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Sally Blane

Sally Blane

Actor · Died August 27, 1997, aged 87 · Salida, Colorado, USA

One of four actress sisters, the others being Polly Ann Young, Georgiana Young and Loretta Young. Sally retired from the screen ca. 1939. Although this lovely, light brown-haired leading lady would wind up better known as one of Loretta Young's three acting sisters, Sally Blane nevertheless enjoyed a modest "B" film career during the late 20s and 30s. The resemblance to her "A" level sister was very strong -- the same graceful, elongated face and fawn-like, wide-set eyes. Unlike her sister, however, Sally lacked strong determination and ambition. Although she remained on the second or third Hollywood tier throughout her career, her film output was considerable if mostly routine.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 11, 1910
Died
August 27, 1997 (aged 87)
From
Salida, Colorado, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Sally Blane's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 12th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
29%
Power
19%
Self
13%
Survival
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 0

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 8 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Hopeful
5
Romantic
5
Joyful
3
Thrilling
4
Other
8

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sally Blane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sally Blane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Code 3(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Russell

  • A Bullet for Joey(1955)

    as Marie Temblay

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Marge · as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • La fuga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Mrs. Garland

  • Fighting Mad(1939)

    as Ann Fenwick

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939)

    as Stella Essex

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Way Down South (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Claire Bouton

  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell(1939)

    as Gertrude Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Crashing Through Danger(1936)

    as Ann Foster

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Numbered Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Nurse Linda Morgan, alias Linda Callahan

  • Sunday Night at the Trocadero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Sally Blane

  • One Mile from Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Barbara Harrison

  • Angel's Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Pauline Kaye

  • The Great Hospital Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ann Smith

  • This Is the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Helen Davis

  • The Silver Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ruth Dexter

  • Against the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Martha Gray

  • She Had to Choose(1934)

    as Clara Berry

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Half a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Phyllis

  • City Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Rose Wentworth

  • City Limits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Helen Matthews

  • Stolen Sweets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Patricia Belmont

  • No More Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Helen Young

  • Crime on the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Sylvia Kennett

  • Advice to the Forlorn(1933)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mayfair Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Brenda Mason

  • Night of Terror(1933)

    as Mary Rinehart

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Trick for Trick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Constance Rusell

  • Hello, Everybody! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Lily Smith

  • Boys Will Be Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Kiki

  • Wild Horse Mesa(1932)

    as Sandy Melberne

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    as Alice

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Pride of the Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Peggy

  • Heritage of the Desert(1932)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Phantom Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Carolyn Nolan

  • Escapade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Kay Whitney

  • Disorderly Conduct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Helen Burke

  • Probation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Janet Holman

  • The Circus Show-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Maisie

  • The Reckoning(1932)

    as Judy Marsh

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Cross-Examination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Grace Varney

  • Running Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sally Blane

  • The Local Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Marion Meade

  • Law of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Betty Merton

  • X Marks the Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sue

  • Good Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Marge

  • The Spirit of Notre Dame(1931)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • A Dangerous Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Marjory Randolph

  • Shanghaied Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mary Swope

  • The Star Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Sue Leeds

  • Annabelle's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dora

  • The Champion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Actor

  • Ten Cents a Dance(1931)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Once a Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Hope Paterson

  • Little Accident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Madge

  • The Vagabond Lover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jean Whitehall

  • Show of Shows(1929)

    as Performer in 'Meet My Sister' Number

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tanned Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Janet Reynolds

  • Half Marriage(1929)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Very Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Nora

  • Eyes of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Florence Hueston

  • Outlawed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Anne

  • King Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Polly Randall

  • The Vanishing Pioneer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as June Shelby

  • Fools for Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Louise Hunter

  • Horseman of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Dawn O'Day

  • Her Summer Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Grace

  • Dead Man's Curve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Ethel Hume

  • Wife Savers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Colette

  • Shootin' Irons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Lucy Blake

  • Casey at the Bat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Floradora Girl

  • Flashing Oars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Betty Jane

  • The Cinder Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Betty Jane

  • The Relay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Betty Jane

  • Around the Bases (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Betty Jane

  • The Last Lap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Betty Jane

  • The Sheik(1921)

    as Arab Child (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Sirens of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Child (as Elizabeth Jane Young)

Career shape

Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1917 to 1957.

Highest rated

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939)

Midcredits 74th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 79 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score41st

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s22 · acting1930s51 · acting1940s1 · acting1950s4 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Sally Blane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Wild Horse Mesa (1932)

82nd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sally Blane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sally Blane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Newfield shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers