Gladys Holland

Acting

Gladys Holland

Born — Died

1923-07-07 — 2017-10-21

Place of birth

Ponta, Texas, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

20 titles

Gladys Holland was an American actress. She was the narrator of the Academy Award nominated 1952 UPA cartoon short Madeline.

Known for

Film credits

1950s · 9 titles

To Catch a Thief poster
7.3

When a string of jewel robberies hits the French Riviera, suspicion falls on retired thief John “The Cat” Robie. To clear his name, he sets out to trap the copycat himself—entangling a wealthy widow and her beguiling daughter in a seductive game of pursuit, deception, and desire.

To Catch a Thief

1955

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster
7.4

An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956

Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure poster
7.0

Woody Woodpecker is the small town sheriff who must face the feared gunslinger Buzz Buzzard.

Hot Noon or 12 O'Clock for Sure

1953

Lydia Bailey poster
6.8

A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. The island is war-torn in the strife between Toussaing L'Overture, the black president, and the French who are trying to retake possession of the country. Hamlin finds Lydia and, against the background of war and rebellion, they fall in love while helping the Haitians against the French.

Lydia Bailey

1952

Muscle Tussle poster
6.1

Daffy Duck takes his girl to a beach, where a muscle-bound duck attracts the attentions of Daffy's fickle chick. She leaves Daffy and walks off with the hunky duck. A salesman sells Daffy a bogus strength-building tonic, and Daffy takes some, thinking it has made him into a virile power-house! He challenges the muscular duck to a series of contests involving bar-bending, chain-chewing, and weight-lifting.

Muscle Tussle

1953

A Fine Feathered Frenzy poster
7.6

Woody Woodpecker notices a personal ad in the newspaper for a gorgeous rich gal, with plenty of food, looking for a husband.

A Fine Feathered Frenzy

1954

Little Boy Boo poster
7.7

Foghorn Leghorn, shivering at the thought of another cold winter in his dilapidated roost, decides to court the well-to-do Miss Prissy, but Prissy won't marry him unless he can prove he'll be a good father to her son, a bespectacled egghead genius who, by scientific means, bests Foghorn in every game they play.

Little Boy Boo

1954

Return of the Dead poster
5.0

A teenage girl is charged with the attempted murder of a gangland figure. Her mother has also been shot. To further complicate matters, the girl's father, who went missing in action in WW2 fifteen years ago, has suddenly reappeared.

Return of the Dead

1954

Madeline poster
6.5

This short from the UPA studio was nominated for the 1952 Oscars. Based on the Madeline series of children's books.

Madeline

1952

Series credits