Brassy, gangly Cass Daley, the daughter of a streetcar conductor,
started her career as a band vocalist. She displayed a flair for zany
comedy that made her a big hit in nightclubs and on radio, and she
started working in films in the early 1940s. Her eccentric,
off-the-wall singing and dancing combined with her gawky, buck-toothed
appearance endeared her to movie audiences in the 1940s and 1950s, most
notably in knockabout comics
Ole Olsen and
Chic Johnson's
Crazy House (1943), in which
she played both herself and a goofy lookalike, "Sadie Silverfish". She
retired from films in the 1950s and made only occasional appearances
into the 1970s. She died in a freak accident at home when she fell over
a glass table and a shard of broken glass slashed her neck, causing her
to bleed to death.
Norwood(1970)as Mrs. Remley
The Phynx(1970)as Cass Daley
The Spirit Is Willing(1967)as Felicity
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre(1963)as Patsy Willis
Red Garters(1954)as Minnie Redwing
Stars in the Eye(1952)
Here Comes the Groom(1951)
Ladies' Man(1947)
Duffy's Tavern(1945)
The Merv Griffin Show(1962)as Self
Gypsy(1965)as Self - comedienne
The Juke Box Jury(1953)as Self
The Jimmy Durante Show(1954)as Self - Guest Star
The Bob Hope Show(1950)as Self
Bob Hope: Hollywood's Brightest Star(1996)as Self
Entertaining the Troops(1988)as Self
