6 Movies Starring Beulah Bondi

Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1937-10-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (4489 Reviews)

Director:

Leo McCarey

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Vièa Delmar (screen play)

Josephine Lawrence (based on a novel by)

Helen Leary (play)

Nolan Leary (play)

Fullplot:

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

Of Human Hearts

Of Human Hearts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-02-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (617 Reviews)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Bradbury Foote (screen play)

Honore Morrow (story)

Fullplot:

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

Vivacious Lady

Vivacious Lady

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1938-08-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (2038 Reviews)

Director:

George Stevens

Cast:

Writer:

P.J. Wolfson (screen play)

Ernest Pagano (screen play)

I.A.R. Wylie (story)

Fullplot:

On a quick trip to the city, young university professor Peter Morgan falls in love with nightclub performer Francey Brent and marries her after a whirlwind romance. But when he goes back home, he can't bring himself to tell his conservative, ultra-respected family about it.

Our Town

Our Town

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1940-05-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (1581 Reviews)

Director:

Sam Wood

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Thornton Wilder (play)

Thornton Wilder (screenplay)

Frank Craven (screenplay)

Harry Chandlee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks their front doors.

Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1941-04-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (4223 Reviews)

Director:

George Stevens

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Morrie Ryskind (screen play)

Martha Cheavens (story)

Fullplot:

As Julie prepares to leave her husband Roger, she begins to play through a stack of recordings, each of which reminds her of events in their lives together. One of them is the song that was playing when she and Roger first met in a music store. Other songs remind her of their courtship, their marriage, their desire for a child, and the joys and sorrows that they have shared. A flood of memories comes back to her as she ponders their present problems and how they arose.

The Southerner

The Southerner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1945-04-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (1666 Reviews)

Director:

Jean Renoir

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

George Sessions Perry (novel)

Hugo Butler (adaptation)

Jean Renoir

Fullplot:

Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own cotton crop. In the first year, the Tuckers battle disease, a flood, and a jealous neighbor. Can they make it as farmers?

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