Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Character actor in films, often portraying strident types, he is best remembered cast as "The Thin Man" (actually, "Wynant") of the hit 1934 MGM film. He Ellis was active on Broadway as an actor, producer and playwright from 1905-32 (see "Other Works"). He died in Beverly Hills, CA at age 81 in 1952.

  • Title: Edward Ellis
  • Popularity: 2.759
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1870-11-11
  • Place of Birth: Coldwater, Michigan, USA
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  • Also Known As: Edward Mayne Ellis
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Edward Ellis Movies

  • 1934
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    The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

    7.5 1934 HD

    A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

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  • 1941
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    A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

    5.5 1941 HD

    Bucolic lawyer John Wayne takes on big-city corruption in A Man Betrayed. He sets out to prove that an above-suspicion politician (Edward Ellis) is...

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  • 1932
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    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    7.8 1932 HD

    A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when...

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  • 1936
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    Fury

    Fury

    7.5 1936 HD

    Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is...

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  • 1936
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    The Texas Rangers

    The Texas Rangers

    6.4 1936 HD

    Two down-on-their-luck former outlaws volunteer to be Texas Rangers and find themselves assigned to bring in an old friend, now a notorious outlaw.

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  • 1935
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    Wanderer of the Wasteland

    Wanderer of the Wasteland

    5 1935 HD

    Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not commit. He wanders into the desert wastelands...

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  • 1935
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    Village Tale

    Village Tale

    4.5 1935 HD

    The insidious typical talk of a small town makes a young man and the married woman he is in love very unhappy.

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  • 1935
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    The Return Of Peter Grimm

    The Return Of Peter Grimm

    5.2 1935 HD

    The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by preventing a marriage that he knows will go wrong.

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  • 1939
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    Three Sons

    Three Sons

    3.2 1939 HD

    A shop owner tries to interest his heirs in the family business.

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  • 1934
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    The Last Gentleman

    The Last Gentleman

    3 1934 HD

    In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate...

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  • 1939
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    Man of Conquest

    Man of Conquest

    5.2 1939 HD

    The story of Sam Houston, hero of the Texas revolution, statesman, and first president of the Republic of Texas.

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  • 1933
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    Girl Missing

    Girl Missing

    5.1 1933 HD

    Kay and June, two showgirls, are hurt when they seek financial help from Daisy. On Daisy's wedding night when she is rendered missing, Kay and June...

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  • 1933
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    From Headquarters

    From Headquarters

    5.8 1933 HD

    When a Broadway playboy is found dead, it's up to detective Jim Stevens to pick the murderer out of several likely candidates.

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  • 1938
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    A Man to Remember

    A Man to Remember

    6.5 1938 HD

    On the day of his funeral, a dedicated smalltown doctor is remembered by his neighbors and patients.

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  • 1934
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    The 9th Guest

    The 9th Guest

    5.7 1934 HD

    Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's...

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  • 1936
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    Chatterbox

    Chatterbox

    6 1936 HD

    Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes through her small New England town, to the...

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  • 1933
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    After Tonight

    After Tonight

    6.3 1933 HD

    When war is declared in 1914, glamorous Russian Carla Vanirska manages to get to Vienna from Luxembourg, with the help of Captain Rudolph Ritter of...

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  • 1938
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    Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

    6.6 1938 HD

    An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and...

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  • 1936
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    The Lady Consents

    The Lady Consents

    5.8 1936 HD

    Civilized wife doesn't protest when husband runs off with uncivilized professional golfer pretending to be civilized.

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  • 1939
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    Career

    Career

    1 1939 HD

    Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart...

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  • 1934
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    The President Vanishes

    The President Vanishes

    7 1934 HD

    The President Vanishes, released in the United Kingdom as Strange Conspiracy, is a 1934 American political drama film directed by William A. Wellman...

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  • 1934
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    Hi, Nellie!

    Hi, Nellie!

    6.5 1934 HD

    Managing Editor Brad Bradshaw refuses to run a story linking the disappearance of Frank Canfield with embezzlement of the bank. He considers Frank a...

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  • 1933
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    Strictly Personal

    Strictly Personal

    5 1933 HD

    Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a small town. Even during the Depression years these...

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  • 1935
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    Transient Lady

    Transient Lady

    5.5 1935 HD

    A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is innocent.

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  • 1941
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    Steel Against the Sky

    Steel Against the Sky

    5 1941 HD

    Steel-worker brothers compete for the same woman.

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  • 1919
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    Out Yonder

    Out Yonder

    6.3 1919 HD

    Flotsam (Thomas) is the daughter and helper of crusty old lighthouse keeper Joe Clark (Edward Ellis, in fine form). The reason why Clark lives 'out...

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  • 1921
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    The Frontier of the Stars

    The Frontier of the Stars

    1 1921 HD

    East Side gangster Buck Leslie attempts to stop a fight between chemist Gregory and a tough and is pursued by detective Phil Hoyt to a tenement roof...

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  • 1936
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    Winterset

    Winterset

    5.462 1936 HD

    A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly executed.

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  • 1937
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    Maid of Salem

    Maid of Salem

    5.9 1937 HD

    When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem,...

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  • 1939
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    Main Street Lawyer

    Main Street Lawyer

    2 1939 HD

    Story of a lawyer, gangster and a floozy.

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  • 1942
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    The Omaha Trail

    The Omaha Trail

    7 1942 HD

    The coming of the railroad to the West triggers an Indian war.

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  • 1937
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    Midnight Madonna

    Midnight Madonna

    1 1937 HD

    A habitual gambler comes to the aid of a desperate woman after her daughter inherits a fortune and is underhandedly taken by her estranged father.

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    Let Them Live

    Let Them Live

    1 1937 HD

    A young man goes up against a crooked town boss.

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  • 1934
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    The Trumpet Blows

    The Trumpet Blows

    1 1934 HD

    In Mexico, a former bandit settles down and picks out a beautiful young dancer to be his wife. His younger brother also comes home after having spent...

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  • 1917
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    The Law That Failed

    The Law That Failed

    1 1917 HD

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    The Great Bradley Mystery

    The Great Bradley Mystery

    1 1917 HD

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  • 1917
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    The Great Bradley Mystery

    The Great Bradley Mystery

    1 1917 HD

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