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Ann Shoemaker

Date of birth: 1891-01-09

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Anne Dorothea Shoemaker

Ann Shoemaker

Biography

Ann Shoemaker (January 10, 1891 - September 18, 1978) was an American actress, known for My Favorite Wife (1940), The Fortune Cookie (1966) and Alice Adams (1935). She was married to Henry Stephenson. She died on September 18, 1978, in Los Angeles, California.

Movie Credits

The Fortune Cookie
3.6

The Fortune Cookie

1966-10-19

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance

House by the River
3.4

House by the River

1950-03-25

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Lo

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
0

Scattergood Pulls the Strings

1941-05-23

Small-town store owner Scattergood Baines helps a runaway boy find his father, who has escaped after

Above Suspicion
3

Above Suspicion

1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

The Return of the Whistler
3

The Return of the Whistler

1948-03-18

When a woman goes missing on the eve of her wedding, her fiancee hires a detective to track her down

Conflict
3.3

Conflict

1945-06-15

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll

Stella Dallas
3.5

Stella Dallas

1937-08-06

After divorcing a society man, a small-town woman tries to build a better life for their daughter.

Alice Adams
3.3

Alice Adams

1935-08-23

In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother

They Won't Forget
2.8

They Won't Forget

1937-07-14

A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration D

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
2.8

Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940-11-30

Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a ri

Sunrise at Campobello
3

Sunrise at Campobello

1960-09-28

The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especial

A Woman's Secret
2.8

A Woman's Secret

1949-01-13

A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
3.3

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944-11-15

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret

Dr. Monica
2.1

Dr. Monica

1934-06-23

A prominent New York doctor, unable to have a child, discovers her philandering husband has impregna

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
2

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

1976-01-04

U.S. President Harry S Truman and his commander in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur, disagr

Roberta
2.5

Roberta

1969-11-06

Bob Hope returns to his stage role in this updated theatrical TV presentation of the musical

Middle of the Night
0

Middle of the Night

1954-09-09

A young divorcée becomes involved with her widowed boss.

Stranded
2.9

Stranded

1935-06-29

A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

Wallflower
3

Wallflower

1948-06-13

Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

Seventeen
0

Seventeen

1940-03-01

A high-school student in a small town becomes smitten with the sophisticated new girl who's just arr

They All Come Out
2.8

They All Come Out

1939-08-04

A down on his luck young man stumbles into a gang of robbers who all get landed in prison. Will he b

Magic Town
3.4

Magic Town

1947-10-07

Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview

What a Blonde
1.4

What a Blonde

1945-02-03

American gas rationing during WWII results in comic mayhem as a lingerie executive finds his home ov

The Marines Fly High
2.4

The Marines Fly High

1940-03-04

Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the a

The Life of the Party
2.6

The Life of the Party

1937-09-03

A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.

Strike Up the Band
3.2

Strike Up the Band

1940-09-27

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between sc

A Dog of Flanders
3.5

A Dog of Flanders

1935-03-22

Adaptation of Ouida's sentimental classic about a poor Flemish boy (Frankie Thomas) whose ambition i

Shall We Dance
3.6

Shall We Dance

1937-05-07

Ballet star Petrov arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer and musical sta

Almost a Gentleman
3

Almost a Gentleman

1939-03-31

Saving a dog from the pound gets a man mixed up in murder.

Sitting Pretty
3.5

Sitting Pretty

1948-03-10

Tacey and Harry King are a suburban couple with three sons and a serious need of a babysitter. Tacey

Babes in Arms
3.2

Babes in Arms

1939-10-10

Mickey Moran, son of two vaudeville veterans, decides to put up his own vaudeville show with his gir

The Farmer's Daughter
2.3

The Farmer's Daughter

1940-03-29

Broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show w

Sins of Man
0

Sins of Man

1936-06-19

Austrian church bell ringer Freyman loves music and wants his two sons (both played by Ameche) to lo

Romance of the Redwoods
3

Romance of the Redwoods

1939-03-29

June Martin is a dishwasher in a California logging camp boarding house. Steve Blake fights Jed Malo

An Angel from Texas
2.4

An Angel from Texas

1940-04-27

A pair of slick Broadway producers con a wealthy cowboy into backing their show.

Boogie Woogie
0

Boogie Woogie

1945-06-15

While his wife is away, Frederick Stumplefinger lets his kids go out jitterbugging on a school night

Man from Frisco
3

Man from Frisco

1944-06-15

Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock t

My Favorite Wife
3.5

My Favorite Wife

1940-05-17

Years after she was presumed dead in a shipwreck, Ellen Arden returns home to the surprise of her hu

What a Woman
2.8

What a Woman

1943-12-29

An author and a literary agent become involved after selling film rights to his racy book.

The Reckless Moment
3.4

The Reckless Moment

1949-12-09

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measure

Chance at Heaven
2.9

Chance at Heaven

1933-10-27

A young woman's ambitious boyfriend falls for a ditzy socialite.

Phantoms, Inc.
2.8

Phantoms, Inc.

1945-06-09

This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who

Curtain Call
3.6

Curtain Call

1940-04-18

Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in

Cheating Cheaters
0

Cheating Cheaters

1934-11-05

The Palmers, an apparently wealthy family, move into the house next door to the Lazarres. However, t

Shockproof
3.2

Shockproof

1949-01-25

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye o

You'll Never Get Rich
3.2

You'll Never Get Rich

1941-09-25

A Broadway choreographer gets drafted and coincidentally ends up in the same army base as the boyfri

Cross Country Cruise
3

Cross Country Cruise

1934-01-16

A young woman is involved with a married man, although she does not know that he is married. He kill

The Girl from Avenue A
0

The Girl from Avenue A

1940-08-09

A tough girl raised in the streets finds that her dialect and manners are helpful as source material

It's Murder
4

It's Murder

1944-10-12

Documentary short film explaining the need for secrecy in the exchange of sensitive government infor