Virginia Sale

Actor

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Also Known As

Virginia Sale-Wren

Birth Place

Illinois, USA

Born

May 20, 1899

Died

August 23, 1992

Cause of Death

Heart Failure

Biography

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Virginia Sale was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in her acting career, Sale landed roles in various films, including "Below the Deadline" (1929), "Back Pay" (1930) and "Lovin' the Ladies" (1930). She also appeared in the drama "Showgirl in Hollywood" (1930) with Alice White, the dramatic adventure "Moby Dick" (1930) with John Barrymore and "Gold Dust Gert...

Filmography

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Big Daddy (1969)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

One Man's Way (1964)

Miss Collingswood

The Hat-box Mystery (1947)

Veronica Hooper

The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)

Trail Street (1947)

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One Man's Way (1964) -- (Movie Clip) I Have No Sermon

Family & Companions

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Sam Wren

Husband

Actor, director. Co-starred with Sales-Wren in early TV family sitcom "Wren's Nest"; died in 1962.

Biography

Virginia Sale was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in her acting career, Sale landed roles in various films, including "Below the Deadline" (1929), "Back Pay" (1930) and "Lovin' the Ladies" (1930). She also appeared in the drama "Showgirl in Hollywood" (1930) with Alice White, the dramatic adventure "Moby Dick" (1930) with John Barrymore and "Gold Dust Gertie" (1931). She continued to act in productions like "Those We Love" (1932), "Oliver Twist" (1933) and "The Iron Master" (1933). She also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "The Man With Two Faces" (1934) with Edward G Robinson. Toward the end of her career, she continued to act in "Miss Polly" (1941), the Shirley Temple Black romance "Miss Annie Rooney" (1942) and "The Big Shot" (1942). She also appeared in "Dark Mountain" (1944) and the Randolph Scott western "Badman's Territory" (1946). Sale more recently acted in the Victor Buono adventurous drama "Big Daddy" (1969). Sale's husband was Sam Wren and Sale had two children. Sale passed away in August 1992 at the age of 93.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Big Daddy (1969)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

One Man's Way (1964)

Miss Collingswood

The Hat-box Mystery (1947)

Veronica Hooper

The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)

Trail Street (1947)

Night and Day (1946)

Minister's wife

Badman's Territory (1946)

So Goes My Love (1946)

Out of This World (1945)

Rhapsody in Blue (1945)

She Gets Her Man (1945)

Blazing the Western Trail (1945)

Danger Signal (1945)

The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)

Her Lucky Night (1945)

Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)

Aunt Gertrude Odell

Can't Help Singing (1944)

Gambler's Choice (1944)

When Strangers Marry (1944)

Hi, Beautiful (1944)

Dark Mountain (1944)

Together Again (1944)

Heavenly Days (1944)

My Kingdom for a Cook (1943)

Hit the Ice (1943)

Destroyer (1943)

The Gang's All Here (1943)

Hers to Hold (1943)

Personnel woman

Reveille with Beverly (1943)

They Died with Their Boots On (1942)

Torpedo Boat (1942)

The Big Shot (1942)

Miss Annie Rooney (1942)

Myrtle's mother

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

Pittsburgh (1942)

One Foot in Heaven (1941)

Back Street (1941)

Miss Polly (1941)

Her First Beau (1941)

Harvard, Here I Come (1941)

The Flame of New Orleans (1941)

Middle-aged woman--subway car

The Doctor Takes A Wife (1940)

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Calling All Husbands (1940)

Flowing Gold (1940)

Forty Little Mothers (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)

Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)

Little Accident (1939)

The Lady's from Kentucky (1939)

When Tomorrow Comes (1939)

A Trip to Paris (1938)

His Exciting Night (1938)

Time Out for Murder (1938)

The Jury's Secret (1938)

Miss Montague, juror

Live, Love and Learn (1937)

We Have Our Moments (1937)

Dangerous Holiday (1937)

Meet the Missus (1937)

Trouble at Midnight (1937)

Mrs. Lippincott

Think Fast, Mr. Moto (1937)

Angel's Holiday (1937)

Hatchet-faced woman

A Family Affair (1937)

Social news editor

Three Men on a Horse (1936)

After the Dance (1935)

It's a Small World (1935)

We're in the Money (1935)

Madame Du Barry (1934)

The King's daughter

Love Past Thirty (1934)

Marrying Widows (1934)

The Man with Two Faces (1934)

Registered Nurse (1934)

Embarrassing Moments (1934)

I Like It That Way (1934)

Bachelor Mother (1933)

Smoke Lightning (1933)

Easy Millions (1933)

Oliver Twist (1933)

Mrs. Sowerberry

Sitting Pretty (1933)

Rackety Rax (1932)

Fireman Save My Child (1932)

Those We Love (1932)

Iron Master (1932)

Man Wanted (1932)

Union Depot (1932)

Woman on platform

Big Business Girl (1931)

Gold Dust Gertie (1931)

Compromised (1931)

Secret Service (1931)

Many a Slip (1931)

Too Young to Marry (1931)

The Dude Wrangler (1930)

Moby Dick (1930)

Back Pay (1930)

Wheeler's secretary

Lovin' the Ladies (1930)

Showgirl in Hollywood (1930)

Otis' secretary

Embarrassing Moments (1930)

Bright Lights (1930)

"Sob Sister," a reporter

The Kid's Clever (1929)

Fancy Baggage (1929)

The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)

Below the Deadline (1929)

"Mother" Biblow

Midnight Madness (1928)

The Floating College (1928)

Legionnaires In Paris (1928)

Harold Teen (1928)

Mrs. Schmittenberger

Cast (Short)

Star in the Night (1945)

What a Life (1930)

Life Events

Videos

One Man's Way (1964) -- (Movie Clip) I Have No Sermon Theology grad arriving at his new church in Rhode Island, young Norman Vincent Peale (Don Murray) meets congregants (Hope Summers, Virginia Sale) then turns to his minister father (William Windom) to rescue his first sermon, in the bio-pic of the self-help pioneer, One Man’s Way, 1964.

Family

Christopher Wren

Son

Survived her.

Virginia Wren

Daughter

Survived her.

Companions

Sam Wren

Husband

Actor, director. Co-starred with Sales-Wren in early TV family sitcom "Wren's Nest"; died in 1962.

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