List of the best Alison Skipworth movies: Tillie and Gus(1933), Doubting Thomas(1935), Tonight or Never(1931), Satan Met a Lady(1936), King of the Newsboys(1938), Wide Open Faces(1938), Dangerous(1935), The Song of Songs(1933), Sinners in the Sun(1932), The Girl From 10th Avenue(1935), Captain Hates the Sea(1934), The Devil Is a Woman(1935) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1933
58 Minutes
Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom are thought to be missionaries when they arrive to find Phineas Pratt trying cheat the Sheridans out of her father's inheritance, including a ferry ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Mrs. Pampinelli
Will Rogers Billie Burke Alison Skipworth Sterling Holloway Andrew Tombes Gail Patrick Frances Grant Frank Albertson John Qualen Johnny Arthur Helen Flint
father mother beautician boyfriend agent actor heartwarming amusing lighthearted small town household stage dreams family marriage small-town life impersonation movies quest sacrifice
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
Comedy, Romance
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni
Gloria Swanson Melvyn Douglas Alison Skipworth Ferdinand Gottschalk Robert Greig Warburton Gamble Greta Meyer Boris Karloff
A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
75 Minutes
Madame Barabbas
Bette Davis Warren William Alison Skipworth Arthur Treacher Marie Wilson Winifred Shaw Porter Hall Olin Howland Charles Wilson
private detective pretty woman client partner englishman secretary airy amusing intricate city office docks detective work murder search deception crime artifact quest temptation
A double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent "empress of crime", and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn.
Drama
USA
1938
65 Minutes
Nora
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. Determined to show her that he can be a success--and how much ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1938
67 Minutes
Auntie Martha
Joe E. Brown Jane Wyman Alison Skipworth Lyda Roberti Alan Baxter Lucien Littlefield Sidney Toler Berton Churchill Barbara Pepper Joseph Downing
Criminal from all over the country converge on the Lakeside Inn in Willow Springs where bank robber Duke Temple (Stanley Fields) has stashed $100,000. Wilbur Keeks (Joe E. Brown),soda jerk ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1935
78 Minutes
Mrs. Williams
Bette Davis Franchot Tone Margaret Lindsay Alison Skipworth John Eldredge Dick Foran
actress architect fiancé husband bleak emotional connecticut new york city comeback alcoholism show business love triangle sacrifice transformation love 1930s
An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.
Romance
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Mrs. Rasmussen
Marlene Dietrich Brian Aherne Lionel Atwill Alison Skipworth Hardie Albright Helen Freeman Morgan Wallace Wilson Benge Hans Schumm Richard Bennett James Marcus
model country girl aunt sculptor baron love interest mushy melodramatic emotional berlin bookstore studio relationships family art death new life romance love discovery
Lily falls in love with the sculptor who leaves her out of fear of commitment.
Romance
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Mrs. Blake
Carole Lombard Chester Morris Adrienne Ames Alison Skipworth Walter Byron Reginald Barlow Zita Moulton Cary Grant Luke Cosgrave Ida Lewis Russ Clark
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.
Drama
1935
69 Minutes
Mrs. Martin
Bette Davis Ian Hunter Colin Clive Alison Skipworth John Eldredge Philip Reed Katharine Alexander
young man shopgirl ex-girlfriend friend landlady husband witty melodramatic new york city church café apartment restaurant office class distinctions drunkenness marriage gossip redemption high society
A spurned New York socialite (Ian Hunter) gets drunk and wakes up married to an honest working girl (Bette Davis).
Comedy
1934
92 Minutes
Mrs. Yolanda Magruder
Victor McLaglen Helen Vinson John Gilbert Alison Skipworth Wynne Gibson Walter Connolly Fred Keating Tala Birell Leon Errol Walter Catlett Donald Meek
Drama
USA
1935
85 Minutes
Senora Perez
Marlene Dietrich Lionel Atwill Cesar Romero Edward Everett Horton Alison Skipworth Don Alvarado
A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.
Drama
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks
Leslie Howard Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Helen Chandler Beryl Mercer Alec B. Francis Alison Skipworth Lyonel Watts Montagu Love Dudley Digges Walter Kingsford
socialite industrialist mother lover reverend steward brooding dark tender suspenseful boat limbo house afterlife suicide purgatory death the past second chance discovery
Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
72 Minutes
Ronald Colman Kay Francis Bramwell Fletcher Frances Dade David Torrence Alison Skipworth Frederick Kerr John Rogers Wilson Benge Virginia Bruce
thief gentleman friend inspector lord lady thrilling amusing london estate party household jewelry theft secret life one last job friendship debt rivalry quest love
A distinguished English gentleman has a secret life--he is the notorious jewel thief the press has dubbed "The Amateur Cracksman". When he meets a woman and falls in love he decides to "... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1931
80 Minutes
Mrs. Matilda Coggins
Ann Harding Leslie Howard Robert Williams O.P. Heggie Louise Closser Hale Dudley Digges Alison Skipworth Olive Tell Doris Lloyd Ruth Weston Joan Carr
The poor, downtrodden (beautiful, of course) "dutiful" daughter in a London society family falls for a barrister, disguises herself, and takes a job as governess to his son. Adapted from ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1936
102 Minutes
Mrs. Beall
Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Lionel Barrymore Franchot Tone Melvyn Douglas James Stewart Alison Skipworth Louis Calhern Beulah Bondi Melville Cooper Sidney Toler
president best friend senator sailor adviser gutsy spirited washington, d.c. inn peggy eaton andrew jackson loyalty politics scandal rivalry sacrifice love 1830s
President Andrew Jackson's friendship with an innkeeper's daughter spells trouble for them both.
Comedy
USA
1934
62 Minutes
Mrs. K. Rumford
W.C. Fields George Burns Gracie Allen Charles Ruggles Mary Boland Bradley Page Grace Bradley Alison Skipworth
husband wife sheriff colleague man woman hysterical madcap nevada open road hotel pool hall bank road trip robbery chase second honeymoon frame-ups investigation adventure
When a respectable middle-class couple take a cross-country trip by auto, they share expenses with a decidedly oddball couple, none of whom know the car carries embezzled funds.