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Sarah Edwards
Born: 11th Oct 1881 Glyn Ceiriog, Denbighshire, Wales - Died 7th Jan 1965
Dept: Acting
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Sarah Edwards (October 11, 1881 – January 7, 1965) was a Welsh-born American film and stage actress. She often played dowagers or spinsters in numerous Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, mostly in minor roles. Edwards started her acting career as a stage actress, she was described in 1916 by a newspaper article as a leading actress "very popular with West End theatre-goers".[1] She eventually settled in the United States and appeared in six Broadway plays between 1919 and 1931, primarily in comedies like The Merry Malones by George M. Cohan. Among her first movies was the New York-filmed 1929 musical Glorifying the American Girl (1929), where she portrayed the mercenary mother of leading actress Mary Eaton. She came to Hollywood in the mid-1930s where she appeared in about 190 films until her retirement 1951, mostly in uncredited, small character roles. Sarah Edwards died in Hollywood in 1965, aged 83.
Edwards seemed older than she was and often portrayed a "kindly grandmother, imperious dowager, hardy pioneer wife, ill-tempered teacher and strict governess". She remains perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the imperious mother of Mary Hatch (Donna Reed) in Frank Capra's film classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946) who tries to keep her daughter away from George Bailey. Edwards also played a customer in Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner (1940) with James Stewart. She also appeared in another Christmas classic, The Bishop's Wife (1947) with Cary Grant, and as the wife of a doctor on the train in Hitchcock's thriller Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Edwards sometimes also portrayed more substantial roles, for instance in the Charlie Chan movie Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944).
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 111
Film: 111 (100%)
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Filmography
1952
Mine owner William Sharon keeps having his gold shipments held up by a gang of bandits. Sharon hires banker Charles Crocker, who happens to have conne ... view
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Spinster on Stagecoach (uncredited)
1950
A daffy door-to-door saleswoman blunders into a murder investigation. ... view
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Mrs. East (uncredited)
1949
The Hansen School for Air Hostesses, operated by Celia Hansen, welcomes a new group of students; a librarian named Ruth Jackson; Lorraine Carter, a nu ... view
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Bertha Hallum
1948
Grant Jordan, bachelor botany professor, marries Katie, a widow with three kids, despite the machinations of Grant's former girlfriend Minna. But on t ... view
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Mrs. Carp (uncredited)
1948
Directed by Philip Ford in 1948. When cowboy Monte Hale (Monte Hale) returns home to investigate his uncle's murder, he's mistaken for a fierce outlaw ... view
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Granny Hortense Mason
1948
A young boy is struck by lightning, and discovers afterwards that he has the power of telepathy. ... view
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Mrs. Clauson
1947
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily ... view
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Mrs. Duffy
1947
At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring '20s, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe. Unfortunately, he has ... view
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Miss Pritchard (uncredited)
1947
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer's daughter amid postwar unrest. ... view
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Mrs. Dessark (uncredited)
1947
Steve Morgan kills a man in a holdup and hitches a ride to Los Angeles with Fergie. At a gas station, they pick up two women. Encountering a roadblock ... view
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1946
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entir ... view
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Mrs. Hatch
1946
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant ... view
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Cora (uncredited)
1946
Roy Rogers rides to the rescue when a bank robber's orphaned son (Tommy Cook), who is living at a ranch for homeless boys run by Gabby Whittaker (Geor ... view
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Dolly Finnuccin
1946
Eleven Gilbert & Sullivan numbers are melded within the murder-mystery plot of "Girl on the Spot", with a result that either G&S and/or the pl ... view
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Mrs. Richards (uncredited)
1945
An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostra ... view
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Miss Diggs (uncredited)
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Sadie
1945
A women's prison provides the setting for this drama that centers around a naive small-town woman framed by a man whom she met in a nightclub in the b ... view
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Dormitory Matron
1945
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one t ... view
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1945
A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's a murder suspect as she falls for him. ... view
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Mrs. Tuttle (Patty's Landlady) (uncredited)
1945
When a teacher reads an essay written by Morgan Evans, one of the boys, moved by his rough poetry she decides to hold classes in her house and believe ... view
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Mrs. Watty's Friend (uncredited)
1944
A nightclub star helps trap an enemy agent on the trail of an American newsman. ... view
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Maude Perry-Tonides
1944
After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her studen ... view
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Faculty Member (uncredited)
1944
Teenager Henry Aldrich and his pal Dizzy decide to try and earn extra money by starting a babysitting service. ... view
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Mrs. Bradley
1944
High-school student Henry Aldrich hopes to improve his grades by finding a sweetheart for his unmarried teacher. ... view
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Mrs. Bradley
1944
Charlie Chan is an agent of the US government working in Washington DC and he is assigned to investigate the murder of the inventor of a highly advanc ... view
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Mrs. Hargue
1943
A singer pretends to be younger so she can enter a music school. ... view
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Miss Perkins
1943
Career woman Jean. almost a partner in Mark's advertising firm, has been falling in love with Mark, who of course is unaware of it. But unknown to Jea ... view
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Mrs. Vincent
1943
Roger Hudson, a wealthy businessman who has moved to Washington to work for the government as a "dollar a year man," is late for a radio broadcast abo ... view
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Mrs. Kelly
1943
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior gr ... view
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Doctor's Wife on Train (uncredited)
1942
