Mary Jo Ellis

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography9 Titles

#1Act of Violence

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Bystander (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ThrillerDrama

A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.

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#2The Pirate

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m as Lizarda

6.5 / 10
MusicRomanceComedy

A girl is engaged to the local richman, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.

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#3Meet Me in St. Louis

Movie - 1944, 2h 15m as Ida Boothby (uncredited)

7.0 / 10
ComedyDramaRomance

A year in the life of a turn-of-the-century middle class family, leading up to the opening of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

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#4The Harvey Girls

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m as Harvey Girl (uncredited)

6.6 / 10
MusicWesternRomance

On a train trip out west to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women traveling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.

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#5The Barkleys of Broadway

Movie - 1949, 2h 15m as Clementine (uncredited)

6.9 / 10
ComedyRomance

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.

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#6Strike Up the Band

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Student

6.6 / 10
ComedyMusicRomance

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising money to go to Chicago for the contest.

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#7High School

Movie - 1940, 2h 15m as Girl

6.7 / 10
Comedy

A teenager who's been raised and home-schooled on her father's Texan ranch must adjust to her new surroundings with other students when she's sent to a San Antonio high school.

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#8Make Way for a Lady

Movie - 1936, 2h 15m as Mildred Jackson

5.5 / 10
Comedy

An imaginative teenager decides to play matchmaker for her widowed father. Director David Burton's 1936 comedy stars Herbert Marshall, Anne Shirley, Gertrude Michael, Margot Grahame, Clara Blandick, Frank Coghlan Jr., Willie Best and Maxine Jennings.

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#9Gunfire

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.0 / 10
Western

The second of four films made by Resolute Productions, Inc. that had Rex Bell, Ruth Mix and Buzz Barton billed above the title, and the basic plot is rather basic as the McGregor clan--Ross, Dan and Alex, arch-enemies of Paradise Ranch owner Jerry Vance--frame him on a murder charge, and Danny Blake, a young cowhand befriended by Jerry, and Mary Vance, an Eastern girl who co-owns the ranch with Jerry, help him clear his name.

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