Inna Gest (February 11, 1921 – December 31, 1964) was a film actress. In

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she played the

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in several films, mainly

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. Dixon p.117 Increasingly cast in smaller parts she retired from acting after 1948. Gest was born in

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(now

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Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1939) * '' What a Life'' (1939) * '' Boys of the City'' (1940) * '' The Golden Trail'' (1940) * '' Gun Code'' (1940) * '' Hard Guy'' (1941) * '' Six Gun Gospel'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1943) * '' Ladies of Washington'' (1944) * '' No Minor Vices'' (1948)

References

Bibliography

* Dixon, Wheeler. ''Producers Releasing Corporation: A Comprehensive Filmography and History''. McFarland, 1986. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Film Series of the Sound Era''. McFarland, 2009.

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* 1921 births 1964 deaths American film actresses Ukrainian film actresses Soviet emigrants to the United States Ukrainian emigrants to the United States People from Odesa {{Ukraine-bio-stub