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Kay Hughes

Actor · Died April 4, 1998, aged 84 · Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Katy Hughes (16 January 1914 - 4 April 1998) was an American actress with a brief career in the 1930s and 40s appearing mainly in westerns and serials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kay Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 16, 1914
Died
April 4, 1998 (aged 84)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 26 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 16% in 30 days

What are Kay Hughes' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
39%
Society
21%
Self
12%
Power
12%
Bonds
8%
Survival
8%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · 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 5 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
3
Warm
1

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7

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 Kay Hughes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kay Hughes' 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

26 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last of the Secret Agents? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Book Ends (uncredited)

  • Fighting Bill Carson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Jeanne Darcy

  • Enemy of the Law(1945)

    as Ruby Martin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Riders of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Celia Barton

  • Honolulu Lu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Nurse

  • Trouble at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Catherine Benson (as Catherine Hughes)

  • Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Molly Selkirk

  • Dick Tracy(1937)

    as Gwen Andrews

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • A Man Betrayed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marjorie Norton

  • The Mandarin Mystery(1936)

    as Irene Kirk

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Ride, Ranger, Ride(1936)

    as Dixie Summerall

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • The Big Show(1936)

    as Marion Hill

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ghost Town Gold(1936)

    as Sabina Thornton

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Three Mesquiteers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Marian Bryant

  • The Vigilantes Are Coming(1936)

    as Doris Colton

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Romance in the Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Actor

  • Brides Are Like That (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mary Ann Coleridge

  • Snowed Under (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Miss Jones (uncredited)

  • Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Louise

  • Every Saturday Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Patty Newall

  • Strike Me Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Goldwyn Girl (uncredited)

  • Slightly Static (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Telephone Operator (uncredited)

  • George White's 1935 Scandals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as One of Do's Four Girls (uncredited)

  • His Old Flame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • Men in Black (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Saturday's Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Student

Career shape

Star power in the 29th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1933 to 1966.

Most popular right now

Dick Tracy (1937)

Film career

  • 1934Screen debut· Men in Black

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26th

By decade

1930s21 · acting1940s4 · acting1960s1 · acting

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.

How do Kay Hughes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Dick Tracy (1937)

59th percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dick Tracy (1937)

Midcredits 61st · 63% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 33. 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 Kay Hughes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kay Hughes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Murray Seldeen shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers