Born in Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Read was the daughter of a contractor. Under contract to Columbia, she was paid but never used for a single picture. She quit in disgust. She was later signed by Universal and was cast as one of the Craig sisters inThree Smart Girls (1936) along with Deanna Durbin and Nan Grey. This was Barbara's first and best remembered film. Her career was over by the time she
Make Way for Tomorrow
⭐ 7.544Coroner Creek
⭐ 6.1Three Smart Girls
⭐ 6.4Key Witness
⭐ 4.6Behind the Mask
⭐ 4.6The Missing Lady
⭐ 4.8The Shadow Returns
⭐ 5.3Curtain Call
⭐ 7.3Married and in Love
⭐ 5.3Sorority House
⭐ 6.8The Man Who Cried Wolf
⭐ 5.5Midnight Intruder
⭐ 5.2The Crime of Doctor Hallet
⭐ 0The Spellbinder
⭐ 6Too Many Women
⭐ 4.8Death Valley
⭐ 5Rubber Racketeers
⭐ 4.3The Mighty Treve
⭐ 6Ginger
⭐ 0Merry Go Round of 1938
⭐ 5The Road Back
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