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Elisabeth Risdon
> Filmography
Filmography (Films and Roles) of
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Crime and Punishment
1935
Director:
Josef von Sternberg
Role:
Mrs. Raskolnikov
Crime and Punishment
(as Mrs. Raskolnikov)
Lady of Secrets
1936
Director:
Marion Gering
Role:
Mrs. Emily Whittaker
Lady of Secrets
(as Mrs. Emily Whittaker)
The King Steps Out
1936
Director:
Josef von Sternberg
Role:
Grand Duchess Sofia
The King Steps Out
(as Grand Duchess Sofia)
Theodora Goes Wild
1936
Director:
Richard Boleslawski
Role:
Aunt Mary Linn
Theodora Goes Wild
(as Aunt Mary Linn)
Craig's Wife
1936
Director:
Dorothy Arzner
Role:
Mrs. Landreth
Craig's Wife
(as Mrs. Landreth)
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937
Director:
Leo McCarey
Role:
Cora Payne
Make Way for Tomorro...
(as Cora Payne)
Deep South
1937
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Mrs. Hale
Deep South
(as Mrs. Hale)
Mountain Justice
1937
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Meg Harkins
Mountain Justice
(as Meg Harkins)
Mannequin
1937
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
'Ma' Cassidy
Mannequin
(as 'Ma' Cassidy)
They Won't Forget
1937
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Mrs. Hale
They Won't Forget
(as Mrs. Hale)
The Woman I Love
1937
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Role:
Mme. Herbillion
The Woman I Love
(as Mme. Herbillion)
Dead End
1937
Director:
William Wyler
Role:
Mrs. Connell
Dead End
(as Mrs. Connell)
Tom Sawyer, Detective
1938
Director:
Louis King
Role:
Aunt Sally
Tom Sawyer, Detectiv...
(as Aunt Sally)
My Bill
1938
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Aunt Caroline Colbrook
My Bill
(as Aunt Caroline Colbrook)
Mad About Music
1938
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Annette Fusenot
Mad About Music
(as Annette Fusenot)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
Director:
Benjamin Stoloff
Role:
Mrs. Margaret Fletcher
The Affairs of Annab...
(as Mrs. Margaret Fletcher)
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Role:
Mrs. Jordan
Cowboy from Brooklyn
(as Mrs. Jordan)
The Man Who Dared
1939
Director:
Crane Wilbur
Role:
Jessie Carter
The Man Who Dared
(as Jessie Carter)
Sorority House
1939
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Mrs. Scott
Sorority House
(as Mrs. Scott)
The Forgotten Woman
1939
Director:
Harold Young
Role:
Margaret Burke
The Forgotten Woman
(as Margaret Burke)
Full Confession
1939
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Norah O'Keefe
Full Confession
(as Norah O'Keefe)
The Girl from Mexico
1939
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
The Girl from Mexico
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
The Great Man Votes
1939
Director:
Garson Kanin
Role:
Phoebe Ainslee
The Great Man Votes
(as Phoebe Ainslee)
The Roaring Twenties
1939
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Role:
Mrs. Sherman
The Roaring Twenties
(as Mrs. Sherman)
Disputed Passage
1939
Director:
Frank Borzage
Role:
Mrs. Cunningham
Disputed Passage
(as Mrs. Cunningham)
Five Came Back
1939
Director:
John Farrow
Role:
Martha Spengler
Five Came Back
(as Martha Spengler)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
Director:
David Burton
Role:
Jury Member
The Man Who Wouldn't...
(as Jury Member)
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me
1940
Director:
Harold D. Schuster
Role:
Minerva
Ma, He's Making Eyes...
(as Minerva)
Saturday's Children
1940
Director:
Vincent Sherman
Role:
Mrs. Myrtle Halevy
Saturday's Children
(as Mrs. Myrtle Halevy)
Mexican Spitfire
1940
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
Mexican Spitfire Out West
1940
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire Out...
