
Marjorie Rambeau
Actor · 1889 – 1970 · San Francisco, California, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, Her Man (1930). She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Primrose Path (1940) and Torch Song (1953), and received the 1955 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in A Man Called Peter and The View from Pompey's Head.
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Movie6.2WesternCowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklahoma, as well as for the favors of schoolteacher Cathy Allen.
In Old Oklahoma
1943 · 47 votes
Movie6.8DramaThe turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957 · 45 votes
Movie1.0DramaWealthy Wall Street broker Thomas Maughm finally decides to divorce his spendthrift and reckless wife, and dictates a letter to that affect to his stenographer, Mary Moreland. While dictating the letter, he realizes that he is actually in love with Mary; when he tells her this, she confesses that she loves him, also, The pair make plans to meet in Boston later that night, but before Mary leaves, Maughm's wife confronts her and tells Mary that she still loves her husband. Ashamed, Mary convinces Maughm to go back to his wife. Complications ensue.
Mary Moreland
1917 · 1 votes
Movie4.1WesternWarDuring the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she is accused of being a spy. She ends up in a lawless western town in Arizona, where she uses her charms and dancing skills to transform herself into "Salome" during her dance routines.
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 · 7 votes
Movie6.8ComedyDramaShiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.
Tobacco Road
1941 · 61 votes
Movie7.0ComedyRomanceSociety matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up in a chauffeur's uniform. He also catches the eye of Geraldine.
Merrily We Live
1938 · 41 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceIndian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.
The Rains Came
1939 · 28 votes
Movie6.8DramaRomanceBill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will support him, Trina becomes pregnant.
Man's Castle
1933 · 36 votes
Movie6.9DramaWhen illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend more time with his family. However, he finds it difficult to keep his work separate from his life at home. His son, Paul, feels ashamed of Charley's career and gets into a fight at his prom because of it. Meanwhile, Charley's brother-in-law, Robbin, who works at the casino, begins fixing games due to his extreme gambling debts.
Any Number Can Play
1949 · 13 votes
Movie10.0ComedyWhen Jerry Van Dyke, a young debutante, decides to marry Barney, an Army corporal, whom she met at a USO dance, her family objects and consequently, the couple are unable to obtain a marriage license because Jerry doesn't come of age for four days.
Army Wives
1945 · 1 votes
Movie5.8DocumentaryComedyFlubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · 4 votes
Movie5.2DramaRomanceA prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.
Her Man
1930 · 23 votes
Movie6.0DramaA doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping the poor.
Bad for Each Other
1953 · 12 votes
Movie6.3CrimeDramaTwo troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing college but both are in-love with the same girl.
East of the River
1940 · 8 votes
Movie6.6DramaNew York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Arizona.
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939 · 7 votes
Movie5.9DramaRomanceYvonne is a beautiful model who loves frequenting the Parisian bohemian life, because she loves hobnobbing with artists.
Inspiration
1931 · 9 votes
Movie6.6DramaFamilyBased on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
A Man Called Peter
1955 · 17 votes
Movie5.9MusicDramaJenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is one individual, Tye Graham, a blind pianist who may be able to break through her tough exterior.
Torch Song
1953 · 25 votes
Movie6.5DramaA tabloid magazine threatens to ruin a television performer's career.
Slander
1957 · 12 votes
Movie6.6WesternIt is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it is a losing proposition. The only thing that will save the company is a new deposit of high grade Borax, and Skinner Bill Bragg has a pouch of it that he got from a dead prospector he buried on the road. Stag Roper knows the value of the strike could be worth millions, but he needs Bragg to find the prospector's claim so they can record it and become rich partners. While Roper has no intention of cutting Bragg in on the millions, he also has his eye on young Jean Johnson. Josie Johnson, Jean's mother, sees Roper as the scalawag he is, and that means trouble in Furnace Flat.
20 Mule Team
1940 · 5 votes
Movie5.6CrimeDramaBootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
The Secret Six
1931 · 17 votes
Movie3.8DramaAnson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His assignment is to investigate the case of Garvin Wales, a famous writer, now nearly blind and embittered, whose royalties have apparently never reached him. Back in his native South, Page finds himself immediately exposed to what he had fled : racial and class prejudices. But he also meets his former love, Dinah, now married to go-getter uncouth businessman Mickey Higgins. Will he find out whatever happened to 2,000 dollars in rights Wales did not cash? Will Dinah and Anson renew their love story?
The View from Pompey's Head
1955 · 5 votes
Movie5.6DramaIn a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman.
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · 8 votes
Movie5.7DramaRomanceAn Indian jewel merchant goes from penniless to wealthy in this story about gratitude.
Son of India
1931 · 3 votes
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TV6.8ComedyDramaGeneral Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
General Electric Theater
1953 · 6 votes