Leila Hyams
Biography
Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American model, vaudeville and film actress, who came from a show business family. Her relatively short film career began in the 1920s during the era of silent films and ended in 1936. Although her career only lasted around twelve years, the blonde blue-eyed ingenue appeared in more than 50 film roles and remained a press favorite, with numerous magazine covers.
Known For
Freaks
1932
Island of Lost Souls
1932
Ruggles of Red Gap
1935
Sandra
1924
The Phantom of Paris
1931
$1,000 a Minute
1935
Spite Marriage
1929
Honor Bound
1928
Red-Headed Woman
1932
The Sins of the Children
1930
Way for a Sailor
1930
The Big House
1930
Filmography
Freaks
as Venus · 1932
Island of Lost Souls
as Ruth Thomas · 1932
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Nell Kenner · 1935
Sandra
as Mait Stanley · 1924
The Phantom of Paris
as Cecile Bourrelier · 1931
$1,000 a Minute
as Dorothy Summers · 1935
Spite Marriage
as Ethyl Norcrosse · 1929
Honor Bound
as Selma Ritchie · 1928
Red-Headed Woman
as Irene 'Rene' Legendre · 1932
The Sins of the Children
as Alma · 1930
Way for a Sailor
as Joan · 1930
The Big House
as Anne Marlowe · 1930
Men Call It Love
as Connie · 1931
A Girl in Every Port
as Widow in San Pedro, Belize · 1928
The Bishop Murder Case
as Belle Dillard · 1929
The Girl Said No
as Mary Howe · 1930
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Gladys Durland · 1934
The Poor Rich
as Grace Hunter · 1934
The Idle Rich
as Joan Thayer · 1929
Gentleman's Fate
as Marjorie Channing · 1931
Saturday's Millions
as Joan Chandler · 1933
The Big Broadcast
as Anita Rogers · 1932
Land of the Silver Fox
as Marie du Fronque · 1928
The Crimson City
as Nadine Howells · 1928
Way Out West
as Molly Rankin · 1930
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Lela Larson · 1933
The Thirteenth Chair
as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill · 1929
Alias Jimmy Valentine
as Rose · 1928
Stepping Out
as Eve Martin · 1931
White Pants Willie
as Helen Charters · 1927
Part Time Wife
as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers) · 1930
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
as Dorothy · 1931
Wonder of Women
as Karen · 1929
Sweethearts and Wives
as Angela Worthington · 1930
The Christmas Party
as Herself (uncredited) · 1931
The Branded Sombrero
as Connie Marsh · 1928
People Will Talk
as Peggy Trask · 1935
The Flirting Widow
as Evelyn · 1930
No Ransom
as Barbara Winfield · 1934
The Constant Woman
as Lou · 1933
Surrender
as Axelle von Meirbach · 1931
The Far Call
as Hilda Larsen · 1929
One-Round Hogan
as Helen Davis · 1927
Summer Bachelors
as Willowdean French · 1926
First Aid
as Red Cross Worker · 1943
Masquerade
as Sylvia Graeme · 1929
Dancing Mothers
as Birdie Courtney · 1926
The Brute
as Jennifer Duan · 1927
Yellow Dust
as Nellie Brian · 1936
The Wizard
as Anne Webster · 1927
Hurricane
as Mary Stevens · 1929
The Bush Leaguer
as Alice Hobbs · 1927
Horse Play
as Angelica Wayne · 1933