Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

July 6, 1923 · 103 years old

Cathy O'Donnell (July 6, 1923 – April 11, 1970) was an American actress, best known for her many roles in film-noir movies. While under contract with Samuel Goldwyn, O'Donnell made her debut in an uncredited role as a nightclub extra in Wonder Man (1945). Her first major role in The Best Years of O…

Known For

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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959 · 3h 32m · Movie

A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

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The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946 · 2h 50m · Movie

Three traumatized or physically disabled World War II veterans return home to the American Midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed making readjustment difficult.

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The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie

1955 · 1h 43m · Movie

Newcomer Will Lockhart defies the local cattle baron and his sadistic son by working for one of his oldest rivals.

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They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949 · 1h 35m · Movie

An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.

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Detective Story

Detective Story

1951 · 1h 43m · Movie

On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.

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Side Street

Side Street

1950 · 1h 23m · Movie

A young man with a pregnant wife steals blackmail money for murder.

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The Amazing Mr. X

The Amazing Mr. X

1948 · 1h 18m · Movie

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf; then meets a tall dark man Alexis, who seems to know all about such things.

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The Deerslayer

The Deerslayer

1957 · 1h 18m · Movie

In colonial America, wanderer Deerslayer gets involved with Tom Hutter, a bigoted trapper, and his two contrasting daughters.

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