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Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Known for
Acting
Born
October 12, 1903, Seattle, Washington, USA
Died
June 4, 1998
Movies
35

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Josephine Hutchinson (October 12, 1903 - June 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother, Leona Roberts, was an actress best known for her role as Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind. Under contract with Warner Bros., Hutchinson went to Hollywood in 1934, debuting in Happiness Ahead. She was featured on the cover of Film Weekly on August 23, 1935 and appeared in The Story of Louis Pasteur in 1936.

At Universal, she played Elsa von Frankenstein in one of her more memorable roles alongside actor Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939). She later played Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest (1959) and Love Is Better Than Ever, starring Elizabeth Taylor.

Best-Known Movies

Filmography

1971The Homecoming: A Christmas StoryMamie Baldwin
1971Travis Logan, D.A.Mrs. Tice
1970Rabbit, RunMrs. Angstrom
1968Shadow Over ElveronEmily Maslan
1966Nevada SmithMrs. Elvira McCanles
1965Baby the Rain Must FallMme Ewing
1960The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnWidow Douglas
1960Walk Like a DragonMa Bartlett
1959North by NorthwestMrs. Townsend
1958Step Down to TerrorMrs. Walters
1958Sing Boy SingCaroline Walker
1956Gun for a CowardMadame Keough
1956Miracle in the RainAgnes Wood
1955Many Rivers to CrossMrs. Cherne
1952Ruby GentryLetitia Gentry
1952Love Is Better Than EverMrs. Macaboy
1949Adventure in BaltimoreMrs. Lilly Sheldon
1948The Tender YearsEmily Norris
1947Cass TimberlaneLillian Drover
1946Somewhere in the NightElizabeth Conroy
1943The Voice That Thrilled the WorldSelf (segment 'The Story of Louis Pasteur') (archive footage)
1941Her First BeauMrs. Wood
1940Tom Brown's School DaysMrs. Mary Arnold
1940My Son, My Son!Nellie Moscrop Essex
1939Son of FrankensteinElsa von Frankenstein
1938The Crime of Doctor HalletDr. Mary Reynolds
1937The Women Men MarryJane Carson
1937Mountain JusticeRuth Harkins
1936I Married a DoctorCarol Kennicott
1936The Story of Louis PasteurMarie Pasteur
1935The Melody Lingers onAnn Prescott
1935Oil for the Lamps of ChinaHester Adams Chase
1935The Right to LiveStella Trent
1934Happiness AheadJoan Bradford
1917A Little Princess(uncredited)

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