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Isobel Elsom is a Actor British born on 15 march 1893 at Cambridge (United-kingdom)
Isobel Elsom (16 March 1893 – 12 January 1981) was an English screen, stage and television actress.
Au cinéma, elle joue dans une centaine de films, de 1915 à 1964. Son dernier film muet, en 1927, est également son premier film américain (Dance Magic). Auparavant, elle tourne des films au Royaume-Uni, notamment sous la direction de Maurice Elvey qui fut son premier époux. Elle poursuit sa carrière au cinéma, à l'avènement du cinéma parlant, d'abord dans son pays natal de 1931 à 1934, puis aux États-Unis à partir de 1941. Citons Monsieur Verdoux, L'Aventure de madame Muir (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) et The Paradine Case, tous trois sortis en 1947, ou bien My Fair Lady - le film musical de 1964 -, son avant-dernière prestation au cinéma.
Notons encore sa participation à un film français en 1925 (Le Réveil, avec Charles Vanel), à une coproduction anglo-allemande en 1927 (Tragödie einer Ehe), ainsi qu'à une coproduction italo-américaine en 1947 (Addio Mimi !).
Enfin, elle apparaît également à la télévision, dans des téléfilms et séries, de 1939 (avec un téléfilm américain, Hay Fever d'Ed Sobol, aux côtés de Montgomery Clift) à 1964. Entre autres séries, mentionnons Alfred Hitchcock presents (trois épisodes en 1956-1957) et The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (deux épisodes en 1962-1963).
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Birth name Isobel Jeannette Reed
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 march 1893 at Cambridge (United-kingdom)
Death 12 january 1981 (at 87 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 march 1893 at Cambridge (United-kingdom)
Death 12 january 1981 (at 87 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
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Au théâtre, où elle débute en 1911, Isobel Elsom se produit en particulier à Broadway, entre 1926 et 1957 (ainsi, en 1940, Ladies in Retirement, dont l'adaptation au cinéma l'année suivante - 1941 - sera son deuxième film américain), et également à Londres.Au cinéma, elle joue dans une centaine de films, de 1915 à 1964. Son dernier film muet, en 1927, est également son premier film américain (Dance Magic). Auparavant, elle tourne des films au Royaume-Uni, notamment sous la direction de Maurice Elvey qui fut son premier époux. Elle poursuit sa carrière au cinéma, à l'avènement du cinéma parlant, d'abord dans son pays natal de 1931 à 1934, puis aux États-Unis à partir de 1941. Citons Monsieur Verdoux, L'Aventure de madame Muir (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir) et The Paradine Case, tous trois sortis en 1947, ou bien My Fair Lady - le film musical de 1964 -, son avant-dernière prestation au cinéma.
Notons encore sa participation à un film français en 1925 (Le Réveil, avec Charles Vanel), à une coproduction anglo-allemande en 1927 (Tragödie einer Ehe), ainsi qu'à une coproduction italo-américaine en 1947 (Addio Mimi !).
Enfin, elle apparaît également à la télévision, dans des téléfilms et séries, de 1939 (avec un téléfilm américain, Hay Fever d'Ed Sobol, aux côtés de Montgomery Clift) à 1964. Entre autres séries, mentionnons Alfred Hitchcock presents (trois épisodes en 1956-1957) et The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (deux épisodes en 1962-1963).
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My Fair Lady (1964)
, 2h46Directed by George Cukor, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Marni Nixon, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper
Roles Mrs. Eynsford-Hill
Rating76%
In Edwardian London, Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a scholar of phonetics, believes that the accent and tone of one's voice determines a person's prospects in society. In Covent Garden one evening he boasts to a new acquaintance, Colonel Hugh Pickering (Wilfrid Hyde-White), himself an expert in phonetics, that he could teach any person to speak in a way that he could pass them off as a duke or duchess at an embassy ball. Higgins selects as an example a young flower seller, Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn), who has a strong Cockney accent. Eliza's ambition is to work in a flower shop, but her thick accent makes her unsuitable. Having come from India to meet Higgins, Pickering is invited to stay with the professor. The following morning, Eliza shows up at Higgins' home, seeking lessons. Pickering is intrigued and offers to cover all expenses if the experiment should be successful.
