List of the best Elisabeth Risdon movies: Hypocrites(1915), Mama Loves Papa(1945), Let's Make Music(1940), Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event(1943), Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost(1942), Mexican Spitfire Out West(1940), Mexican Spitfire's Baby(1941), Bodyguard(1948), Weird Woman(1944), Bunco Squad(1950), Full Confession(1939), Mexican Spitfire at Sea(1942) ... ...
6.6/10
Fantasy, Drama
USA
1915
60 Minutes
Courtenay Foote Elisabeth Risdon Charles Rock Myrtle Stedman Margaret Edwards Cyril Raymond Herbert Standing Douglas Munro Adele Farrington Dixie Carr Jane Darwell
monk pastor minister congregation members queen profound powerful church waterfront forest religion morality hypocrisy nudity murder society fall discovery wretched excess unknown era
The parallel stories of a modern preacher and a medieval monk, Gabriel the Ascetic, who is killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Truth, which is also represented by a ghostly naked girl who flits throughout the film.
5.6/10
Comedy
USA
1945
61 Minutes
In 1905, Jessie Todd reads psychologist Basil Pew's book The Woman Behind the Man and becomes inspired to instill the "will to do" in her husband Wilbur. Following a chapter from the book, ... See full synopsis »
Musical
1940
85 Minutes
Malvina Adams
Bob Crosby Jean Rogers Elisabeth Risdon
An elderly schoolmarm (Elisabeth Risdon) makes a hit in New York after a bandleader (Bob Crosby) jazzes up her corny song.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Aunt Della Lindsay
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Walter Reed Elisabeth Risdon Lydia Bilbrook Hugh Beaumont Aileen Carlyle
Dennis mistakenly believes Carmelita is going to have a baby. Little does he know that the blessed event is her cat's new kittens.
Comedy
1942
70 Minutes
Aunt Della Lindsay
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Charles Rogers Elisabeth Risdon Donald MacBride Minna Gombell Don Barclay
Uncle Matt (Leon Errol) uses dog fur to pose as Lord Epping on business with Carmelita (Lupe Velez), but a group of saboteurs up to no good in the basement try to drive them away by making the house seem haunted by ghosts.
Comedy
1940
76 Minutes
Aunt Della Lindsay
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Donald Woods Elisabeth Risdon Cecil Kellaway Linda Hayes Lydia Bilbrook
Carmelita (Lupe Velez) heads for Reno, followed by her husband (Donald Woods) and Uncle Matt/Lord Epping (Leon Errol).
Comedy
1941
70 Minutes
Aunt Della
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Charles Rogers Elisabeth Risdon Lydia Bilbrook ZaSu Pitts Fritz Feld Marion Martin Lloyd Corrigan Vinton Haworth Tom Kennedy
Carmelita (Lupe Velez) and her husband's (Charles "Buddy" Rogers) French war "baby" is a blonde named Fifi.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
62 Minutes
Gene Dysen
Lawrence Tierney Priscilla Lane Philip Reed June Clayworth Elisabeth Risdon Steve Brodie Frank Fenton Charles Case
After being fired for insubordination, homicide detective Mike Carter is hired as bodyguard by the owner of a local meat-packing plant where a meat inspector has been murdered.
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
64 Minutes
Dean Grace Gunnison
Lon Chaney Evelyn Ankers Anne Gwynne Ralph Morgan Elisabeth Risdon Lois Collier Harry Hayden Elizabeth Russell Phil Brown Kay Harding
While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
67 Minutes
Jessica Royce
Robert Sterling Joan Dixon Ricardo Cortez Douglas Fowley Elisabeth Risdon Marguerite Churchill John Kellogg
police sergeant criminal con artist psychic fortuneteller victim suspenseful spirited los angeles police station mansion hideout swindling mother/son relationship investigation psychic phenomena deception murder mystery pursuit
A detective goes after a ring of phony "mediums" who are trying to swindle a rich widow out of her fortune.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1939
73 Minutes
Victor McLaglen Sally Eilers Joseph Calleia Barry Fitzgerald Elisabeth Risdon Adele Pearce Bud McTaggart John Bliefer William Haade George Humbert
catholic priest innocent man murder suspect murderer cop night watchman suspenseful tense church prison store police station death row religious vows injustice wrongfully accused murder confession moral dilemma discovery
A Catholic priest by the name of Father Loma must convince a man to step forward to save an innocent man from being sent to the electric chair.
