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Helen Mack

Helen Mack

Actor · Died August 13, 1986, aged 72 · Rock Island, Illinois, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Helen Mack (November 12, 1913 – August 13, 1986) was an American actress. Mack started her career as a child actress in silent films, moving on to Broadway plays, and touring the vaudeville circuit. Her greater success as an actress was as a leading lady in the 1930s. Eventually Mack transitioned into performing on radio, and then into writing, directing, and producing some of the best known radio shows during the Golden Age of Radio. Later in life, Mack billed herself as a professional writer, writing for Broadway, stage, and television. Her career spanned the infancy of the motion picture industry, the beginnings of Broadway, the final days of Vaudeville, the transition to "talking pictures", the Golden Age of Radio, and the rise of television. Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Mack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.   

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1913
Died
August 13, 1986 (aged 72)
From
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 41 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 40% in 30 days

What are Helen Mack's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
22%
Survival
18%
Self
16%
Power
7%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · 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

Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
3
Joyful
2
Tense
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet5
  • 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 Helen Mack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Helen Mack'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

41 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Strange Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Miss Sims, Secretary

  • Divorce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Martha Phillips

  • And Now Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Angeletta Gallo

  • Power Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Betty Coles

  • Girls of the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Mickey

  • His Girl Friday(1940)

    as Mollie Malloy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Calling All Marines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Judy Fox

  • Mystery of the White Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Carole Dale

  • Gambling Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mollie Riley

  • Secrets of a Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Nurse Katherine 'Mack' MacDonald

  • I Stand Accused (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Alison Cooper

  • King of the Newsboys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mary Ellen Stephens

  • The Wrong Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ruth Holden

  • Fit for a King(1937)

    as Jane Hamilton / Princess Helen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Lola

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • You Can't Buy Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Betty McKay

  • I Promise to Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mary Lang

  • The Milky Way(1936)

    as Mae Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Return of Peter Grimm(1935)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • She(1935)

    as Tanya Dugmore

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Four Hours to Kill! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Helen

  • Captain Hurricane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Susan 'Matey' Ann

  • College Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as June Cort

  • The Lemon Drop Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Alice Deering

  • You Belong to Me(1934)

    as Florette Faxon

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kiss and Make-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Anne

  • All of Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Eve Haron

  • Son of Kong(1933)

    as Hilda Peterson

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Fargo Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Helen Clark

  • Christopher Bean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Susan Haggett

  • Blind Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Rose Thorne

  • Melody Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Laurie Marlowe

  • Sweepings(1933)

    as Mamie Donahue

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The California Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Dolores Ramirez

  • While Paris Sleeps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Manon Costaud

  • The Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sylvia Pierce

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

    as A Catty Girl

  • Pied Piper Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Child

  • Under the Red Robe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as (uncredited)

  • Zaza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Lucille Dufresne

  • Success (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Ruth (as Helen Macks)

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 41 titles from 1923 to 1945.

Highest rated

The Milky Way (1936)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Son of Kong (1933)

Film career

  • 1923Screen debut· Zaza

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting41 of 41: 41 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1920s4 · acting1930s31 · acting1940s6 · 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 Helen Mack's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 9 titles divides audiences: 3 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

His Girl Friday (1940)

Midcredits 96th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 53. 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 Helen Mack work with?

People who share at least 2 of Helen Mack's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Steiner shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles