Caption: Karen Sharpe stars with Mona Barrie and Pat Holmes in a Hugo Haas production of Columbia Pictures' "Strange Fascination"
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: December 18, 1909
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: Something to Sing About (1937), One Night of Love (1934), Charlie Chan in London (1934), Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
Source: IMDB
Sometimes described as a poor man's Kay Francis, brunette, hazel-eyed Mona Barrie possessed neither quite the looks nor the personality required to become a major player in 1930's Hollywood. Nonetheless, the London-born and Australian-educated former childhood ballerina (born Mona Barlee, daughter of veteran comedian Phil Smith) enjoyed a fairly ...