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
The Howards of Virginia
1940
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Role:
Aunt Clarissa
The Howards of Virgi...
(as Aunt Clarissa)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Director:
John Cromwell
Role:
Sarah Lincoln
Abe Lincoln in Illin...
(as Sarah Lincoln)
Footlight Fever
1941
Director:
Irving Reis
Role:
Aunt Hattie Drake
Footlight Fever
(as Aunt Hattie Drake)
Paris Calling
1941
Director:
Edwin L. Marin
Role:
Madame Jennetier
Paris Calling
(as Madame Jennetier)
Mr. Dynamite
1941
Director:
John Rawlins
Role:
Achilles
Mr. Dynamite
(as Achilles)
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941
Director:
Jean Negulesco
Role:
Abigail Osley, aka The Old Doll
At the Stroke of Twe...
(as Abigail Osley, aka The O...)
Let's Make Music
1941
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Malvina Adams
Let's Make Music
(as Malvina Adams)
Mexican Spitfire's Baby
1941
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della
Mexican Spitfire's B...
(as Aunt Della)
Nice girl
1941
Director:
William A. Seiter
Role:
Martha Peasley
Nice girl
(as Martha Peasley)
High Sierra
1941
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Role:
Ma
High Sierra
(as Ma)
Jail House Blues
1942
Director:
Albert S. Rogell
Role:
Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle McGann
Jail House Blues
(as Mrs. Alyosius McGonigle ...)
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
1942
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire See...
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
Reap the Wild Wind
1942
Director:
Cecil B. DeMille
Role:
Mrs. Claiborne
Reap the Wild Wind
(as Mrs. Claiborne)
I Live on Danger
1942
Director:
Sam White
Role:
Mrs. Morrell
I Live on Danger
(as Mrs. Morrell)
Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
1942
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's E...
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
Mexican Spitfire at Sea
1942
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire at ...
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
Are Husbands Necessary?
1942
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Mrs. Westwood
Are Husbands Necessa...
(as Mrs. Westwood)
Random Harvest
1942
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Role:
Mrs. Lloyd
Random Harvest
(as Mrs. Lloyd)
Journey for Margaret
1942
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Role:
Mrs. Bailey
Journey for Margaret
(as Mrs. Bailey)
Higher and Higher
1943
Director:
Tim Whelan
Role:
Mrs. Georgia Keating
Higher and Higher
(as Mrs. Georgia Keating)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Director:
Bruce Manning
Role:
Louise Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Hol...
(as Louise Holliday)
Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
1943
Director:
Leslie Goodwins
Role:
Aunt Della Lindsay
Mexican Spitfire's B...
(as Aunt Della Lindsay)
Lost Angel
1943
Director:
Roy Rowland
Role:
Mrs. Pringle
Lost Angel
(as Mrs. Pringle)
Blonde Fever
1944
Director:
Richard Whorf
Role:
Mrs. Talford
Blonde Fever
(as Mrs. Talford)
Tall in the Saddle
1944
Director:
Edwin L. Marin
Role:
Miss Elizabeth Martin
Tall in the Saddle
(as Miss Elizabeth Martin)
In the Meantime, Darling
1944
Director:
Otto Preminger
Role:
Mrs. Helen Corkery
In the Meantime, Dar...
(as Mrs. Helen Corkery)
Army Wives
1944
Director:
Otto Preminger
Role:
Mrs. Helen Corkery
Army Wives
(as Mrs. Helen Corkery)
The Canterville Ghost
1944
Director:
Jules Dassin
Role:
Mrs. Polverdine
The Canterville Ghos...
(as Mrs. Polverdine)
Weird Woman
1944
Director:
Reginald Le Borg
Role:
Dean Grace Gunnison
Weird Woman
(as Dean Grace Gunnison)
Mama Loves Papa
1945
Director:
Frank R. Strayer
Role:
Jessie Todd
Mama Loves Papa
(as Jessie Todd)
The Unseen
1945
Director:
Lewis Allen
Role:
Mrs. Norris
The Unseen
(as Mrs. Norris)
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
1946
Director:
Lothar Mendes
Role:
Catherine Walsh
The Walls Came Tumbl...
