Cathy DownsFilmography

Born:: March 3, 1924 in Port Jefferson, NY
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A pretty, athletic leading lady with a refreshing down-to-earth quality, Cathy Downs worked as a model before signing a 20th Century-Fox contract in 1944. She was co-starred in several major Fox productions of the postwar years, and played the title role in John Ford's My Darling Clementine...Read More

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Hasty Honeymooner

Synopsis: Wealthy California widow Millie Barton (Cathy Downs) is matched up by a computer-dating service with Oklahoman Lucas Tolliver (Noah Beery Jr.). Though he pretends to be a poverty-stricken rube, Lucas is actually a filthy-rich oil man. This sets Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) to wondering why Lucas Read More

1965
Missile to the Moon

Synopsis: Green cheese? Men in the Moon? Nah, everyone knows that the moon is really populated by beautiful women wearing silk underwear and spiked heels. They are ruled by an evil temptress and share the moon with giant rock men and an enormous spider. Honest. Just watch this campy remake of Cat Women of the Moon Read More

1959
The Amazing Colossal Man

Actors: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, James Seay, Larry Thor

Synopsis: A "Shock Theater" perennial since it was first released to television in the early 1960s (stretch-framed to pad out its running time), The Amazing Colossal Man is firmly in the "So Bad It's Good" category. While overseeing the atomic tests in the Nevada desert, Army colonel Glenn Langan is exposed Read More

1957
Curfew Breakers

Synopsis: Police struggle to stem the tide of teenage drug addiction in this vintage exploitation drama, which combines the procedural style of Dragnet with the hopped-up hipster undertow of The Cool and the Crazy. Lieutenant Lacey (Paul Kelly), a police detective who heads up the narcotics squad, has been Read More

1957
The Oklahoma Woman

Actors: Richard Denning, Peggie Castle, Tudor Owen, Martin Kingsley, Cathy Downs

Synopsis: In this western, a gunfighter is finally released from prison and returns to his hometown only to discover that it is being torn apart by conflicting forces. He is even more upset to discover that his girl has become the leader of the "evil" side of town and is completely committed to achieving a Read More

1956
The She-Creature

Actors: Chester Morris, Marla English, Tom Conway, Cathy Downs, Lance Fuller

Synopsis: The lovely assistant of an evil hypnotist has no idea that she is the descendant of a horrifying prehistoric sea monster she is mesmerized by her boss. When the monster comes forth, she goes on a killing spree. A promoter learns about the hypnotist's shenanigans and figures a way to cash in on the Read More

1956
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues

Actors: Kent Taylor, Cathy Downs, Michael Whalen, Helene Stanton, Phillip Pine

Synopsis: A series of mysterious deaths of fishermen and swimmers along a stretch of beach attract the attention of scientist Dr. Ted Stevens (Kent Taylor) and government investigator William Grant (Rodney Bell) -- they both want to know why the victims and their boats all show signs of exposure to atomic Read More

1956
The Big Tip Off

Actors: Richard Conte, Constance Smith, Bruce Bennett, Cathy Downs, James Millican

Synopsis: A TV telethon is the "gimmick" in Allied Artists' The Big Tipoff. Richard Conte plays two-bit newspaper columnist Johnny Denton, who gains notoreity by printing tips on upcoming gangland activities. Denton heightens his fame by refusing to reveal the source of his information; the audience knows Read More

1955
Kentucky Rifle

Synopsis: In order to pass through Comanche territory, the stranded passengers of a West-bound wagon train must sell the Indians their rifles in this western from Carl Hittleman. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

1955
The Flaming Urge

Synopsis: This cheap independent film was heralded as being "torn from today's headlines." A pyromaniac is on the loose in a small town. Several good-looking young people fall under suspicion. Is it the obvious "punk" type, or the clean-cut kid? The Flaming Urge is one of the few films made by Harold Lloyd Read More

1953
Bandits of the West

Actors: Allan Lane, Eddy Waller, Cathy Downs, Roy Barcroft, Trevor Bardette

Synopsis: In this Republic western, Allan "Rocky" Lane plays a Texas Ranger endeavoring to bring progress to the prairies. A natural gas system is slated to be installed in the Lone Star State. Local ranchers oppose this, believing it will have injurious effect on cattle. This misinformation is being spread Read More