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
, 1h47Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Carol Lynley, Gene Tierney, Gardner McKay, Pamela Tiffin
Roles Dona Teresa Lacayo
Rating56%
Three beautiful American women come to Madrid and fall in love. Susie Higgins (Pamela Tiffin) arrives and moves in with her old friend Maggie Williams (Carol Lynley) and roommate Fran Hobson (Ann-Margret). Susie experiences a culture shock, when she is informed by Maggie and Fran that all rich, attractive men are taken, and all attractive but poor ones are too proud to take on American women.
The Pleasure Seekers (1964)
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Ann-Margret, Anthony Franciosa, Carol Lynley, Gardner McKay, Pamela Tiffin, André Lawrence
Roles Dona Teresa Lacayo
Rating56%
Trois jeunes femmes co-locataires découvrent les joies de l'amour à Madrid en faisant la connaissance de la gente masculine.
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
, 1h31Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Jerry Lewis, Jill St John, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Walston, Kathleen Freeman, John McGiver
Roles Hazel
Rating67%
The rich Mrs. Tuttle (Agnes Moorehead) is upset that her daughter Barbara (Jill St. John) is engaged to a man beneath their social stature, Norman Phiffier (Jerry Lewis).
The Errand Boy (1961)
, 1h28Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about films
Actors Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Dick Wesson, Dick Wesson, Jerry Lewis, Kathleen Freeman
Roles Irma Paramutual
Rating63%
Paramutual Pictures decides that they need a spy to find out the inner workings of their studio. Morty Tashman (Jerry Lewis) is a paperhanger who happens to be working right outside their window. They decide that he is the man for the job and hire him on the spot. He bumbles his way through a series of misadventures, reporting everything back to the corporate executives.
The Second Time Around (1961)
, 1h39Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, Thelma Ritter, Isobel Elsom
Roles Mrs. Rogers
Rating64%
Lu Rogers, recently widowed, leaves her children in New York with her mother-in-law in 1911 and travels west to take a job she's been offered. Upon arriving in Arizona, the job falls through, so farmer Aggie Gates tries her out as a hired hand.
The Bellboy (1960)
, 1h8Directed by Jerry Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Milton Berle, B.S. Pully, Joe E. Ross, Isobel Elsom
Rating64%
A studio executive (Jack Kruschen in an uncredited role) introduces the movie, explaining that it has no plot, but simply shows Stanley the hotel bellboy (played by Lewis) getting in one ridiculous situation after another, and that the movie is "so funny" before breaking out into hysterical laughter. Stanley does not speak, except at the very end of the movie. Lewis also appears in a speaking role playing himself escorted by a large entourage.
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
, 2h16Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster
Rating73%
Newlywed Kate Judson Lawrence (Diane Brewster) is distraught to discover on her wedding night that her upper class Philadelphia Main Line husband, William Lawrence III (Adam West), is unable to consummate their marriage for unspecified reasons. After he leaves her on that night, she seeks comfort from longtime working class friend Mike Flanagan (Brian Keith). The next day, Kate learns that William died in a car wreck. She gives birth to a son, Anthony Judson "Tony" Lawrence, and raises him in genteel poverty.
The Miracle (1959)
, 2h1Directed by Irving Rapper
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on plays, Films about virginity
Actors Carroll Baker, Roger Moore, Walter Slezak, Vittorio Gassman, Katína Paxinoú, Gustavo Rojo
Roles Mother Superior
Rating59%
Teresa (Carroll Baker), a postulant at the convent of Miraflores in Salamanca, Spain, is an orphan taken in by the sisters there. She enjoys the convent life, despite being a handful for her superiors. She sings worldly love songs to the other postulants and reads secular stories and plays such as Romeo and Juliet. Still, she has a lively devotion to Christ and to His Blessed Mother. A statue of the Madonna, in fact, is held in high regard by Teresa as she goes about her duties.
