Jessie Royce Landis
Know for: Acting
Born: 1896-11-25
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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North by Northwest (1959)
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
To Catch a Thief (1955)
An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature...
Airport (1970)
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved.
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for...
Boys' Night Out (1962)
Fred, George, Doug and Howie are quickly reaching middle-age. Three of them are married, only Fred is still a bachelor. They want something different...
The Swan (1956)
Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant...
My Man Godfrey (1957)
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and...
Goodbye Again (1961)
Middle-aged businesswoman Paula Tessier rejects the advances of her client's amusing 25-year-old son, Philip Van der Besh, but reconsiders when her...
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949)
A middle-aged genius goes to college for the first time.
Critic's Choice (1963)
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of...
Bon Voyage! (1962)
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest...
I Married a Woman (1958)
Advertising executive Marshall Briggs finds his work in conflict with his love-life with fashion model Janice Blake.
Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones (1971)
Two high school seniors try to adjust to adult responsibilities when an unexpected pregnancy forces them into marriage.
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
A young man is drafted and goes through the rigors of basic training, ultimately discovering the experience is also character-building. Director...
Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)
Jane Morgan (Dorothy McGuire) marries handsome doctor William Wright (William Lundigan), despite warnings from a host of other doctor's wives that...
A Private's Affair (1959)
Luigi, Jerry, and Mike are in boot camp when they are presented with a chance to represent their unit in competition on a national television show....
Derelict (1930)
Two rival seamen fight for both a promotion to a captaincy in their shipping line and the attentions of a Havana saloon singer. Sparks fly as they...
My Foolish Heart (1950)
After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise's daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew...
It Happens Every Spring (1949)
A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of...
Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1987)
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
The Ceremony of Innocence (1970)
Events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013.
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.