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood. ... view
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Grandma Vanderscnooze (uncredited)
1942
Ranger Don Stuart fights a forest fire with timber boss friend Tana 'Butch' Mason, and finds evidence of arson. He suspects Twig Dawson but can't prov ... view
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Mrs. Hansen (uncredited)
1942
Rural sage Scattergood Baines (Guy Kibbee) shows big-city newsman how to solve a mystery. ... view
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Selma Quentin
1942
The brother of a notorious outlaw is put in a charge of a stagecoach line way station in dangerous Apache territory. A stagecoach arrives at the stati ... view
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Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited)
1942
A singing entomologist (Roy Rogers) acts meek to help a juggling sheriff (George "Gabby" Hayes) solve ranch raids. ... view
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Housekeeper
1942
Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he meets an attractive, blonde British agent carrying a coded ... view
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Mrs. Weatherwax (uncredited)
1942
Susan Miller works behind the girdle counter in a department store and dreams about the beautiful clothes and glamour she can never hope to have. Ente ... view
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1942
Western comedy about a cowhand falling in love with the pretty guest at a local dude ranch. ... view
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Miss Priddle
1941
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society, still remembers the beautiful young woman ... view
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Mrs. Motford - Kay's Mother (uncredited)
1941
A small-town spinster, who's a born romantic, takes on the strict members of the local "Purity League" by spilling a few of their well-kept secrets. C ... view
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Angie Turner
1941
Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another. ... view
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Mrs. Spicer (uncredited)
1941
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip co ... view
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Customer (uncredited)
1941
Faith and Hope Banner, sisters, are "convention hostesses" in a hotel. A body is discovered next door as the magician's convention is leaving and the ... view
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Clubwoman
1941
By stripping all the timber from the land, a lumber baron threatens everyone with flooding. Gene won't let that happen. ... view
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Susanna Hawkins Peabody
1941
Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. ... view
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Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
1941
An assistant prosecutor and his spunky friend investigate a suddenly hot case. ... view
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Miss Petherby
1941
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hot ... view
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Mrs. Perkins (uncredited)
1940
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invis ... view
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Showroom Buyer (uncredited)
1940
Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's h ... view
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Landlady
1940
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins. ... view
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Spinster (uncredited)
1940
Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raisi ... view
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Miss Hodges
1940
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the ... view
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Neighbor Girl
1940
Wendy Ballantine's parents decide to retire from show biz so she can have a normal life. They are unwelcome in the small town until a storm lets the f ... view
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Mrs. Stinchfield
1940
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana. ... view
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Marquise della Rosa
1940
Cisco and Gordito arrive to find there is an outlaw operating in the area who is assumed to be the Cisco Kid. When a reward is offered for his capture ... view
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Spinster
1940
A wise-guy reporter and a tippling sportswriter acquire an unclaimed trunk with a corpse inside. ... view
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Mrs. Karff (uncredited)
1940
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find. ... view
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Literary Committee Member
1940
Stories of women who live in an all-women hotel. One (Bari) works hard and marries a millionaire; another (Hughes) cheats and goes to jail. ... view
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Undetermined Role
1940
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous ... view
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Woman Customer
1939
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff ... view
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Lady in Revolving Door
1939
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For ... view
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Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
1939
The first of six films in the "Dr. Christian" series, starring Jean Hersholt as a small town doctor trying to convince local officials to approve fund ... view
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Mrs. Minnows
1939
The Jones family females decide to teach Father a lesson. He's neglecting the family business to run for mayor, so they decide to neglect their househ ... view
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1939
In this Crime Does Not Pay series entry, John Jones is an up and coming businessman who drinks too much but denies he has a problem. One day he mixes ... view
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Driver (uncredited)
1939
The night before his grandson, Tommy Grayson, a mechanic at the Midland Aircraft Corporation, is to marry Gail, a former showgirl, Major Matt Grayson, ... view
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(uncredited)
1939
When Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the diplomatic service to go undercover to route out an esp ... view
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Militant American Tourist
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Chaperone at Dance
1939
Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the l ... view
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Florence (uncredited)
1939
Pals Pat Rogers and Slag Bailey try to collect a debt from Slag's recently deceased boxing promoter but wind up collecting his child, instead, and rai ... view
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Mrs. Jones
1939
Dagwood inadvertently gets cornered in to resigning. When his wife Blondie tries to ask Dagwoods boss Mr. Dithers for his job back, he ends up hiring ... view
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Saleswoman (uncredited)
1939
During a stick-up, a woman is excited by the criminal and joins him on his crime spree. ... view
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Beauty Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
1939
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by ... view
