List of the best Elsa Lanchester movies: Bride of Frankenstein(1935), Rembrandt(1936), The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933), Willard(1971), Arnold(1973), Terror in the Wax Museum(1973), Pajama Party(1964), Witness for the Prosecution(1957), Mystery Street(1950), Ladies in Retirement(1941), The Inspector General(1949), The Ghost Goes West(1936) ... ...
7.8/10
Horror
USA
1935
75 Minutes
Boris Karloff Elsa Lanchester Colin Clive Valerie Hobson O.P. Heggie Una O'Connor Ernest Thesiger Gavin Gordon Douglas Walton E.E. Clive Lucien Prival
monster mad scientist fiancée blind person hunter bride witty brooding chilling countryside castle hideout death accident meaning of life guilt pursuit transformation sacrifice 19th century
Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
7.1/10
Biography
UK
1936
86 Minutes
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Gertrude Lawrence Edward Chapman Roger Livesey Raymond Huntley John Clements Marius Goring Abraham Sofaer
housekeeper maid beggar rembrant van rijn charming engaging tender holland amsterdam art historical events scandal painting commercialism discovery pursuit love 17th century
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
7.1/10
Drama, History
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Binnie Barnes Robert Donat Merle Oberon Miles Mander Wendy Barrie John Loder
anne boleyn wife queen king cheeky melodramatic emotional england royal court castle king henry viii marriage royalty death infidelity forbidden love love 16th century
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
6.2/10
Horror
USA
1971
95 Minutes
Henrietta Stiles
Bruce Davison Ernest Borgnine Elsa Lanchester Sondra Locke Michael Dante Jody Gilbert William Hansen John Myhers Joan Shawlee Almira Sessions
A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1973
94 Minutes
Hester
Stella Stevens Roddy McDowall Elsa Lanchester Shani Wallis Farley Granger Victor Buono John McGiver Bernard Fox Patric Knowles Jamie Farr Norman Stuart
dead person wife brother sister lawyer handyman amusing gory creepy mansion estate murder death schemes greed funeral wedding revenge wretched excess 1970s
Upon his death, Arnold marries his lover, Karen, in spite of his widow, and leaves deathtraps accompanied by audiotapes and his preserved and articulate corpse for those who cared only for his money.
5.1/10
Horror
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Julia Hawthorn
Ray Milland Broderick Crawford Elsa Lanchester Maurice Evans Shani Wallis John Carradine Louis Hayward Patric Knowles Mark W. Edwards Lisa Lu Steven Marlo
The murder of a Wax Museum proprietor and some other strange goings-on in the vicinity prompt a police investigator to determine whether the killer is one of the principles who wants to own... See full summary »
4.9/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
85 Minutes
Aunt Wendy
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Elsa Lanchester Harvey Lembeck Jesse White Jody McCrea Buster Keaton Dorothy Lamour Ben Lessy Donna Loren Cheryl Sweeten
surfer alien widow love interest motorcycle gang leader chief cheeky campy spirited beach shop swimming pool small town summer vacation opposites attract alien invasion heist party showdown love
Gogo, a Martian teenager, is sent to Earth to prepare the way for an invasion. The first Earthling he meets, one Aunt Wendy, is a rich widow who runs a dress shop catering to teenagers. Her... See full summary »
8.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Miss Plimsoll
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Mrs. Smerrling
Ricardo Montalban Sally Forrest Herman Brix Elsa Lanchester Marshall Thompson Jan Sterling Edmon Ryan Betsy Blair Wally Maher Ralph Dumke Willard Waterman
forensic expert barmaid boyfriend suspect dark intricate bar cape cod boston laboratory murder love triangle mystery mystery rescue 1950s
A small-town policeman is assisted by a Harvard professor after the discovery of a human skeleton on a Massachusetts beach.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Emily 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.
6.8/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
102 Minutes
Maria
Danny Kaye Walter Slezak Barbara Bates Elsa Lanchester Gene Lockhart Alan Hale Walter Catlett Rhys Williams
government official gypsy police officer mayor idiot con artist charming cheeky amusing hilarious fictional country europe small town corruption mistaken identity politics extortion underdog rise escape
A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise.
