Edna May Oliver
8 titles
Filmography
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Lydia
(1941)
Nurse Edith Cavell
(1939)Anna Neagle stars in this biopic of English nurse and First World War martyr Edith Cavell. Matron of a small private hospital in German-occupied Brussels during WWI, Cavell makes no distinction between the civilian casualties, Allied troops and German soldiers brought in for treatment. However, her sympathy for the plight of the Belgians leads her to become involved with a secret underground resistance movement that helps refugees and escaped prisoners of war to cross the border into neutral Holland. When the German high command becomes suspicious of her activities, Cavell is branded a spy and faces execution by firing squad.

A Tale of Two Cities
(1935)An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancМ©e, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris.

Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)Lawless frontier. Indian attacks. Settlers protecting themselves the only way they know how-with guns and courage. In the years before the Revolutionary War, the East was as wild as the West would be one hundred years later. Henry Fonda delivers one of his most memorable performances ever as a young frontier leader protecting his family in the backwoods of New York state. Claudette Colbert so-stars as his spirited wife. With a fine supporting cast that also includes Edna May Oliver and John Carradine, this is one of John Ford's most exciting historical dramas.

Little Women
(1933)Oscar-winning adaptation of the classic Louisa May Alcott novel about the four March sisters who fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.

The Saturday Night Kid
(1929)Salesgirls Mayme and Janie work at Ginsberg's Department Store. Mayme is smitten with clerk Bill, but Janie devises a plan to win him over.

Little Miss Broadway
(1938)Entertaining musical comedy, starring the famous child actress. Story takes her from an orphanage to a happy foster home.

Half Shot at Sunrise
(1930)After a wild night in Paris, two soldiers find themselves in a series of uproarious misadventures involving mistaken identities and madcap chases.