Vera Vague (1943-1952)
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Vague had been a popular radio character created by actress Barbara Jo
Allen in 1939. Ms. Allen became so popular in the role, began to bill
herself solely as Vera Vague. She had her own radio show, and soon
became a regular on Bob Hope's program.
In 1943, Jules White hired her for a series of two-reel comedies which lasted until 1952. She also narrated a series of shorts for Columbia calleed VERA VAGUE'S LAFF TOURS, however these were produced by another shorts subject unit at the studio.
A number of Vera Vague two-reelers were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
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In 1943, Jules White hired her for a series of two-reel comedies which lasted until 1952. She also narrated a series of shorts for Columbia calleed VERA VAGUE'S LAFF TOURS, however these were produced by another shorts subject unit at the studio.
A number of Vera Vague two-reelers were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
PLEASE NOTE: Available titles will be in ITALICS and UNDERLINED
If a title is not in ITALICS and UNDERLINED....I do not have it in my collection.
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YOU DEAR BOY (11/4/43) D: Jules White. Minerva Unrecal, Douglas Drake, Grace Lenard, Eva McKenzie, Charles Heine Conklin, Eddie Laughton, Al Thompson, Symona Boniface, John Tyrrell. Vera feigns insanity to get released from a prearranged marriage. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chase's THE WRONG MISS WRIGHT (1937). Reworked as HAPPY GO WACKY (1952).
DOCTOR, FEEL MY PULSE (1/21/44) D: Jules White. Jack Norton, George Lewis, Christine McIntyre, Ann Doran, Bud Jamison, John Tyrrell, Eddie Kane, Judy Malcolm, Slim Gaut, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kacier, Victor Travers, Robert Bobby Burns. Hypochondriac Vera mistakes a lunatic for a trained physician. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases CALLING ALL DOCTORS (1937). Remade as SHE TOOK A POWDER (1951).
STRIFE OF THE PARTY (10/13/44) D: Harry Edwards. Lorin Raker, Joe Forte, Gwen Donovan, Vernon Dent, Symona Boniface, Joe Palma, Charles Heine Conklin. Veras neighbors turn out to be a gang of crooks. TRIVIA: Vera Vague found Harry Edwards to be such an incompetent director she requested to work solely with director Jules White from this point forward. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in December, 1953.
SHE SNOOPS TO CONQUER (12/29/44) D: Jules White. Weldon Heyburn, Vernon Dent, Bud Jamison, Rebel Randall, John Tyrrell, Charles Heine Conklin. Vera, an inquiring reporter, tangles with Nazi spy Otto Shultz.
THE JURY GOES ROUND N' ROUND (6/1/45) D: Jules White. Barton Yarborough, Vernon Dent, Mike Mazurki, June Bryde, Frank Alten, Eleberta Casey, Judy Malcolm, Joe Palma, Victor Travers, Blackie Whiteford. Vera, a juror on a murder case, is the only one who believes in the defendant is innocent. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award.
CALLING ALL FIBBERS (11/29/45) D: Jules White. Etta McDaniel, Frank Sully, Vernon Dent, John Tyrrell. Vera pretends to have been injured in an auto accident in order to get out of two conflicting engagements. TRIVIA: A remake of Walter Catlett's FIBBING FIBBERS (1936). The original working title was LYING LIARS.
HISS AND YELL (2/14/46) D: Jules White. Barton Yarborough, Fred Kelsey, Symona Boniface, Emil Sitka, John Tyrrell, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kascier, Victor Travers. When Vera sees a magician decapitate a dummy, she thinks she's witnessed a murder. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award and character actor Emil Sitka's first appearance in a Columbia short. The original working title was SHE LOST HER HEAD.
YOU DEAR BOY (11/4/43) D: Jules White. Minerva Unrecal, Douglas Drake, Grace Lenard, Eva McKenzie, Charles Heine Conklin, Eddie Laughton, Al Thompson, Symona Boniface, John Tyrrell. Vera feigns insanity to get released from a prearranged marriage. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chase's THE WRONG MISS WRIGHT (1937). Reworked as HAPPY GO WACKY (1952).
