Hope Emerson
American actress (1897–1960)
Hope Emerson was an American actress, vaudevillian, nightclub performer, and strongwoman. Emerson started acting when she was three years old during a production with her mother. Her career started when she advertised sheet music by playing the piano at a 10-cent store. Emerson made her Broadway debut in Lysistrata in 1930. She starred in other plays, radio programs, films, television shows, and commercials. She often played the role of a villain in comedies and dramas. Emerson's performance in Caged "became the standard model for women's prison films." Her roles included being a circus strongwoman, a nefarious masseuse-conspirator, a mail-order bride, and a prison warden.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1948–1957) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Cry of the city | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. (Publisher) | 95 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1949 | Adam's rib | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. (Publisher) | 1:41:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1949 | Roseanna Mccoy. | Irving Reis, Nicholas Ray | 89 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1949 | Thieves' Highway | Jules Dassin | 94 | B&W | ||
| 1949 | Thieves’ Highway. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 94 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1950 | Caged. | Warner Brothers Pictures Inc. | 91 min. | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1950 | Double Crossbones. | Universal Pictures Company Inc. | 76 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1952 | The Lady Wants Mink. | Republic Pictures Corp | 92 min. | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1955 | UNTAMED. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 111 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1957 | The Guns Of Fort Petticoat. ▶ | Brown-Murphy Pictures Inc. | 9 reels | 35mm | Color | sound |