Portrait of Bess Flowers

Acting

Bess Flowers

Career

Active from 1923 to 1956, busiest in 1926 and 1938 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 418 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Bess Flowers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

743
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two (2024)

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

45 titles ยท average score 57
The Prize
The Prize (1963)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lady In Audience (uncredited)

The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All (1963)
GoodWatch score 64

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Mrs. Pradanos

The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
GoodWatch score 57

as Spectator at Rally (uncredited)

Mister Ed
Mister Ed (1961)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
GoodWatch score 81

as Concert Attendee (uncredited)

The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Villager (uncredited)

Blue Hawaii
Blue Hawaii (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Home from the Hill
Home from the Hill (1960)
GoodWatch score 83

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

1950s

200 titles ยท average score 63
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

as Plaza Hotel Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
GoodWatch score 90

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Party Guest at Randall Estate (uncredited)

Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
GoodWatch score 91

as Diner at Ernie's (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Train Station Commuter #3

Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Bookstore Customer (uncredited) / Club Patron (uncredited)

Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
GoodWatch score 93

as Songwriter's Party Guest with Poodle (uncredited)

Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear (1952)
GoodWatch score 84

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
GoodWatch score 91

as Audience Member (uncredited)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Theater Patron

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1940s

258 titles ยท average score 63
Look for the Silver Lining
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
GoodWatch score 49

as Lady in Agent's Office

So You Want to Be in Pictures
So You Want to Be in Pictures (1947)
GoodWatch score 66

as Woman at Brown Derby with Sunglasses (uncredited)

Mr. Ace
Mr. Ace (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Party Guest

Gilda
Gilda (1946)
GoodWatch score 84

as Gambler at Roulette Table (uncredited)

The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep (1946)
GoodWatch score 85

as Woman with Bumped Man

Notorious
Notorious (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Delightfully Dangerous
Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
GoodWatch score 37

as Lady at Mr. Hopkins' Table

Musical Movieland
Musical Movieland (1944)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tourist in Gray Hat (uncredited)

Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity (1944)
GoodWatch score 90

as Norton's Secretary (uncredited)

Brooklyn Orchid
Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
GoodWatch score 62

as Party Guest (uncredited)

An Ache in Every Stake
An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Lawrence (uncredited)

A Plumbing We Will Go
A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mrs. Hadley (uncredited)

1930s

218 titles ยท average score 64
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Hospital Nurse (uncredited)

Ninotchka
Ninotchka (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Gossip (uncredited)

Mutts to You
Mutts to You (1938)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Manning

Time Out for Trouble
Time Out for Trouble (1938)

as Sales Clerk

The Mind Needer
The Mind Needer (1938)

as Mrs. Ryan

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Martin's Neighbor in Courtroom (uncredited)

The Public Pays
The Public Pays (1936)
GoodWatch score 65

as Woman from the Relief Bureau (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
GoodWatch score 84

as (uncredited)

Thicker Than Water
Thicker Than Water (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nurse (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Agnes (uncredited)

Made on Broadway
Made on Broadway (1933)
GoodWatch score 66

as Wardrobe fitter

Grand Slam
Grand Slam (1933)
GoodWatch score 44

as Bridge Party Guest

1920s

21 titles ยท average score 62
Linda
Linda (1929)

as Annette Whitmore

The Saturday Night Kid
The Saturday Night Kid (1929)
GoodWatch score 52

as (uncredited)

Untamed
Untamed (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

as Manicurist

Their Own Desire
Their Own Desire (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Miriam - Polo Player/Snooty Dinner Guest (uncredited)

We Faw Down
We Faw Down (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Laurel

Show People
Show People (1928)
GoodWatch score 84

as (uncredited)

Hands Across the Border
Hands Across the Border (1926)

as Ysabel Castro

Glenister of the Mounted
Glenister of the Mounted (1926)

as Elizabeth Danrock

Lone Hand Saunders
Lone Hand Saunders (1926)

as Alice Mills

Mannequin
Mannequin (1926)

as Mannequin (uncredited)

Hollywood
Hollywood (1923)

as Hortense Towers

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mannequin (uncredited)