Helen Gilmore

Helen Gilmore (born Antoinette A. Field, c. 1872 – April 1936) was an American actress of the stage and silent motion pictures from Louisville, Kentucky. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1932.

Early life and career In approximately 1872, Gilmore was born to Richard Field and Mary Cilia Daniels. It was during that tour that Gilmore met and married fellow cast member (and fellow Kentuckian), Joseph B. Zahner, hurriedly tying the knot at New York's City Hall on Friday, July 13.

Between 1910 and 1913, Gilmore appeared on Broadway in 4 musical revues: Deems Taylor's The Echo, Manuel Klein's Around the World and Under Many Flags (both at the New York Hippodrome), and Oscar Straus's My Little Friend. Shortly thereafter, she made her screen debut in A Female Fagin.

As Mrs. Hobbs in A Petticoat Pilot (1918), Gilmore was commended for her careful character study. The Paramount Pictures film was directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and was based on the novel by Evelyn Lincoln. She played the head nurse in Too Much Business (1922). This was a comedy which originated with a Saturday Evening Post story by Earl Derr Biggers. In it Gilmore was cast with Elsa Lorimer and Mack Fenton. Her final motion picture credit is for the role of a motorist in the Laurel and Hardy short Two Tars (1928).

Theatre performances Year Play Author Character Venue or Company Notes 1893 – 1894 The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare Phryne, the reigning beauty of Ephesus; Adriana, wife to Antipholus of Ephesus (standby for May Waldron) - July 7, 1894 1910 The Echo Deems Taylor Chorus Globe Theatre August 17, 1920 – October 1, 1920; 53 performances. 1911 – 1912 Around the World Manuel Klein New York Hippodrome September 2, 1911 – May 18, 1912; 445 performances. 1912 – 1913 Under Many Flags Manuel Klein New York Hippodrome August 31, 1912 – May 17, 1913; 445 performances. 1913 My Little Friend Oscar Straus Baroness DuBois New Amsterdam Theatre May 19 – June 24, 1913; 24 performances.