Comedy
1942
72 Minutes
Aunt Della Lindsay
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Charles Rogers ZaSu Pitts Elisabeth Risdon Florence Bates Marion Martin Lydia Bilbrook Eddie Dunn Harry Holman
Uncle Matt (Leon Errol) poses as Lord Epping and helps Carmelita's (Lupe Velez) husband clinch a shipboard deal.
7.0/10
Western
USA
1944
87 Minutes
Miss Elizabeth Martin
John Wayne Ella Raines Audrey Long Ward Bond George "Gabby" Hayes Elisabeth Risdon Raymond Hatton
cowboy rancher woman niece judge aunt thrilling intricate spirited melodramatic wild west town ranch saloon road inheritance murder love triangle corruption sexism
Ranch hand Rocklin arrives in town to start his new job but his employer has been murdered and the locals don't seem too friendly.
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1948
85 Minutes
Nurse Mary Nolan
Cary Grant Betsy Drake Franchot Tone Diana Lynn Alan Mowbray Elisabeth Risdon Richard Gaines Harry Hayden Chick Chandler Leon Belasco Fred Essler
store clerk doctor wealthy man friend amusing lighthearted san francisco department store household unrequited love obsession deception marriage love pursuit 1940s
A willful woman concocts an elaborate scheme to trap a handsome pediatrician into marriage.
5.6/10
Drama
USA
1949
86 Minutes
Mother Mindszenty
Charles Bickford Paul Kelly Bonita Granville Richard Derr Berry Kroeger Elisabeth Risdon Roland Winters John Banner Alfred Linder
cardinal music teacher army colonel journalist brutal dark budapest, hungary american embassy farm cold war persecution freedom iron curtain communism oppression sacrifice underdog cold war
The story of Cardinal Josef Mindzhenty, a Roman Catholic cardinal from Hungary who spoke out against both the Nazi occupation of his country during World War II and the Communist regime ... See full summary »
5.2/10
Musical
USA
1945
69 Minutes
Mrs. Charteris
Shirley Ross Barton Hepburn Jane Farrar Roger Clark Cheryl Walker Elisabeth Risdon Lillian Randolph Peter Garey Harry Crocker
A Broadway writing team visits the granddaughter and great-great-granddaughters of a songwriter for his life story. An old diary holds interesting stories, but granny is protective of the family reputation. New romance complicates things.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1937
95 Minutes
`'Ma'` Cassidy
Joan Crawford Spencer Tracy Alan Curtis Ralph Morgan Mary Philips Oscar O'Shea Elisabeth Risdon Leo Gorcey George Chandler Bert Roach Marie Blake
showgirl husband tycoon best friend manager cheeky moving engaging brooklyn, n.y. apartment paris theater restaurant pier financial crisis marriage blackmail wealth divorce unemployment
Rags-to-riches Hennessey meets newlyweds Jessie and Eddie from his old neighborhood. Eddie plots to have Jessie divorce him, marry Hennessey, divorce Hennessey, then bring Hennessey's money... See full summary »
6.5/10
Musical
USA
1947
85 Minutes
Mrs. Prichard
Betty Grable Dick Haymes Anne Revere Allyn Joslyn Gene Lockhart Elizabeth Patterson Elisabeth Risdon Arthur Shields Charles Kemper Roy Roberts Tom Moore
suffragette boyfriend coworker boss aunt artist lighthearted uplifting amusing charming boston office new york city house restaurant women's rights sexism social activism love transformation
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Aunt Della Lindsay
Lupe Velez Leon Errol Donald Woods Linda Hayes Donald MacBride Edward Raquello Elisabeth Risdon Ward Bond
advertising executive singer uncle fiancée wealthy man wrestler spirited playful mexico new york city baseball field wrestling ring radio station nightclub singing culture clash advertising radio jealousy engagement
An advertising executive goes to Mexico looking for talent and finds a hot-tempered singer, who goes to New York to stay with him, his aunt and uncle, and decides to steal him from his fiancée.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1938
68 Minutes
Mrs. Fletcher
Jack Oakie Lucille Ball Ruth Donnelly Bradley Page Fritz Feld Thurston Hall Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates James Burke Lee Van Atta Anthony Warde
Wonder Pictures' seedy publicity man Lanny Morgan has put the studio's biggest star, Annabel Allison, in one crazy stunt after another. His latest scheme has Annabel pretending to be a maid... See full summary »
5.5/10
Drama
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Mrs. Talford
Mary Astor Philip Dorn Gloria Grahame Felix Bressart Marshall Thompson Curt Bois Elisabeth Risdon Arthur Walsh
restaurant owner wife gold digger boyfriend waitress airy lighthearted amusing nevada café highway reno, nev. nightclub marriage financial windfall flirtation jealousy manipulation temptation forbidden love
Peter owns a small but upscale café on the road between Reno and Lake Tahoe in Nevada. He is a heavy gambler and his marriage is rocky. Into is life come a waitress named Sally.
