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Pauline Moore

Pauline Moore

Actor · Died December 7, 2001, aged 87 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia Pauline Moore (June 17, 1914 – December 7, 2001) was an American actress known for her roles in Western and B movies during the 1930s and 1940s. Moore was born Pauline Joless Love on June 17, 1914 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After her father died during World War I, her mother remarried in 1925 and Moore took her stepfather's name. She began her career moving to Hollywood in the early 1930s, and also starred on Broadway and worked as a model. From the late 1930s through the early 1940s, Moore made twenty four films for 20th Century Fox, with whom she was contracted. She later worked for Republic Pictures, starring in four Roy Rogers westerns, as well as the film King of the Texas Rangers in 1940, starring football great Sammy Baugh. Moore starred in three Charlie Chan films, starring alongside Cesar Romero, Allan Lane, and Kane Richmond. She also starred alongside Shirley Temple in the 1937 film Heidi, and alongside Henry Fonda in the 1939 film Young Mr. Lincoln. She was married to the cartoonist Jefferson Machamer from 1934 until his death in 1960. In the early 1940s she retired from acting, and became a mother of three children, but continued to act into the 1950s. From her first uncredited role in 1931 through to her last role in 1958 her career spanned a total of thirty films. She made a few television appearances in the 1950s, including a bit part in Spoilers of the Forrest in 1957 alongside Rod Cameron and Vera Ralston, but for the most part her acting career had ended, by her own choice. In 1962, she married Rev. Dodd Watkins, whose death in 1972 left her a widow for the second time. She died of Lou Gehrig's disease in 2001, at a nursing home in Sequim, Washington.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 14, 1914
Died
December 7, 2001 (aged 87)
From
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Pauline Moore's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action 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
56%
Bonds
24%
Self
9%
Ideas
6%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 4 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · 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 7 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

Steady 11 · 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 4 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Thrilling
6
Warm
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet1
  • Other1

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 Pauline Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Pauline Moore'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

26 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Littlest Hobo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Nurse

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Studio 57 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • King of the Texas Rangers(1941)

    as Sally Crane

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Double Cross(1941)

    as Ellen Bronson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Arkansas Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Margaret Weaver

  • The Trail Blazers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Marcia Kelton

  • Colorado(1940)

    as Lylah Sanford

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Carson City Kid(1940)

    as Joby "Tildy" Madison

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Young Buffalo Bill(1940)

    as Tonia Regas

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Days of Jesse James(1939)

    as Mary Whittaker

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan at Treasure Island(1939)

    as Eve Cairo

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Charlie Chan in Reno(1939)

    as Mary Whitman

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Young Mr. Lincoln(1939)

    as Ann Rutledge

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Lady Constance

  • The Arizona Wildcat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Caroline Reed

  • Five of a Kind(1938)

    as Elinor Kingsley

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Passport Husband(1938)

    as Mary Jane Clayton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Elizabeth Charters

  • Heidi(1937)

    as Elsa

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Wild and Woolly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ruth Morris

  • Born Reckless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Dorothy Collins

  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics(1937)

    as Betty Adams

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Love Is News(1937)

    as Lois Westcott

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Wagon Wheels(1934)

    as Young Lady (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(1931)

    as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1931 to 1958.

Highest rated

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Midcredits 94th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 26: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

By decade

1930s16 · acting1940s7 · acting1950s3 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · 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 Pauline Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 16; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Passport Husband (1938)

82nd percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Frankenstein (1931)

Midcredits 95th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 49. 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 Pauline Moore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Pauline Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers