Jessie Royce Landis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jessie Royce Landis (November 25, 1904 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jessie Royce Landis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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North by Northwest (1959)

ClassicThrillingFast pacedSuspenseful

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  James Mason  •  Jessie Royce Landis

To Catch a Thief (1955)

ClassicEnjoyableRomanticCharming

An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Grace Kelly  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  John Williams

An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Grace Kelly  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  John Williams

Airport (1970)

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Seaton
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Dean Martin  •  Jean Seberg  •  Jacqueline Bisset

Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Seaton
CAST:  Burt Lancaster  •  Dean Martin  •  Jean Seberg  •  Jacqueline Bisset

Critic's Choice (1963)

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Lucille Ball  •  Marilyn Maxwell  •  Rip Torn

Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewing the play or cause the breakup of his marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Weis
CAST:  Bob Hope  •  Lucille Ball  •  Marilyn Maxwell  •  Rip Torn

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ray Milland  •  Jean Peters  •  Paul Douglas  •  Ed Begley

The Swan (1956)

Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Grace Kelly  •  Alec Guinness  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Agnes Moorehead

Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Vidor
CAST:  Grace Kelly  •  Alec Guinness  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Agnes Moorehead

My Foolish Heart (1950)

After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers her time with her true love, Walt Dreiser, at the beginning of the Second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Susan Hayward  •  Kent Smith  •  Jessie Royce Landis

After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers her time with her true love, Walt Dreiser, at the beginning of the Second ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Dana Andrews  •  Susan Hayward  •  Kent Smith  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Boys' Night Out (1962)

Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different than their ordinary marriages, children and TV-dinners. In secret, they get themselves an apartment with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gordon
CAST:  Kim Novak  •  James Garner  •  Tony Randall  •  Howard Morris

Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different than their ordinary marriages, children and TV-dinners. In secret, they get themselves an apartment with a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Gordon
CAST:  Kim Novak  •  James Garner  •  Tony Randall  •  Howard Morris

Main Street to Broadway (1953)

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Tallulah Bankhead  •  Tommy Morton  •  Mary Murphy  •  Agnes Moorehead

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tay Garnett
CAST:  Tallulah Bankhead  •  Tommy Morton  •  Mary Murphy  •  Agnes Moorehead

Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)

Two high school seniors try to adjust to adult responsibilities when an unexpected pregnancy forces them into marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Christopher Norris  •  Dan Dailey  •  Dina Merrill

Two high school seniors try to adjust to adult responsibilities when an unexpected pregnancy forces them into marriage.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Day
CAST:  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Christopher Norris  •  Dan Dailey  •  Dina Merrill

Derelict (1930)

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  George Bancroft  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  William 'Stage' Boyd  •  Donald Stuart

Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they both try to out do each other in obtaining what they know their opposite is after. In the end they will need to work ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowland V. Lee
CAST:  George Bancroft  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  William 'Stage' Boyd  •  Donald Stuart

Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)

Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that she will be neglected and lonely, thanks to his career. Based on the novel The Doctor Has Three Faces by Mary Bard and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Binyon
CAST:  Dorothy McGuire  •  William Lundigan  •  June Havoc  •  Gary Merrill

Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that she will be neglected and lonely, thanks to his career. Based on the novel The Doctor Has Three Faces by Mary Bard and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claude Binyon
CAST:  Dorothy McGuire  •  William Lundigan  •  June Havoc  •  Gary Merrill

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)

A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliott Nugent
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Shirley Temple  •  Tom Drake  •  Alan Young

A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elliott Nugent
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Shirley Temple  •  Tom Drake  •  Alan Young

Meet Me Tonight (1952)

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Ted Ray  •  Kay Walsh  •  Martita Hunt  •  Stanley Holloway

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Ted Ray  •  Kay Walsh  •  Martita Hunt  •  Stanley Holloway

A Private's Affair (1959)

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  Christine Carère  •  Barbara Eden  •  Barry Coe

Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show. The three guys are up to the challenge, which begins a chain of unusual circumstances that not only have them singing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  Sal Mineo  •  Christine Carère  •  Barbara Eden  •  Barry Coe

Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose Peter's eccentric aunt. In Rome they get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  James Darren  •  Cindy Carol  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  Cesare Danova

Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of his friends. However they have to take an adult with them, so they choose Peter's eccentric aunt. In Rome they get ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Wendkos
CAST:  James Darren  •  Cindy Carol  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  Cesare Danova

I Married a Woman (1958)

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Kanter
CAST:  George Gobel  •  Diana Dors  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Kanter
CAST:  George Gobel  •  Diana Dors  •  Adolphe Menjou  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Goodbye Again (1961)

Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier resists the advances of Philip Van der Besh, the 24-year-old son of one of her clients. But when her longtime paramour, Roger Demarest, begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman, Paula decides that two can play ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Yves Montand  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Jessie Royce Landis

Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier resists the advances of Philip Van der Besh, the 24-year-old son of one of her clients. But when her longtime paramour, Roger Demarest, begins yet another casual affair with a younger woman, Paula decides that two can play ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anatole Litvak
CAST:  Ingrid Bergman  •  Yves Montand  •  Anthony Perkins  •  Jessie Royce Landis

The Girl He Left Behind (1956)

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Natalie Wood  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  Jim Backus

A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director David Butler's 1956 film stars '50s teen favorites Tab Hunter and Natalie Wood, with supporting roles played by Jim ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Butler
CAST:  Tab Hunter  •  Natalie Wood  •  Jessie Royce Landis  •  Jim Backus

Bon Voyage! (1962)

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Neilson
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Jane Wyman  •  Michael Callan  •  Deborah Walley

The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Neilson
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Jane Wyman  •  Michael Callan  •  Deborah Walley
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