Fay Helm Movies
Even in her twenties, American actress Fay Helm exuded a clear-minded maturity that enabled her to avoid traditional ingenue roles. Signed by Columbia in 1938, Helm played Mrs. Fuddle in several of the early "Blondie" entries. At Universal in 1941, she was seen briefly as Jenny Williams, the first victim of the title character in The Wolf Man. Two years later, she was the frosty, elusive title character in the film noir classic Phantom Lady. Fay Helm also worked at Warner Bros. and RKO before her all-too-soon retirement from films in 1946. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide- 1937
In this drama, a milque-toast socialite is drowning in San Francisco Bay. Fortunately, he is saved by a kindly Italian fisherman who takes him in and teaches him how to be manly. During his slow recovery, the wimpy fellow is cared for by the fisherman's lovely daughter who is studying to become an opera singer. Trouble ensues when they all find themselves entangled with mobsters. Suddenly the boy becomes a real man and saves them. While San Francisco burns to the ground, he and the daughter finally acknowledge their love. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Margaret Lindsay, J. Carrol Naish, (more)
