Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

June 3, 1911 · 115 years old

Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 – April 14, 1999) was an American actress and screenwriter. She is best remembered for playing the role of Esther "Grandma" Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons, for which she won three Emmy Awards. She was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Glo…

Known For

23 titles
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Vertigo

Vertigo

1958 · 2h 8m · Movie

A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.

8.2
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Sabrina

Sabrina

1954 · 1h 53m · Movie

After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved ...

7.6
3
Shane

Shane

1953 · 1h 58m · Movie

An ex-gunfighter defends homesteaders in 1889 Wyoming.

7.6
4
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter

1950 · 1h 25m · Movie

Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo rides into town to find his true love, who doesn't want to see him. He hasn't come looking for trouble, but trouble finds him around every corner.

7.7
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The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

1946 · 1h 23m · Movie

In 1906, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with "afflictions"; one night during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen feels menaced.

7.3
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Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933 · 1h 8m · Movie

When Stan and Ollie trick their wives into thinking that they are taking a medicinal cruise while they're actually going to a convention, the wives find out the truth the hard way.

7.5
7
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.

7.9
8
Caged

Caged

1950 · 1h 37m · Movie

A gentle, naive, pregnant 19-year-old widow is slowly, inexorably ground down by the hardened criminals, sadistic guards, and matron at a woman's prison. Will she be the same person when her sentence is up?

7.6
9
The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946 · 1h 39m · Movie

A secretary tries to help her boss who's been framed for murder.

7.1
10
Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949 · 1h 54m · Movie

A provincial doctor's wife's romantic illusions about life and social status lead her to betray her naive husband, take on lovers, and run up ruinous debts.

7.0
11
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

1950 · 1h 34m · Movie

Harriet Craig enjoys married life but constantly tries to control those around her. She does not even trust her husband Walter and always checks up on him.

7.3
12
Illegal

Illegal

1955 · 1h 28m · Movie

After an overly aggressive district attorney unknowingly sends an innocent man to the chair, he resigns, turns to drinking, and acquires a criminal clientèle.

7.0
13
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967 · 1h 24m · Movie

In the Redwood Forests of California, a multi-millionaire lumberman and his two young grandchildren encounter two gnomes who are supposedly the last of their kind.

6.4
14
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
15
The Mating Season

The Mating Season

1951 · 1h 41m · Movie

Ellen McNulty loses her hamburger joint and goes to see her son, who marries a socialite at the same time. Due to her modest background and a case of mistaken identity, Ellen poses as the newlyweds' cook.

7.4
16
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949 · 1h 24m · Movie

Failed singer Marian Washburn confesses she shot her friend, successful singer Susan Caldwell, but her manager Luke Jordan and Detective Fowler doubt her story and cannot establish a reasonable motive.

6.0
17
The Noose Hangs High

The Noose Hangs High

1948 · 1h 17m · Movie

Two window washers mistakenly receive, and lose, $50,000 belonging to a shady bookie, and have only forty-eight hours to retrieve the money.

6.6
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The Strangler

The Strangler

1964 · 1h 29m · Movie

An overweight lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.

6.6
19
A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953 · 1h 28m · Movie

A charismatic peddler from the bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the making?

6.1
20
The Caretakers

The Caretakers

1963 · 1h 37m · Movie

Medical drama about mentally-ill patients and their professional caregivers, as well as the new group-therapy sessions aiming to replace the traditional physical restraint and electroshock treatments.

5.6
21
Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953 · 1h 30m · Movie

Laying on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the neutral Border City, its female mayor and city council take no side in the ongoing Civil War and they're prepared to hang any troublemaker, Yankee or Confederate, who stirs the townsfolk...

6.5
22
The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin

1957 · 1h 34m · Movie

In post-WWII Hong Kong, unhappily married Carol has an affair with a married man. Her husband discovers it and presents her with a choice: travel with him to a remote mainland village or face the scandal of a very public divorce.

6.4
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The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

The Waltons: A Decade of the Waltons

1980 · 2h 40m · Movie

A docudrama of the classic series. Almost like another episode of the series as a photo album presented to Grandma as a present spurs memories, presented via flashbacks from the series' first eight seasons. Waltons creator Earl Ha...

8.0