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Hell's House (1932) -- Jimmy idolizes bootlegger Matt, and when he refuses to implicate his friend, he is sent to reform school. He befriends Shorty, a boy with a heart condition, and escapes to let the world know about the brutal conditions.
The North Star (1943) -- A Ukrainian village must suddenly contend with the Nazi invasion of June 1941.
Life with Father (1947) -- A financier from New York rules his numerous family, consisting of his wife and his four sons, with the meticulousity of a bookkeeper.

Overview

Date of Death:
14 December 1966, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Emma Dunn was a much noted stage actress before turning to films. She... more
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Filmography

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Actress:
  1. The Woman in White (1948) .... Mrs. Vesey
  2. Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) .... Mrs. Borden
  3. Life with Father (1947) .... Margaret - the cook
  4. Night Train to Memphis (1946) .... Ma Acuff
  5. The Hoodlum Saint (1946) .... Maggie
  6. Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944) (uncredited) .... Mother Machree
  7. My Buddy (1944) .... Mary Ballinger
  8. Are These Our Parents? (1944) .... Ma Henderson
  9. It Happened Tomorrow (1944) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Keaver
    ... aka René Clair's It Happened Tomorrow (USA: complete title)
  10. Prices Unlimited (1944) (uncredited) .... Allotment Mother
  11. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) .... Doña Mercedes
  12. The Cross of Lorraine (1943) (uncredited) .... Mme. Marchand
  13. Minesweeper (1943) .... Mom Smith
  14. The North Star (1943) (uncredited)
    ... aka Armored Attack (USA: recut version)
  15. Hoosier Holiday (1943) .... Molly Baker
    ... aka Farmyard Follies (UK)
  16. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1942) .... Ma (Norah) Flanagan
  17. I Married a Witch (1942) (uncredited) .... Wife of Justice of the Peace
  18. The Talk of the Town (1942) .... Mrs. Shelley
    ... aka George Stevens' The Talk of the Town (USA: complete title)
  19. The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) .... Martha Carter
  20. The Mad Martindales (1942) .... Agnes
  21. Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare in Photograph
    ... aka The Doctor and the Debutante (UK)
  22. Babes on Broadway (1941) .... Mrs. Williams
  23. Rise and Shine (1941) .... Mrs. Murray
  24. Ladies in Retirement (1941) .... Sister Theresa
  25. Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
    ... aka Mary Names the Day (UK)
  26. Scattergood Meets Broadway (1941) .... Mirandy Baines
    ... aka Blonde Menace (USA: TV title)
  27. Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941) .... Mirandy Baines
  28. The Penalty (1941) .... 'Ma' McCormick
  29. The Monster and the Girl (1941) (uncredited) .... Aunt Della
    ... aka D.O.A.
    ... aka The Avenging Brain
  30. Scattergood Baines (1941) .... Mirandy Baines
  31. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) .... Martha
  32. The Great Dictator (1940) .... Mrs. Jaeckel
  33. Yesterday's Heroes (1940) .... Aunt Winnie
  34. Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
  35. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) .... Mrs. Simpson
  36. One Crowded Night (1940) .... Ma Mathews
  37. You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940) .... Mother Fields
  38. Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
  39. Half a Sinner (1940) .... Granny Gladden
  40. Little Orvie (1940) .... Mrs. Welty
  41. High School (1940) .... Mrs. O'Neill

