Acting
Elisabeth Risdon
- Titles
- 109movies
- Career
Active from 1913 to 1952, with a break from 1917 to 1934, busiest in 1942 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 18top three billing
- Average score
58/100
- Highest rated
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim74/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Wholesome4.8average 3.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.7
- Wit & Wordplay4.3average 3.7
- Politics3.1average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Adrenaline4.0, average 5.1
- Violence3.3, average 4.3
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Setting 4
- Character-Driven 3
- Murder Mystery 3
- Mystery 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Classic Hollywood 2
- 1940s Setting 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Redemption 2
- Lighthearted 2
- Nostalgic 2
- Film Noir 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Maurice ElveyActorFlorence Nightingale, Inquisitive Ike, Bridegrooms Beware!, Love in a Wood, The Princess of Happy Chance, +6 more
Leon ErrolActorMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, The Girl from Mexico, +4 more- FFred GrovesActorFlorence Nightingale, Inquisitive Ike, Bridegrooms Beware!, Maria Marten, or Murder in the Red Barn, Beautiful Jim, +4 more
Leslie GoodwinsDirectorMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, Let's Make Music, +4 more
Lupe VélezActorMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, The Girl from Mexico, +3 more- CCharles E. RobertsWriterMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, Mama Loves Papa, +3 more
Lydia BilbrookActorMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Thurston HallActorThe Affairs of Annabel, Don't Gamble with Love, The King Steps Out, Theodora Goes Wild, Guard That Girl- AA.V. BrambleActorFlorence Nightingale, Beautiful Jim, Black-Eyed Susan, Her Luck in London, The Idol of Paris
- JJack MacKenzieCinematographerMexican Spitfire's Blessed Event, Mexican Spitfire Out West, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant, The Mexican Spitfire's Baby, Mexican Spitfire
Nana BryantActorThe King Steps Out, Theodora Goes Wild, Guard That Girl, Lady of Secrets- MM. Gray MurrayActorBeautiful Jim, Black-Eyed Susan, Her Luck in London, The Suicide Club
Movies and TV shows
361950s
3 titles · average score 55
72
Scaramouche (1952)
as Isabelle de Valmorin
40
Bunco Squad (1950)
as Jessica Royce
53
Sierra (1950)
as Aunt Susan
1940s
23 titles · average score 66
63
Bodyguard (1948)
as Gene Dysen
74
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
as Mrs. Amanda Pritchard
58
The Egg and I (1947)
as Betty's Mother
62
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
as Catherine Walsh
59
Roll on Texas Moon (1946)
as Cactus Kate Taylor
69
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
as Miss Elizabeth Martin
44
Blonde Fever (1944)
as Mrs. Talford
66
Journey for Margaret (1942)
as Mrs. Bailey
Footlight Fever (1941)
as Aunt Hattie Drake
50
The Mexican Spitfire's Baby (1941)
as Aunt Della
83
High Sierra (1941)
as Ma
Honeymoon Deferred (1940)
as Sarah Frome
1930s
10 titles · average score 66
65
The Great Man Votes (1939)
as Phoebe Ainslee
82
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
as Mrs. Sherman
64
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
as Widow Douglass
59
Disputed Passage (1939)
as Mrs. Cunningham
63
Sorority House (1939)
as Mrs. Scott
62
Mannequin (1938)
as Mrs. Cassidy (as Elizabeth Risdon)
Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
as Aunt Sally Phelps
58
My Bill (1938)
as Aunt Caroline
78
Dead End (1937)
as Mrs. Connell
The Final Hour (1936)
as Fortune Teller