Betty Underwood
Acting
Biography
Betty Underwood was born on July 4, 1925 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for A Dangerous Profession (1949), Storm Over Wyoming (1950) and The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950). Betty performed with the New York City Rockettes, and became a 'long stemmed' Powers Model. In 1953 she married millionaire aeronautics pioneer Lester Deutsch. She died on November 9, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Known For
Slim gets a job as a door-to-door salesman but soon winds up, through a case of mistaken identity, as the target of a very jealous husband.
Bashful Romeo
A gambler faces deportation when he gets mixed up with murder.
Gambling House
A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.
A Dangerous Profession
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.
Strange Bargain
Faced with a police raid ordered by Errol's wife, turned Reform League president, the manager of the local burleque theatre sends one of the girls over to get friendly with Errol.
Backstage Follies
Compilation of extracts from 'blue' movies from 1900 to the 1940s intercut with clips of popular music and dancing, and excerpts from newsreels and shorts, mostly 'topical' features involving women. Includes glimpses of Fats Waller, George Formby, Nat 'King' Cole and other performers.
Ain't Misbehavin'
Dave Saunders and his sidekick Chito, cowhands looking for work, arrive in Sundown Valley, Wyoming just in time to stop sheep ranch foreman Jess Rawlins from lynching cattleman Tug Caldwell. Rawlins seems set on starting a range war; but why? Before Dave and Chito can find out, they must convince Chris Marvin, Rawlins's attractive boss, that he's no good...and get out from under a framed murder charge. - Rod Crawford