(as Catherine Walsh)
Roll on Texas Moon
1946
Director:
William Witney
Role:
Cactus Kate Taylor
Roll on Texas Moon
(as Cactus Kate Taylor)
The Fighting Guardsman
1946
Director:
Henry Levin
Role:
Mme. de Montrevel
The Fighting Guardsm...
(as Mme. de Montrevel)
They Made Me a Killer
1946
Director:
William C. Thomas
Role:
'Ma' Conley
They Made Me a Kille...
(as 'Ma' Conley)
High Wall
1947
Director:
Curtis Bernhardt
Role:
Mrs. Kenet
High Wall
(as Mrs. Kenet)
The Egg and I
1947
Director:
Chester Erskine
Role:
Betty's Mother
The Egg and I
(as Betty's Mother)
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947
Director:
Dudley Nichols
Role:
Mrs. Hills
Mourning Becomes Ele...
(as Mrs. Hills)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947
Director:
George Seaton
Role:
Mrs. Prichard
The Shocking Miss Pi...
(as Mrs. Prichard)
Life with father
1947
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Role:
Mrs. Whitehead
Life with father
(as Mrs. Whitehead)
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947
Director:
Roy Rowland
Role:
Emily Baggett
The Romance of Rosy ...
(as Emily Baggett)
Sealed Verdict
1948
Director:
Lewis Allen
Role:
Mrs. Hockland
Sealed Verdict
(as Mrs. Hockland)
Every Girl Should Be Married
1948
Director:
Don Hartman
Role:
Mary Nolan
Every Girl Should Be...
(as Mary Nolan)
The Bride Goes Wild
1948
Director:
Norman Taurog
Role:
Mrs. Carruthers
The Bride Goes Wild
(as Mrs. Carruthers)
The Idol of Paris
1948
Director:
Leslie Arliss
Role:
Flare
The Idol of Paris
(as Flare)
Bodyguard
1948
Director:
Richard Fleischer
Role:
Gene Dysen
Bodyguard
(as Gene Dysen)
Down Dakota Way
1949
Director:
William Witney
Role:
Dolly Paxton
Down Dakota Way
(as Dolly Paxton)
Sierra
1950
Director:
Alfred E. Green
Role:
Aunt Susan
Sierra
(as Aunt Susan)
Bunco Squad
1950
Director:
Herbert I. Leeds
Role:
Jessica Royce
Bunco Squad
(as Jessica Royce)
The Milkman
1950
Director:
Charles Barton
Role:
Mrs. Laura Carter
The Milkman
(as Mrs. Laura Carter)
Guilty of Treason
1950
Director:
Felix E. Feist
Role:
Mother Mindszenty
Guilty of Treason
(as Mother Mindszenty)
The Secret Fury
1950
Director:
Mel Ferrer
Role:
Dr. Twining
The Secret Fury
(as Dr. Twining)
Bannerline
1951
Director:
Don Weis
Role:
Mrs. Margaret Trimble
Bannerline
(as Mrs. Margaret Trimble)
It's a Big Country
1951
Director:
Clarence Brown
Role:
Diner on Train
It's a Big Country
(as Diner on Train)
In Old Amarillo
1951
Director:
William Witney
Role:
Granny Adams
In Old Amarillo
(as Granny Adams)
My True Story
1951
Director:
Mickey Rooney
Role:
Mme. Rousseau
My True Story
(as Mme. Rousseau)
Scaramouche
1952
Director:
George Sidney
Role:
Isabelle de Valmorin
Scaramouche
(as Isabelle de Valmorin)
The Final Hour
1962
Director:
Robert Douglas
Role:
Fortune Teller
The Final Hour
(as Fortune Teller)