6.8/10
Comedy
UK
1936
85 Minutes
Miss Shepperton
Robert Donat Jean Parker Eugene Pallette Elsa Lanchester Ralph Bunker Patricia Hilliard Everley Gregg Morton Selten Chili Bouchier Herbert Lomas Elliott Mason
suitor pretty woman father ghost wealthy man charming eerie endearing scotland castle florida ghosts family love romance love discovery adventure 1930s
A haunted Scottish castle is dismantled and transported to Florida, bringing the family ghost along with it.
6.5/10
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
84 Minutes
Mrs. Satterfield
Steve Forrest Bill Mumy Pamela Toll Elsa Lanchester Henry Jones Bettye Ackerman Jonathan Daly John Fiedler Richard Erdman Herb Anderson
A young boy's summer vacation is brightened by a special friend, a young raccoon whom he names "Rascal".
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1969
111 Minutes
Miss Dennison
Patty Duke James Farentino Martin Balsam Elsa Lanchester Salome Jens Nancy Marchand Philip Sterling Deborah Winters Roland Hall Bob Balaban Matthew Cowles
A young woman struggles for independence.
6.3/10
Western
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Countess
Joel McCrea Shelley Winters Paul Kelly Elsa Lanchester Marie Windsor John Russell
casino owner sheriff murderer outlaw love interest campy passionate gutsy new orleans wild west casino relocation investigation gambling betrayal love triangle imprisonment love revenge pursuit
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the men who killed her father, Frank Dawson. But she only knows one of the two who did and she's determined to find out the other.
Musical, Comedy
1935
106 Minutes
Madame d'Annard
Jeanette MacDonald Nelson Eddy Frank Morgan Elsa Lanchester Douglas Dumbrille Cecilia Parker Walter Kingsford Greta Meyer
princess maid pirate captain governor airy melodramatic winsome france ship new orleans household theater romance switched identities journey royalty escape love adventure
An incognito French princess (Jeanette MacDonald) flees to New Orleans and flirts with an Indian scout (Nelson Eddy).
Other, Comedy, Drama
1949
94 Minutes
Amelia Potts
Loretta Young Celeste Holm Hugh Marlowe Elsa Lanchester Thomas Gomez Dorothy Patrick Basil Ruysdael Dooley Wilson Regis Toomey Mike Mazurki Henri Letondal
nun bookie songwriter artist soldier heartwarming amusing positive new england new york city world war ii hospital postwar america religion culture clash quest transformation 1940s
Two French nuns (Loretta Young, Celeste Holm) in New England raise funds for a children's hospital in a town called Bethlehem.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1980
108 Minutes
Sophie
Robby Benson Linda Grovenor Charles Durning Elsa Lanchester Bud Cort Peter Coyote
A San Francisco cabby (Robby Benson) who wants to be a rock star is blamed for the death of a top nuclear scientist.
7.5/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1949
92 Minutes
Martha
Margaret O'Brien Herbert Marshall Dean Stockwell Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Brian Roper Reginald Owen Aubrey Mather George Zucco Lowell Gilmore Billy Bevan
invalid orphan father son housekeeper uncle endearing uplifting sad england garden mansion abandonment maturing acceptance grief healing secret growing up transformation
A girl is sent to live with her uncle on his estate when her parents die. There she discovers much intrigue, family history and secrets and personal baggage. In particular, a screaming child and...a secret garden.
7.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Louise Patterson
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
7.1/10
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
88 Minutes
Mrs. Carraclough
Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester Elizabeth Taylor Ben Webster J. Pat O'Malley Alan Napier Arthur Shields
lassie young boy mother father duke grandchild heartwarming family home yorkshire scotland countryside estate dogs family class distinctions journey escape quest 1940s
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie (Pal) escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Mrs. William MacDougall
Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Richard Eastham Grayson Hall Ed Wynn
young woman sister cat fbi agent bank robber bank teller amusing lighthearted united states household apartment cats siblings investigation kidnapping romance mystery discovery 1960s
After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.
