Florence Bates
2 credits on HibingeTV
American character actress (1888-1954), a lawyer turned restaurateur who began acting at 51 and became a memorable presence in Rebecca (1940), I Remember Mama (1948), and The Second Woman (1950).
Acted In
Drama, Mystery
A 1950 psychological noir directed by James V. Kern. Robert Young — playing against his wholesome image — is Jeff Cohalan, an architect haunted by his wife's murder on their honeymoon and a string of inexplicable accidents that seem to follow him. When he meets the warmhearted Ellen Foster (Betsy Drake) on a train, she's drawn into his dark world and begins to wonder whether Jeff is a cursed man, a madman, or the target of something more sinister. A moody, underrated mystery with a striking finale at a cliffside house, the film is in the public domain.
Drama · Mystery
The Second Woman
1950 - as Amelia Foster
Noir, Crime
Mary (Ava Gardner) returns to her small whistle-stop hometown and reignites an old rivalry between two men who never got over her — bitter, jobless Kenny Veech (George Raft) and slick nightclub owner Lew Lentz (Tom Conway). When Kenny gets pulled into a robbery scheme aimed at Lentz, old jealousy turns to murder. An early starring role for Gardner and a moody small-town noir from Russian émigré director Léonide Moguy, produced by Seymour Nebenzal (M) for United Artists release. The film is in the public domain.
Noir · Crime · Drama
Whistle Stop
1946 - as Molly Veech