Cookie (Universal Classics)

Cookie is a minor character featured in the Universal Monsters film series. She appeared in the 1940 movie The Invisible Man Returns where she was played by actress Mary Gordon.

Biography
"Cookie", real name unknown, was a cook in the employ of the Radcliffe family in England. Presumably, she had been in the family's employ for many years. By 1940, she appeared to be a woman in her late fifties or early sixties. In addition to preparing meals for the main members of the household, she also cooked for the staff, and spent time with them in the servants' area.

When her employer, Geoffrey Radcliffe, had been convicted of murdering his brother Michael, Cookie was one of several members of the household who was greatly upset by the news. Another staff member, Mister Cotton, was likewise disheartened by the news and refused to believe that Geoffrey was guilty. Cookie seconded his opinion, pointing out that Geoffrey and Michael were great pals. While cooking for her friends, she looked on as Mister Cotton bandied comments with the family's chauffeur.

Notes & Trivia



 * Cookie's real name is unrevealed in the movie. Cookie is actually a very common nickname for food preparers in fiction, in particular with characters who are in the military.


 * The is the second of three films in the Invisible Man series that actress Mary Gordon appears in. She also played a screaming woman in The Invisible Man in 1933, and she played Mrs. Bates in The Invisible Woman'' in 1940.


 * Actress Mary Gordon is also known for playing Hans' wife in the 1935 James Whale film, Bride of Frankenstein.


 * Actress Mary Gordon and co-star Ivan F. Simpson (whom she shares a scene with) both appeared together in Mutiny on the Bounty in 1935, and in Mary of Scotland in 1936.