Virginia Brissac
From Wikipedia Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. With her stern features, she often played schoolteachers and other authority figures. Her film career began in 1913 with two short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to the character that James Dean portrayed.
The Little Foxes
as Mrs. HewittIn 1900, a clan attempts to strike a deal with a Chicago industrialist to get him to build...
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Rebel Without a Cause
as Jim's GrandmotherAfter moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate,...
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They Died with Their Boots On
as Woman (uncredited)The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his...
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Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)Just when Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Newton, is feeling especially frustrated by the lack of excitement...
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The Snake Pit
as Miss SeiffertVirginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her...
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Jesse James
as Boy's MotherAfter railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank...
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Dark Victory
as MarthaSocialite Judith Traherne lives a lavish but emotionally empty life. Riding horses is one of her...
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Pursued
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)A boy haunted by nightmares about the night his entire family was murdered is brought up by a...
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Monsieur Verdoux
as Carlotta CouvaisThe film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining...
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Executive Suite
as Edith AldersonWhen the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie...
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Cheaper by the Dozen
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from...
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Remember the Night
as Mrs. EmoryWhen Jack, an assistant District Attorney, takes Lee, a shoplifter caught in the act, home with...
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Destry Rides Again
as Sophie ClaggettWhen a tough western town needs taming, the mild-mannered son of a hard-nosed sheriff gets the job.
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Young Mr. Lincoln
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and...
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Phantom Lady
as Dr. Helen ChaseA mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.
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Black Friday
as Mrs. Margaret KingsleyUniversity professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving...
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Harriet Craig
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.
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Operation Pacific
as Sister AnnaDuring WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is...
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Secret Beyond the Door...
as Sarah (uncredited)After a whirlwind romance in Mexico, a beautiful heiress marries a man she barely knows with...
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The Ghost Breakers
as Mother ZombieAfter intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion...
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All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the...
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Captain Eddie
as Flo ClarkWWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race...
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Captain from Castile
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)Spain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just...
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About Mrs. Leslie
as Mrs. PooleA lonely, unhappy owner of a Beverly Hills boarding house reflects on her lonely, unhappy life...
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Tension
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)Warren Quimby manages a drugstore while trying to keep his volatile wife, Claire, happy....
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Lucky Jordan
as Clarence's WifeLucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries...
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The Mummy's Tomb
as Mrs. Ella EvansA high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill...
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Three Godfathers
as Mrs. McLaneIn a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the...
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Chad Hanna
as LandladyCountry boy joins a circus in the 1840s and falls in love with the bare-back rider. Later he...
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First Love
as Commencement SpeakerIn this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and...
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Sister Kenny
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)An Australian nurse discovers an effective new treatment for infantile paralysis, but...
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They Shall Have Music
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)The future is bleak for a troubled boy from a broken home in the slums. He runs away when his...
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The Hard Way
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their...
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Dressed to Kill
as Lynne EvansA detective's wedding is postponed when gunshots are heard nearby.
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Bewitched
as Martha--Governor's WifeA girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
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The Great Lie
as SadieAfter a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for...
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Summer Holiday
as Miss HawleyDanville, Connecticut at the turn of the century. Young Richard Miller lives in a middle-class...
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Lady with Red Hair
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
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Lady Gangster
as Mrs. StonerAn actress gets involved with a criminal gang and winds up taking the rap for a $40,000 robbery....
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If I Had My Way
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of...
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White Bondage
as Sarah TalcottA reporter risks lynching to prove that share croppers are being cheated.
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Edge of Doom
as Mrs. DennisA priest sets out to catch the man who killed one of his colleagues.
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No Man of Her Own
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
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It's a Date
as Miss HoldenAn aspiring actress is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a...
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Mountain Justice
as Mrs. HughesStalwart Appalachian woman finds romance as she struggles to better herself and her people amid...
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Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Mrs. Courtland WestTheo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been...
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The Mating of Millie
as Mrs. ThomasSelf-sufficient in life and successful in business, prim and proper Millie McGonigle wants just...
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Stolen Holiday
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)A young model is set up with her own fashion business by a crooked financier, who sells...
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The Bad Man of Brimstone
as Mrs. GrantA ruthless outlaw becomes very protective of a prizefighter when he learns the young man is his...
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The Adventurous Blonde
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton...
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Artists & Models
as Seamstress (uncredited)An ad man gets his model girlfriend to pose as a debutante for a new campaign.
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Little Orvie
as Mrs. GreenFamily film, based on a Booth Tarkington tale, about a young boy who takes extreme measures to...
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Bad Men of Missouri
as Mrs. HathawayThe Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds...
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Take a Letter, Darling
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)A struggling painter takes a job as a secretary to a female advertising executive. While working...
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Three Daring Daughters
as Miss Drake (uncredited)Three young girls try to help their divorced mother find the right husband.
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Murder by an Aristocrat
as Adela ThatcherA wealthy family is blackmailed. Murder results. And a nurse at the scene of the crime is...
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Fair Wind to Java
as BintangThe Dutch East Indies, at the end of the nineteenth century. An adventurous captain of an...
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A Child Is Born
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)A pregnant prison inmate shares her problems with the patients in a maternity ward.
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Remember the Day
as Mrs. HillElderly schoolteacher Nora Trinell, waiting to meet presidential nominee Dewey Roberts, recalls...
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The House Across the Bay
as LandladyNightclub owner Steve Larwitt sees his empire of investments collapse as he faces tax evasion...
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Appointment for Love
as NoraCharming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The...
