Anne Cornwall

Acting

Anne Cornwall

Born January 16, 1897 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Died March 2, 1980 · aged 83

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anne Cornwall (January 17, 1897 – March 2, 1980), was an American actress. She performed for forty years in many early silent film productions starting in 1918, and later in talkies, until 1959. She was first married to writer/director Charles Maigne, then later to Los Angeles Engineer Ellis Wing Taylor. Taylor fathered her only child, Peter. In 1925, Anne …

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMr. Smith Goes to Washington · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.81939
MovieComedyDrama
After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.
You Can't Take It with YouYou Can't Take It with You · 1938
You Can't Take It with You
7.51938
MovieComedyRomance
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
They Won't Believe MeThey Won't Believe Me · 1947
They Won't Believe Me
6.51947
MovieDramaRomance
On trial for murdering his girlfriend, philandering stockbroker Larry Ballentine takes the stand to claim his innocence and describe the actual, but improbable sounding, sequence of events that led to her death.
The SouthernerThe Southerner · 1945
The Southerner
6.61945
MovieDrama
Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?
CollegeCollege · 1927
College
6.71927
MovieDramaComedy
A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.
The Widow from ChicagoThe Widow from Chicago · 1930
The Widow from Chicago
6.41930
MovieCrimeDrama
A woman infiltrates a criminal mob to avenge her brother's death.
The ClimaxThe Climax · 1944
The Climax
5.51944
MovieMusicHorror
Dr. Hohner, theatre physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, murders his mistress, the star soprano when his jealousy drives him to the point of mad obsession. Ten years later, another young singer reminds Hohner of the late diva and his old mania kicks in. Hohner wants to prevent her from singing for anyone but him, even if it means silencing her forever.
True ConfessionTrue Confession · 1937
True Confession
6.11937
MovieComedyRomance
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn't bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can't seem to make up her mind as to whether she "dunnit" or not.

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In the Hollow of Her HandIn the Hollow of Her Hand · 1918
In the Hollow of Her Hand
1918
MovieDramaMystery
Wife of wealthy ladies' man Challis Wrandall, Sara, is called to a roadhouse to identify her husband's body and told that he was murdered by an unidentified woman. On her way home, Sara rescues a young woman who is about to drown herself. Believing the woman, Hetty Castleton, to be the murderer, Sara offers her employment in the Wrandall home as her companion. Because her husband and his family treated her so coldly during her married life, Sara seeks revenge by arranging a romance between her brother-in-law Leslie and Hetty, but the latter has fallen in love with artist Brandon Booth and refuses to marry young Wrandall. Sara threatens to expose the girl, but just then a detective appears and accuses Sara of the crime. Hetty confesses, explaining to the family that Challis had lured her to the inn and attacked her. The Wrandalls forgive her, and she leaves her home in Booth's company.

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