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Looking for reviews of Luella Gear movies? Cinafilm has a total of 72 reviews across 2 movies.
Movies starring Luella Gear have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 65%.
Carefree - released in 1938 - is Luella Gear's highest rated movie, with a score of 71% based on 63 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Luella Gear is Phffft - released in 1954 - with a score of 60% based on 9 reviews.
New York-born comedienne, whose acerbic wit enlivened Broadway musical comedy and revue for fifty years, while making few forays into motion pictures. After attending Spencer School, Louella took acting classes and made her theatrical debut in 1917. Her many successes on stage included the parody "Life Begins at 8:40" (1934-35) and "Streets of Paris" (1939-40), in both of which she played multiple parts. Her typical screen persona was as an acid-tongued, worldly socialite, or wisecracking friend of the heroine.
During World War II, Louella toured with the wartime comedy play "Count Me In" as part of the USO, entertaining troops in the South Pacific. Her last major post-war role was that of Julia Ward McKinlock in the hit romantic comedy "Sabrina Fair" on Broadway (1953-54). From the early 1950's, she also made occasional guest appearances on television.
Luella Gear has acted in films with Jack Carson, Jack Lemmon, Ralph Bellamy and Fred Astaire.
Luella Gear has worked with these film directors: Mark Robson and Mark Sandrich.
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