By Vlad Zakh · March 25, 2026
Elisabeth Risdon brought a warm, understated presence to Hollywood and frequently played gentle mothers and steadfast landladies. I Remember Mama follows a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco, My Sister Eileen navigates Greenwich Village chaos, Tarzan’s New York Adventure rescues a son from circus captors, and The Amazing Mr. X targets a widow with a fake medium. High Sierra and Meet John Doe round out the list.
01 A Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco gets through hardship and love under their warm, practical mother.
Directed by George Stevens · 2h 14m
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02 Elisabeth Risdon features in this noir about a grieving widow targeted by a con artist medium posing as a psychic who can contact her late husband.
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus · 1h 18m
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03 Elisabeth Risdon appears in this adventure where Tarzan travels to New York City to rescue his adopted son from cruel circus captors.
Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 11m
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04 Two sisters from Ohio deal with wacky neighbours and career ambitions after moving to Greenwich Village.
Directed by Alexander Hall · 1h 36m · Rated NR
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05 An ageing gangster fresh out of prison plans one last big heist at a mountain resort.
Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 40m · Rated NR
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06 A fabricated newspaper hoax about a suicidal everyman spirals into an unstoppable political movement.
Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 03m · Rated NR
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