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Renie Riano was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Riano's earliest roles were in film, including the comedy adaptation "Tovarich" (1937) with Claudette Colbert, the musical "You're a Sweetheart" (1937) with Alice Faye and "Four's a Crowd" (1938) with Errol Flynn. She also appeared in the Bonita Granville mystery "Nancy Drew - Detective" (1938), the Wayne Morris drama ...

Filmography

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Three on a Couch (1966)

Fireball 500 (1966)

The Family Jewels (1965)

Pajama Party (1964)

Bikini Beach (1964)

Clipped Wings (1953)

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Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) They'd Kinda Like Them Brass Buttons

Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Hurry So Fast

Biography

Renie Riano was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Riano's earliest roles were in film, including the comedy adaptation "Tovarich" (1937) with Claudette Colbert, the musical "You're a Sweetheart" (1937) with Alice Faye and "Four's a Crowd" (1938) with Errol Flynn. She also appeared in the Bonita Granville mystery "Nancy Drew - Detective" (1938), the Wayne Morris drama "Men Are Such Fools" (1938) and "Outside of Paradise" (1938). She continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in the dramatic adaptation "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk" (1940) with Lloyd Nolan, the comedic adaptation "The Ghost Comes Home" (1940) with Frank Morgan and "Adam Had Four Sons" (1941). She also appeared in the comedy "Affectionately Yours" (1941) with Merle Oberon. In the latter half of her career, she continued to act in "The Time of Your Life" (1948), "Jiggs and Maggie in Court" (1948) and "Jiggs and Maggie Out West" (1950). She also appeared in "As Young As You Feel" (1951) and the Tommy Kirk comedy "Pajama Party" (1964). Riano last worked on "Anderson and Company" (NBC, 1968-69). Riano passed away in July 1971 at the age of 72.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Three on a Couch (1966)

Fireball 500 (1966)

The Family Jewels (1965)

Pajama Party (1964)

Bikini Beach (1964)

Clipped Wings (1953)

The Barefoot Mailman (1951)

As Young As You Feel (1951)

Jiggs and Maggie Out West (1950)

Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (1949)

Jiggs and Maggie in Court (1948)

An Act of Murder (1948)

The Time of Your Life (1948)

[Lorene Smith] Blind date

Winter Wonderland (1947)

Mrs. Schuyler-Riggs

Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)

Bad Bascomb (1946)

So Goes My Love (1946)

Bringing Up Father (1946)

A Song for Miss Julie (1945)

Club Havana (1945)

River Gang (1945)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Studio waitress

Can't Help Singing (1944)

3 Is a Family (1944)

Take It or Leave It (1944)

Mrs. Nellie Bramble

Jam Session (1944)

None But the Lonely Heart (1944)

The Man from Music Mountain (1943)

Christina Kellog

They Died with Their Boots On (1942)

Blondie for Victory (1942)

Whispering Ghosts (1942)

Meg [also known as Stella]

There's One Born Every Minute (1942)

You're the One (1941)

Affectionately Yours (1941)

You Belong to Me (1941)

Unfinished Business (1941)

Adam Had Four Sons (1941)

Ice-Capades (1941)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

The Smiling Ghost (1941)

Those Were the Days! (1940)

The Doctor Takes A Wife (1940)

Telegraph operator

Remedy for Riches (1940)

Kit Carson (1940)

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love (1940)

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

A Little Bit of Heaven (1940)

Li'l Abner (1940)

High School (1940)

The Women (1939)

Wings of the Navy (1939)

Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939)

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

Effie Schneider

Bridal Suite (1939)

Day-Time Wife (1939)

The Honeymoon's Over (1939)

Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)

Effie Schneider

Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)

Effie Schneider

Disputed Passage (1939)

Landlady [Mrs. Riley]

Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)

Honeymoon in Bali (1939)

Head saleswoman

Bachelor Mother (1939)

Tell No Tales (1939)

Spring Madness (1938)

Thanks for Everything (1938)

Outside of Paradise (1938)

Nancy Drew: Detective (1938)

Effie Schneider

The Road to Reno (1938)

Four's a Crowd (1938)

Men Are Such Fools (1938)

Strange Faces (1938)

The Storm (1938)

Tovarich (1937)

You're a Sweetheart (1937)

Mrs. Hepplethwaite

My Dear Miss Aldrich (1937)

Life Events

Videos

Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) They'd Kinda Like Them Brass Buttons Clever scene by director George Seitz, Raymond Hatton (said to have appeared in 500 movies) as host Bridger advises bathing Jon Hall (title character) and crew (Ward Bond, Harold Huber) about the offer from Fremont (Dana Andrews as the historical character) and Terry (“Lone Ranger” Clayton Moore), Lynn Bari in the neighboring tub, in producer Edward Small’s Kit Carson, 1940.

Kit Carson (1940) -- (Movie Clip) Don't Hurry So Fast Producer Edward Small getting his money’s worth in Monument Valley (even if the story takes place along the distant Oregon Trail), Dana Andrews as (historical figure) Captain Fremont wants to hurry the wagon train, civilian Clayton Moore obeying until Jon Hall (title character) and his team (Ward Bond, Harold Huber) show up to take the trail guide jobs they at first refused, Lynn Bari the affronted Miss Murphy, in Kit Carson, 1940.

Bad Bascomb (1946) -- (Movie Clip) When We Get To Utah Bandit Wallace Beery (title character), hiding out in a Mormon wagon train, has just learned that male converts are required to work, and he’s been drafted by Marjorie Main as Abbey, whose granddaughter Emmy (Margaret O’Brien) he’s already met, his pal Yancey (J. Carrol Naish) making out better, in MGM’s Bad Bascomb,1946.

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