider in Frontier Fury (1941) with George Houston, Al St. John, and Arch Hall Sr.
Rider of the Plains (1941) with George Houston and Al St. John

TELEVISION SERIES
The Abbott and Costello Show, 1952-1953 CBS/NBC TV series. Brooke portrayed herself
My Little Margie, 1952-1955 NBC/CBS TV series. Brooke portrayed Roberta Townsend

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
Michael Shayne, episode This Is It, Michael Shayne, originally aired November 25, 1960
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, episode The Fine Art of Murder, originally aired January 25, 1960
G.E. True Theater, episode Night Club, originally aired October 11, 1959
Lawman, episode The Ring, originally aired May 24, 1959
Richard Diamond, Private Detective, episode The Limping Man, originally aired May 24, 1959
Yancy Derringer, episode The Louisiana Dude, originally aired February 26, 1959
December Bride, episode The Other Woman, originally aired December 9, 1957
Perry Mason, episode The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece, originally aired September 28, 1957
Private Secretary, episode That's No Lady, That's an Agent, originally aired January 20, 1957
West Point, episode The Right to Choose, originally aired November 9, 1956
Studio 57, episode Palm Springs Incident, originally aired October 21, 1956
The Star and the Story, episode The Senora, originally aired April 14, 1956
Screen Directors Playhouse, episode The Sword of Villon, originally aired April 4, 1956
Private Secretary, episode Cat in a Hot Thin File, originally aired March 18, 1956
The Star and the Story, episode Arab Duel, originally aired February 18, 1956
I Love Lucy, episode The Fox Hunt, originally aired February 6, 1956
The Star and the Story, episode The Blue Landscape, originally aired December 10, 1955
The Millionaire, episode The Vickie Lawson Story, originally aired June 8, 1955
The Star and the Story, episode The Treasure, originally aired May 28, 1955
The Ford Television Theatre, episode Cardboard Casanova, originally aired May 26, 1955
Fireside Theatre, episode Luxurious Ladies, originally aired April 19, 1955
The Public Defender, episode Jackpot, originally aired February 24, 1955
The Whistler, episode Favor for a Friend, originally aired February 10, 1955
Cavalcade of America, episode A Man's Home, originally aired December 28, 1954
Big Town, episode The Senator Story, originally aired December 20, 1954
The Mickey Rooney Show, episode The Other Woman, originally aired November 6, 1954
The Christophers, episode Changing the World Through the Housewife, originally aired September 12, 1954
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse, episode When the Police Arrive, originally aired June 25, 1954
Mr. & Mrs. North, episode The Placid Affair, originally aired April 27, 1954
Passport to Danger, episode Casablanca, originally aired January 1, 1954
Racket Squad, episode The Case of Lady Luck, originally aired July 6, 1953
Four Star Playhouse, episode The Ladies on His Mind, originally aired May 21, 1953
Four Star Playhouse, episode Backstage, originally aired November 6, 1952
Racket Squad, episode Fair Exchange, originally aired February 14, 1952
Dangerous Assignment, episode The Bhandara Story, originally aired January 1, 1952
The Bigelow Theatre, episode Always a Bridesmaid, originally aired December 27, 1951
Gruen Guild Theater, episode That Time in Boston, originally aired November 8, 1951
The Bigelow Theatre, episode Rewrite for Love, originally aired January 14, 1951

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