Esther Minciotti

House of Strangers (1949)

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Susan Hayward  •  Richard Conte  •  Luther Adler

Gino Monetti is a ruthless Italian-American banker who is engaged in a number of criminal activities. Three of his four grown sons refuse to help their father stay out of prison after he's arrested for his questionable business practices. Three of the sons take ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph L. Mankiewicz
CAST:  Edward G. Robinson  •  Susan Hayward  •  Richard Conte  •  Luther Adler

The Undercover Man (1949)

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley

Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph H. Lewis
CAST:  Glenn Ford  •  Nina Foch  •  James Whitmore  •  Barry Kelley

The Wrong Man (1956)

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Vera Miles  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Harold J. Stone

In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred Hitchcock
CAST:  Henry Fonda  •  Vera Miles  •  Anthony Quayle  •  Harold J. Stone

Full of Life (1956)

A father-in-law's visit makes life even more complicated for a struggling writer and his pregnant wife. Director Richard Quine's 1956 film stars Judy Holliday, Richard Conte and Salvatore Baccaloni.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Judy Holliday  •  Salvatore Baccaloni  •  Esther Minciotti

A father-in-law's visit makes life even more complicated for a struggling writer and his pregnant wife. Director Richard Quine's 1956 film stars Judy Holliday, Richard Conte and Salvatore Baccaloni.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Richard Conte  •  Judy Holliday  •  Salvatore Baccaloni  •  Esther Minciotti

Marty (1955)

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Betsy Blair  •  Esther Minciotti  •  Augusta Ciolli

Marty, a butcher who lives in the Bronx with his mother is unmarried at 34. Good-natured but socially awkward he faces constant badgering from family and friends to get married but has reluctantly resigned himself to bachelorhood. Marty meets Clara, an unattractive ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Betsy Blair  •  Esther Minciotti  •  Augusta Ciolli

Strictly Dishonorable (1951)

A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank  •  Norman Panama
CAST:  Ezio Pinza  •  Janet Leigh  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Gale Robbins

A womanizing opera star is smitten by a young music student.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Melvin Frank  •  Norman Panama
CAST:  Ezio Pinza  •  Janet Leigh  •  Millard Mitchell  •  Gale Robbins

Shockproof (1949)

Jenny Marsh is a hard-luck dame who's just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny's not exactly the murdering type -- she did the deed while defending her jailbird lover, Harry, which is probably one reason she's attracted the attention of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Cornel Wilde  •  Patricia Knight  •  John Baragrey  •  Esther Minciotti

Jenny Marsh is a hard-luck dame who's just finished five years in the slammer for killing a man. Jenny's not exactly the murdering type -- she did the deed while defending her jailbird lover, Harry, which is probably one reason she's attracted the attention of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Cornel Wilde  •  Patricia Knight  •  John Baragrey  •  Esther Minciotti

The Man Who Had Influence (1950)

Business mogul's son David Grant uses his father's power to extricate himself from problems - until implication in a woman's death tests David's willingness to avoid responsibility.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Stanley Ridges  •  Robert Sterling  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  King Calder

Business mogul's son David Grant uses his father's power to extricate himself from problems - until implication in a woman's death tests David's willingness to avoid responsibility.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Franklin J. Schaffner
CAST:  Stanley Ridges  •  Robert Sterling  •  Eva Marie Saint  •  King Calder

Marty (1953)

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Nancy Marchand  •  Esther Minciotti  •  Joe Mantell

Marty Pilletti is a 36-year-old butcher who lives with his mother, who is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better, but he has low self-esteem and admits to his mother that he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Rod Steiger  •  Nancy Marchand  •  Esther Minciotti  •  Joe Mantell