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Tag Archives: Ethel Barrymore
The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) Michael Gordon, Glenn Ford, Gene Tierney, Ethel Barrymore, Western

Jim Canfield, convicted of a crime he did not commit, escapes a Nevada prison with several hardened criminals. Read More »
Pinky (1949) Elia Kazan, John Ford, Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, Drama

Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother’s house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Read More »
Night Song (1947) John Cromwell, Dana Andrews, Merle Oberon, Ethel Barrymore, Drama, Romance, Music

Cathy Mallory, beautiful socialite who prefers classical music, is taken by friends to a back-alley dance club. There, she meets blind pianist Dan Evans, who plays in Chick Morgan’s swing band but seems to be a composer of great promise. Attracted but spurned, Cathy feigns blindness herself to get past Dan’s bitter facade, scheming to get him to the doctor who can restore his sight…and to Carnegie Hall. But her actions bring about several twists in their relationship…
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The Farmer’s Daughter (1947) H.C. Potter, Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore, Drama, Romance

Swedish-American farmer’s daughter Katrin ‘Katie’ Holstrom leaves the farm to study nursing in the big, wicked city. Thanks to a chiseling acquaintance, her tuition and expense money disappears the first day, and she’s forced to get a job…as a domestic for congressman Glenn Morley. Impressed by her political awareness as well as her many charms and capabilities, Glenn is soon infatuated with Katie, and she with him, but their feelings remain unspoken…until Katie speaks up at a party rally and is abruptly thrust into politics herself.
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