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Florence Eldridge is a Actor American born on 5 september 1901 at New York City (USA)

Florence Eldridge

Florence Eldridge
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Birth name Florence McKechnie
Nationality USA
Birth 5 september 1901 at New York City (USA)
Death 1 august 1988 (at 86 years) at Long Beach (USA)

Florence Eldridge (September 5, 1901, Brooklyn, New York – August 1, 1988, Long Beach, California) was an American actress. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in Play in 1957 for her performance in Long Day's Journey into Night.

Biography

Eldridge was married to fellow performer Fredric March from 1927 until his death in 1975, and often appeared alongside him on stage and in films.

Best films

The Divorcee
The Divorcee
(1930)
(Actress)

Usually with

Fredric March
Fredric March
(7 films)
Frank Tuttle
Frank Tuttle
(3 films)
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
(3 films)
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
(2 films)
John Carradine
John Carradine
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Florence Eldridge (17 films)

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Actress

Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind (1960)
, 2h8
Directed by Stanley Kramer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan
Roles Sarah Brady
Rating80% 4.0471254.0471254.0471254.0471254.047125
In a small Southern town, a school teacher, Bertram Cates, is about to stand trial. His offense: violating a state law by introducing to his students the concept that man descended from the apes, a theory of the naturalist Charles Darwin. Cates is vigorously denounced by town leaders such as the Rev. Jeremiah Brown.
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1949)
, 1h39
Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Kathleen Ryan, James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond
Roles Queen Isabella
Rating59% 2.999322.999322.999322.999322.99932
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder (1948)
, 1h31
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks, Stanley Ridges, John McIntire
Roles Catherine Cooke
Rating68% 3.440713.440713.440713.440713.44071
Calvin Cooke, a principled but stubborn judge, presides over a murder case in which lawyer David Douglas is unsuccessful in proving that his client's state of mind was a mitigating factor. (Later, though, Cooke grants Douglas's motion for a mistrial on the grounds that he may have unconsciously shown prejudice.)
Another Part of the Forest
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
, 1h47
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Dan Duryea, Edmond O'Brien, Ann Blyth, John Dall
Roles Lavinia Hubbard
Rating72% 3.635233.635233.635233.635233.63523
Set in the fictional town of Bowden, Alabama in June 1880, the plot focuses on the wealthy, ruthless, and innately evil Hubbard family and their rise to prominence. Patriarch Marcus Hubbard was born into poverty and toiled at menial labor while teaching himself Greek philosophy and the basics of business acumen. He ultimately made his fortune by exploiting his fellow Southerners during the American Civil War. Shrewd, amoral elder son Benjamin is plotting to usurp his father's power and steal his money by revealing a dark secret from his days as a war profiteer. Younger son Oscar, a Ku Klux Klan supporter, lusts for whore Laurette Sincee rather than penniless neighbor Birdie Bagtry, who desperately is looking for a loan on her family's valuable land, a situation Benjamin hopes to exploit. Regina is the sexually active daughter who wants to live in Chicago with Birdie's brother, former Confederate officer John Bagtry, a move discouraged by her father, who has a disturbingly unnatural closeness to the girl. When all his offspring turn on Marcus in one way or another, their mother Lavinia - the only one in the household with any sense of morality - tells her vicious children she hopes never to see them again.
Mary of Scotland
Mary of Scotland (1936)
, 2h3
Directed by John Ford, Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Théâtre, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Katharine Hepburn, Fredric March, John Carradine, Douglas Walton, Ian Keith, Moroni Olsen
Roles Elizabeth Tudor
Rating62% 3.149733.149733.149733.149733.14973
Mary (Katharine Hepburn), by assuming her throne as Queen of Scotland, strikes terror into the heart of Queen Elizabeth I (Florence Eldridge). After languishing in jail for 18 years at Elizabeth's command, Mary is offered a pardon if she will sign away her throne. Will she accept the deal, or die instead?
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1935)
, 1h48
Directed by Richard Boleslawski
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Cedric Hardwicke, Rochelle Hudson, Florence Eldridge, Marilyn Knowlden
Roles Fantine
Rating76% 3.8436353.8436353.8436353.8436353.843635