DOCTOR, FEEL MY PULSE (1/21/44) D: Jules White. Jack Norton, George Lewis, Christine McIntyre, Ann Doran, Bud Jamison, John Tyrrell, Eddie Kane, Judy Malcolm, Slim Gaut, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kacier, Victor Travers, Robert Bobby Burns. Hypochondriac Vera mistakes a lunatic for a trained physician. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases CALLING ALL DOCTORS (1937). Remade as SHE TOOK A POWDER (1951).
STRIFE OF THE PARTY (10/13/44) D: Harry Edwards. Lorin Raker, Joe Forte, Gwen Donovan, Vernon Dent, Symona Boniface, Joe Palma, Charles Heine Conklin. Veras neighbors turn out to be a gang of crooks. TRIVIA: Vera Vague found Harry Edwards to be such an incompetent director she requested to work solely with director Jules White from this point forward. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in December, 1953.
SHE SNOOPS TO CONQUER (12/29/44) D: Jules White. Weldon Heyburn, Vernon Dent, Bud Jamison, Rebel Randall, John Tyrrell, Charles Heine Conklin. Vera, an inquiring reporter, tangles with Nazi spy Otto Shultz.
THE JURY GOES ROUND N' ROUND (6/1/45) D: Jules White. Barton Yarborough, Vernon Dent, Mike Mazurki, June Bryde, Frank Alten, Eleberta Casey, Judy Malcolm, Joe Palma, Victor Travers, Blackie Whiteford. Vera, a juror on a murder case, is the only one who believes in the defendant is innocent. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award.
CALLING ALL FIBBERS (11/29/45) D: Jules White. Etta McDaniel, Frank Sully, Vernon Dent, John Tyrrell. Vera pretends to have been injured in an auto accident in order to get out of two conflicting engagements. TRIVIA: A remake of Walter Catlett's FIBBING FIBBERS (1936). The original working title was LYING LIARS.
HISS AND YELL (2/14/46) D: Jules White. Barton Yarborough, Fred Kelsey, Symona Boniface, Emil Sitka, John Tyrrell, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kascier, Victor Travers. When Vera sees a magician decapitate a dummy, she thinks she's witnessed a murder. TRIVIA: Nominated for an Academy Award and character actor Emil Sitka's first appearance in a Columbia short. The original working title was SHE LOST HER HEAD.
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_HEADIN' FOR A WEDDIN' (8/15/46)
D: Jules White. Claire Clarleton, William Hall, Jack Rice, Vernon Dent,
Joe Palma, Al Thompson, Charles Heine Conklin, Blackie Whiteford. Vera
and Claire vie for the affections of a handsome millionaire cowboy. TRIVIA: The original working title was DON'T FENCE ME OUT.
RENO-VATED (11/21/46) D: Jules White. Monty Collins, Ray Walker, Victor Travers, Emil Sitka. After Vera divorces her husband, she marries her lawyer. TRIVIA: Stock shot of waterlogged ceiling taken from ANDY CLYDE GETS SPRING CHICKEN (1939). Theatrically reissued in March, 1956.
CUPID GOES NUTS (5/1/47) D: Jules White. Fritz Feld, Chester Clute. Vera plays twin sisters of opposite personalities. TRIVIA: The original working title was TWO OF A KIND.
A MISS IN A MESS (1/13/49) D: Jules White. Stephen Roberts, Judy Malcolm, Lois Austin, Pat O'Malley, Johnny Krascier. Vera's fiancée is the spitting image of an escaped axe-murderer. TRIVIA: A remake of Harry Langdon's HIS MARRIAGE MIXUP (1935). The original working title was THE BATTERED BRIDE.