  42. The Llano Kid (1939) .... Doña Teresa
  43. The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
  44. Hero for a Day (1939) .... Emmy 'Moms' Dunn
  45. Each Dawn I Die (1939) .... Mrs. Ross
    ... aka Killer Meets Killer
  46. Calling Dr. Kildare (1939) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
  47. Son of Frankenstein (1939) .... Amelia
  48. The Duke of West Point (1938) .... Mrs. West
  49. Thanks for the Memory (1938/II) .... Mrs. Platt
  50. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938) .... Ma Hawkins
  51. Young Dr. Kildare (1938) .... Mrs. Martha Kildare
  52. Three Loves Has Nancy (1938) .... Mrs. Briggs
  53. The Crowd Roars (1938) (uncredited) .... Laura McCoy
  54. Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938) .... Ma Hardy
    ... aka Romance and Rhythm (UK)
  55. Lord Jeff (1938) .... Mrs. Briggs
    ... aka The Boy from Barnardo's (UK)
  56. Madame X (1937) .... Rose, Fleuriot's Houskeeper
  57. Varsity Show (1937) .... Mrs. 'Ma' Smith
  58. Hideaway (1937) .... Emma Peterson
  59. The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) .... Anna, Olga's Housekeeper
  60. Waikiki Wedding (1937) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Marvin, Tony's mother
  61. Circus Girl (1937) .... Molly
  62. When You're in Love (1937) .... Mrs. Hamilton
    ... aka For You Alone (UK)
  63. Pigskin Parade (1936) (scenes deleted) .... Mrs. Van Dyke
    ... aka Harmony Parade (UK)
  64. Second Wife (1936) .... Mrs. Brown
  65. The Harvester (1936) .... Granny Moreland
  66. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Meredith - Housekeeper
  67. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1935) .... Mrs. Quimby
  68. Another Face (1935) (uncredited) .... Sheila's Mother
    ... aka It Happened in Hollywood (UK)
  69. This Is the Life (1935) .... Mrs. Davis
  70. Little Big Shot (1935) .... Orphanage matron
  71. The Crusades (1935) (uncredited) .... Alan's Mother
  72. Keeper of the Bees (1935) .... Margaret Campbell
  73. Ladies Crave Excitement (1935) .... Mrs. Phelan
  74. The Glass Key (1935) .... Mom
  75. George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) .... Aunt Jane Hopkins
    ... aka George White's Scandals
  76. Flirtation (1934)
  77. Dr. Monica (1934) .... Mrs. Monahan, a Nurse
  78. The Quitter (1934) .... Cordelia Tilford
  79. Dark Hazard (1934) .... Mrs. Mayhew
  80. Walls of Gold (1933) .... (replaced by Margaret Seddon)
  81. A Man of Sentiment (1933) .... Mrs. John Russell Sr.
  82. It's Great to Be Alive (1933) .... Mrs. Wilton
  83. Elmer, the Great (1933) .... Mrs. Kane
  84. Private Jones (1933) .... Mrs. Jones
  85. Grand Slam (1933) (uncredited) .... Sob Sister
  86. Hard to Handle (1933) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Hawks (landlady)
  87. Blessed Event (1932) .... Mrs. Roberts
  88. Letty Lynton (1932) .... Mrs. Darrow, Jerry's Mother
  89. When a Fellow Needs a Friend (1932) (uncredited) .... Charity Lady
    ... aka When a Feller Needs a Friend (USA: review title)
  90. It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) .... 'Moms' McClenahan
  91. The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) .... Mrs. Sarah Cohen
  92. The Wet Parade (1932) .... Mrs. Sally Chilcote
  93. Hell's House (1932) .... Emma Clark
    ... aka Juvenile Court (USA: reissue title)
  94. Broken Lullaby (1932) .... Frau Muller
    ... aka The Man I Killed (UK)
  95. Under 18 (1931) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Evans
  96. Compromised (1931/I) .... Mrs. Squires
    ... aka We Three (UK) (USA: working title)
  97. The Guilty Generation (1931) .... Nina Palmero
  98. Bad Company (1931) .... Emma
  99. Morals for Women (1931) .... Mrs. Huston
    ... aka Big City Interlude (USA: reissue title)
    ... aka Farewell Party
  100. This Modern Age (1931) .... Mrs. Margaret Blake
  101. Big Business Girl (1931) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
  102. Too Young to Marry (1931) .... Mrs. Bumpstead
  103. The Bad Sister (1931) .... Mrs. Madison
  104. The Prodigal (1931) .... Mrs. Farraday
  105. Manslaughter (1930) .... Miss Bennett
  106. The Texan (1930) .... Señora Doña Marguerita Ibarra

  107. Side Street (1929) .... Mrs. Nora O'Farrell
    ... aka The Three Brothers (UK)
    ... aka Three Brothers
  108. Pied Piper Malone (1924) .... Mother Malone
  109. Old Lady 31 (1920) .... Angie Rose

  110. Mother (1914/I) .... Mrs. Wetherell
Soundtrack:
  1. Side Street (1929) (performer: "Irish Washerwoman" (uncredited))
    ... aka The Three Brothers (UK)
    ... aka Three Brothers
Archive Footage:
  1. The Son of Frankenstein (1966) .... Amelia, housekeeper


Additional Details

Other Works:
Broadway stage career: 1909's The Easiest Way, she played a black house maid...in black-face. In 1907's Peer Gynt, she played Peer's mother, Ase. Peer was played by Richard Mansfield who was nearly 40 years her senior! more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Musical more

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