1953
Gobs and Gals

Actors: George Bernard, Bert Bernard, Robert Hutton, Cathy Downs, Gordon Jones

Synopsis: The fraternal comedy team of George and Bert Bernard gained fame in the 1950s with their "record act," wherein they pantomimed to the popular recordings of the day (other aspiring comics who labored in this peculiar brand of humor included Jerry Lewis and Dick Van Dyke). Republic Pictures decided Read More

1952
Joe Palooka in Triple Cross

Actors: Joe Kirkwood, Jr., James Gleason, Cathy Downs, John Emery, Steve Brodie

Synopsis: Joe Palooka in Triple Cross, like its predecessors, was based on Ham Fisher's comic strip Joe Palooka. This time around, soft-hearted boxer Joe Palooka (Joe Kirkwood Jr.), his wife Ann (Cathy Downs) and his manager Knobby Walsh (James Gleason) are kidnapped by a trio of goofy escaped convicts. One Read More

1951
Short Grass

Actors: Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Johnny Mack Brown, Raymond Walburn, Jonathan Hale

Synopsis: Western aficionados tend to regard Short Grass as the best-ever directorial effort by Lesley Selander. Considerably longer than most Monogram westerns (82 minutes), the film never lags, thanks to the expertise of Selander and a top-rank cast. Rod Cameron plays Steve, a drifter who briefly settles Read More

1950
The Sundowners

Actors: Robert Preston, Robert Sterling, Chill Wills, John Litel, Cathy Downs

Synopsis: Filmed in a two-tone process called Cinecolor, The Sundowners is a compact little western making good use of an old Hollywood chestnut. Robert Preston and Robert Sterling play two brothers who find themselves on opposite sides of the legal fence. Since Sterling rather than Preston has the mustache Read More

1950
Massacre River

Actors: Guy Madison, Rory Calhoun, Carole Mathews, Cathy Downs, Johnny Sands

Synopsis: Guy Madison and Rory Calhoun, both of whom went on to star in their own TV western series, head the cast of the Monogram sagebrusher Massacre River. Madison and Calhoun play Larry Knight and Phil Acton, fellow Army officers and rivals for the attentions of colonel's daughter Kitty Reid (Cathy Downs Read More

1949
Panhandle

Actors: Rod Cameron, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Anne Gwynne, Blake Edwards

Synopsis: Regarded by some film buffs as the best of director Leslie Selander's many westerns, Panhandle stars Rod Cameron as an ex-lawman turned gunslinger. He hopes to bury his past and homestead in Texas, but his plans change when his newspaper-reporter brother (John Champion) is killed. Reluctantly, Cameron Read More

1948
The Noose Hangs High

Actors: Lou Costello, Bud Abbott, Cathy Downs, Joseph Calleia, Leon Errol

Synopsis: For their first independently-produced vehicle, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello chose to appear in a remake of the 1939 Universal programmer For Love or Money. Bud and Lou are cast as Ted and Tommy, two bumbling window washers hired by gangster Mike Craig (Joseph Calleila) to collect a $50,000 Read More

1948
For You I Die

Actors: Cathy Downs, Paul Langton, Mischa Auer, Jane Weeks

Synopsis: For You I Die was one of several atmospheric melodramas released by the short-lived firm of Film Classics. Escaping from the law, convict Johnny Coulter (Paul Langton) seeks refuge in a remote tourist camp. Here he falls in love with Hope Novak (Cathy Downs), who is instrumental in his ultimate Read More

1947
The Dark Corner

Actors: Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, Mark Stevens, William Bendix, Cathy Downs

Synopsis: This grade-A example of "film noir" stars Mark Stevens as Brad Galt, an embittered ex-convict who returns to the private detective business upon his release. Sour and surly, Galt behaves himself only when he's around his faithful and adoring secretary Kathleen (top-billed Lucille Ball). When Read More

1946
My Darling Clementine

Actors: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Jane Darwell, Walter Brennan, Cathy Downs, Ward Bond

Synopsis: One of the greatest movie Westerns, John Ford's My Darling Clementine is hardly the most accurate film version of the Wyatt Earp legend, but it is still one of the most entertaining. Henry Fonda stars as former lawman Wyatt Earp, who, after cleaning up Dodge City, arrives in the outskirts of Read More

1946