Mercedes McCambridge
9 titles
Filmography
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The Scarf
(1951)A man escapes from an asylum to prove that he is innocent of strangling a woman with a scarf. When he meets a woman with an identical scarf, a sinister plot begins to unravel.

Johnny Guitar
(1954)Gambling house operator Vienna seeks control of a town as archrival Emma Small sets out to force Vienna out of town. The timely arrival of Johnny Guitar thwarts Emma's dark plans, but doesn't prevent a showdown between the women. Based on Roy Chanslor's novel, "Johnny Guitar."

99 Women
(1969)Off the coast of Panama, there is an island with a female penal colony, run by a sadistic superintendent. When several prisoners mysteriously die, leading to a breakout and mutiny, an extensive investigation of the horrific events begins.

All the King's Men
(1949)A dynamic backwoods personality rides a wave of populist fervor straight into the governor's mansion, only to fall prey to the corruption and influence peddling that he pledged to fight.

Suddenly, Last Summer
(1959)A beautiful girl is committed to a mental institution after witnessing the violent death of her cousin. The doctor uses a truth serum on her and confirms his suspicions that her "hallucinations" areindeed fact. The shock causes her wealthy aunt to relapse into unreality.

Cimarron
(1960)A moving saga about the life of a wandering Oklahoma pioneer and his frontier family from 1890 to 1915.

Giant
(1956)A wealthy Texan marries a strong beautiful girl and their adjustments to life are interwoven with problems of Mexican workers and an ambitious ranch hand who becomes an oil tycoon.

A Farewell to Arms
(1957)A passionate but star-crossed romance develops between an American soldier and a Red Cross nurse during WWI. Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway.
Marquis de Sade: Justine
(1969)Romina Power (18-year-old-daughter of Tyrone Power) stars as Justine, a nubile young virgin cast out of a French orphanage and thrust into a depraved world of prostitution, predatory lesbians, a fugitive murderess (Mercedes McCambridge), bondage, branding, and one supremely sadistic monk (an outrageous performance by Jack Palance). It's a twisted tale of strange desires, perverse pleasures and the ultimate corruption of innocence as told by the Marquis de Sade.