Jean Valjean est un bagnard emprisonné pour un simple vol de pain parce qu'il était affamé. Il parvient à s'échapper et sur sa route, il rencontre un homme d'église qui changera sa vie. Il devient peu à peu un homme en vue de la ville où il s'est installé sous un faux nom pour échapper à son passé. La jeune Cosette que les vils Thénardiers exploitent à leur service, est recueillie par Valjean qui en prendra soin quant à son éducation. Mais l'inspecteur Javert, Policier obtus et convaincu que l'âme humaine ne peut changer, reconnaît en Valjean l'ancien détenu et veut à tout prix le compromettre...
A Modern Hero
A Modern Hero (1934)
, 1h11
Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Jean Muir, Marjorie Rambeau, Verree Teasdale, Florence Eldridge, Dorothy Burgess
Roles Leah Ernst
Rating62% 3.1458253.1458253.1458253.1458253.145825
When the circus comes to a small town, resident Joanna Ryan (Jean Muir) becomes pregnant by horse trick rider Pierre Radier (Richard Barthelmess). He offers to marry her, but she decides they are not suited for each other. Instead, she marries steady local Elmer Croy. Pierre gives her all his money for their child.
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
, 1h10
Directed by Stephen Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Jack La Rue, William Gargan, Irving Pichel, Elizabeth Patterson, Guy Standing
Roles Ruby Lemarr
Rating70% 3.540813.540813.540813.540813.54081
Temple Drake, a frivolous young woman from a prominent Mississippi family, is raped and forced into prostitution by Trigger, a backwoods bootlegger, after Trigger shoots and kills a boy who tries to protect her. Another backwoodsman is charged with the murder. When Temple tries to leave Trigger, he becomes angry and is apparently about to assault her, so she grabs his pistol and shoots him, then flees back home to her family. An idealistic lawyer eventually persuades Temple to tell the truth about the first murder on the witness stand and save the defendant's life, even though her testimony will disgrace herself. According to Pre-Code scholar Thomas Doherty, the film implies that the deeds done to her are in recompense for her immorality.
The Great Jasper
The Great Jasper (1933)
, 1h25
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Richard Dix, Edna May Oliver, Florence Eldridge, Wera Engels, Bruce Cabot, Walter Walker
Roles Jenny Horn
Rating63% 3.161183.161183.161183.161183.16118
This script must be run from the command line
Thirteen Women
Thirteen Women (1932)
, 1h13
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Slasher
Actors Myrna Loy, Irene Dunne, Ricardo Cortez, Jill Esmond, Florence Eldridge, Mary Duncan
Roles Grace Coombs
Rating61% 3.099383.099383.099383.099383.09938
Thirteen women, who were sorority sisters at the all girl's college St. Alban's, all write to a clairvoyant "swami" (C. Henry Gordon) who by mail sends each a horoscope foreseeing swift doom. However, the clairvoyant is under the sway of Ursula Georgi (Myrna Loy), a half-Javanese Eurasian woman who was snubbed at school by the other women owing to her mixed-race heritage, eventually forcing Georgi to leave school. She now seeks revenge by manipulating the women into killing themselves or each other. She also goads the clairvoyant into killing himself by falling into the path of a subway train.
The Divorcee
The Divorcee (1930)
, 1h24
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery, Florence Eldridge, Robert Elliott
Roles Helen
Rating66% 3.345783.345783.345783.345783.34578
Ted (Chester Morris), Jerry (Norma Shearer), Paul (Conrad Nagel) and Dorothy (Helen Johnson) are part of the New York in-crowd. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes Paul. He gets drunk and is involved in an accident that leaves Dorothy's face disfigured. Out of pity, Paul marries Dorothy. Ted and Jerry have been married three years when she discovers he had a brief affair with another woman — and when she confronts him on their third anniversary, he tells her it didn't "mean a thing." Upset, and with Ted out on a business trip, Jerry spends the night with his best friend, Don. Upon Ted's return she tells him she "balanced [their] accounts," withholding Don's name. Ted is hypocritically outraged and they argue, ending with Ted leaving her and the couple filing for a divorce. While Jerry turns to partying to forget her sorrows, Ted becomes an alcoholic. Paul and Jerry run into each other and she discovers he still loves her and is willing to leave Dorothy to be with her. It is only after she meets Dorothy that Jerry is forced to evaluate her decision.
The Matrimonial Bed
The Matrimonial Bed (1930)
, 1h9
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Frank Fay, Lilyan Tashman, Florence Eldridge, Beryl Mercer, Vivien Oakland, Arthur Edmund Carewe
Roles Juliet Corton
Rating57% 2.8585252.8585252.8585252.8585252.858525
Leopold Trebel (Frank Fay) is a man who was in a train wreck five years earlier and was taken for dead by his wife, Juliet (Florence Eldridge) Leopold and Juliet have both remarried. Leopold, who remembers nothing that occurred before the train wreck, is the father of two sets of twins by his new wife, Sylvaine (Lilyan Tashman). Juliet has recently had a child with her new husband, Gustave Corton (James Gleason). Leopold is a very popular hairdresser and some of Juliet's friends urge her to try him out.