Mimi Aguglia
Actor · 1884 – 1970 · Catania, Sicily, Italy
From Wikipedia Mimi Aguglia (21 December 1884 – 31 July 1970) was an Italian actress, who was born in Catania, Sicily while her own mother, actress Giuseppina Aguglia, was playing Desdemona in Othello. She was doing warm up acts for her famous actress mother by the time she was five. She went on to tour both Italy and Europe and became an internationally famous theatrical actress in her own right. She was "discovered" by Hollywood and from the 1930s until her death was a much requested character actress in movies. Her daughter Argentina Brunetti (1907–2005) was also an actress.
Movies18
Movie6.7CrimeDramaPetty crook and cop-killer Martin Rome, in bad shape from wounds in the hospital prison ward, still refuses to help slimy lawyer Niles clear his client by confessing to another crime. Police Lt. Candella must check Niles' allegation; a friend of the Rome family, he walks a tightrope between sentiment and cynicism. When Martin fears Candella will implicate his girlfriend Teena, he'll do anything to protect her. How many others will he drag down to disaster with him?
Cry of the City
1948 · 75 votes
Movie6.8MusicComedyTwo sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.
Anchors Aweigh
1945 · 169 votes
Movie5.4WesternDramaNewly appointed sheriff Pat Garrett is pleased when his old friend Doc Holliday arrives in Lincoln, New Mexico on the stage. Doc is trailing his stolen horse, and it is discovered in the possession of Billy the Kid. In a surprising turnaround, Billy and Doc become friends. This causes the friendship between Doc and Pat to cool. The odd relationship between Doc and Billy grows stranger when Doc hides Billy at his girl Rio's place after Billy is shot.
The Outlaw
1943 · 111 votes
Movie7.2AdventureSpain, 1518: young caballero Pedro De Vargas offends his sadistic neighbor De Silva, who just happens to be an officer of the Inquisition. Forced to flee, Pedro, friend Juan Garcia, and adoring servant girl Catana join Cortez' first expedition to Mexico. Arriving in the rich new land, Cortez decides to switch from exploration to conquest...with only 500 men. Embroiled in continuous adventures and a romantic interlude, Pedro almost forgets he has a deadly enemy...
Captain from Castile
1947 · 32 votes
Movie6.9DramaRomanceA grieving widow embarks on a new romance when she discovers her late husband had been cheating on her.
The Rose Tattoo
1955 · 89 votes
Movie7.1DramaRomanceA vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
East Side, West Side
1949 · 26 votes
Movie6.3DramaThrillerChina Valdes joins the Cuban underground after her brother is killed by the chief of the secret police, Ariete. She meets and falls in love with American expatriate Tony Fenner. Tony develops a plan to tunnel under the city's cemetery to a plot owned by a high official, assassinate him, and blow up the whole Cuban hierarchy at the ensuing state funeral. Together with a band of dedicated revolutionaries, they begin digging.
We Were Strangers
1949 · 22 votes
Movie6.0WarDramaMajor Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life.
A Bell for Adano
1945 · 14 votes
Movie6.2CrimeThrillerA veteran homicide detective who has witnessed his socialite girlfriend kill her husband sees his inexperienced brother assigned to the case.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950 · 55 votes
Movie6.2CrimeDramaIn turn-of-the-century New York, an Italian seeks vengeance on the mobsters who killed his father.
Black Hand
1950 · 28 votes
Movie6.2CrimeEddie Rico, the erstwhile bookkeeper for a big Mafia boss, is now making a living as an honest merchant in Florida with his family. Things go sour when the police start a search for his syndicate-linked brothers who are on the lam after a big hit, forcing Eddie to get involved with the Mafia again.
The Brothers Rico
1957 · 40 votes
Movie7.0MusicTwo pairs of lovers try to thwart an arranged marriage at Costa Rican fiesta time.
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947 · 3 votes
Movie7.3DramaPrizewinning boxer Johnny Monterez is mad at the world, feeling persecuted because of his Mexican heritage. Worse yet, his right hand is damaged from years of fighting. Then Johnny falls in love with Pat O'Malley, his manager's pretty daughter, even though his best friend, Rick Gavery, is already besotted with her. Everything is on the line when Johnny, against Rick's wishes, agrees to a match with a fearsome opponent.
Right Cross
1950 · 7 votes
Movie7.7ComedyDramaAn American fugitive flees to Rome and eludes capture by masquerading as the American priest he met enroute.
When in Rome
1952 · 3 votes
Movie6.2MusicRomanceOpera singer Prudence Budell, overhears truck driver Johnny Donnetti singing opera, and persuades her opera company to give him a chance in her new opera. They fall in love, but on meeting his colleague Mary while visiting Johnny's work, Prudence becomes convinced Johnny is in love with her.
That Midnight Kiss
1949 · 4 votes
Movie6.0CrimeDramaThe real-life deportation of gangster Lucky Luciano was the inspiration for this romanticized and slightly crackbrained crime drama. Jeff Chandler plays the Luciano counterpart, who once he arrives in Italy renews his criminal activities.
Deported
1950 · 10 votes
- Movie9.0ComedyRomance
1933 Spanish language film.
Una viuda romántica
1933 · 1 votes
- Movie4.8RomanceComedy
Cuban Fireball is a vehicle for the combustible talents of Estelita Rodriguez, here cast as "herself." The plot finds Estelita arriving in Los Angeles to claim a multimillion-dollar inheritance. To fend off fortune hunters, she disguises herself as a meek little old lady.
Cuban Fireball
1951 · 4 votes