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Annie Rucker (uncredited)
1939
A fussy shopkeeper's life drastically changes when his wife takes in two homeless boys. ... view
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Mrs. Moots
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1938
A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it. ... view
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Chairwoman of Morals Society (uncredited)
1938
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off f ... view
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Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients. ... view
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Clerk (uncredited)
1938
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically involved with two sophisticated men. ... view
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Autograph Session Chairwoman (uncredited)
1938
A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband's scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence in his life and home. ... view
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Party Guest
1938
Roberta Morgan is being raised in a wealthy home where her mother is occupied with her society-club activities and her father is immersed in his busin ... view
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School Board Member Miss Brundage
1938
Businesswoman Claire King is the daughter of a powerful advertising executive. When Claire marries humble copywriter Bill Landin, she wants to use her ... view
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Mrs. Snell
1938
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador's daughter. ... view
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Miss Adams (uncredited)
1938
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep a ... view
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Mrs. Fleming
1938
Colonel Ferris, a wealthy farmer in northern California, is strongly opposed to hydraulic mining, a new method developed during the gold rush of the 1 ... view
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Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
A press agent for a Broadway actress whose career is going downhill attempts to get her some publicity by having her adopt two orphans, without her kn ... view
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Mrs. Warden, Fan from New Jersey (uncredited)
1937
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance. ... view
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Lucy's Attorney's Wife (uncredited)
1937
An infatuated debutante renews a Shakespearean actor's running feud with his leading lady. ... view
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Mrs. Hinkle
1937
Winfield College students rebel against a stodgy professor who won't permit "swing" music be played in their varsity show. They appeal to a big Broadw ... view
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Mrs. Biddle
1937
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofita ... view
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Mrs. Van Drexel
1937
A small town drugstore owner (Jed Prouty) hopes to strike it rich by investing his savings in an oil well. Comedy. ... view
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Miss Collins - School Principal
1937
A juror at a murder trial is convinced the defendant is innocent. ... view
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Evelyn Bottomley
1936
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum o ... view
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Companion of American without Matches (uncredited)
1936
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over 'The Sinner,' a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author 'Caroline Adams' is really Th ... view
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Mrs. Moffat (uncredited)
1936
Mickey, is a prizefighter whose bright career hits the skids when he comes under the guidance of Ginger, a female fight promoter, when he becomes invo ... view
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Mrs. O'Shea
1936
A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own. ... view
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Miss Pinchon
1936
Chester Beatty and Tessie Weeks have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with ... view
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Miss Barton
1936
A fake heiress marries a common reporter to thwart the advances of gold-digging playboys. ... view
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Mrs. Lizzie Burke-Meyers
1936
Musical about dingaling millionaire businessman Cedric Ames and his various employees ... view
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First Society Woman (uncredited)
1935
An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation. ... view
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Woman Dancing with Fat Man
1935
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, bu ... view
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Old Maid (uncredited)
1935
A society girl tries to make a go of her marriage to an archaeologist. ... view
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Professor Douglas (Uncredited)
1935
A fast-talking boxing manager and the somewhat hapless fighter he manages happen to run into a young man who was a good prizefighter in his day but is ... view
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Abigail Adams
1935
Henry and Clarice Wilkins have been married twenty-three years and are a model suburban couple who have never had a quarrel. But when their daughter, ... view
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Martie Beemish
1935
In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles - a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl - is lost i ... view
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Mrs. Myron Carey
1935
When a Hollywood producer is murdered, the most likely suspect is a man who is smitten with the victim's fiancee. ... view
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Dowager in Taxi
1935
A young woman who works in the movie business buys a sweepstakes ticket that turns out to be a winner. Her stroke of luck changes her life around--and ... view
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Friend of Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
1934
When a middle aged woman accepts a job at a day care center she comes across the child she gave up early in life. ... view
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Lucille Weymouth
1934
At Phwitterby-on-Thames, England, a murder has occurred and Philo Holmes and Dr. Watkins are out to investigate it. It seems as though there was a sec ... view
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Housekeeper (uncredited)
1932
Socially-conscious banker Thomas Dickson faces a crisis when his protégé is wrongly accused of robbing the bank, gossip of the robbery starts a bank ... view
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Gossip on Phone (uncredited)
1932
Story of a mother's antagonism to her son's wife. Based on the novel "Wild Beauty" by Mateel Howe Farnham. ... view
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Nurse (uncredited)
1929
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store's sheet music department, where she sings the late ... view
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Mrs. Hughes
1929
Presents Lincoln's difficulties with Gen. McClellan and Secretary of State Seward, over the selection of a commander of the Army of the Potomac. Linco ... view
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