Esther Howard

Born: 1892-04-02


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Detour

as Hedy
Released: 1945-11-30

The life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he...

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Caged

as Grace (uncredited)
Released: 1950-05-19

A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and...

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Murder, My Sweet

as Jesse Florian
Released: 1944-12-14

After being hired to find an ex-con's former girlfriend, Philip Marlowe is drawn into a deeply...

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Dead End

as Neighbor with Coarse Voice (Uncredited)
Released: 1937-08-27

Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up,...

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I Married a Witch

as uncredited
Released: 1942-10-30

A 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch...

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The Palm Beach Story

as Wife of Wienie King
Released: 1942-08-28

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife,...

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Sullivan's Travels

as Miz Zeffie
Released: 1941-11-30

Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious...

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The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek

as Sally (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-12

A small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild...

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The Lady Gambles

as Gross Lady
Released: 1949-05-20

When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass...

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Champion

as Mrs. Kelly
Released: 1949-04-09

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who...

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Song of the Thin Man

as Sadie (uncredited)
Released: 1947-08-28

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

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No Man of Her Own

as Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
Released: 1950-02-21

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

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Marie Antoinette

as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Released: 1938-08-26

The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of...

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The Great McGinty

as Madame Juliette La Jolla
Released: 1940-08-01

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine...

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The Falcon's Alibi

as Gloria Peabody
Released: 1946-04-12

A society sleuth sets out on the trail of a society matron's lost jewels.

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The Virginian

as uncredited
Released: 1946-05-05

Arriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible...

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Born to Kill

as Mrs. Kraft
Released: 1947-04-30

A calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by...

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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
Released: 1946-11-22

A police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.

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Hail the Conquering Hero

as Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
Released: 1944-08-09

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action,...

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Adventure

as Woman with Mudgin in bar
Released: 1945-12-28

A rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.

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The Great Flamarion

as Cleo
Released: 1945-01-13

A beautiful but unscrupulous female performer manipulates all the men in her life in order to...

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The Velvet Touch

as Pansy Dupont
Released: 1948-07-13

After accidentally killing her lecherous producer, a famous actress tries to hide her guilt.

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Merrily We Go to Hell

as Vi
Released: 1932-06-10

A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan...

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Without Reservations

as Sarah (uncredited)
Released: 1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...

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June Bride

as Mrs. Mitchell
Released: 1948-10-29

A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding,...

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The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Florist
Released: 1939-06-02

The zany plot follows nitwit Gracie Allen trying to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder.

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Partners in Crime

as Mrs. Wagon
Released: 1937-10-08

Detective Hank Hyer investigates a blackmail case involving a candidate for mayor.

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The Crooked Way

as uncredited
Released: 1949-04-22

A war veteran suffering from amnesia, returns to Los Angeles from a San Francisco veterans...

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Grand Slam

as Mary
Released: 1933-02-22

A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for...

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My Favorite Blonde

as Mrs. Topley
Released: 1942-04-02

Larry Haines, a mediocre vaudeville entertainer, boards a train for Los Angeles. Aboard, he...

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True to Life

as Woman (uncredited)
Released: 1943-12-24

A writer for a radio program needs some fresh ideas to juice up his show. For inspiration, he...

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A Letter for Evie

as Mrs. Edgewaters
Released: 1946-01-28

Evie's co-workers at the uniform shirt factory, and her almost-fiancée's inability to kiss,...

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All That I Have

as Mrs. Dalton
Released: 1951-10-01

As a wealthy retired surgeon nears the end of his life, he begins to distribute his wealth to...

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The Lady from Cheyenne

as Landlady
Released: 1941-04-11

Fictionalized story of the 1869 adoption of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory. In the...

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The Yellow Ticket

as Prisoner
Released: 1931-10-30

A young Russian girl is forced into a life of prostitution in Czarist Russia, and she and a...

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Klondike Annie

as Fanny Radler
Released: 1936-02-21

A San Francisco singer flees Chinatown on murder charges and poses as a missionary in Alaska.

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The Best Man Wins

as Mamie
Released: 1935-01-14

A diver saves his best friend's life but loses his own arm in doing so. Later, unable to find...

