Effie Ellsler

Effie Ellsler

Born: September 17, 1855
Died: October 8, 1942
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies for Effie Ellsler...

Camille
Title: Camille
Character: Grandma Duval (uncredited)
Released: December 26, 1936
Type: Movie
Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
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Drift Fence
Title: Drift Fence
Character: Granny Dunn
Released: February 14, 1936
Type: Movie
Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom Keene as Jim Travis, who, at a rodeo, meets city dweller Jim Traft, who has come west to erect a fence that will prevent Clay Jackson from continuing his cattle rustling business. A tough Western type, Travis suggests that he impersonate Traft and the building of the fence soon begins. But Travis is opposed by Slinger Dunn and his family, whose small ranch will suffer from the division of the land. A romance between Travis and Slinger's sister, Paula, paves the way for a meeting of the minds, however, and Slinger switches sides completely upon learning that Travis is a Texas Ranger in disguise.
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We're Only Human
Title: We're Only Human
Character: Grandma Anderson
Released: December 27, 1935
Type: Movie
A cop, who plays by his own rules, brings down a notorious gangster.
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Hold That Girl
Title: Hold That Girl
Character: Grandmother
Released: March 23, 1934
Type: Movie
"That girl" is newspaper sob-sister Tony Bellamy (Claire Trevor), whose nose for news gets her into one jam after another, especially when she poses as an exotic dancer to get the goods on a gangster.
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Doctor Bull
Title: Doctor Bull
Character: Aunt Myra Bull
Released: September 22, 1933
Type: Movie
In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regarded small-town physician who often prescribes a healthy dose of common sense! But when Bull begins dating a widow (Vera Allen), the local gossips misconstrue the story. To make matters worse, Bull's plainspoken manner earns him an enemy in the wealthy owner of a nearby construction camp. But once it's learned that the camp has caused illness by polluting the local water supply, the good doctor steps in to try to restore the town's health - and his reputation!
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The Girl in 419
Title: The Girl in 419
Character: Mrs. Young
Released: May 26, 1933
Type: Movie
A hospital surgeon (James Dunn) protects a mystery woman (Gloria Stuart) who knows too much about a card-game murder.
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If I Had a Million
Title: If I Had a Million
Character: Mrs. Scott - Idylwood Resident (uncredited)
Released: November 18, 1932
Type: Movie
An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.
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What Price Hollywood?
Title: What Price Hollywood?
Character: Elderly Brown Derby Diner (uncredited)
Released: June 24, 1932
Type: Movie
Sassy and ambitious waitress Mary Evans amuses and befriends amiable seldom-sober Hollywood film director Max Carey when he stumbles into her restaurant. Max invites Mary to his film premiere and, after a night of drinking and carousing, Mary is granted a screen test. A studio contract follows. Just as Mary finds her dreams coming true, Carey’s life and career begins its descent.
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Daddy Long Legs
Title: Daddy Long Legs
Character: Mrs. Semple
Released: June 5, 1931
Type: Movie
Wealthy Jervis Pendleton acts as benefactor for orphan Judy Abbott, anonymously sponsoring her in her boarding school. But as she grows up, he finds himself falling in love with her, and she with him, though she does not know that the man she has fallen for is her benefactor.
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Up Pops the Devil
Title: Up Pops the Devil
Character: Mrs. Platt
Released: May 19, 1931
Type: Movie
The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writing. In order to support the family, the wife is forced to take a job as a dancer in a Broadway show. As the marriage begins to fall apart, complications ensue when she discovers that she's pregnant.
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The Front Page
Title: The Front Page
Character: Mrs. Grant
Released: April 4, 1931
Type: Movie
Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.
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The Lady of Scandal
Title: The Lady of Scandal
Character: Lady Minster
Released: May 24, 1930
Type: Movie
A famous British actress gets involved with two members of a reserved British noble family, whose plan to get rid of her backfires.
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Song o' My Heart
Title: Song o' My Heart
Character: Mona
Released: March 11, 1930
Type: Movie
Broken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he’s always loved. Mary’s aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; he has recently deserted her, leaving her penniless. She and her two children, Eileen and Tad, move in with the selfish and austere aunt. Eileen is falling in love with Fergus, a young man who’s off to Dublin to seek his fortune. Sean is drawn out of retirement and goes on tour in America. At his first concert, he’s nervous and out of sorts until the last song, when peace descends on him like a gift. What has happened, and can family life be set right?
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Woman Trap
Title: Woman Trap
Character: Mrs. Malone
Released: September 28, 1929
Type: Movie
In Woman Trap, Hal Skelly is hard-bitten police sergeant Dan Malone, whose mission in life is to rid his community of gangsters. The revelation that Dan's own brother Ray is the secret head of all local criminal activities does not weaken Dan's resolve in the least. The barely relevant title is a reference to "heroine" Kitty Evans, the wife of a minor gang functionary. Screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz, presumably on a dare, makes a brief appearance as a crime reporter.
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The Actress
Title: The Actress
Character: Mrs. Mossop
Released: April 27, 1928
Type: Movie
A theatrical troupe from the west end of London loses its leading lady when she goes off to marry a rich young man from the other side of town. The rest of the play deals with the budding romance and trials and tribulations of their love, as well as the changing face of late-19th-century theatre.
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Old Ironsides
Title: Old Ironsides
Character: Esther's Mother
Released: December 6, 1926
Type: Movie
An embellished account of the 1803 expedition by famed frigate U.S.S. Constitution--a.k.a. "Old Ironsides"--against the Barbary pirates then terrorizing American shipping, focusing on the crew and passengers of a fictional merchant ship, The Esther, who fall afoul of the same pirates and thus become involved with the Constitution's mission.