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
, 1h43Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens, Reginald Gardiner, Hans Conried, Isobel Elsom
Roles Mrs. Van Cleeve
Rating65%
Clayton Poole (Jerry Lewis) is a small-town TV repairman whose former sweetheart, Carla Naples (Marilyn Maxwell), is now a famous movie star. Carla marries a Mexican bullfighter and becomes pregnant; her husband dies the day after the wedding. Her agent, Harold Herman (Reginald Gardiner) tries to avoid a scandal by sending Carla back to the town where she grew up. The cover story is that she is going into seclusion to prepare for her next role, the lead in the religious epic The White Virgin of the Nile. Carla turns to Clayton for help, and he agrees to care for the child once it is born.
Mayerling (1957)
, 1h30Directed by Anatole Litvak, Kirk Browning
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Raymond Massey, Judith Evelyn
Roles Baroness Vetsera
Rating59%
The story of Mayerling is based on the real life events of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera and their mysterious death on January 30, 1889 in a hunting lodge in Lower Austria.
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
, 1h22Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres War, Action, Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Hope Emerson, Kathryn Crosby, Jeff Donnell, Hugh Sanders, Jeanette Nolan
Roles Mrs. Charlotte Ogden
Rating62%
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Texan Lt. Frank Hewitt (Audie Murphy) is serving with the U.S. Cavalry under Colonel John Chivington. On patrol, Hewitt meets a group of Indians who are unarmed and returning to the Sand Creek reservation which they were not supposed to leave. While being briefed by Hewitt, the colonel orders the attack known to history as the Sand Creek Massacre. Hewitt not only disagrees with the punishment of the Indians, but realizes they will use the attack as an excuse to unite and spread terror throughout the Southwest, including his own hometown in Texas which has been emptied of the majority of its men who are fighting for the Confederacy. Colonel Chivington sees Indian attacks on Texas as a bonus to create havoc in the Confederacy. Violently objecting, Hewitt is placed under arrest and confined to quarters.
Lust for Life (1956)
, 2h2Directed by George Cukor, Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Historical
Themes Peinture, Vincent van Gogh
Actors Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, James Donald, Pamela Brown, Everett Sloane, Niall MacGinnis
Roles Madame Stricker
Rating72%
Vincent van Gogh's obsessive devotion to his art engulfs, consumes, and finally destroys him. The apostate religious leaders do not like his zeal for God and they frown on his social activism and care for the poor in a coal mining town. He returns home to his father's house where he is rejected by a woman he obsessively loves, takes up with a prostitute who leaves because he is too poor, and discovers painting, which he pursues while agonizing that his vision exceeds his ability to execute. His brother, Theo van Gogh, provides financial and moral support, while Vincent lives off and on with the critical Paul Gauguin. Vincent begins experiencing hallucinations and seizures and voluntarily commits himself to a mental institution. He signs himself out, and with Theo's help, returns to a rural area to paint, where he ultimately shoots himself in despair of never being able to put what he sees on canvas.
Over-Exposed (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna, Raymond Greenleaf, Jack Albertson, Constance Towers, Isobel Elsom
Roles Mrs. Payton Grange
Rating60%
Ambitious and vivacious Lily Krenshka is new in town, and is arrested for soliciting drinks and rolling drunks. She is told by the police to take the next bus out of town. Lily asks photographer Max West not to print her arrest photo. He offers to pay her for swimsuit poses, and, never one to overlook an opportunity, she learns the art of photography from him. After awhile, she sets out for New York to start a new career, changing her name to Lila Crane at Max's suggestion.
23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
, 1h43Directed by Henry Hathaway
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about disabilities, La cécité, Children's films
Actors Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Isobel Elsom, Estelle Winwood, Patricia Laffan
Roles Lady Syrett
Rating68%
Le dramaturge à succès Hanon s'est installé à Londres, fuyant les États-Unis et la femme qu'il aime depuis qu'il est devenu subitement aveugle. Or, sa fiancée le relance et entend renouer. Il tente de l'écarter en lui expliquant qu'il s'est refait une vie, secondé par un secrétaire, qui lui fait également office de valet de chambre, ayant même appris à se déplacer sans aide jusqu'au pub du coin. Un jour que, dans cet établissement, il est attablé, seul, il entend une conversation où il est question de kidnapping et de meurtre. Il alerte la police qui n'est guère convaincue par sa déposition, même s'il a enregistré de mémoire, l'échange entendu dès son retour à l'appartement.