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Ladies of the Big House

as Clara Newman
Released: 1931-12-26

A woman tries to save her husband from the electric chair after both are sent to prison for a...

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Life Begins

as Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
Released: 1932-09-10

A day in the maternity ward from the lens of accepted morals and medical attitudes of 1932. The...

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Stars Over Broadway

as Mary Sporesgate
Released: 1935-11-23

An aggressive agent turns a hotel porter into an overnight sensation.

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Stand-In

as Mrs, Mack
Released: 1937-10-29

An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a...

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Homicide

as Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
Released: 1949-04-02

Michael Landers, a police lieutenant, sets out to investigate an intricate murder case. But, the...

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Winner Take All

as Ann, Joan's Friend
Released: 1932-07-16

Overworked boxer Jim goes to a health ranch in New Mexico to recover where he falls in love with...

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Broadway Serenade

as Mrs. Fellows
Released: 1939-04-07

A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they...

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Hellfire

as Birdie
Released: 1949-05-29

Zeb Smith is a gambler with a larcenous streak, but when an itinerant preacher takes a bullet...

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A Fool's Advice

as Mrs. Prescott
Released: 1932-02-20

An elevator operator invents a machine that he believes can help to defeat a corrupt politician...

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Idle Roomers

as Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
Released: 1944-07-15

The stooges are working as bellboys in a large hotel when a side show promoter shows up with...

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Rackety Rax

as 'Sister' Carrie
Released: 1932-10-23

Gambler/racketeer "Knucks" McGloin takes note of just how much money and action (aside from the...

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Sweepings

as Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
Released: 1933-04-14

Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest...

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Below the Sea

as Lily
Released: 1933-03-28

A wealthy woman funds an underwater expedition to explore for marine life, but what she doesn't...

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Ready for Love

as Aunt Ida
Released: 1934-11-30

In this fluffy romance, a young woman fights against the narrow-minded residents of her small...

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Caught on the Bounce

as Aunt Tildy
Released: 1952-10-09

Joe Besser needs money to pay back a loan of $2500 and travels to ask his aunt for the money....

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The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood

as Mrs. Maggie Kelly
Released: 1932-03-27

The Cohens and the Kellys invade a Hollywood studio after Kitty becomes the darling of the studio.

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Boobs in the Woods

as Mrs. Clyde
Released: 1940-05-31

Andy's annoying brother-in-law Gus gets him fired from his job, and then tag-a-longs on a...

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The Vice Squad

as Josie
Released: 1931-05-29

A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes.

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Wedlock Deadlock

as Lydia - Betty's Mother
Released: 1947-12-18

Newlyweds Eddie (Joe DeRita) and Betty (Christine McIntyre) barely moved into their new house...

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The Iron Master

as Mrs. Stillman
Released: 1933-02-04

The wealthy owner of an iron foundry dies, and his greedy heirs are outraged when they find out...

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The Misses Stooge

as The Hostess
Released: 1935-04-20

Thelma and Patsy get a job working for a magician.

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M'Liss

as Rose
Released: 1936-07-27

The third film version of the Bret Harte tale, starring Anne Shirley as a miner's daughter in a...

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Alex in Wonderland

as Blanche - Fred's Wife
Released: 1940-03-09

In this Warner Bros. short film, Alex visits his sister Belinda and her husband Fred. It looks...

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Jackass Mail

as Dancehall Girl
Released: 1942-07-01

An unknowing orphan idolizes the horse thief/mail robber who has shot his father.

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Scandal Street

as Birdie Brown
Released: 1938-02-11

Joe McKnight temporarily leaves his fiancée, Nora Langdon, for an expedition in a South American...

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San Francisco Docks

as Jean-Beauty Shop owner
Released: 1940-12-25

Longshoreman Johnny Barnes is in love with Kitty Tracy, barmaid at her father's waterfront...

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Rhythm in the Clouds

as Mrs. Madigan
Released: 1937-06-21

Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.

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Swing, Sister, Swing

as Miss Fredericks
Released: 1938-12-16

In this musical comedy, two star-struck small town kids head for the Big Apple and become famous...

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