Florence Bates

Les Miserables -- Based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The fanatical Inspector Javert Relentlessly pursues Jean Valjean, an ex-convict trying to go straight.

The Second Woman -- In flashback from a 'Rebecca'-style beginning: Ellen Foster, visiting her aunt on the California coast...

Ginger Rogers ("Top Hat," "Swing Time") earned an Academy Award for her dramatic portrayal of a white collar woman whose life is beset by troubles, including an affair with a married man and the death of her child. Based on a controversial best-selling novel by Christopher Morley, it was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Directed by Oscar-nominee Sam Wood ("A Night at the Opera," "The Pride of the Yankees").

Multiple Oscar-nominee Irene Dunne ("The Awful Truth," "Love Affair") stars in this moving family drama about a family of Norwegian immigrants who face the trials of life in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Actress (Dunne), Best Actor (Oscar Homolka - "Sabotage") and Best Supporting Actress for both Golden Globe and Emmy-winners Barbara Bel Geddes ("Dallas") and Ellen Corby ("The Waltons").