Edward Everett Horton Movie Rankings
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 3.5660 out of 4 stars for Top Hat
3.5660
A musical comedy full of high style, romance, mistaken identity... and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing and singing 11 of Irving Berlin's best songs. When Jerry Travers meets lovely Dale Tremont, it's love at first sight for him. ... more about Top Hat
DVD from $5.79 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 3.0455 out of 4 stars for Merry Widow
3.0455
The small kingdom of Marshovia has a little problem. ... more about Merry Widow
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.9679 out of 4 stars for Trouble in Paradise
2.9679
High class European thief Gaston Monesque meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. The two join forces and come under the employ of Mme. Colet, the beautiful owner of the Colet perfume company. Gaston works as Mme. ... more about Trouble in Paradise
DVD from $19.99 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.9276 out of 4 stars for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
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After a long prison sentence Smiler Grogan is heading at high speed to a California park where he hid $350,000 from a job 15 years previously. He accidentally careers over a cliff in view of four cars whose occupants go down to help. ... more about It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
DVD from $5.99 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.9098 out of 4 stars for Front Page
2.9098
Hildy Johnson, newspaper reporter, is engaged to Peggy Grant and planning to move to New York for a higher paying advertising job. The court press room is full of lame reporters who invent stories as much as write them. ... more about Front Page
DVD from $3.88 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.8684 out of 4 stars for Ziegfeld Girl
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Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the ... more about Ziegfeld Girl
DVD from $6.49 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.8193 out of 4 stars for Here Comes Mr. Jordan
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Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. ... more about Here Comes Mr. Jordan
DVD from $9.99 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.7560 out of 4 stars for Body Disappears
2.7560
Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by eccentric college professor Reginald Shotesbury. ... more about Body Disappears
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.6574 out of 4 stars for Biography of a Bachelor Girl
2.6574
Everyweek Newsmagazine editor Richard Kurt pursues psuedo-portait artist Marion Forsythe on her arrival from Europe after painting (and possibly being involved with) notables all over the continent. ... more about Biography of a Bachelor Girl
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.6118 out of 4 stars for Forever and a Day
2.6118
During World War II an American travels to Britain to sell an old house near London that belongs to his family. But he mets Susan Trimble who lives in the house and who is strictly against the sale. ... more about Forever and a Day
DVD from $149.95 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.6026 out of 4 stars for Magnificent Dope
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Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" takes his course. ... more about Magnificent Dope
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.5935 out of 4 stars for King and the Chorus Girl
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Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. ... more about King and the Chorus Girl
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.5157 out of 4 stars for Pocketful of Miracles
2.5157
Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown New York as old Broadway itself. Bootlegger Dave the Dude is a sucker for her apples --- he thinks they bring him luck. ... more about Pocketful of Miracles
DVD from $4.86 
(1 sellers)
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.3652 out of 4 stars for Alice in Wonderland
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On a boring winter afternoon, Alice dreams, that she's visiting the land behind the mirror. This turns out to be a surrealistic nightmare, with all sorts of strange things happening to her, like changing her size or playing croquet with flamingos. ... more about Alice in Wonderland
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.3469 out of 4 stars for Design for Living
2.3469
Two Americans sharing a flat in Paris, playwright Tom Chambers and painter George Curtis, fall for free-spirited Gilda Farrell. ... more about Design for Living
DVD from $15.99 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.3287 out of 4 stars for -But the Flesh Is Weak
2.3287
The Clements father and son live by the generosity of rich women. Max, the son, sets his sites on Lady Joan, who is rich, but down-to-earth and charming. At her house he meets Rosine Brown, an Austrian widow involved with a rich man. ... more about -But the Flesh Is Weak
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.3150 out of 4 stars for Gay Divorcee
2.3150
Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. ... more about Gay Divorcee
DVD from $5.48 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.2474 out of 4 stars for Shall We Dance
2.2474
Ballet star Pete "Petrov" Peters arranges to cross the Atlantic aboard the same ship as the dancer he's fallen for but barely knows, musical star Linda Keene. ... more about Shall We Dance
DVD from $9.11 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.2442 out of 4 stars for Devil Is a Woman
2.2442
Film told in flashbacks of an older man's obsession for a woman who can belong to no-one but can frustrate everyone. The backdrop is SternbergÍs surreal and fantastic Carnaval in Spain. ... more about Devil Is a Woman
