Cast: Dolores Costello

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Dolores Costello. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Orson Welles

Cast Tim Holt · Joseph Cotten · Dolores Costello · Agnes Moorehead

Synopsis The young, handsome, but somewhat wild Eugene Morgan wants to marry Isabel Amberson, daughter of a rich upper-class family, but she instead marries dull and steady Wilbur Minafer. Their only child, George, grows up a spoiled brat. Years later, Eugene...

7.7

7K votes

7.7

7K votes

6.5

680 votes

Noah's Ark

1928 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz · Darryl F. Zanuck

Cast George O'Brien · Paul McAllister · Myrna Loy · Dolores Costello

Synopsis The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.

6.2

62 votes

6.2

62 votes

A Midsummer Night's Dream (S)

1909 · Movie · 12 min. · United States

Direction Charles Kent · J. Stuart Blackton

Cast Walter Ackerman · Charles Chapman · Dolores Costello · Helene Costello

Synopsis In ancient Athens, four young lovers escape into the woods. Meanwhile, tradesmen rehearse a play. All of them suffer from the shenanigans of mischievous fairies.

5.4

43 votes

5.4

43 votes

This Is the Army

1943 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast George Murphy · Joan Leslie · George Tobias · Ronald Reagan

Synopsis In WW I dancer Jerry Jones (George Murphy) stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the War, he becomes a producer. In WW II his son Johnny Jones, who was before his fathers assistant, gets...

4.2

33 votes

4.2

33 votes

Expensive Women

1931 · Movie · 60 min. · United States

Direction Hobart Henley

Cast Dolores Costello · H.B. Warner · Warren William · Anthony Bushell

Synopsis A wealthy young woman struggles to find love while surrounded by possible suitors.

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When a Man Loves

1927 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Alan Crosland

Cast John Barrymore · Dolores Costello · Warner Oland · Sam De Grasse

Synopsis Fabien des Grieux, a divinity student, comes to the rescue of a beautiful girl, Manon Lescaut, when her brother tries to "sell" her to the lecherous Comte Guillot de Morfontaine. Fabien and Manon fall in love and he abandons his...

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Breaking the Ice

1938 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Edward F. Cline

Cast Bobby Breen · Charles Ruggles · Dolores Costello · Irene Dare

Synopsis Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.

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King of the Turf

1939 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Alfred E. Green

Cast Adolphe Menjou · Roger Daniel · Dolores Costello · Walter Abel

Synopsis Mason is a former race-horse owner who gave up everything and started to drink after the death of one of his jockeys. One day he meets Goldie who has run away from home, hoping to find a job around horses;...

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Glorious Betsy

1928 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Alan Crosland

Cast Dolores Costello · Conrad Nagel · John Miljan · Marc McDermott

Synopsis The film is a semi-historical narrative and depicts the real-life courtship, marriage, and forced breakup of Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, and his wife from the American south, Elizabeth Patterson. Napoleon did not approve of the union (despite the fact...

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Tenderloin

1928 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Michael Curtiz

Cast Dolores Costello · Conrad Nagel · Mitchell Lewis · Dan Wolheim

Synopsis Rose Shannon, a dancing girl at "Kelly's," in the 'Tenderloin' district of New York City, worships at a distance Chuck White, a younger member of the gang that uses the place as their hangout. Chuck's interest in her is only...

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Direction George D. Baker

Cast John Bunny · Julia Swayne Gordon · Flora Finch · Edith Storey

Synopsis Mr. Burton, a prominent citizen, blessed with five young motherless daughters, is appointed Consul to China. On his departure they present him with a photograph of themselves in a group. He treasures the picture as his dearest possession. After five...

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Yours for the Asking

1936 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Alexander Hall

Cast George Raft · Dolores Costello · Ida Lupino · Reginald Owen

Synopsis Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good...

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Direction Richard Schickel

Cast Myrna Loy · Henry Fonda · Clark Gable · William Powell

Synopsis This tribute to Myrna Loy is organized chronologically with a few photographs, many film clips, a handful of personal appearances, and a detailed commentary delivered on camera by Kathleen Turner. Turner walks us through Loy's career as a dancer and...

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Mannequin

1926 · Movie · 70 min. · United States

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