Leni Stengel

Leni Stengel (September 12, 1901 – July 1, 1982) was an actress who appeared on Broadway, on television, and in films, through the 1920s to 1950s.

Leni Stengel
Born(1901-09-12)September 12, 1901
Berlin, Germany
DiedApril 1, 1982(1982-04-01) (aged 80)
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1920s to 1950s

Early life

She was born in Berlin, Germany, and was a grandniece of the German composer Friedrich von Flotow.

Career
Leni Stengel, with Don Dillaway and Ann Harding in The Animal Kingdom (1932)

Her work in films includes Half Shot at Sunrise (1930), Cracked Nuts (1931), Beau Ideal (1931), The Animal Kingdom (1932), and Hollywood Speaks (1932).[1] She worked with Buster Keaton in Casanova wider Willen ("The Reluctant Casanova", 1931), the German version of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931).[2]

In television, she appeared in Lux Video Theatre, "Ti Babette" (1953), "Legacy of Love" (1952); Police Story, "Detective Sergeant, Martin Stephens" (1952);[3] Lights Out, "Carmelita" (1951), The Clock, "Accident on Canigou" (1951).[4]

On Broadway, she appeared in Princess Turandot (1926, fantasy), These Few Ashes (1928, comedy), Tovarich (1936, comedy), and Swan Song (1946, her final Broadway appearance).[5]

In her films and radio performances with comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey, such as Half Shot at Sunrise (1930) and Cracked Nuts (1931), she worked as the straight man and romantic interest with Robert Woolsey, as Dorothy Lee did with Bert Wheeler.

In Half Shot at Sunrise, they share a comic dance routine, during which she tears off most of Woolsey's doughboy uniform, until he ends up in his skivvies, posing in a fountain.[6]

Later life

She died in 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.

Leni Stengel as Zuleika, in Beau Ideal (1931)

Partial filmography and television credits
Robert Woolsey and Leni Stengel in Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)

References
Leni Stengel with Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough in Kickin' the Crown Around (1933)
  1. Leni Stengel at Rotten Tomatoes
  2. Casanova wider Willen on IMDb
  3. Detective Sergeant, Martin Stephens on IMDb
  4. Accident on Canigou on IMDb
  5. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826572/otherworks
  6. https://archive.org/movies/thumbnails.php?identifier=half_shot_at_sunrise
  7. Henry the Ache on IMDb
  8. Luxury Liner on IMDb
  9. Hollywood Speaks on IMDb
  10. Man About Town on IMDb
  11. Husband's Holiday on IMDb
  12. Beloved Bachelor on IMDb

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