6.2/10
Comedy
USA
1952
98 Minutes
Megaera
Jean Simmons Alan Young Victor Mature Robert Newton Maurice Evans Elsa Lanchester Reginald Gardiner Gene Lockhart Alan Mowbray Noel Willman John Hoyt
slave christian lion gladiator captain thrilling solemn touching rome wilderness colosseum arena unlikely allies kindness christianity friendship paganism slavery escape rescue
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion.
Comedy
1958
103 Minutes
Queenie
James Stewart Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Ernie Kovacs Hermione Gingold Elsa Lanchester Janice Rule Philippe Clay Bek Nelson Howard McNear Wolfe Barzell
witch publisher fiancée author warlock mentor amusing lighthearted new york city greenwich village apartment art gallery love triangle love spell engagement witchcraft jealousy revenge love rivalry
A witch's (Kim Novak) warlock brother (Jack Lemmon) helps a San Francisco publisher (James Stewart) break a love spell.
7.6/10
Other, Fantasy
USA
1947
109 Minutes
Matilda
Cary Grant Loretta Young David Niven Monty Woolley James Gleason Gladys Cooper Elsa Lanchester Sara Haden Karolyn Grimes Tito Vuolo Regis Toomey
bishop wife angel wealthy woman historian cab driver engaging amusing heartwarming church office mansion street faith marriage jealousy values wealth heaven discovery
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
7.4/10
Comedy
USA
1976
94 Minutes
Miss Jessica Marbles
Peter Falk Peter Sellers Truman Capote Eileen Brennan James Coco Alec Guinness Elsa Lanchester David Niven Maggie Smith Nancy Walker Estelle Winwood
private investigator wealthy man butler maid cook nurse hysterical madcap intricate amusing outlandish castle united states living space dining room crime scene hallway crime scam reward
Five famous literary detective characters and their sidekicks are invited to a bizarre mansion to solve an even stranger mystery.
7.1/10
Adventure
USA
1942
98 Minutes
Bristol Isabel
Tyrone Power Gene Tierney Frances Farmer George Sanders Roddy McDowall John Carradine Elsa Lanchester Harry Davenport Kay Johnson Dudley Digges Halliwell Hobbes
knight uncle nephew love interest ship mate ex-girlfriend rousing spirited amusing polynesia ship estate bristol, england inheritance travel love vindication fortune love revenge
Cheated out of his estate by his sadistic uncle, young Benjamin Blake goes to the South Seas to make his fortune so he can return to claim his birthright.
7.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
83 Minutes
Mrs. Oates
Dorothy McGuire George Brent Forrest Tucker Ethel Barrymore Kent Smith Rhonda Fleming Gordon Oliver Elsa Lanchester James Bell Charles Wagenheim Ellen Corby
serial killer mute person servant nurse chilling suspenseful mansion murder disability alcoholism insanity investigation mystery pursuit 1910s
In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.
Comedy
1954
103 Minutes
The Bearded Lady
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Joanne Dru Zsa Zsa Gabor Wallace Ford Sig Ruman Gene Sheldon Nick Cravat Elsa Lanchester Douglas Fowley Sue Casey
Two ex-GIs (Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis) join a woman's (Joanne Dru) circus as assistants to a trapeze artist and lion tamer.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1935
130 Minutes
W.C. Fields Freddie Bartholomew Basil Rathbone Lionel Barrymore Maureen O'Sullivan Madge Evans Edna May Oliver Lewis Stone Elizabeth Allan Roland Young Elsa Lanchester
young boy stepfather father ingénue blackmailer aunt melodramatic london family home office wealth family child abuse blackmail love triangle growing up rescue love 19th century
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
5.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1967
95 Minutes
Elvis Presley Dodie Marshall Pat Priest Pat Harrington Jr. James Ward Elaine Beckett Shari Nims Sandy Kenyon Mickey Elley Read Morgan Elsa Lanchester
love interest marine naval officer uplifting amusing cheeky united states love treasure search buried treasure adventure fun love adventure 1960s
Navy frogman, Ted Jackson (Elvis Presley), balances his time between twin careers as a deep sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with hope to retrieve it.
7.8/10
Musical, Kids & Family
USA
1964
140 Minutes
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns David Tomlinson Ed Wynn Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Reta Shaw
nanny son daughter father mother musician amusing cheery engaging playful england london park household childhood magic family parenthood adventure discovery
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
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