Erich von Stroheim and Vera Ralston in Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
Caption: Erich von Stroheim and Vera Ralston in Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
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Actress, Soundtrack
Born: July 12, 1923
Star sign: Cancer
Height: 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Known for: The Fighting Kentuckian (1949), Dakota (1945), Jubilee Trail (1954), The Lady and the Monster (1944)
Source: IMDB
After achieving modest fame as an ice skater in her native Czechoslovakia, Vera Hruba was brought to America by Republic Pictures head Herbert J. Yates, who hoped to turn her into the next Sonja Henie. After featuring her in several Ice Capades movies, he added "Ralston" to her name and tried to pass her off as a leading lady. Hruba's English was ...
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