DVD from $15.45 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.2145 out of 4 stars for Lost Horizon
2.2145
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. ... more about Lost Horizon
DVD from $9.55 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.1552 out of 4 stars for Down to Earth
2.1552
Upset about a new Broadway musical's mockery of Greek mythology, the goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth and lands a part in the show. She works her charms on the show's producer and he incorporates her changes into the show. ... more about Down to Earth
DVD from $6.49 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.1415 out of 4 stars for Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
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US multi-millionaire Michael Barndon marries his eight wife, Nicole, the daughter of a broken French Marquis. But she doesn't want to be only a number in the row of his ex-wives and starts her own strategy to "tame" him. ... more about Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 2.1004 out of 4 stars for In Caliente
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Magazine editor Pat O'Brien givesMexican dancer Dolores Del Rio a bad write-up, and then becomes romantically involved. Lots of songs and Busby Berkeley numbers. ... more about In Caliente
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.9642 out of 4 stars for Story of Mankind
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The council of elders of outer space is deliberating on a very important subject: Must mankind be allowed to survive, or is it so esentially evil that it must be destroyed? A devil and an angel act as prosecutor and defense for the human race, and the ... more about Story of Mankind
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.9588 out of 4 stars for Lady on a Train
1.9588
While waiting at a train station, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder from a nearby building. When she brings the police to the scene of the crime, they think she's crazy since there's no body. ... more about Lady on a Train
DVD from $15.49 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.9038 out of 4 stars for Sex and the Single Girl
1.9038
Using Helen Gurley Brown's book as a jump off point, we follow the adventures of a supermarket tabloid editor as he tries to parlay an interview with the author of the book into headlines and sales. Of course, a romantic entanglement ensues. ... more about Sex and the Single Girl
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.8264 out of 4 stars for I Married an Angel
1.8264
Anna Zador is a secretary who's been working for 6 years at Count Willie Palaffi's bank. Every day, she rides to work on her bike and places flowers on Willie's desk, but Willie (the Budapest playboy) doesn't know that she exists. ... more about I Married an Angel
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for Boheme
1.8173
It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them enough money for the rent, but not for food. ... more about Boheme
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.7807 out of 4 stars for Gang's All Here
1.7807
Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Eadie Allen overnight to such effect that she's starry-eyed when he leaves next morning for active duty in the Pacific. Only trouble is, he gave her the assumed name of Casey. ... more about Gang's All Here
DVD from $2.23 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.7488 out of 4 stars for Thank Your Lucky Stars
1.7488
Two producers are putting together a Calvacade of Stars for a wartime charity show. Along with a list of well-knowns they promote the work of an unknown singer and songwriter. ... more about Thank Your Lucky Stars
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.7351 out of 4 stars for Angel
1.7351
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 1.5981 out of 4 stars for Her Husband's Affairs
1.5981
Ad man/genius William Weldon resents his wife Margaret's meddling in his business, even though her suggestions are often on target. ... more about Her Husband's Affairs
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ask Dad
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Brazil
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Cinderella Jones
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Finished before WW II had ended and held up on release, thereby making some plot elements nearly as dated as the plot. Judy Jones, Joan Leslie) sings with a band and also works at an aircraft plant. ... more about Cinderella Jones
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dad's Choice
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Easy to Love
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Carol (Genevieve Tobin) feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John (Adolphe Menjou), has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope (William B. ... more about Easy to Love
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ghost Goes Wild
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Monty Crandall (James Ellison) is a commercial artist who ridicules a dowager (Ruth Donnelly) with a caricature of her on a magazine cover and she sues him. ... more about Ghost Goes Wild
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Going Highbrow
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Cora and Matt have tons of money and have spent a lot just to be accepted into New York society. The problem is that New York society has very little money. ... more about Going Highbrow
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hearts Divided
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Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. ... more about Hearts Divided
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Helen's Babies
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A young man, who has vowed never to marry and doesn't particularly like children, is left in charge of his two very young nieces. At first they drive him to distraction, but then he begins to warm to them, and also to a beautiful young local girl. ... more about Helen's Babies
