At age seven, along with older brother Jack, Sally appeared uncredited in Sirens of the Sea (1917). She also had an unbilled part in Rudolph Valentino's The Sheik (1921), as did Loretta and Polly Ann. Her first credited role was as a Floradora Girl in Casey at the Bat (1927). Two films later she was given the female lead in the western Shootin' Irons (1927). That appearance put her in line to appear in several more westerns, including three featuring Tom Mix. Several more female lead roles followed, including playing opposite Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in Dead Man's Curve (1928). In 1929 both Sally and sister Loretta were named Wampas Baby Stars.
Sally, however, was not totally committed to advancing her career, and seemed content to freelance for such "poverty" studios as Monogram and Chesterfield. Films in the 30's included Once a Sinner (1930), A Dangerous Affair (1930), Arabian Knights (1931), a supporting role (she wanted the female lead role) in the classic I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932), City Limits (1934), Against the Law (1934) and This Is the Life (1935). Much of her career decision had to do with her meeting of (in 1935) and marriage to (in 1937) director Norman Foster, who had once dated her sister Loretta. She wanted to establish a family and raise her children. She and all her sisters, however, did appear together when they were given, at Loretta's insistence, featured roles in The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939). They all played Loretta's sisters. One of Sally's last pictures was in 1939's Charlie Chan at Treasure Island (one of my favorite in the series), directed by her husband. Her nonchalant career attitude notwithstanding, Sally appeared in over 90 films between 1917 and 1939.
Sally died in 1997 at the age of 87.
Sally Blane - What do you think - Allure?