8.2/10
Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Cora Payne
Victor Moore Beulah Bondi Fay Bainter Thomas Mitchell Porter Hall Barbara Read Maurice Moscovich Elisabeth Risdon Minna Gombell Ray Mayer
husband wife son daughter daughter-in-law young boy bleak emotional somber family home aging poverty family marriage grief love sacrifice 1930s
An elderly couple are forced to live hundreds of miles apart when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
88 Minutes
Widow Douglass
Mickey Rooney Walter Connolly William Frawley Rex Ingram Lynne Carver Jo Ann Sayers Minor Watson Elisabeth Risdon Victor Kilian Clara Blandick
huckleberry finn runaway slave alcoholic friend con artist playful spirited mississippi river the south st. petersburg, miss. friendship running away rafting slavery adolescence growing up adventure escape 1840s
To avoid his abusive father, a rambunctious boy rafts the Mississippi River with a slave, encountering many wild characters.
6.6/10
Western
USA
1949
67 Minutes
Dolly Paxton
Dale Evans Pat Brady Byron Barr Emmett Vogan Roy Barcroft Montie Montana Elisabeth Risdon
roy rogers grocer teacher rancher murderer veterinarian melodramatic south dakota small town ranch grocery store school cattle ranchers investigation murder deception disease pursuit 1940s
A crooked businessman is trying to sell cattle infected with deadly hoof-and-mouth disease. He has the local veterinarian murdered to cover up his plans.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1943
96 Minutes
Louise Holliday
Deanna Durbin Edmond O'Brien Barry Fitzgerald Arthur Treacher Harry Davenport Grant Mitchell Frieda Inescort Elisabeth Risdon Jonathan Hale Esther Dale
A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.
6.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1945
81 Minutes
Mrs. Norris
Joel McCrea Gail Russell Herbert Marshall Phyllis Brooks Isobel Elsom Norman Lloyd Mikhail Rasumny Elisabeth Risdon Tom Tully Nona Griffith Richard Lyon
widower governess murderer son child dark intricate gripping suspenseful new england house neighborhood murder police work investigation suspicion crime quest discovery mystery
A secretive widower hires a governess for his children, a willful boy and impressionable girl. Strange occurrences and the governess's curiosity lead her to unlock the secrets of the mysterious and uninhabited brownstone next door.
5.9/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
65 Minutes
"Ma" Conley
Robert Lowery Barbara Britton Frank Albertson Lola Lane James Bush Edmund MacDonald Byron Barr Elisabeth Risdon Ralph Sanford John Harmon Paul Harvey
A young girl tries to prove a man innocent of robbery and murder charges.
Musical
1943
90 Minutes
Mrs. Georgia Keating
Michèle Morgan Jack Haley Frank Sinatra Leon Errol Marcy McGuire Victor Borge Mary Wickes Elisabeth Risdon Barbara Hale Mel Torme Paul Hartman
wealthy man servant maid butler neighbor valet amusing heartwarming intricate emotional mansion hotel ballroom bank deception courtship wealth impersonation class conflict quest
A maid (Michele Morgan) and a butler (Jack Haley) join their broke boss' scheme to pose the maid as his daughter in a money marriage.
