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Emma Dunn is a Actor British born on 24 february 1874 at Cheshire (United-kingdom)
Emma Dunn (26 February 1875 – 14 December 1966) was an English-born stage and film actress and writer. She appeared in 108 films between 1914 and 1948.
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Emma Dunn
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 24 february 1874 at Cheshire (United-kingdom)
Death 14 december 1966 (at 92 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 24 february 1874 at Cheshire (United-kingdom)
Death 14 december 1966 (at 92 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Biography
Dunn was born in Cheshire, England, and died in Los Angeles, California. She was married to an actor named John Stokes, but the union was dissolved. The couple had two daughters, according to a 1915 magazine article on Dunn. Daughter Dorothy (standing in photo) was their biological child, while Helen was their adopted daughter.Usually with
Filmography of Emma Dunn (94 films)
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The Woman in White (1948)
, 1h49Directed by Peter Godfrey, Peter Godfrey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, Gig Young, Agnes Moorehead, John Abbott
Roles Mrs. Vesey
Rating65%
Arriving at an estate in England to teach drawing to wealthy Laura Fairlie (Eleanor Parker), artist Walter Hartright (Gig Young) sees a mysterious woman in white who promptly vanishes.
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947)
, 2h53Directed by Dudley Nichols
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katína Paxinoú, Leo Genn, Kirk Douglas
Roles Mrs. Borden
Rating62%
A wealthy New England family, the Mannons, await the return of patriarch Ezra, general for the Union in the Civil War, and son Orin, a timid young man before becoming an Army officer.
Life with Father (1947)
, 1h58Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about families
Actors William Powell, Irene Dunne, Elizabeth Taylor, Edmund Gwenn, Zasu Pitts, Jimmy Lydon
Roles Margaret
Rating70%
Clarence Day (William Powell), is a benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. His wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne), is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story encompasses such details as the romance of Clarence (Jimmy Lydon) with pretty out-of-towner Mary (Elizabeth Taylor). Vinnie tries to get her headstrong husband baptized, else he'll never be able to enter the Kingdom of God.
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
, 1h31Directed by Norman Taurog
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Actors William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury, James Gleason, Lewis Stone, Rags Ragland
Roles Maggie
Rating60%
Major Terry O'Neill (William Powell) returns to Baltimore in 1919, after the end of World War I, expecting to get his old newspaper night editor job back. However, the paper has recently changed owners, and his friend and former editor, Allan Smith (an uncredited Will Wright), has been told to cut costs. Disillusioned, Terry decides to abandon his ideals and make his fortune by whatever means necessary. Leaving the building, he runs into two less-than-savory friends, "Fishface" (Rags Ragland) and "Three Finger" (Frank McHugh). When they are arrested, it takes all his money to pay their fines and that of "Snarp" (James Gleason).
It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
, 1h25Directed by René Clair
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Time travel films
Actors Dick Powell, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Edgar Kennedy, Edward Brophy, Sig Ruman
Roles Mrs. Keaver (uncredited)
Rating69%
In the 1890s, Lawrence Stevens (Dick Powell) is an obituary writer unhappy in his job who is given, by a ghostly deceased newspaper man named Pop Benson (John Philliber), a newspaper that has tomorrow's news. He uses the paper to write stories and get the scoop on other reporters, but this also brings him under the suspicion of Police Inspector Mulrooney (Edgar Kennedy), who wants to know how Stevens always seems to know what's going to happen and where, mainly a robbery at a theater's box office during a performance. Stevens and his new girlfriend Sylvia (Linda Darnell) – half of a clairvoyant act with her uncle Oscar Smith (Jack Oakie) – have a number of adventures, until her uncle mistakenly thinks that Stevens has consorted with his niece in her boarding house room. The uncle attempts to intimidate Stevens into marrying her, not knowing that Stevens has come to him to ask for her hand.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
, 1h47Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lynn Bari, Francis Lederer, Akim Tamiroff, Alla Nazimova, Louis Calhern, Donald Woods
Roles Doña Mercedes
Rating55%
In the year of 1774, a hundred-year old bridge leading to the chapel of San Luis Rey in Peru, plunges into the deep chasm it spans, killing the five people who are crossing it. Brother Juniper (Donald Woods) is one of the chapel monks, whose faith is rocked by the unfortunate incident. He travels to Lima to seek answers to his questions why these five were chosen by God to die this violent death.
