Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan, or Clara Lou Sheridan, (February 21, 1915 - January 21, 1967) was an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films San Quentin (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) with James Cagney and Bogart, They Drive by Night (1940) with George Raft and Bogart, City for Conquest (1940) with Cagney and Elia Kazan, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) with Bette Davis, Kings Row (1942) with Ronald Reagan, Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949) with Cary Grant.

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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Ann Sheridan

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  James Cagney  •  Pat O’Brien  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Ann Sheridan

Bolero (1934)

The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  George Raft  •  Carole Lombard  •  Sally Rand  •  Frances Drake

The complicated relationship between an ambitious, ruthless nightclub dancer and the woman he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wesley Ruggles
CAST:  George Raft  •  Carole Lombard  •  Sally Rand  •  Frances Drake

Dodge City (1939)

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Bruce Cabot

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Curtiz
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Olivia de Havilland  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Bruce Cabot

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Marion Marshall  •  Randy Stuart

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Hawks
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Marion Marshall  •  Randy Stuart

Kings Row (1942)

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Charles Coburn  •  Claude Rains

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Wood
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Ronald Reagan  •  Charles Coburn  •  Claude Rains

Nora Prentiss (1947)

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Kent Smith  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Robert Alda

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Kent Smith  •  Bruce Bennett  •  Robert Alda

The Unfaithful (1947)

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Lew Ayres  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent Sherman
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Lew Ayres  •  Zachary Scott  •  Eve Arden

They Drive by Night (1940)

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  George Raft  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Ida Lupino  •  Humphrey Bogart

Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat, or independent, truck drivers who have their own small one-truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raoul Walsh
CAST:  George Raft  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Ida Lupino  •  Humphrey Bogart

Woman on the Run (1950)

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Robert Keith  •  John Qualen

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Foster
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Dennis O'Keefe  •  Robert Keith  •  John Qualen

Edge of Darkness (1943)

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Walter Huston  •  Nancy Coleman

The film pivots around the local Norwegian doctor and his family. The doctor's wife (Ruth Gordon) wants to hold on to the pretence of gracious living and ignore their German occupiers. The doctor, Martin Stensgard (Walter Huston), would also prefer to stay neutral, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lewis Milestone
CAST:  Errol Flynn  •  Ann Sheridan  •  Walter Huston  •  Nancy Coleman

The Crusades (1935)

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Henry Wilcoxon  •  Ian Keith  •  C. Aubrey Smith

King Richard the Lionhearted launches a crusade to preserve Christianity in Jerusalem.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cecil B. DeMille
CAST:  Loretta Young  •  Henry Wilcoxon  •  Ian Keith  •  C. Aubrey Smith

The Opposite Sex (1956)

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Joan Collins  •  Dolores Gray  •  Leslie Nielsen

Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Miller
CAST:  June Allyson  •  Joan Collins  •  Dolores Gray  •  Leslie Nielsen

Take Me to Town (1953)

Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad. Vermilion needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Sterling Hayden  •  Phillip Reed  •  Lee Patrick

Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad. Vermilion needs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Douglas Sirk
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Sterling Hayden  •  Phillip Reed  •  Lee Patrick

Letter of Introduction (1938)

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John M. Stahl
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Andrea Leeds  •  Eve Arden  •  Ann Sheridan

An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also trying to make it on Broadway. He tries to re-establish his relationship with her while also trying to hide the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John M. Stahl
CAST:  Adolphe Menjou  •  Andrea Leeds  •  Eve Arden  •  Ann Sheridan

Winter Carnival (1939)

A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's Winter Carnival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Reisner
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Richard Carlson  •  Helen Parrish  •  Robert Armstrong

A divorced glamour girl keeps warm with a professor amid sports and romance at Dartmouth College's Winter Carnival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Reisner
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Richard Carlson  •  Helen Parrish  •  Robert Armstrong

Indianapolis Speedway (1939)

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ann Sheridan  •  John Payne  •  Frank McHugh

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Ann Sheridan  •  John Payne  •  Frank McHugh

Honeymoon for Three (1941)

Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, is on a book tour when he meets up with a former college fling with a loopy Danish girl which he barely remembers. She remembers him, very well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  George Brent  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Jane Wyman

Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, is on a book tour when he meets up with a former college fling with a loopy Danish girl which he barely remembers. She remembers him, very well.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  George Brent  •  Charles Ruggles  •  Jane Wyman

The Great O'Malley (1937)

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O'Brien).  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Sybil Jason  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Ann Sheridan

His role in the plight of an unemployed man (Humphrey Bogart) and his disabled daughter profoundly affects an intractable Irish policeman (Pat O'Brien).  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dieterle
CAST:  Pat O’Brien  •  Sybil Jason  •  Humphrey Bogart  •  Ann Sheridan

Wings for the Eagle (1942)

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Dennis Morgan  •  Jack Carson  •  George Tobias

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Bacon
CAST:  Ann Sheridan  •  Dennis Morgan  •  Jack Carson  •  George Tobias

You Belong to Me (1934)

When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud Hannigan to help her get a job. Bud is reluctant to become her partner, as he has proven to himself to be unreliable in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Lee Tracy  •  Helen Mack  •  Helen Morgan  •  David Holt

When vaudeville performer Florette Faxon is left penniless with her six-year-old son Jimmy, she relies on the friendship of fellow performer Bud Hannigan to help her get a job. Bud is reluctant to become her partner, as he has proven to himself to be unreliable in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfred L. Werker
CAST:  Lee Tracy  •  Helen Mack  •  Helen Morgan  •  David Holt
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