6.9/10
Comedy
UK
1951
87 Minutes
Mrs. Laura Carter
Donald O'Connor Jimmy Durante Piper Laurie Joyce Holden William Conrad Henry O'Neill Paul Harvey Jess Barker Elisabeth Risdon Frank Nelson Charles Flynn
A boy steals a powerful magnet from a younger boy and gets him into all sorts of trouble.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Mrs. Polverdine
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
6.7/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
70 Minutes
Phoebe Ainslee
John Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weidler Donald MacBride William Demarest Katharine Alexander Bennie Bartlett Brandon Tynan Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates Luis Alberni
professor daughter son teacher mayor political boss engaging bleak heartwarming uplifting small town college household office family political corruption education small-town life self-esteem transformation
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1948
98 Minutes
Mrs. Carruthers
Van Johnson June Allyson Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Hume Cronyn Una Merkel Arlene Dahl Richard Derr Lloyd Corrigan Elisabeth Risdon Clara Blandick Kathleen Howard
author illustrator juvenile delinquent publisher widower orphan amusing charming melodramatic new york city office duplicity identity romance alcoholism schemes wretched excess love rivalry 1940s
McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won... See full summary »
7.5/10
Adventure
USA
1952
111 Minutes
Isabelle de Valmorin
Stewart Granger Eleanor Parker Janet Leigh Mel Ferrer Henry Wilcoxon Nina Foch Richard Anderson Robert Coote Lewis Stone Elisabeth Risdon Howard Freeman
marquis peasant damsel in distress instructor love interest swordsman charming thrilling spirited france theater palace revenge betrayal acting murder royalty love quest rescue
In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
99 Minutes
Mrs. Kenet
Robert Taylor Audrey Totter Herbert Marshall Dorothy Patrick H.B. Warner Warner Anderson Moroni Olsen John Ridgely Morris Ankrum Elisabeth Risdon Vince Barnett
veteran doctor lawyer nurse mental patient dark suspenseful mental institution innocence love murder amnesia pursuit rise 1940s
After a brain-damaged man confesses to murder and is committed, Dr. Ann Lorrison tries to prove his innocence.
Adventure, Drama
1939
75 Minutes
Martha Spengler
Chester Morris Lucille Ball Wendy Barrie John Carradine Allen Jenkins Joseph Calleia C. Aubrey Smith Patric Knowles Kent Taylor Elisabeth Risdon Casey Johnson
prostitute pilot detective businessman anarchist professor melodramatic creepy suspenseful los angeles jungle amazon plane crash lost anarchy civilization native people death escape wretched excess
Conflicts arise among the 12 survivors of a jungle plane crash when it is learned only five can return to civilization.
Western
1950
83 Minutes
Aunt Susan
Wanda Hendrix Audie Murphy Dean Jagger Burl Ives Richard Rober Tony Curtis Houseley Stevenson Elliott Reid Griff Barnett Elisabeth Risdon Roy Roberts
father son murder suspect lawyer engaging gripping spirited suspenseful wild west mountain wrongful conviction innocence murder case outlaws race against time adventure discovery quest unknown era
A tomboy frontier lawyer (Wanda Hendrix) finds an outlaw (Dean Jagger) and his son (Audie Murphy) hiding out from a false charge of murder.
7.1/10
Musical, Romance
USA
1938
98 Minutes
Deanna Durbin Herbert Marshall Gail Patrick Arthur Treacher William Frawley Jackie Moran Helen Parrish Marcia Mae Jones Christian Rub Charles Peck Elisabeth Risdon
schoolgirl celebrity composer valet mother classmate amusing lighthearted uplifting switzerland paris boarding school train station press conference father figure mother/daughter relationship impersonation deception imagination jealousy
A young woman at a girl's school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where she... See full summary »
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1947
173 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Michael Redgrave Raymond Massey Katina Paxinou Leo Genn Kirk Douglas Nancy Coleman Henry Hull Sara Allgood Thurston Hall Walter Baldwin
Eugene O'Neill's updated version of the Oresteia set in New England, after the American Civil War.
5.7/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Pat O'Brien Dick Powell Priscilla Lane Dick Foran Ann Sheridan Johnnie Davis Ronald Reagan Emma Dunn Granville Bates James Stephenson Hobart Cavanaugh
singer musician beautiful woman boyfriend agent lighthearted spirited amusing cheery dude ranch wyoming train new york city rodeo struggling musicians deception assumed identity city vs. country show business country music
An actor can only get a radio job if he can prove that he's an authentic cowboy.
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