Are These Our Parents? (1944)
, 1h13Directed by William Nigh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Helen Vinson, Lyle Talbot, Ivan Lebedeff, Noel Neill, Emma Dunn, Addison Richards
Roles Ma Henderson
A mother's preference for partying, boozing, and running around with an assortment of sleazy characters results in her neglecting her nubile teenage daughter, who subsequently finds herself mixed up with teenage boys, nightclub owners, and murder.
Minesweeper (1943)
, 1h7Directed by William Berke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Richard Arlen, Robert Mitchum, Jean Parker, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Emma Dunn
Roles Mom Smith
Rating51%
Richard Houston (Richard Arlen) is an officer in the U.S. Navy who deserted during peacetime service to escape gambling debts, and took up life as a hobo. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor spurs him to rejoin the Navy under the assumed name of Jim "Tennessee" Smith. Houston is assigned to serve aboard a minesweeper, where he successfully carries out numerous successful efforts to defuse mines in the San Diego harbor while struggling to keep his identity secret.
The Talk of the Town (1942)
, 1h58Directed by George Stevens, Earl Bellamy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Rex Ingram, Edgar Buchanan, Charles Dingle
Roles Mrs. Shelley
Rating74%
Mill worker and political activist Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) is accused of burning down a mill and causing the death of a foreman in the fire. In the middle of his trial, Dilg escapes from jail and seeks shelter in a house owned by former schoolmate Nora Shelley (Jean Arthur), now a schoolteacher on whom he has had a crush for years. Shelley has the house rented for the summer to distinguished law professor Michael Lightcap (Ronald Colman), who plans to write a book. Both Lightcap and Dilg arrive within minutes of each other.
I Married a Witch (1942)
, 1h17Directed by René Clair
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films about religion, Witches in film
Actors Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Susan Hayward, Cecil Kellaway, Robert Benchley, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Wife of Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
Rating70%
Two witches in colonial Salem, Jennifer (Veronica Lake) and her father Daniel (Cecil Kellaway), are burned at the stake after being denounced by Puritan Jonathan Wooley (Fredric March) and their ashes buried beneath a tree to imprison their evil spirits. In revenge, Jennifer curses Wooley and all his male descendants, dooming them always to marry the wrong woman.
, 1h14Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Allan Jones, Jane Frazee, Gloria Jean, Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Olin Howland
Roles Ma (Norah) Flanagan
Rating65%
Johnny Kovacs (Jones) is a war hero who comes back home for a ten-day leave. Pursued by a woman (Shelton) who considers herself his fiance, he works with his superior officers to hide during his leave. He adopts the name Johnny O'Rourke, and finds a room at a theatrical boarding house. He becomes friends with some other boarders (including O'Connor, Ryan and Gloria Jean) and falls in love with a woman (Frazee). His friends overhear him talking to his officer on the phone. They misinterpret the conversation and conclude that he is a deserter. They push him into giving himself up and returning to duty. Confused by their behavior at first, he figures out what they are up to, and plays along. It all works out in the end. The closing song in the picture is a rousing patriotic number sung directly to the audience by the main players in the film.
The Mad Martindales (1942)
, 1h5Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jane Withers, Marjorie Weaver, Alan Mowbray, Jimmy Lydon, Gig Young, George Reeves
Roles Agnes
Rating65%
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
, 1h8Directed by Harold D. Schuster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Travis, Brenda Joyce, Spencer Charters, Stanley Andrews, William Bakewell, Emma Dunn
Roles Martha Carter
Rating65%
Babes on Broadway (1941)
, 1h58Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Richard Quiney, Donald Meek
Roles Mrs. Williams
Rating65%
Tommy (Mickey Rooney) et ses deux amis, Ray (Ray McDonald) et Hammy (Richard Quine), rêvent de devenir des vedettes de music-hall à Broadway, mais le succès ne leur sourit pas : le spectacle qu'ils donnent chaque jour se déroule dans un petit restaurant italien et non pas sur la scène d'un prestigieux théâtre. D'ailleurs faute de clients, le restaurateur, peiné, doit les renvoyer...
Rise and Shine (1941)
, 1h32Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, American football films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jack Oakie, George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, Milton Berle, Sheldon Leonard
Roles Mrs. Murray
Rating58%