Cast & creator
Esther Howard
Best known for I Married a Witch, Sullivan's Travels, Marie Antoinette
Esther Howard (April 4, 1892 – March 8, 1965) was an American stage and film character actress who played a wide range of supporting roles, from man-hungry spinsters to amoral criminals, appearing in 108 films in her 23-year screen career. From 1940 to 1949, Howard was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in seven films written and directed by Sturges. From 1937, Howard was a regular player in short-subjects produced at Columbia Pictures, where she was frequently cast opposite comedian Andy Clyde. Her last film was a Columbia comedy short, Caught on the Bounce (1952), in which she played Joe Besser's aunt. From Wikipedia.
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1931–1952 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (77)
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I Married a Witch
Extra (uncredited)
1942
Sullivan's Travels
Miz Zeffie
1941
Marie Antoinette
Streetwalker (uncredited)
1938
The Virginian
1946
Detour
Hedy
1945
June Bride
Mrs. Mitchell
1948
Song of the Thin Man
Sadie (uncredited)
1947
The Palm Beach Story
Wife of Wienie King
1942
Murder, My Sweet
Jesse Florian
1944
No Man of Her Own
Frowsy Woman in boardinghouse (uncredited)
1950
Merrily We Go to Hell
Vi
1932
Without Reservations
Sarah (uncredited)
1946
Hail the Conquering Hero
Mrs. Everett J. Noble (uncredited)
1944
Adventure
Woman with Mudgin in bar
1945
Dead End
Neighbor with Coarse Voice (uncredited)
1937
Caged
Grace (uncredited)
1950
The Lady Gambles
Gross Lady
1949
Champion
Mrs. Kelly
1949
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
Sally (uncredited)
1944
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Filthy Flora, Dripping Dagger Proprietor
1946
The Velvet Touch
Pansy Dupont
1948
The Crooked Way
Hotel Proprietess (uncredited)
1949
Straight from the Heart
Tired Mother
1935
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Florist
1939
My Favorite Blonde
Mrs. Topley
1942
Born to Kill
Mrs. Kraft
1947
The Falcon's Alibi
Gloria Peabody
1946
The Best Man Wins
Mamie
1935
Wedlock Deadlock
Lydia - Betty's Mother
1947
A Letter for Evie
Mrs. Edgewaters
1946
Boobs in the Woods
Mrs. Clyde
1940
All That I Have
Mrs. Dalton
1951
The Great McGinty
Madame Juliette La Jolla
1940Sappy Birthday
1942
The Lady from Cheyenne
Landlady
1941
A Fool's Advice
Mrs. Prescott
1932
True to Life
Woman (uncredited)
1943
Ladies of the Big House
Clara Newman
1931
Broadway Serenade
Mrs. Fellows
1939
Klondike Annie
Fanny Radler
1936
The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Mrs. Maggie Kelly
1932
Sweepings
Violet's Madame (Uncredited)
1933
Jackass Mail
Dancehall Girl
1942
Rhythm in the Clouds
Mrs. Madigan
1937
Stars Over Broadway
Mary Sporesgate
1935
Stand-In
Mrs, Mack
1937
Swing, Sister, Swing
Miss Fredericks
1938
Winner Take All
Ann, Joan's Friend
1932
Homicide
Mrs. Brucker, Landlady
1949
Caught on the Bounce
Aunt Tildy
1952
Florida Special
Flirtatious Dowager (uncredited)
1936
The Big Noise
Aunt Sophie
1944
The Yellow Ticket
Prisoner
1931
The Great Flamarion
Cleo
1945
San Francisco Docks
Jean-Beauty Shop owner
1940
Hellfire
Birdie
1949
Alex in Wonderland
Blanche - Fred's Wife
1940
Life Begins
Mrs. Tubby’s Friend (uncredited)
1932
Ready for Love
Aunt Ida
1934
The Misses Stooge
The Hostess
1935
Grand Slam
Mary
1933
Idle Roomers
Hazel's Roommate (uncredited)
1944
Scandal Street
Birdie Brown
1938
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Cactus Kate Ramsey
1939Ship Ahoy
The Mother
1931
Below the Sea
Lily
1933
Partners in Crime
Mrs. Wagon
1937
The Vice Squad
Josie
1931
Rackety Rax
'Sister' Carrie
1932
Wicked
Extra (uncredited)
1931
The Iron Master
Mrs. Stillman
1933
Second Hand Wife
Mrs. Trumbull (Uncredited)
1933Tee for Two
Louisa
1932
M'Liss
Rose
1936Social Sea Lions
Singer at Party
1940It Always Happens
Mary Clyde
1935The Victim
The Wife
1931