Acting

Elisabeth Risdon

Born April 26, 1887 · London, England, UK

Died December 20, 1958 · aged 71

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elisabeth Risdon (born Daisy Cartwright Risdon; 26 April 1887 – 20 December 1958) was an English film actress. She appeared in over 140 films between 1913 and 1952. A beauty in her youth, she usually played in society parts. In later years in films she switched to playing character parts. Born in London, England, Risdon graduated from the Royal Academy of Ar…

Known For

Scaramouche

Scaramouche · 1952

MovieAdventureRomance

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

High Sierra

High Sierra · 1941

MovieCrimeDrama

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle · 1944

Tall in the Saddle

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind · 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

MovieAdventureAction

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

Dead End

Dead End · 1937

MovieCrimeDrama

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow · 1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

MovieDramaRomance

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

Life with Father

Life with Father · 1947

Life with Father

MovieComedyFamily

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

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Scaramouche

Scaramouche · 1952

MovieAdventureRomance

In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.

Isabelle de Valmorin

High Sierra

High Sierra · 1941

MovieCrimeDrama

Given a pardon from jail, Roy Earle gets back into the swing of things as he robs a swanky resort.

Ma

The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties · 1939

The Roaring Twenties

MovieCrimeDrama

After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.

Mrs. Sherman

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle · 1944

Tall in the Saddle

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Miss Elizabeth Martin

Reap the Wild Wind

Reap the Wild Wind · 1942

Reap the Wild Wind

MovieAdventureAction

The Florida Keys in 1840, where the implacable hurricanes of the Caribbean scream, where the salvagers of Key West, like the intrepid and beautiful Loxi Claiborne and her crew, reap, aboard frail schooners, the harvest of the wild wind, facing the shark teeth of the reefs to rescue the sailors and the cargo from the shipwrecks caused by the scavengers of the sea.

Mrs. Claiborne

Dead End

Dead End · 1937

MovieCrimeDrama

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Mrs. Connell

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow · 1937

Make Way for Tomorrow

MovieDramaRomance

An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.

Cora Payne

Life with Father

Life with Father · 1947

Life with Father

MovieComedyFamily

A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.

Mrs. Whitehead

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl? · 1941

MovieComedyDrama

Jane is a nice girl and has had her eyes on a young man who seems more interested in his hand-built car than in Jane. She decides to shed her "nice girl" image when an associate of her father comes to town on his way to study Australian Aboriginal tribes.

Marrtha Peasley

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · 1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

MovieAdventureDrama

Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River.

Widow Douglass

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost · 1944

The Canterville Ghost

MovieComedyFantasy

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.

Mrs. Polverdine

Bannerline

Bannerline · 1951

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.

Margaret Trimble

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married · 1948

Every Girl Should Be Married

MovieComedyRomance

Anabel Sims is determined to find the perfect husband. She thinks she's found her man in Madison Brown, a handsome pediatrician. She then prepares an elaborate scheme to trap him into marriage

Mary Nolan

Random Harvest

Random Harvest · 1942

MovieRomanceDrama

Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.

Mrs. Lloyd

High Wall

High Wall · 1947

MovieCrimeDrama

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having confessed, he's committed to an understaffed county asylum full of pathetic inmates. There, Dr. Ann Lorrison is initially skeptical about Kenet's story and reluctance to undergo treatment. But against her better judgement, she begins to doubt his guilt.

Mrs. Kenet

Theodora Goes Wild

Theodora Goes Wild · 1936

Theodora Goes Wild

MovieComedyRomance

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 Theodora Lynn, scion of the town's leading family. Michael Grant, devil-may-care book jacket illustrator, penetrates Theodora's incognito and sets out to 'free her' from Lynnfield against her will. But Michael has a secret too, and gets a taste of his own medicine.

Aunt Mary

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia · 1940

The Howards of Virginia

MovieDramaHistory

Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.

Aunt Clarissa

The Egg and I

The Egg and I · 1947

MovieComedyRomance

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.

Betty's Mother

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury · 1950

The Secret Fury

MovieCrimeDrama

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the interloper produces enough evidence that his accusation must be investigated. Ellen and David travel to the small coastal town where her first wedding allegedly occurred. There, they meet a number of individuals whose stories make Ellen question her own sanity.

Dr. R.W. Roberts

The Milkman

The Milkman · 1950

A dairy owner's son takes a job as milkman with a rival company.

Mrs. Carter

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra · 1947

Mourning Becomes Electra

Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.

Mrs. Hills

Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment · 1935

Crime and Punishment

MovieCrimeDrama

Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Mrs. Raskolnikov

Bodyguard

Bodyguard · 1948

MovieThrillerCrime

A cop on suspension is framed for murder when he noses in on a murder investigation.

Gene Dysen

The Unseen

The Unseen · 1945

MovieMysteryThriller

David Fielding, who has recently lost his wife, moves into a new neighborhood under a cloud of suspicion. Many feel that his wife's death in a car crash was no accident. Elizabeth Howard, the governess he hires to look after his children, makes it her mission to find out the truth. When other murders seem to be following David to his new town, Elizabeth investigates with the help of David's son Barnaby.

Mrs. Norris