Blanche Yurka

Blanche Yurka

Born: June 19, 1887
Died: June 6, 1974
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Movies for Blanche Yurka...

Title: Great Ghost Tales
Released: July 6, 1961
Type: TV
Great Ghost Tales is an American horror television series that aired from July 6 until September 21, 1961.
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Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Title: Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles
Character: Madame Tirelou
Released: January 1, 1961
Type: Movie
Madame Tirelou is a witch who will not allow her daughter Marie to marry her true love Louis. The witch puts a curse on Louis should he ever set eyes on Marie again. Louis enlists the help of his old friend Fred to break the witch's spell so the young lovers may finally marry. However, Madame Tirelou proves more powerful than non-believer Fred bargained for. This is actually the Un-Aired Pilot of what was planned to be a weekly television show to run in a 30 minute spot.
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Thunder in the Sun
Title: Thunder in the Sun
Character: Louise Dauphin
Released: April 8, 1959
Type: Movie
A band of Basque immigrants treks through the Old West toward California, where they hope to put down roots and open wineries. When the group's leader dies, his widow Gabrielle marries his brother in accordance with Basque tradition. But it's a loveless union; Gabrielle is smitten with Lon Bennett, the scout who's been hired to guide them on their journey.
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Title: Climax!
Character: Margaret
Released: October 7, 1954
Type: TV
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Title: Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland
Character: Queen of Hearts
Released: May 5, 1954
Type: Movie
Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.
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Taxi
Title: Taxi
Character: Mrs. Nielson
Released: January 21, 1953
Type: Movie
A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
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At Sword's Point
Title: At Sword's Point
Character: Madame Michom
Released: April 22, 1952
Type: Movie
France, 1648: Richelieu and Louis XIII are dead, the new king is a minor, and the Duc de Lavalle is in virtually open rebellion, scheming to seize power. As a last resort, Queen Anne summons the heirs of the original Musketeers to her aid...including Claire, daughter of Athos, who when she chooses can miraculously pass as a boy, and wields as fine a sword as any. All their skills will be needed for a battle against increasing odds. One for all and all for one! Written by Rod Crawford
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Title: Lux Video Theatre
Character: Mother-in-Law
Released: October 2, 1950
Type: TV
Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays.
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The Furies
Title: The Furies
Character: Herrera Mother
Released: August 16, 1950
Type: Movie
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
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Title: What's My Line?
Character: Self - Mystery Guest
Released: February 2, 1950
Type: TV
Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
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The Flame
Title: The Flame
Character: Aunt Margaret
Released: November 24, 1947
Type: Movie
George McAllister, the black sheep of a wealthy family who has squandered his share of the family inheritance, lives in constant jealousy, hatred and resentment of his half-brother Barry, who has been supporting him. George gets his girlfriend, Carlotta Duval, a job as Barry's nurse, with the idea being to marry him, kill him, and inherit his money—and marrying George.
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The Southerner
Title: The Southerner
Character: Mama Tucker
Released: April 30, 1945
Type: Movie
Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?
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One Body Too Many
Title: One Body Too Many
Character: Matthews
Released: November 24, 1944
Type: Movie
An insurance salesman, Albert Tuttle, is hired as a body guard for a millionaire.
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Cry of the Werewolf
Title: Cry of the Werewolf
Character: Bianca
Released: August 17, 1944
Type: Movie
A young gypsy girl turns into a wolf to destroy her enemies.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Title: The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Character: The Abbess
Released: February 11, 1944
Type: Movie
A rope bridge over a gorge in the Peruvian Andes snaps, sending five people plunging to their deaths. A priest sets out to find out more about the life of each of the victims.
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The Song of Bernadette
Title: The Song of Bernadette
Character: Aunt Bernarde Casterot
Released: December 21, 1943
Type: Movie
In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
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Hitler's Madman
Title: Hitler's Madman
Character: Frau Anna Hanka
Released: June 10, 1943
Type: Movie
In 1942, a young paratrooper in the RAF returns to Czechoslovakia to encourage his fellow countrymen to sabotage the German war effort.
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Tonight We Raid Calais
Title: Tonight We Raid Calais
Character: Widow Grelieu
Released: April 30, 1943
Type: Movie
A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.
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Keeper of the Flame
Title: Keeper of the Flame
Released: April 1, 1943
Type: Movie
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
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A Night to Remember
Title: A Night to Remember
Character: Mrs. Salter
Released: December 10, 1942
Type: Movie
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
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Pacific Rendezvous
Title: Pacific Rendezvous
Character: Mrs. Savarina
Released: May 21, 1942
Type: Movie
A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
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Lady for a Night
Title: Lady for a Night
Character: Julia Anderson
Released: January 5, 1942
Type: Movie
Gambling boat operator Jenny Blake throws over her gambler beau Jack Morgan in order to marry into high society.
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Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Title: Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Character: Mrs. Augusta Stack
Released: November 18, 1941
Type: Movie
The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.
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Escape
Title: Escape
Character: Nurse
Released: November 1, 1940
Type: Movie
An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.
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City for Conquest
Title: City for Conquest
Character: Mrs. Nash
Released: September 21, 1940
Type: Movie
The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
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Queen of the Mob
Title: Queen of the Mob
Character: Ma Webster
Released: June 28, 1940
Type: Movie
Ma Webster (Blanche Yurka) and her boys rob a bank on Christmas Eve; G-men stop them with Tommy guns.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Character: Madame De Farge
Released: December 25, 1935
Type: Movie
The exciting story of Dr. Manette, who escapes the horrors of the infamous Bastille prison in Paris. The action switches between London and Paris on the eve of the revolution where we witness 'the best of times and the worst of times' - love, hope, the uncaring French Aristocrats and the terror of a revolutionary citizen's army intent on exacting revenge.