Filmography

A Female Fagin (1913) – The Female Fagin Notoriety (1914) (as Helen Field Gilmore) A Mexican Warrior (1914) – The Warrior's Mother-in-Law The Eagle's Mate (1914) – Hagar Morne (as Helen Gillmore) The Earl of Pawtucket (1915) – Aunt Jane Putnam This Way Out (1916) Their Wedding Day (1916) – Mrs. Findem The Rivals (1916 film) (1916) – The Lumber King's Wife The Pretenders (1916) Never Again (1916) – Mrs. Dale For Better or Worse (1916) – Mrs. Gothrox Will a Woman Tell? (1916) – Wait a Minute (1916) – Jane Higgs Life Savers (1916) – Old Maid Comrades (1916) – The Landlady The Reward (1916) – Mabel's Mother A Bag of Trouble (1916) – Mrs. Pokes Jerry's Double Header (1916) – Mother Jerry's Winning Way (1917) – The Landlady Jerry's Big Doings (1917) – The Mother Jerry's Brilliant Scheme (1917) – Her Mother Jerry's Romance (1917) – Lady Isabelle The Flying Target (1917) – Jane Jerry's Triple Alliance (1917) – The Housekeeper Tom Sawyer (1917) – Widow Douglas A Petticoat Pilot (1918) – Mrs. Hobbs Huck and Tom (1918) – Widow Douglas On the Jump (1918) – Girl's Mother Follow the Crowd (1918) – Pipe the Whiskers (1918) It's a Wild Life (1918) Hey There! (1918) Kicked Out (1918) Two-Gun Gussie (1918) – (uncredited) The City Slicker (1918) Sic 'Em, Towser (1918) Are Crooks Dishonest? (1918) – Old lady in park An Ozark Romance (1918) Kicking the Germ Out of Germany (1918) – That's Him (1918) Bride and Gloom (1918) – Two Scrambled (1918) Bees in His Bonnet (1918) Why Pick on Me? (1918) – Nothing But Trouble (1918) – Take a Chance (1918) – Landlady (uncredited) Ring Up the Curtain (1919) – Manager's Wife (uncredited) Just Neighbors (1919) – Old Woman with Packages (uncredited) Bumping Into Broadway (1919) – 'Bearcat' the Landlady Captain Kidd's Kids (1919) – The Girl's Mother From Hand to Mouth (1919) – Hag (uncredited) His Royal Slyness (1920) – Queen of Thermosa (uncredited) A Bashful Bigamist (1920) – Uncle Oswald's Wife Fickle Women (1920) – Mrs. Cullison Down Home (1920) – Townswoman The Blazing Trail (1921) – Village Talking Machine Judge Her Not (1921) – Jerusha Spriggins Dangerous Paths (1921) – Deborah Hammond Never Weaken (1921) Too Much Business (1922) – The Head Nurse Impulse (1922) – Mrs. Cameron One Terrible Day (1922) – Carlene Culpepper (uncredited) Our Gang (1922) – Emil's Wife (uncredited) Good Men and True (1922) – Mrs. Fite Newly Rich (1922) Tight Shoes (1923) Safety Last! (1923) – Department Store Customer (uncredited) Boys to Board (1923) – Mother Malone Kill or Cure (1923) – Aggressive non-customer Post No Bills (1923) No Noise (1923) – Nurse Jus' Passin' Through (1923) Stage Fright (1923) – Mickey's Mother The Whole Truth (1923) – The Wife Sunday Calm (1923) – Mrs. McTeeter Mother's Joy (1923) – Dippy It's a Joy! (1923) – His Mother-in-Law The Cowboy Sheik (1924) – Gussie the Cook Just a Minute (1924) – Caroline - the Mayor's Wife Postage Due (1924) The Fraidy Cat (1924) – Lem Tucker's Mother Zeb vs. Paprika (1924) Seein' Things (1924) – Baby's Mother Commencement Day (1924) – Joe's Mother Near Dublin (1924) – Villager April Fool (1924) – Jackie's Mother Stolen Goods (1924) – Shopper (uncredited) Our Congressman (1924) – The Dowager Lady Hemingway Abbott It's a Bear (1924) – Farmer's Wife Short Kilts (1924) – Mrs. McHungry Sittin' Pretty (1924) – Undetermined secondary role (uncredited) Should Landlords Live? (1924) Every Man for Himself (1924) – Pedestrian Bungaloo Boobs (1924) – The Neighbor's Wife Fast Company (1924) – Woman from Traveler's Aid Society All Wet (1924) – Boarding House Landlady (uncredited) Meet the Missus (1924) The Wages of Tin (1925) – Meg's Mother The Rat's Knuckles (1925) – Diner (uncredited) The Big Town (1925) – Train Passenger (uncredited) The Haunted Honeymoon (1925) The Love Bug (1925) – Beauty Parlor Customer Whose Baby Are You? (1925) – Train Passenger (uncredited) Big Red Riding Hood (1925) – Book Buyer / Red Riding Hood in Fantasy Wild Papa (1925) Chasing the Chaser (1925) – The Neighbor Sherlock Sleuth (1925) – Haughty Guest's Wife Tame Men and Wild Women (1925) – Arthur's Mother Mary, Queen of Tots (1925) – Dollmaker's wife Unfriendly Enemies (1925) – Laughing Woman Moonlight and Noses (1925) Should Sailors Marry? (1925) – Train Passenger Laughing Ladies (1925) Starvation Blues (1925) His Wooden Wedding (1925) – Dressmaker (uncredited) Tol'able Romeo (1925) What's the World Coming To? (1926) – A Neighbor Your Husband's Past (1926) Madame Mystery (1926) Baby Clothes (1926) – Joe's Mother Say It with Babies (1926) Don Key (Son of Burro) (1926) Long Fliv the King (1926) – Helga's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited) Never Too Old (1926) Merry Widower (1926) Should Husbands Pay? (1926) Sensation Seekers (1927) Mad Scrambles (1927) The Eyes Have It (1928) Idle Eyes (1928) Their Purple Moment (1928) Seein' Things (1928) Two Tars (1928) – Motorist Shivering Shakespeare (1930) – Woman in Audience (uncredited) The Real McCoy (1930) – Townswoman (uncredited) Any Old Port! (1932) – Spectator (uncredited)