Louise Franklin was a gorgeous, winsome lady full of sex appeal and
charm who graced the movie screen and stages from the 1930s to the
1950s. She was a popular California chorus girl, dancer, and actress
who appeared in popular nightclubs, soundies, race films, and black
musical numbers featured in Hollywood films. She was a wonderful,
vibrant dancer full of grace whose talent in dancing varied.
No film was complete without Louise's presence, if she wasn't dancing
in films, she was acting in them. She was an extra and dancer in most
of all the California-based race films and in Hollywood films she had
various roles, most of which weren't stereotypical. In the film "I Love
a Bandleader," Louise played a non-stereotypical role as a sexy
elevator operator who Eddie Rochester flirts and sings to. In the short
scene there was no denying her beauty, sex appeal, and charm; she had
all the makings of a star.
Louise was one of many beautiful, ambitious black actresses who were
denied fame and fortune in Hollywood and were only offered
stereotypical roles but Louise, like many others, did the best with the
roles she was offered by playing her roles with class. Louise danced in
legendary films, "Cabin In The Sky" and "Stormy Weather," and appeared
in many Lena Horne's musicals. She was also a featured dancer in Duke
Ellington's Jump For Joy and many other stage shows.
In the black community, Louise Franklin was regarded as one of the most
popular beauties. She received publicity and notoriety in the black
press. She appeared on the cover of Jet magazine and in other popular
black magazines showcasing her beauty. By the
mid-1950s Louise retired from show business.
