Alison Skipworth Movies

The Devil Is a Woman

71/100

A young man is warned by a captain about a temptress; nonetheless, he finds himself falling in love with her.

Dangerous

71/100

An alcoholic actress who is considered a dangerous jinx is rehabilitated, but she then shows that she's as dangerous as ever.

Satan Met a Lady

62/100

In this spoof of the story The Maltese Falcon (1941) is based on, a double-crossing woman, the two-timing P.I. she hired, the corpulent "empress of crime", and a gentleman thief are all after a legendary priceless eighth-century ram's horn.

Tonight or Never

78/100

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.

The Princess Comes Across

69/100

A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.

The Girl from 10th Avenue

72/100

When his fiancée Valentine dumps him, prominent lawyer Geoffrey Sherwood goes on a bender and winds up married to a stranger, Miriam Brady. They decide to give their marriage a chance. ... See full summary »

The Captain Hates the Sea

76/100

Alcoholic newspaperman Steve Bramley boards the San Capador for a restful cruise, hoping to quit drinking and begin writing a book...

The Song of Songs

69/100

Lily falls in love with the sculptor who leaves her out of fear of commitment.

Stolen Holiday

65/100

Nicole Picot is working as a model in a Paris dress salon when she is picked by Stefan Orloff to help him convince a wealthy investor that he is well connected. She is to wear an expensive ... See full summary »

The Casino Murder Case

62/100

After socialite Lynn Llewwllen receives an anonymous threat, he is poisoned at his uncle's casino, and although he recovers, his wife is murdered by the same killer.

Sinners in the Sun

61/100

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.

Doubting Thomas

67/100

A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.

Here Is My Heart

71/100

A rich and famous singer disguises himself as a waiter in order to be near the woman he loves, a European princess.

Tonight Is Ours

72/100

A princess is torn between her royal obligations and her love for a handsome Frenchman.

Midnight Club

68/100

Elegant Colin Grant and his associates are successful jewelry thieves, even unmasked to their victims, their perfect alibis making impossible for the Comissioner police to arrest them. ... See full summary »

Hitch Hike Lady

73/100

In this touching tale, an elderly British woman saves up enough money to visit her son in the U.S. She believes that he is doing well, but he is actually a prisoner in San Quentin.

King of the Newsboys

59/100

A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have...

The Notorious Sophie Lang

69/100

After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her ... See full summary »

Wide Open Faces

62/100

Criminal from all over the country converge on the Lakeside Inn in Willow Springs where bank robber Duke Temple (Stanley Fields) has stashed $100,000...

The Night Angel

64/100

The Night Angel is a 1931 American drama film written and directed by Edmund Goulding. The film stars Nancy Carroll, Fredric March, Phoebe Foster, Alison Skipworth and Alan Hale, Sr.. The ... See full summary »

Madame Racketeer

68/100

International con artist Martha Hicks a.k.a. Countess von Claudwig is released from another stay in...

Wharf Angel

62/100

"Mother Bright's" place on the lawless, waterfront district of the 'Barbary Coast' in San Francisco is the toughest of all saloons that can be found, and that is where "Turk", a stoker on a... See full summary »

Shoot the Works

70/100

Two Wise Maids

74/100

A Lady's Profession

69/100