Esther Howard
Oyuncu · 1892 – 1965 · Butte, Montana, USA
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.
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Film6.9RomantikFantastikA 17th-century witch returns to wreak havoc in the life of a descendant of the Puritan witch hunter who burned her, but runs afoul of her father when she discovers that her mischief might have found her true love.
Film7.0KomediRomantikGerry ve Tom Jeffers evlilik hayatını zor bulmaktadır. Tom bir mimardır ve geçinmeleri giderek zorlaşmaktadır. Yaşadıkları daireden atılacakları sırada Gerry zengin bir iş adamıyla tanışır. İş adamı Gerrye hayata yeniden başlaması için 700 dolar verir ama Tom bu hikayeye inanmaz ve çift kavga eder. Gerry evliliklerinin bittiğine karar verir ve hızlı bir şekilde boşanabilmek için Palm Beache gider. Tomun ise onu durdurmak için planları vardır.
Film7.2SuçDramLos Angeles'ta bir polis merkezinde yoğun bir sorgu süreci yürütülmektedir. Sorgulanan kişi de dedektif Philip Marlowe'dur. İşlenen birkaç cinayetten sorumlu tutulmakta olan dedektif olanları anlatır. Her şey Malloy adlı bir eski mahkumun ondan eski sevgilisi Velma'yı bulmasını istemesiyle başlamıştır. Hikayeyi anlattıkça da pek çok karmaşık ilişki açığa çıkacaktır.
Film7.4KomediRomantikJohn Sullivan (Joel McCrea) hafif eğlencelik filmlerin unutulmaz yönetmeni iken artık çizgi değiştirmeye karar vermiş ve yoksul insanların, ezilmiş kişilerin sorunlarını anlatmaya heveslenmiştir. Ancak yine de ilk denemesindeki sonuç kendisini tatmin etmez. Fakir ve aç insanların sorunlarını yeterince anlayamadığını düşünmektedir. Bunu nasıl halledeceğini düşünürken çözümü bulur: fakir insanları anlamak için onlardan biri olması gerekmektedir. Sullivan, tüm servetini bir süreliğine bırakır ve gerçek bir fakir gibi yaşamak için cebinde beş parası olmadan yollara düşer. Acaba elinde hiçbir şey olmadan yaşamayı becerebilecek midir?
Film6.7KomediSuçWhile attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · 107 votes
Film6.8KomediRomantikA small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember.
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · 127 votes
Film7.2DramGerilimThe life of Al Roberts, a pianist in a New York nightclub, turns into a nightmare when he decides to hitchhike to Los Angeles to visit his girlfriend.
Detour
1945 · 426 votes
Film6.6DramTarihThe young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.
Marie Antoinette
1938 · 37 votes
Film7.1RomantikKomediA magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.
June Bride
1948 · 12 votes
Film6.9DramSuçA penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.
No Man of Her Own
1950 · 48 votes
Film6.2WesternArriving at Medicine Bow, eastern schoolteacher Molly Woods meets two cowboys, irresponsible Steve and the "Virginian," who gets off on the wrong foot with her. To add to his troubles, the Virginian finds that his old pal Steve is mixed up with black-hatted Trampas and his rustlers...then finds himself at the head of a posse after said rustlers; and Molly hates the violent side of frontier life.
The Virginian
1946 · 25 votes
Film5.4SuçGerilimA police detective uses his girlfriend to track down a homicidal maniac.
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946 · 26 votes
Film7.0SuçDramGangster olan Bebek Yüzlü Martin, Doğu Yakasında gençliğinin geçtiği yerlere geri döner. Ne yazık ki bu dönüş onun için sadece bir hayal kırıklığı olacaktır çünkü annesi onu bir katil olarak görmektedir ve çocukluk aşkı fuhuşa düşmüştür...
Film7.1DramA single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
Caged
1950 · 92 votes
Film7.1KomediSavaşHaving been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wounded in battle with honorable discharge.
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · 79 votes
Film6.1DramWhen Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
The Lady Gambles
1949 · 34 votes
Film7.0KomediTold in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from "the boss," who finally decides he'd be ideal as a new, nominally "reform" mayor; but this candidacy requires marriage. His in-name-only marriage to honest Catherine proves the beginning of the end for dishonest Dan...
The Great McGinty
1940 · 81 votes
Film6.4KomediDramA drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932 · 49 votes
Film6.7SuçDramA calculating divorcée risks her chances at wealth and security with a man she doesn't love by getting involved with a hotheaded murderer.
Born to Kill
1947 · 94 votes
Film6.7DramAn unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Film6.4MaceraRomantikA rough and tumble man of the sea falls for a meek librarian.
Adventure
1945 · 15 votes
Film6.3KomediRomantikKit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.
Without Reservations
1946 · 21 votes
Film6.3KomediGizemSuper-sleuth Philo Vance faces the zaniest case of his career when Gracie Allen "helps" him try to solve the murder of an escaped convict. As she attempts to clear the name of a friend accused of the killing, her wacky, scatterbrained ways constantly impede the investigation.
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 · 7 votes
Film6.2DramGerilimStage actress Valerie Stanton is locked in a bitter feud with her producer and ex Gordon Dunning. When he attempts to blackmail her into remaining under contract with his company, Stanton, in a fit of passion, clubs Dunning with a statuette, killing him. Her gloves have prevented fingerprints but her perfect alibi quickly unravels as Captain Danbury begins investigating.
The Velvet Touch
1948 · 34 votes