Martha Scott

Martha Scott

September 22, 1912 · 113 years old

Martha Ellen Scott (1912–2003) was an American actress best known for her roles as mother of the lead character in numerous films and television shows.

Known For

9 titles
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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 Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 · 3h 40m · Movie

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

7.9
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Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

1973 · 1h 34m · Movie

Wilbur is a farm pig who's terrified that he'll end up on the dinner table. His friend Charlotte, a charming spider, comes to his rescue. She weaves words into her web, convincing the farmer that Wilbur is too special a pig to kill.

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Airport 1975

Airport 1975

1974 · 1h 47m · Movie

A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.

5.7
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The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours

1955 · 1h 52m · Movie

Three escaped convicts move in on and terrorize a suburban household.

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Sayonara

Sayonara

1957 · 2h 27m · Movie

A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.

7.0
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The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

1940 · 1h 56m · Movie

Just prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.

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Cheers for Miss Bishop

Cheers for Miss Bishop

1941 · 1h 35m · Movie

Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.

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Hi Diddle Diddle

Hi Diddle Diddle

1943 · 1h 12m · Movie

After the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.

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