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The Wolf Man (1966)
Character: Maleva
An abbreviated 8 minute version of the 1941 Universal Monsters classic, released on 8mm film in the 1960s.
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Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940)
Character: Franziska Speyer
True story of the doctor who considered it was not immoral to search for a drug that would cure syphilis.
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I've Always Loved You (1946)
Character: Madame Goronoff
A beautiful young concert pianist is torn between her attraction to her arrogant but brilliant maestro and her love for a farm boy she left back home.
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Kings Row (1942)
Character: Madame von Eln
Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.
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Judge Hardy and Son (1939)
Character: Judith Volduzzi
Judge Hardy guides Andy through problems with girls, money and an essay contest.
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Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Character: Madame Olga Kirowa
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
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The Rains Came (1939)
Character: Maharani
Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor folk of Ranchipur. Lady Edwina and her drunken artist ex-lover Tom Ransome get in the way, but everyone shapes up when faced by earthquake, flooding, and plague.
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Dodsworth (1936)
Character: Baroness Von Obersdorf
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Character: Madame Basilova
Judy O'Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When the company disbands, Bubbles gives Judy a thankless job as her stooge. The two eventually clash when both fall for the same man.
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Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (1999)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr. Monster by Moonlight! explores these movies. Rick Baker explains how the make-up was done on Chaney's character. Screenwriter Curtis Siodmak took very little from earlier werewolf legends, providing his own story for some of the films. This documentary displays clips from several other movies, including "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) and "House of Dracula" (1945).
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Conquest (1937)
Character: la Comtesse Pelagia Walewska
A Polish countess is dispatched by her country to become Napoleon Bonaparte's mistress at the urging of Polish leaders, who feel she might influence him to support Polish independence.
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The Man I Married (1940)
Character: Frau Gerhardt
An American vacations in Europe with her husband and watches him turn into a Nazi.
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Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Character: Amazon Queen
A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Character: Maleva
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.
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Love Affair (1939)
Character: Grandmother
A French playboy and an American former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship. They arrange to reunite six months later, if neither has changed their mind.
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A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
Character: Mme. Karina
Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.
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The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Character: The Amah
A gambling queen uses blackmail to stop a British financier from closing her Chinese clip joint.
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Wyoming (1947)
Character: Maria
Small ranchers battle against a land baron trying to take their spreads.
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Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
Character: Madame Tanya
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom they initially brought together.
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Character: Maleva the Gypsy
Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Dr. Frankenstein has died; however, his monster is found.
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The Mortal Storm (1940)
Character: Mrs. Breitner
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
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