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Edmund Mortimer is a Actor, Director and Co-Director American born on 21 august 1874 at New York City (USA)
Edmund Mortimer (21 August 1874 – 21 May 1944) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 251 films between 1913 and 1945. He also directed 23 films between 1918 and 1928.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
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Birth name Edmund Mortimer Olson
Nationality USA
Birth 21 august 1874 at New York City (USA)
Death 21 may 1944 (at 69 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 21 august 1874 at New York City (USA)
Death 21 may 1944 (at 69 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Edmund Mortimer (21 August 1874 – 21 May 1944) was an American actor and film director. He appeared in 251 films between 1913 and 1945. He also directed 23 films between 1918 and 1928.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Los Angeles, California.
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Edmund Mortimer apparaît en tant qu'acteur dans 331 films. Il a par ailleurs réalisé 23 films. Il est parfois crédité Edward Mortimer. Il fut le second époux de l'actrice Louise Bates.Usually with
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Incendiary Blonde (1945)
, 1h53Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Betty Hutton, Arturo de Córdova, Charles Ruggles, Eduardo Ciannelli, Albert Dekker, Barry Fitzgerald
Roles New Year's Eve Party Patron (uncredited)
Rating65%
A tomboy named Mary Louise "Texas" Guinan lands a job with a Wild West show after proving she can ride a bucking bronco. The rodeo's new owner is Romero "Bill" Kilgallen, who doubles Texas's pay after the attention she gets from saving a toddler's life from a runaway wagon at a show.
The Spider Woman (1944)
, 1h3Directed by Victor Fleming, Roy William Neill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard, Dennis Hoey, Mary Gordon, Harry Cording
Roles Casino Patron (uncredited)
Rating69%
Consulting detective Sherlock Holmes fakes his own death in Scotland in order to investigate a number of bizarre apparent suicides that he is convinced are part of an elaborate plot by "a female Moriarty". Returning to his assistant Watson in secret, Holmes notes that all the victims were wealthy gamblers, so disguised as "Rajni Singh", a distinguished Indian officer, he stalks London's gaming clubs.
Bathing Beauty (1944)
, 1h41Directed by George Sidney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Basil Rathbone, Bill Goodwin, Jean Porter, Nana Bryant
Roles Faculty Member (uncredited)
Rating63%
In Los Angeles, popular songwriter Steve Elliott (Red Skelton) prepares to marry Caroline Brooks (Esther Williams), who has pledged to give up her job as a college swimming instructor once she has wed. Likewise, Steve plans to quit his songwriting career, even though New York producer George Adams (Basil Rathbone) has already hired him to write new songs for a water ballet show.
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
, 2h25Directed by Vincent Sherman, Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romantic drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Richard Waring, John Alexander
Roles Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Rating75%
In 1914, spoiled Fanny Trellis (Bette Davis) is a renowned beauty, with many suitors. She loves her brother Trippy (Richard Waring) and would do anything to help him. When Fanny learns that Trippy has embezzled money from his stockbroker employer Job Skeffington (Claude Rains), she marries the lovestruck businessman in order to save her brother. Disgusted by the arrangement, in part because of his prejudice against Skeffington being Jewish, Trippy leaves home to fight in the Lafayette Escadrille in World War I.
The Lodger (1944)
, 1h24Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Noir, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Children's films
Actors Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Laird Cregar, Cedric Hardwicke, Sara Allgood, Aubrey Mather
Rating69%
Slade, a serial killer, is a lodger in a 19th Century family's London home. So is a singer, Kitty Langley, who definitely has caught Slade's eye.
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
, 1h23Directed by Randolph Scott, William A. Seiter, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Gypsy Rose Lee, Dinah Shore, Bob Burns, Bob Burns, Charles Winninger
Roles Saloon Patron (uncredited)
Rating53%
In a Yukon town called Malemute, a saloon owned by "Honest" John Calhoun gets a new star performer, Belle De Valle, while he's away. A stranger in town, Sam Slade, offers to keep an eye on things until the boss returns, while saloon manager Pop Candless and crooked town marshal Maitland keep a suspicious eye on him.
Weird Woman (1944)
, 1h3Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Lon Chaney, Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan, Elisabeth Risdon, Lois Collier
Roles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating61%
Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries an exotic woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his home town, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Illona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague, which turns people against her even more, especially as she believes in voodoo and other supernatural phenomena. Reed must work hard to prove her innocence and find the real culprit behind the strange doings.
An American Romance (1944)
, 2h30Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel, John Qualen, Stephen McNally, J. M. Kerrigan
Rating66%
European immigrant Stefan Dubechek (Brian Donlevy) arrives in America in the 1890s and becomes involved in the steel industry. He eventually becomes an automobile manufacturer. And then, in World War II, a plane manufacturer.
Heavenly Days (1944)
, 1h11Directed by Howard Estabrook
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Marian Driscoll Jordan, Eugene Pallette, Gordon Oliver, Raymond Walburn, Barbara Hale, Donald Douglas
Roles Senator (non crédité)
Rating55%
Immortal Sergeant (1943)
, 1h31Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films, Children's films, Le désert, Guerre du désert
Actors Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Reginald Gardiner, Melville Cooper
Roles Party Guest (uncredited)
Rating65%
In North Africa, experienced Sergeant Kelly (Thomas Mitchell) leads out a British patrol, accompanied by Corporal Colin Spence (Henry Fonda), an unassertive Canadian. When they are attacked by Italian airplanes, they manage to shoot one down, but it crashes on one of their vehicles, killing eight men. Later, Kelly leads the six survivors on an attack of an Italian armored car, but is seriously wounded. He orders Spence to leave him behind; when Spence refuses to obey, he shoots himself.
His Butler's Sister (1943)
, 1h27Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Franchot Tone, Deanna Durbin, Pat O'Brien, Akim Tamiroff, Walter Catlett, Florence Bates
Roles Train Passenger
Rating68%
Après ses études, Ann Carter part retrouver son frère et s'aperçoit qu'il est maître d'hôtel chez un compositeur de renom. Pour tenter de faire entendre sa voix au maître de céans, elle se fait passer pour la femme de chambre. Mais ses efforts n'aboutissent pas...
Crazy House (1943)
, 1h20Directed by Edward F. Cline
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ole Olsen, Ole Olsen, Cass Daley, Chic Johnson, Martha O' Driscoll, Patric Knowles
Roles Studio Man
Rating63%
The Crystal Ball (1943)
, 1h21Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard, Gladys George, Cecil Kellaway, Virginia Field, William Bendix
Rating64%
A maid, in cahoots with Madame Zenobia (Gladys George), a fake psychic, fools Jo Ainsly (Virginia Field) into believing Zenobia to be a gifted fortune teller.
Mr. Lucky (1943)
, 1h40Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Cary Grant, Laraine Day, Charles Bickford, Alan Carney, Gladys Cooper, Henry Stephenson
Roles Gambler (uncredited)
Rating70%
Swede (Charles Bickford) rows up to a public dock in a dinghy. He hides when he spots a young woman who walks to the end of the pier. When a new night watchman (Emory Parnell) notices her as well, Swede stops him from bothering her. The sailor begins recounting her story, and the film segues into one long, continuous flashback.
Swing Fever (1943)
, 1h19Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Marilyn Maxwell, William Gargan, Nat Pendleton, Lena Horne, Curt Bois, Morris Ankrum
Roles Man in Gym (uncredited)
Rating59%