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Her Primitive Man
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A woman sets out to prove that a writer's ideas about "savages" are wrong. ... more about Her Primitive Man
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for His Night Out
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When a meek purchasing agent is told by a quack doctor that he only has three months to live, he gets involved with a bank robbery and kidnapped by the gang. ... more about His Night Out
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Holiday
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hottentot
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for It's a Boy
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ladies Should Listen
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The switchboard operator in an apartment building falls in love with a businessman who lives in the building, whom she has gotten to know only over the phone. ... more about Ladies Should Listen
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Marry Me
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Oh Doctor
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for One Got Fat
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Paris Honeymoon
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A Texas millionaire travels to Europe to meet his girlfriend, a European countess. He stops in a rustic mountain village and meets a beautiful peasant girl. He falls in love with her, then must decide if he wants her or the rich countess. ... more about Paris Honeymoon
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Poker Faces
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In order to secure a lucrative contract, a businessman hires a woman to pose as his wife at a business dinner when his own wife can't make it. Unfortunately, the woman he hires is the wife of an insanely jealous prizefighter. ... more about Poker Faces
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Poor Rich
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Reaching for the Moon
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Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a "love potion," work their magic. ... more about Reaching for the Moon
DVD from $5.41 
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Roar of the Dragon
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A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. ... more about Roar of the Dragon
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sap
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Screen Snapshots Series 9
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Eddie Lambert leads the tour; Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Joan Crawford return from their honeymoon trip; Carl Laemmle, Jr. ... more about Screen Snapshots Series 9
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Six Cylinder Love
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Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car. Friends press them for rides; Marilyn has an accident which Gilbert must get $5,000 from his boss to pay for. They finally sell the car to the janitor. ... more about Six Cylinder Love
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Smart Woman
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Sexist tale in which Mary Astor is blamed for husband Robert Ames' philandering because she takes a trip without him. To make him jealous, she turns her attentions to another man (John Haliday). ... more about Smart Woman
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Smarty
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Vicki Wallace (Joan Blondell) takes great pleasure in teasing her husband,Tony Wallace (Warren William), who takes no pleasure at all in being teased and it isn't long before he ups and clips her on the chin. ... more about Smarty
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sonny Boy
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Springtime in the Rockies
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Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes a nosedive. ... more about Springtime in the Rockies
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Success at Any Price
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Joe comes from a rough neighborhood and when his brother Mike is gunned down in 1927, he decides to go into legitimate business. He wants to make a lot of money and fast so he is ambitious and rude. ... more about Success at Any Price
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Summer Storm
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In this filmed Chekhov adaptation, Darnell plays the alluring peasant woman who lures cynical aristocrat Sanders away from his milquetoast fiancee, with tragic consequences. ... more about Summer Storm
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sunny
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Taxi! Taxi!
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Terror
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wide Open
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Edward Everett Horton scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wild Money
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Edward Everett Horton
Birthdate:
March 18, 1886
Death date:
September 29, 1970

Edward Everett Horton

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
17
total ranking of 0.5264  0.5264
1930s
64
total ranking of 3.8940  3.8940
1940s
26
total ranking of 2.2753  2.2753
1950s
1
total ranking of 0.6660  0.6660
1960s
6
total ranking of 1.8572  1.8572
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.4708
Edward Everett Horton is ranked overall as 2.4708 of of 4 stars
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