Ann Dvorak

Ann Dvorak

August 2, 1911 · 115 years old

Ann Dvorak (born Anna McKim; August 2, 1911 – December 10, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. Asked how to pronounce her adopted surname, she told The Literary Digest: "My fake name is properly pronounced vor'shack. The D remains silent." Dvorak was the daughter and only child of silent…

Known For

10 titles
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Scarface

Scarface

1932 · 1h 33m · Movie

An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.

7.7
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'G' Men

'G' Men

1935 · 1h 25m · Movie

James Cagney helped jump-start the gangster genre as The Public Enemy. Outcries against movies that glorified underworld criminals put Cagney on the side of the law in 'G' Men.

7.1
3
The Long Night

The Long Night

1947 · 1h 41m · Movie

Police surround the apartment of apparent murderer Joe Adams, who refuses to surrender although escape appears impossible. During the siege, Joe reflects on the circumstances that led him to this situation.

6.5
4
Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945 · 1h 31m · Movie

A cowboy competes with a gambling tycoon on the Barbary Coast for the hand of a beautiful dance-hall queen.

6.2
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The Crowd Roars

The Crowd Roars

1932 · 1h 25m · Movie

Race car driver becomes overprotective of his brother when he decides to become a racer as well.

6.2
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A Life of Her Own

A Life of Her Own

1950 · 1h 48m · Movie

A girl from Kansas arrives in New York City to become a model. Her further success brings her before moral choice.

6.3
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Housewife

Housewife

1934 · 1h 9m · Movie

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and heats up thei...

6.1
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Out of the Blue

Out of the Blue

1947 · 1h 24m · Movie

Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh, a meek and mild type married to the beautiful-but-domineering Mae; a Bohemian artist, David Galleo and his always-there model, Deborah Tyler; and Olive Jenson...

6.3
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Bright Lights

Bright Lights

1935 · 1h 22m · Movie

Joe and Fay Wilson are a happily married vaudeville team. But when a reporter discovers, that one of the chorus girls in the troupe is a slightly eccentric heiress, who bugs sometimes out to do something strange (e.g. being a chor...

6.3
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Stranger in Town

Stranger in Town

1931 · 1h 5m · Movie

Ulysses Crickle owns a small town grocery store, doubling as the post office, dealing with the peculiarities of the townspeople. Jerry Fleming arrives to run a rival business and to romance Crickle's granddaughter Marian.

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