By Vlad Zakh · August 6, 2026
Ottola Nesmith brought a stern, watchful presence to Hollywood’s golden age and was frequently cast as a housekeeper, nurse or suspicious neighbour. My Name Is Julia Ross traps a secretary in a sinister family’s scheme, The File on Thelma Jordon compromises a DA falling for a murder suspect, Ministry of Fear stumbles a man into a Nazi spy ring, and The Notorious Landlady involves a diplomat in a mystery. The Return of the Vampire and The Leopard Man round out the list.
01 Ottola Nesmith appears in this Kim Novak comedy-mystery about a diplomat renting a room from a beautiful landlady who becomes entangled in the mystery of her missing husband.
Directed by Richard Quine · 2h 03m · Rated NR
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02 Ottola Nesmith is in this noir about a district attorney who falls for a murder suspect, compromising his judgement and the case against her.
Directed by Robert Siodmak · 1h 40m · Rated NR
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Rent: Amazon Video
03 Ottola Nesmith appears in this thriller about a young woman hired as a secretary who wakes up trapped in a sinister family's scheme to fake her identity.
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis · 1h 05m · Rated NR
04 Lester Matthews appears in this Fritz Lang thriller about a man recently released from an asylum who stumbles into a dangerous Nazi spy conspiracy after winning a rigged cake contest.
Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 26m · Rated PG
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05 Ottola Nesmith appears in this Bela Lugosi horror where a centuries-old vampire freed by a wartime bombing raid seeks revenge against the woman who once destroyed him.
Directed by Lew Landers · 1h 09m
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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06 Ottola Nesmith appears in this Val Lewton thriller where a killer stalks a small New Mexico town after a publicity stunt with a leopard goes horribly wrong.
Directed by Jacques Tourneur · 1h 06m · Rated NR
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
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Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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