Caption: Randolph Scott, Shirley Temple, Gloria Stuart, Phyllis Brooks, Slim Summerville and Helen Westley in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938)
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: March 28, 1875
Star sign: Aries
Known for: Heidi (1937), All This, and Heaven Too (1940), Roberta (1935), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Source: IMDB
Although she could on a rare occasion display a bit of kindness, or at least some kind of grouchy benevolence, Helen Westley had few peers on stage or film when it came to outright unpleasantness. A stern, indomitable presence, her characters offered unsolicited advice to anyone and everyone within arm's reach. They could literally freeze a person...