Lilian Bond

Attractive brunette British actress who appeared on Broadway in the "Ziegfeld Follies" during the 1920s. Bond specialized in portraying the "other woman" in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and is best known for her banter opposite Melvyn Douglas as one of the naive strangers who venture into "The Old Dark House" in the 1932 James Whale classic horror comedy, and as Lily Langtry in "The Westerner" (1940). After her divorce from Sidney Smith, Bond retired from film, returning to play a supporting role in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945) and a few minor parts in the 1950s. Retired for good in 1955.

Filmography

Cast (Feature Film)

Pirates of Tripoli (1955)

Sono

Man in the Attic (1953)

Shadow on the Wall (1950)

Attendant

That Forsyte Woman (1949)

Maid

Fighter Squadron (1948)

English lady

The Jolson Story (1947)

Nocturne (1946)

Mrs. Billings

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Kate

A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)

Lola

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)

Adele Beldon

Scotland Yard (1941)

Lady Constance [Fraser]

The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)

Gladys [Fontaine]

Sued for Libel (1939)

Muriel Webster

Blond Cheat (1938)

Roberta Trent

The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)

Mrs. [Millie] Waller

China Seas (1935)

Mrs. Timmons

Affairs of a Gentleman (1934)

Carlotta Barbe

Hell Bent for Love (1934)

Millie Garland

The Big Brain (1933)

Dorothy Norton

Double Harness (1933)

Hortense [Rhinelander]

Her Splendid Folly (1933)

Jill McAllister/Laura Gerard

When Strangers Marry (1933)

Marion Drake

Pick-Up (1933)

Muriel Stevens

It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)

Edna Jackson

Man About Town (1932)

Carlotta Cortez

The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)

Dolores Divine

Air Mail (1932)

Irene Wilkins

Fireman Save My Child (1932)

Beauty and the Boss (1932)

Girl at bar

The Old Dark House (1932)

Gladys [DuCane Perkins]

Rider of the Plains (1931)

Betty

Manhattan Parade (1931)

Sewing girl

Sagebrush Politics (1930)

Life Events

1924

Stage acting debut

1927

First film role in Hollywood short, "Lost and Found"

1930

First feature film, "Sagebrush Politics"

1940

Portrayed Lily Langtry in "The Westerner"

1955

Appeared in last film, "Pirates of Tripoli"; retired from acting

Photo Collections

The Old Dark House - Lobby Cards

Here are a few Lobby Cards from the Universal horror film The Old Dark House (1932), directed by James Whale. Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.