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The Big Shot
as Mrs. BoothDuke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a...
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Delinquent Parents
as Mrs. Herbert EllisA woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.
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Woman of the North Country
as Mrs. DawsonIn 1890 Minnesota Christine Powell is the scheming head of the Powell dynasty, the richest...
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Young Dr. Kildare
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a...
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An Act of Murder
as Mrs. RussellA man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
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Mug Town
as Mrs. BellSteve Bell, Tommy, Pig, Ape, and String are run of town. Steve, while hopping a freight card...
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Always a Bride
as Lucy BondA young man wants to marry his sweetheart, but her parents will agree to their wedding only on...
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Washington Melodrama
as Mrs. CurzonAn elderly businessman (Frank Morgan) plans what he thinks is an innocent night on the town...
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Hired Wife
as Miss Collins (uncredited)Ad man Stephen Dexter asks his secretary Kendall to marry him as a loophole in order to protect...
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Stop, Look and Love
as DressmakerDaughter has trouble holding onto boyfriends because of her critical mother until understanding...
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Idol of the Crowds
as Mrs. DaleRetired hockey player Johnny Hansen, in order to make money to enlarge his chicken farm, returns...
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Down the Stretch
as Aunt JuliaA jockey tries to overcome the reputation of his father, who once threw a race.
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Honeymoon Limited
as Mrs. Van TwerpA publisher bets an author that he won't be able to write a romantic adventure novel while on a...
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The Big Noise
as Mrs. TrentThe Big Noise is retired textile manufacturer Julius Trent (Guy Kibbee). Seeking a new outlet...
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Two of a Kind
as Maida McIntyreBrandy Kirby and crooked Lawyer Vincent Mailer plan to rob William and Maida McIntyre by...
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One Foot in Heaven
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.
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Two Against the World
as Marion SimsSearching for ratings at any cost, an unscrupulous radio-network owner forces his program...
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Strike Up the Band
as Mrs. May HoldenJimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest...
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This Is the Life
as Mrs. Tiggett18-year-old Angela, reared in a New England town by her Aunt Betsy, receives an inheritance...
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Faces in the Fog
as Miss Harvey, JurorTom and Cora Elliott love their active social life so much that they neglect their daughter Mary...
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Wings of the Navy
as NurseJerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both...
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Gateway
as Friend of Mrs. McNuttIrish immigrant meets returning war correspondent on a liner bound for New York. When she...
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The Scarlet Clue
as Mrs. MarshChinese sleuth Charlie Chan discovers a scheme for the theft of government radar plans while...
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Hot Cargo
as Mrs. ChapmanTwo discharged service men go to the redwood country in northern California to visit the family...
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Tough as They Come
as Mrs. ClarkThe 'Dead End Kids & Little Tough Guys' are working as collectors for a finance company,...
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Alias the Deacon
as Elsie ClarkA hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town...
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The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
as Patricia CornwallThe Crime Doctor gets involved in the case of the poisoning of a wealthy industrialist.
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Together Again
as Townswoman (uncredited)Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor...
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The Untamed Breed
as Mrs. JonesA cowboy sets out to capture an escaped Brahma bull that is terrorizing local ranchers. Based on...
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady
as SeamstressAn orphan whose father has been killed by bandits inherits a mine. Cisco saves the mine and the...
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Song of the Open Road
as Camp Matron (uncredited)A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to...
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I Stole a Million
as Nurse (uncredited)A cabbie and petty thief dreams of the big heist that will end his thieving ways.
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Why Girls Leave Home
as Mrs. LeslieIn this crime drama, a young woman leaves her unhappy life at home to become a sophisticated...
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Love Letters of a Star
as Mrs. BlodgettA woman commits suicide after being blackmailed, and her husband resolves to kill the man...
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The Last Bandit
as Kate's MotherAbout to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick...
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Little Old New York
as Mrs. BrevoortInventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help...
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Invitation to Happiness
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)An egotistical boxer romances a rich backer's daughter.
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The Bandits of Corsica
as MariaSiamese twins separated at birth retain a psychic link; each feels the other's pain and happiness.
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Moonlight in Vermont
as Aunt BessA poor country girl from Vermont travels to New York City to attend a theatrical school.
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The Mysterious Mr. M
as Cornelia WaldronAn evil scientist known as "Mr. M." uses a drug he has developed called "hypnotreme" to help...
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The Forgotten Woman
as Mrs. KimballA beautiful woman is forced to help gangsters in a robbery, and is arrested as an accessory.
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G.I. Honeymoon
as Lavinia ThorndykeIn this romantic comedy, set during WW II, an newlywed army couple are unable to consummate...
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The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Martha, the HousekeeperJanet Spencer is driving down a country road when one of her tires blows out. This seemingly...
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Get Hep to Love
as Mrs. BrownOrphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting...
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Old Los Angeles
as Señora Del ReyAlso known as California Outpost, Old Los Angeles stars Bill Elliot in one of his...
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Meet Me at the Fair
as Mrs. SpoonerIn 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller, gives a ride to a...
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Parents on Trial
as Mrs. MartinAccording to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory...
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Sing, Neighbor, Sing
as Cornelia BlakeCountry radio singers of the '40s appear in this tale about a lothario who poses as a professor...
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The Nurse's Secret
as MaryAn apparent suicide by a rich woman leads her nurse and a policeman to an insurance scam.
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The Man in the Barn
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)After John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, he escaped to Maryland and was...
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I Love Lucy
as Mrs. HammondCuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....
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