Ruth Nelson

Ruth Nelson

Born: August 2, 1905
Died: September 12, 1992
in Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Movies for Ruth Nelson...

Awakenings
Title: Awakenings
Character: Mrs. Lowe
Released: December 4, 1990
Type: Movie
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Title: Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Character: Self
Released: June 26, 1989
Type: Movie
A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.
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The Haunting Passion
Title: The Haunting Passion
Character: Judith Granville
Released: October 24, 1983
Type: Movie
Dan and Julie Evans are looking for a fresh start after Dan is cut from his pro football team due to age. They move into a palatial, coastal house and Dan starts a new career as a sportscaster, but the loss of his career has stirred up a deep vulnerability and it has spilled over into his sex life with his wife. With no outlet for her desires, Julie begins to fantasize, but it seems alarmingly real. Soon, the fantasy man is haunting her every waking moment and coming between her and Dan, and Julie comes to fear that their home may be haunted.
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Skokie
Title: Skokie
Character: Grandma Jannsen
Released: November 17, 1981
Type: Movie
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predominantly Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois.
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A Christmas Without Snow
Title: A Christmas Without Snow
Character: Inez
Released: December 9, 1980
Type: Movie
A divorced woman (Michael Learned) moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother. She joins the choir of a local church. She has some issues with the choirmaster (John Houseman) who tries to get the choir into shape before the Christmas concert. The choir overcome some personal setbacks as they all deal with personal issues. Zoe (Michael Learned) thinks of quitting the choir all together when push comes to shove.
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A Wedding
Title: A Wedding
Character: Aunt Beatrice Sloan Cory
Released: August 29, 1978
Type: Movie
Muffin's wedding to Dino Corelli is to be a big affair. Except the ageing priest isn't too sure of the ceremony, only the families actually turn up as the Corelli Italian connection is suspect, security guards watch the gifts rather over-zealously, and Dino's grandma expires in bed just as the reception starts. Could be quite an occasion.
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3 Women
Title: 3 Women
Character: Mrs. Rose
Released: April 10, 1977
Type: Movie
Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates.
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The Late Show
Title: The Late Show
Character: Mrs. Schmidt
Released: February 10, 1977
Type: Movie
Over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who had gotten himself involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
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Arch of Triumph
Title: Arch of Triumph
Character: Madame Fessier
Released: February 17, 1948
Type: Movie
In the winter of 1938, Paris is crowded with refugees from the Nazis, who live in the black shadows of night, trying to evade deportation. One such is Dr. Ravic, who practices medicine illegally and stalks his old Nazi enemy Haake with murder in mind. One rainy night, Ravic meets Joan Madou, a kept woman cast adrift by her lover's sudden death. Against Ravic's better judgment, they become involved in a doomed affair.
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Mother Wore Tights
Title: Mother Wore Tights
Character: Miss Ridgeway
Released: August 20, 1947
Type: Movie
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Miriam are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers.
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The Sea of Grass
Title: The Sea of Grass
Character: Selina Hall
Released: April 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A St. Louis woman marries a New Mexico cattleman who is seen as a tyrant by the locals.
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Humoresque
Title: Humoresque
Character: Esther Boray
Released: January 25, 1947
Type: Movie
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
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Till the End of Time
Title: Till the End of Time
Character: Amy Harper
Released: July 23, 1946
Type: Movie
Three former marines have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. And Cliff can't decide what he wants to do with his life, although he gets encouragement from war widow Pat Ruscomb.
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Sentimental Journey
Title: Sentimental Journey
Character: Mrs. McMasters
Released: March 6, 1946
Type: Movie
An actress becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon finds out that she is ill and has only a short time to live. She decides to adopt the child so that her husband Bill will not be alone when she dies. Unfortunately, Bill is not charmed by Hitty.
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Shock
Title: Shock
Character: Mrs. Margaret Cross (voice)
Released: February 1, 1946
Type: Movie
In this thriller, psychiatrist Dr. Cross kills his wife and expects to get away with murder, until he discovers that the slaying was observed by a next-door neighbor, Janet Stewart. As Janet attempts to convince her husband of the doctor's dastardly deed, Cross shows up to advise him that Janet is in dire need of some in-depth counseling.
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The Girl of the Limberlost
Title: The Girl of the Limberlost
Character: Kate Comstock
Released: October 11, 1945
Type: Movie
Elnora Comstock lives on the edge of a great swamp and collects butterflies to sell in order to go to high school and pay for violin lessons. Her mother, Kate Comstock, hates her as she blames the girl for the father's death as he drowned in a quagmire on the way home the night the girl was born. The years-late revelation that the husband had been off courting a neighbor woman that night brings an attitude adjustment to the mother.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Character: Miss McDonough
Released: February 28, 1945
Type: Movie
In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
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The Keys of the Kingdom
Title: The Keys of the Kingdom
Character: Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Released: December 15, 1944
Type: Movie
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
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Wilson
Title: Wilson
Character: Ellen Wilson
Released: August 1, 1944
Type: Movie
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations.
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The Eve of St. Mark
Title: The Eve of St. Mark
Character: Nell West
Released: May 22, 1944
Type: Movie
Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.
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None Shall Escape
Title: None Shall Escape
Character: Alice Grimm
Released: February 3, 1944
Type: Movie
Through flashbacks, the story of a Nazi war criminal is exposed.
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The North Star
Title: The North Star
Character: Nadya Simonov
Released: November 4, 1943
Type: Movie
A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941. Later re-edited and released as "Armored Attack."