Esther Michelson

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1The Great Dictator

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Jewish Woman

8.3 / 10
ComedyWar

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

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#2The Lady Eve

Movie - 1941, 2h 15m as Wife on Ship (uncredited)

7.3 / 10
ComedyRomance

It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.

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#3Anchors Aweigh

Movie - 1945, 2h 15m as Hamburger Woman (uncredited)

6.8 / 10
MusicComedyRomance

Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.

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#4Executive Suite

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m as Candy Store Lady (uncredited)

7.1 / 10
Drama

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

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#5Christmas in July

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Sophie's Mother (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyRomance

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

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#6Humoresque

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m as Mrs. Klein (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
DramaRomance

A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

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#7I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Mrs. Finkelstein (uncredited)

5.6 / 10
CrimeMystery

An innocent dancer is accused of murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene, but his wife follows the trail of clues to find the real perpetrator.

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#8I Take This Woman

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Woman in Clinic (uncredited)

5.8 / 10
DramaRomance

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.

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#9Here Comes the Band

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Jewish Woman (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
RomanceComedy

In this musical, a songwriter goes to court to claim the rights to his song that was stolen by an unscrupulous music publisher. He brings his girlfriend with him. Also going to court are the Jubilee singers, hillbillies, and some cowboys and Indians who demonstrate that the composer wrote his song by rearranging four folk tunes. He wins his song back and $50,000 in damages. Songs include: "Heading Home," "Roll Along Prairie Moon," "Tender Is the Night," "You're My Thrill," "I'm Bound for Heaven," and "The Army Band."

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#10Gypsy Wildcat

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
ActionAdventureDrama

In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered. The wicked baron blames the gypsies and imprisons them all in his castle. Meanwhile, a mysterious stranger on a white horse has hidden the murder arrow and won the heart of gypsy belle Carla, to the discomfiture of her erstwhile fiancée Tonio. Baron Tovar is also fascinated by Carla...especially when he notices her heraldic pendant.

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#11One More Spring

Movie - 1935, 2h 15m as Jewish Woman

6.2 / 10
ComedyDrama

Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.

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