6 Best Ellinor Vanderveer Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 24, 2026

Drama intense

Ellinor Vanderveer appeared in hundreds of Hollywood films over four decades, often uncredited as an elegant partygoer or socialite. The Last of Mrs. Cheyney has a jewel thief posing as a wealthy widow in high society, Born to Be Bad steals a cousin’s fiance, The Strange Door imprisons a nobleman’s brother, and Downstairs schemes through a wealthy household’s staff. Arsene Lupin and The Second 100 Years round out the list.

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The Strange Door (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Ellinor Vanderveer features in this Karloff and Laughton gothic about a cruel nobleman who imprisons his own brother and manipulates a young man's fate for his own twisted amusement.

Directed by Joseph Pevney · 1h 21m

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Born to Be Bad (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Ellinor Vanderveer appears in this melodrama about a manipulative woman who schemes to steal her cousin's wealthy fiance while secretly seeing another man.

Directed by Nicholas Ray · 1h 34m

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ellinor Vanderveer is in this Joan Crawford comedy about a jewel thief posing as a wealthy widow who infiltrates high society, only to fall for one of her targets.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Downstairs (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Ellinor Vanderveer is in this drama about a manipulative chauffeur who schemes his way through the household staff of a wealthy estate.

Directed by Monta Bell · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Arsène Lupin (1932) 05

Arsène Lupin (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Ellinor Vanderveer features in this mystery about a gentleman jewel thief who matches wits with a clever detective determined to catch him.

Directed by Jack Conway · 1h 24m · Rated NR

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The Second 100 Years (1927)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Ellinor Vanderveer features in this Laurel and Hardy short about two convicts who escape prison and pose as painters, with predictably chaotic results.

Directed by Fred Guiol · 0h 23m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.