Florence Bates

Florence Bates

April 13, 1888

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florence Bates (born Florence Rabe, April 15, 1888 – January 31, 1954) was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles. Her path to becoming an actress had many turns. She had a degree in Mathematics…

Known For

17 titles
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Rebecca

Rebecca

1940 · 2h 10m · Movie

A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.

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On the Town

On the Town

1949 · 1h 38m · Movie

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

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Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943 · 1h 52m · Movie

An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.

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A Letter to Three Wives

A Letter to Three Wives

1949 · 1h 43m · Movie

A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.

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Portrait of Jennie

Portrait of Jennie

1948 · 1h 26m · Movie

In Depression-era New York, an impoverished painter has a chance encounter with an enigmatic, old-fashioned little girl in Central Park who inspires him and changes his destiny.

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947 · 1h 50m · Movie

A clumsy daydreamer gets caught up in a sinister conspiracy.

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I Remember Mama

I Remember Mama

1948 · 2h 14m · Movie

A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.

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The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

1941 · 1h 32m · Movie

A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.

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The Mask of Dimitrios

The Mask of Dimitrios

1944 · 1h 35m · Movie

Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued after the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.

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Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1943 · 1h 40m · Movie

A gambler has plans to swindle money from a charity program, but starts to have second thoughts when he falls for a rich society girl.

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The Tall Target

The Tall Target

1951 · 1h 18m · Movie

A New York City detective, traveling by train between New York and Baltimore, tries to foil an on-board plot to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln before he reaches Baltimore to give a major pre-Inauguration speech in 1861.

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The Diary of a Chambermaid

The Diary of a Chambermaid

1946 · 1h 26m · Movie

A chambermaid plots to climb the social ladder by marrying a wealthy man.

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The Man I Love

The Man I Love

1946 · 1h 36m · Movie

A homesick, no-nonsense lounge singer decides to leave New York City to spend some time visiting her two sisters and brother on the West Coast. Eventually she falls in love with a down-and-out ex-jazz pianist.

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Tonight and Every Night

Tonight and Every Night

1945 · 1h 32m · Movie

The theater in which this film is set was called The Windmill and performers there refused to be deterred by the blitz that was leveling much of London at the time.

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They Got Me Covered

They Got Me Covered

1943 · 1h 35m · Movie

Fired by his editor for incompetence, idiotic reporter Robert Kittredge sees a chance at redeeming himself when he accidentally uncovers a network of Nazi spies in Washington, D.C.

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The Chocolate Soldier

The Chocolate Soldier

1941 · 1h 42m · Movie

Maria and Karl Lang are the singing duo of Vienna. Maria is very flirtatious and Karl very jealous. Karl decides to masquerade as a Russian guardsman and attempts to make Maria flirt with him - to test her loyalty to him. As the R...

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The Inside Story

The Inside Story

1948 · 1h 27m · Movie

A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the farmer to arrive the money is put in a safe at a hotel for safe keeping. However, it is removed by mistake and solves a number of fin...

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