Louise Campbell

Louise Campbell Weisbecker (May 30, 1911 – November 5, 1997) was an American actress. Despite her success in Hollywood, she made it clear she preferred the stage.

Campbell was a leading lady in the late 1930s films, notably Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937) and The Star Maker (1939).

Early years Campbell was born Louise Weisbecker in Chicago, Illinois. She had a sister named Ottilia.

Campbell attended St. Michael's School. Northwestern University] and DePaul University, studying dramatic arts at the latter. She said that when she was 6 years old, she decided to be an actress after she watched a production of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

At one point, she worked as a dental assistant, an experience which she said was "invaluable to me in my acting" as she observed changes in patients' facial expressions in the dentist's office, with their changing expressions displaying "their real character." A column in the June 13, 1942, issue of Billboard complimented "Louise Campbell, that fine actress, for a lovely, beautifully projected, altogether excellent performance in Guest in the House."

Film Campbell went to Hollywood in 1937 and made 13 films in the 1930s and 1940s. Her film debut was in Bulldog Drummond Comes Back (1937). Her film credits included Bulldog Drummond sequels, Night Club Scandal (1937),

Personal life Campbell was married to actor Horace McMahon, whom she met when they were both in the Broadway play Three Men on a Horse. She is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1937 Wild Money Judy McGowan Bulldog Drummond Comes Back Phyllis Clavering Night Club Scandal Vera Marsh Bulldog Drummond's Revenge Phyllis Clavering 1938 The Buccaneer Marie de Remy Scandal Street Nora Langdon Bulldog Drummond's Peril Phyllis Clavering Men with Wings Peggy Ranson 1939 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police Woman in Drummond's Dream Uncredited, (archival footage) The Star Maker Mary 1940 Emergency Squad Betty Bryant Anne of Windy Poplars Catherine Pringle Bowery Boy Anne Cleary 1947 Bush Pilot Devil Ship Madge Harris (final film role)