Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

November 23, 1898 · 127 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bess Flowers (November 23, 1898 – July 28, 1984) was an American actress. By some counts considered the most prolific actress in the history of Hollywood, she was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in over 700 movies in her 41 year career.…

Known For

64 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.

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Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952 · 1h 43m · Movie

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

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Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954 · 1h 45m · Movie

A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful wife.

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Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944 · 1h 47m · Movie

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

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To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

1955 · 1h 46m · Movie

A retired jewel thief sets out to prove his innocence after being suspected of returning to his former occupation.

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Funny Face

Funny Face

1957 · 1h 43m · Movie

An impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.

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The Fly

The Fly

1958 · 1h 34m · Movie

A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.

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My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1936 · 1h 34m · Movie

A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.

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Holiday

Holiday

1938 · 1h 35m · Movie

A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother.

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A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937 · 1h 51m · Movie

A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.

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Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1931 · 1h 17m · Movie

On a transatlantic crossing, The Marx Brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.

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The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953 · 1h 52m · Movie

An aging movie star uncertain of his future teams up with a top ballerina to headline a new Broadway musical, but the pretentiously artistic goals of its director threaten to change it beyond recognition.

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The Robe

The Robe

1953 · 2h 15m · Movie

In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.

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Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953 · 1h 41m · Movie

The story of Calamity Jane, her saloon, and her romance with Wild Bill Hickok.

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Houseboat

Houseboat

1958 · 1h 50m · Movie

A widower, his three young children, and an Italian nanny get to know each other better when circumstances have them living together aboard a badly neglected houseboat.

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Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

1946 · 1h 40m · Movie

A soldier runs away to avoid receiving the Medal of Honor, so his buddy gets permission to investigate. Romance and death soon follow.

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Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

1941 · 1h 59m · Movie

A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unforeseen sadness and unexpected joy.

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Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

1952 · 1h 50m · Movie

After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.

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Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944 · 2h 26m · Movie

Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis enters into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.

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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923 · 1h 22m · Movie

A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.

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21
Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · 1h 26m · Movie

Nick and Nora Charles are on a gambling boat when someone is murdered. The two main suspects are at large and come to Nick for help. Nick turns them in to the police but then sets out to figure out the mystery.

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Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

1958 · 2h 0m · Movie

A hard-nosed newspaper editor poses as a night school student in order to woo a journalism teacher who cannot stand him.

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Conflict

Conflict

1945 · 1h 26m · Movie

An engineer kills his first Wife, then woos her sister.

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The Bigamist

The Bigamist

1953 · 1h 20m · Movie

A man secretly married to two women feels the pressure of his deceit.

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Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command

1955 · 1h 52m · Movie

An ex-pilot and current baseballer is recalled into the U.S. Air Force and assumes an increasingly important role in Cold War deterrence.

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A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life

1946 · 1h 49m · Movie

When a woman's twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

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Wife vs. Secretary

Wife vs. Secretary

1936 · 1h 28m · Movie

The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.

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The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking

1935 · 1h 33m · Movie

A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.

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Where the Boys Are

Where the Boys Are

1960 · 1h 39m · Movie

Four very different college girls drive to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break and seek out various adventures and romance for themselves.

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30
That Uncertain Feeling

That Uncertain Feeling

1941 · 1h 24m · Movie

A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.

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The Chase

The Chase

1946 · 1h 26m · Movie

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

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One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932 · 1h 18m · Movie

An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.

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Possessed

Possessed

1931 · 1h 16m · Movie

An ambitious factory girl meets a handsome, wealthy lawyer, but he's interested in her as a mistress, not a wife.

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Curly Top

Curly Top

1935 · 1h 15m · Movie

Wealthy Edward Morgan becomes charmed with a curly-haired orphan and her pretty older sister Mary and arranges to adopt both under the alias of "Mr. Jones." As he spends more time with them, he soon finds himself falling in love w...

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Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heartbreaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters.

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One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948 · 1h 22m · Movie

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. However, the problems begin when Venus falls in love with him.

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