CLUNKED IN THE CLINK (7/14/49) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Douglas Fowley, Vernon Dent. Vera's husband thinks she ahs been killed in a plane crash, unaware she has been arrested for speeding on the way to the airport. TRIVIA: The original working title was LOOSE IN THE CABOOSE. Theatrically reissued in September, 1956.
WHA HAPPEN? (11/10/49) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Tim Ryan, Stanley Blystone, Stephen Roberts, Al Thompson. Suffering from amnesia, Vera thinks she's responsible for a burglary.
NURSIE BEHAVE (5/11/50) D: Jules White. John Merton, Sherry Moreland, Jack Pickard. Vera, a hospital nurse, is assigned to care for a district attorney who was injured in an auto accident. TRIVIA: The original working title was NURSES VERSUS HEARSES. Theatrically reissued in November, 1957.
SHE TOOK A POWDER (8/11/51) D: Jules White. George Lewis, Christine McIntyre. Vera's fiancee tries to cure her of her hypochondria. TRIVIA: A remake of DOCTOR, FEEL MY PULSE (1944). The original working title was THE PILL EATER. Theatrically reissued in December, 1956.
HAPPY GO WACKY (2/7/52) D: Jules White. Minerva Urecal, Grace Lenard, Chester Conklin, Blackie Whiteford, Joe Palma. Nurse Vera is hired by a patient to help him get rid of some unwelcome relatives living at his house. TRIVIA: A reworking, with stock footage, of YOU DEAR BOY (1943). The original working title was EMPTY HEAD. Reissued theatrically in September, 1958.
RENO-VATED (11/21/46) D: Jules White. Monty Collins, Ray Walker, Victor Travers, Emil Sitka. After Vera divorces her husband, she marries her lawyer. TRIVIA: Stock shot of waterlogged ceiling taken from ANDY CLYDE GETS SPRING CHICKEN (1939). Theatrically reissued in March, 1956.
CUPID GOES NUTS (5/1/47) D: Jules White. Fritz Feld, Chester Clute. Vera plays twin sisters of opposite personalities. TRIVIA: The original working title was TWO OF A KIND.
A MISS IN A MESS (1/13/49) D: Jules White. Stephen Roberts, Judy Malcolm, Lois Austin, Pat O'Malley, Johnny Krascier. Vera's fiancée is the spitting image of an escaped axe-murderer. TRIVIA: A remake of Harry Langdon's HIS MARRIAGE MIXUP (1935). The original working title was THE BATTERED BRIDE.
CLUNKED IN THE CLINK (7/14/49) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Douglas Fowley, Vernon Dent. Vera's husband thinks she ahs been killed in a plane crash, unaware she has been arrested for speeding on the way to the airport. TRIVIA: The original working title was LOOSE IN THE CABOOSE. Theatrically reissued in September, 1956.
WHA HAPPEN? (11/10/49) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Tim Ryan, Stanley Blystone, Stephen Roberts, Al Thompson. Suffering from amnesia, Vera thinks she's responsible for a burglary.
NURSIE BEHAVE (5/11/50) D: Jules White. John Merton, Sherry Moreland, Jack Pickard. Vera, a hospital nurse, is assigned to care for a district attorney who was injured in an auto accident. TRIVIA: The original working title was NURSES VERSUS HEARSES. Theatrically reissued in November, 1957.
SHE TOOK A POWDER (8/11/51) D: Jules White. George Lewis, Christine McIntyre. Vera's fiancee tries to cure her of her hypochondria. TRIVIA: A remake of DOCTOR, FEEL MY PULSE (1944). The original working title was THE PILL EATER. Theatrically reissued in December, 1956.
HAPPY GO WACKY (2/7/52) D: Jules White. Minerva Urecal, Grace Lenard, Chester Conklin, Blackie Whiteford, Joe Palma. Nurse Vera is hired by a patient to help him get rid of some unwelcome relatives living at his house. TRIVIA: A reworking, with stock footage, of YOU DEAR BOY (1943). The original working title was EMPTY HEAD. Reissued theatrically in September, 1958.