Sara Allgood
Actor · 1879 – 1950 · Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [now Dublin, Republic of Ireland]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sara Ellen Allgood (29 November 1879 – 13 September 1950) was an Irish actress who held both Irish and American citizenship. She first studied drama with the Irish nationalist Daughters of Ireland and was in the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society. In 1904, she had her first big role in Spreading the News and was a full-time actress the following year. In 1915, she toured Australia and New Zealand as the lead in Peg o' My Heart. Her acting career continued in Dublin, London, and the U.S. She appeared in a number of films, most notably being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Morgan in the 1941 film How Green Was My Valley. She became an American citizen in 1945 and died of a heart attack in 1950.
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Movie6.9DramaRomanceAfter a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Jane Eyre
1943 · 157 votes
Movie7.3DramaHuw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · 471 votes
Movie7.1DramaA 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.
The Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · 55 votes
Movie6.4ComedyDrama"Cheaper by the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families.
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950 · 89 votes
Movie6.5DramaHorrorDr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941 · 195 votes
Movie7.1DramaHistoryThe story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
That Hamilton Woman
1941 · 95 votes
Movie6.5ThrillerMysteryIn Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.
The Lodger
1944 · 99 votes
Movie6.2CrimeDramaGeorge Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · 56 votes
Movie6.5DramaThrillerLondon, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
Blackmail
1929 · 288 votes
Movie7.0HorrorMysteryOn a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
The Spiral Staircase
1946 · 283 votes
Movie7.4ComedyRomanceA local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Storm in a Teacup
1937 · 31 votes
Movie6.7MusicComedyA window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.
One Touch of Venus
1948 · 37 votes
Movie4.6DramaIn the slums of Dublin during the Irish Civil War, the Boyle family’s fragile stability collapses after news of an unexpected inheritance lures them into a false sense of prosperity. Captain Boyle, a boastful idler, squanders their meager resources, while his wife Juno holds the household together. When the fortune proves illusory, the family faces ruin, betrayal, and tragedy.
Juno and the Paycock
1930 · 63 votes
Movie6.1DramaThrillerA prim psychology professor fights to hide a murder she committed in self-defense.
The Accused
1949 · 26 votes
Movie6.5DramaRomanceLydia MacMillan, a wealthy woman who has never married, invites several men her own age to her home to reminisce about the times when they were young and courted her. In memory, each romance seemed splendid and destined for happiness, but in each case, Lydia realizes, the truth was less romantic, and ill-starred.
Lydia
1941 · 13 votes
Movie6.0MusicMusical biography of Irish 19th century tenor Chauncey Olcott.
My Wild Irish Rose
1947 · 7 votes
Movie7.0ComedyRomanceA café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.
Roxie Hart
1942 · 27 votes
Movie5.3DramaWealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.
The War Against Mrs. Hadley
1942 · 8 votes
Movie6.3DramaRomanceA small-town girl who's made it big in New York as a fashion model returns home, only to find that her somewhat dotty uncle has mortgaged his boarding house to the hilt. In her efforts to help him keep his boarding house, she becomes involved with a handsome young minister and his superior, an older bishop.
The Girl from Manhattan
1948 · 3 votes
Movie5.6ActionFamilyWhen Lassie's master dies, an old friend tries to convince a judge that the dog's life should be spared.
Challenge to Lassie
1949 · 18 votes
Movie5.4ComedyA washed up baseball player returns to Brooklyn to manage his old team but an old sports reporter is eager to prove that he is a loser.
It Happened in Flatbush
1942 · 5 votes
Movie7.2RomanceComedyAmateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate.
Cluny Brown
1946 · 106 votes
Movie6.7DramaKathy lives in a cramped New York flat with her father Madden Thomas, a celebrated actor brought down by drink. Lame from an early age and feeling trapped with her father in her small world, Kathy is delighted to meet fellow tenant Robert. When Madden is offered the lead in a new King Lear and Robert lands a composing job in Hollywood, better times seem for a while to beckon.
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
1942 · 7 votes
Movie6.1DramaNear the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · 21 votes