List of the best Edith Barrett movies: Strangers in the Night(1944), Ghost Ship(1943), I Walked With a Zombie(1943), The Lady Gambles(1949), Ladies in Retirement(1941), Molly and Me(1945), Always a Bridesmaid(1943), Get Hep to Love(1942), Ruthless(1948), You Can't Escape Forever(1942), Jane Eyre(1944) ... ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1944
56 Minutes
Ivy Miller
William Terry Virginia Grey Edith Barrett Anne O'Neal
A lonely, mentally unbalanced woman invents a fictitious daughter and has the "daughter" write to a Marine stationed in the South Pacific. When the soldier returns back to the States, he ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
1943
69 Minutes
Ellen Roberts
Richard Dix Russell Wade Edith Barrett Ben Bard Edmund Glover Skelton Knaggs Tom Burton Steve Winston Robert Bice Lawrence Tierney Dewey Robinson
sea captain seaman girlfriend deck hand captain suspenseful chilling somber ship murder dark secrets sailors sea wretched excess underdog rescue sacrifice 1940s
No one believes a third mate (Russell Wade) complaining of sadistic treatment by a psychotic captain (Richard Dix).
Horror
USA
1943
69 Minutes
Mrs. Rand
Jimmy Ellison Frances Dee Tom Conway Edith Barrett James Bell Christine Gordon Theresa Harris Darby Jones Richard Abrams Martin Wilkins
nurse plantation owner wife brother mother brooding chilling creepy caribbean island plantation beach curse occult slavery medicine mystery rivalry forbidden love 1940s
A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a Caribbean island.
Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Ruth Phillips
Barbara Stanwyck Robert Preston Stephen McNally Edith Barrett John Hoyt Elliott Sullivan John Harmon Philip Van Zandt Leif Erickson Houseley Stevenson Tony Curtis
wife husband reporter casino owner gambler sister dark tense sad las vegas casino hotel chicago hospital gambling addiction marriage financial troubles journalism desperation
A desperate husband tries to find help for his wife suffering from addictive gambling.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Louisa Creed
Ida Lupino Louis Hayward Evelyn Keyes Elsa Lanchester Edith Barrett Isobel Elsom Emma Dunn Clyde Cook Queenie Leonard
actress retiree housekeeper sister nephew melodramatic chilling england household countryside deception murder family isolation revenge fall 1940s
The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
76 Minutes
Julia
Gracie Fields Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Reginald Gardiner Natalie Schafer Edith Barrett Clifford Brooke Aminta Dyne Queenie Leonard Doris Lloyd Patrick O'Moore
actress politician butler son amusing charming lighthearted playful estate london apartment politics manners job actors estrangement father/daughter relationship transformation discovery 1940s
A vivacious actress needing work becomes a housekeeper for a crusty retired politician, and gives his life the shaking-up that it needs.
Musical
USA
1943
61 Minutes
Mrs. Cavanaugh
The Andrews Sisters Charles Butterworth Patric Knowles Grace McDonald Billy Gilbert Edith Barrett O'Neill Nolan Anne Rooney Jivin' Jacks and Jills
A detective, working undercover, joins a Lonely Hearts Club in order to to expose a swindler using it for nefarious reasons.
Drama
USA
1942
79 Minutes
Miss Roberts
Gloria Jean Donald O'Connor Jane Frazee Robert Paige Peggy Ryan Edith Barrett
Orphan prodigy singer runs away from her oppressive aunt and tricks a rural couple into adopting her.
Drama
USA
1948
104 Minutes
Mrs. Burnside
Zachary Scott Louis Hayward Diana Lynn Martha Vickers Sydney Greenstreet Lucille Bremer Edith Barrett Dennis Hoey Raymond Burr Joyce Arling Charles Evans
millionaire childhood friend childhood sweetheart father love interest businessman bleak tense striking family home boston office new york city mansion social climbing betrayal jealousy love triangle wealth murder
A poor boy who saved a rich girl from drowning is adopted by her family but he grows into a money-hungry ruthless businessman who would step on others to get to the top of the social ladder.
Crime, Drama
USA
1942
77 Minutes
Madame Lucille
George Brent Brenda Marshall Gene Lockhart Roscoe Karns Edward Ciannelli Paul Harvey Edith Barrett Harry Hayden Charles Halton Don DeFore George Meeker
When Laurie goes to the execution of Varney and faints, she does not know that Varney gets a full pardon minutes before he fries. She calls in a story about his death and gets transferred ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Mrs. Fairfax
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.