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Lorna Gray

Lorna Gray

Actor · Died April 30, 2017, aged 99 · Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lorna Gray (July 26, 1917 – April 30, 2017) was an American film actress known for her comic roles, and later as a villainess. She is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures comedy shorts and Republic Pictures serials. She was known as Adrian Booth since 1945. Although she had a film test at Universal Studios and a brief contract with Paramount Pictures, she made her first big film for Columbia Pictures. As a Columbia contract player she appeared in the studio's shorts and serials, including Flying G-Men (starring Robert Paige), Pest from the West (starring Buster Keaton), and You Nazty Spy! (starring The Three Stooges). When her Columbia contract lapsed, she found work at Monogram Pictures, where she worked with action star Frankie Darro. Gray also starred opposite John Wayne in Red River Range (1938) and appeared in the title role in O, My Darling Clementine (1943), a country music film starring Roy Acuff as a singing sheriff. In her Paramount films, such as Hold 'Em Navy, she was credited as Virginia Pound, but she was given the name Lorna Gray by Columbia and she used it from 1938 until 1945, when she left Columbia and moved to Republic Pictures. She appeared as Lorna Gray in Republic's Federal Operator 99, but subsequently adopted the name Adrian Booth. At Republic, she often received co-star billing in Westerns, the only woman other than Dale Evans to be billed so highly at that studio. She also starred in Republic's serial about the comic book superhero Captain America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorna Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 26, 1917
Died
April 30, 2017 (aged 99)
From
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 58 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Lorna Gray's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 20th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th 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
Morality
54%
Self
18%
Bonds
18%
Society
5%
Power
5%
Justice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 5 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 5 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · 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 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
6
Tense
5
Absurd
4
Warm
3
Hopeful
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Fun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet2
  • Cyclical1

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 Lorna Gray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lorna Gray'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

58 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Sea Hornet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Ginger Sullivan

  • Yellow Fin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Nurse Jean Elliott

  • Oh! Susanna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Lia Wilson

  • The Savage Horde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Livvy Weston

  • Rock Island Trail(1950)

    as Aleeta

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Brimstone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Molly

  • Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Betty, alias Hannah Kelly (as Adrian Booth)

  • The Last Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Kate Foley / Kate Sampson

  • The Plunderers(1948)

    as Julie Ann McCabe (as Adrian Booth)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Connie Faulkner

  • California Firebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Joyce Mason (as Adrian Booth)

  • Lightnin' in the Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dell Parker

  • Under Colorado Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Julia Collins (as Adrian Booth)

  • Exposed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Judith Foresman (as Adrian Booth)

  • Along the Oregon Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Sally Dunn

  • Spoilers of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Jane Koster

  • Last Frontier Uprising (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Mary Lou Gardner (as Adrian Booth)

  • Out California Way(1946)

    as Gloria McCoy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Daughter of Don Q (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Dolores Quantero

  • Man from Rainbow Valley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Kay North

  • Valley of the Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Nurse Susan Drake

  • Home on the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bonnie Garth

  • Dakota(1945)

    as Entertainer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tell It to a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mona St. Clair

  • Federal Operator 99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Rita Parker

  • Fashion Model(1945)

    as Yvonne

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Adventures of Kitty O'Day(1945)

    as Gloria Williams

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Girl Who Dared(1944)

    as Ann Carroll

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Captain America(1944)

    as Gail Richards

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • O, My Darling Clementine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Clementine Cheshire

  • So Proudly We Hail!(1943)

    as Lt. Toni Dacolli

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ridin' Down the Canyon(1942)

    as Barbara Joyce

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Perils of Nyoka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Vultura

  • Tuxedo Junction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Joan Gordon

  • Father Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Helen Matthews

  • Drums of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Helene Laroche

  • Up in the Air(1940)

    as Singer Rita Wilson aka Gladys Wharton

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Deadwood Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Anne Butler

  • Rockin' Thru the Rockies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Flossie

  • Bullets for Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Ann Houston

  • Convicted Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Frankie Mason

  • You Nazty Spy! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mattie Herring (uncredited)

  • Cafe Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cafe Hostess

  • The Stranger from Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jean Browning

  • Three Sappy People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sherry Rumsford

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)

    as Woman at Station (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Man They Could Not Hang(1939)

    as Janet Savaard

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as (uncredited)

  • Good Girls Go to Paris(1939)

    as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Pest from the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Conchita

  • Outside These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Secretary (uncredited)

  • Flying G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Babs McKay

  • The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt(1939)

    as Girl Michael Runs Into in Nightclub (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Spy Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Nurse Anna Loring

  • Red River Range(1938)

    as Jane Mason

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Adventure in Sahara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Carla Preston

  • Hold 'Em Navy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Girl

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles from 1937 to 1951.

Highest rated

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

Midcredits 73rd

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

1930s15 · acting1940s38 · acting1950s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · 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 Lorna Gray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 17 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Captain America (1944)

75th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 69, detractors 43. 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 Lorna Gray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lorna Gray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack A. Marta shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers