Arline Judge

Arline Judge (her real name) was born in Bridgeport Connecticut on February 21, 1912. The family moved to New York City while Arline was still young, and growing up she studied dance and voice. That training led to some work in vaudeville and musical revues. In fact, RKO talent scouts noticed her while she was appearing in the Broadway revue, The Second Little Show, in 1930.

Arline made her film debut, uncredited, in Bachelor Apartment (1931). After two more uncredited parts, she was given a fairly substantial role in Are These Our Children (1931), a pre-code tale of teenage angst. That same year the first of her eight marriages took place. 19 year old Arline walked down the aisle with 32 year old Wesley Ruggles, her director on Are These Our Children. Film wise Arline remained quite busy from 1932 through 1934, appearing in 16 comedic and dramatic productions. While most roles were as supporting characters, she did have the female lead in six films during the period. These were 1932's The Age of Consent, another film that fits squarely in the pre-code mode, 1933's Flying Devils opposite Bruce Cabot, Sensation Hunters, where she is topped billed, but Marion Burns has more screen time, and in 1934, Name The Woman, When Strangers Meet, The Mysterious Mr. Wong, and Million Dollar Baby. 1935 saw her in the lead in College Scandal and Welcome Home opposite James Dunne. I think you can tell from the titles, Arline never made an "A" picture, but she kept working up through early television, with her last role in 1964 in a Perry Mason episode. Arline made a total of 45 films. Of her eight marriages, her first lasted the longest, six years, and her shortest, one year, to Henry Topping. She was married for three years to his brother Daniel, ten years earlier.

Arline died of natural causes on February 7, 1974.

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A publicity still from Are These Our Children?

Screen captures from Girl Crazy (1932).


A publicity still from Young Bride (1932), originally entitled Veneer.

Photoplay, February 1932

Movie Mirror, July 1932

Cinelandia, January 1933

A publicity still from Flying Devils.

A publicity still for Looking For Trouble (1934). The film stars Spencer Tracy.

Screen captures from The Mysterious Mr. Wong.

Cinelandia, July 1935

Real Screen Fun, January 1939.


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