Acting
Esther Dale
Born Nov 10, 1885 · Beaufort, South Carolina, USA · Died Jul 23, 1961
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Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top.
On the stage, Dale starred in Carrie Nation on Broadway in 1933. Her other Broadway credits include Harvest of Years (1947), And Be My Love (1944), and Another Language (1932).
Dale's first film was Crime Without Passion (1934) in an uncredited role. She was a familiar face in films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, frequently playing stern, authoritarian characters such as prison matrons and head nurses, although she was equally adept at playing grande dames and ladies of the aristocracy.
Dale played many roles in television over the years. In the 1958-1959 season of The Donna Reed Show, Dale played a job-seeking housekeeper who is frightened from the Stone home by Jeff Stone's pet mouse, and she appeared in the 1957 Maverick episode "According to Hoyle" opposite James Garner.
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Acting
North to Alaska
1960
Western · Comedy · Romance
Thriller
1960
Crime
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Comedy
Lock-Up
1959
Drama
The Sound and the Fury
1959
Drama
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Comedy · Family
Maverick
1957
Comedy · Western
M Squad
1957
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Oklahoman
1957
Western
Betrayed Women
1955
Crime · Drama
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
1955
Comedy · Adventure
December Bride
1954
Comedy
A Tale of Two Cities
1953
TV Movie · Drama
Mr. & Mrs. North
1952
Comedy · Crime
Cavalcade of America
1952
Drama
Four Star Playhouse
1952
Drama · Comedy
Monkey Business
1952
Comedy · Science Fiction
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
1952
Comedy · Adventure
Too Young to Kiss
1951
Comedy · Romance
On Moonlight Bay
1951
Comedy · Romance · Music
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
Drama · Crime · Romance
Surrender
1950
Western · Drama
No Man of Her Own
1950
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Holiday Affair
1949
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
Comedy
A Song Is Born
1948
Comedy · Music
The Unfinished Dance
1947
Drama · Music
The Egg and I
1947
Comedy · Romance
Margie
1946
Comedy · Romance
Smoky
1946
Drama · Western
A Stolen Life
1946
Drama
My Reputation
1946
Drama · Romance
Behind City Lights
1945
Romance · Crime · Drama
On Stage Everybody
1945
Music
Bedside Manner
1945
Comedy
Old Acquaintance
1943
Drama
The North Star
1943
Drama · War
Swing Your Partner
1943
Comedy · Music
Murder in Times Square
1943
Mystery · Thriller
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Comedy · Drama · Music
Wrecking Crew
1942
Action · Drama
A Letter From Bataan
1942
Drama · War
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Western · Drama
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
Romance · Drama · Comedy
You're Telling Me
1942
Comedy
What's Cookin'?
1942
Comedy · Music
Blondie Goes to College
1942
Comedy · Family
Dangerously They Live
1941
Romance · War · Drama
All-American Co-Ed
1941
Comedy · Music
Aloma of the South Seas
1941
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Unfinished Business
1941
Comedy · Romance
Back Street
1941
Drama
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941
Comedy · Romance
Arise, My Love
1940
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Blondie Has Servant Trouble
1940
Comedy
Untamed
1940
Romance · Adventure · Drama
Cross-Country Romance
1940
Comedy · Romance
The Mortal Storm
1940
Drama
Opened by Mistake
1940
Comedy · Mystery
Forty Little Mothers
1940
Drama
And One Was Beautiful
1940
Romance · Drama
Women Without Names
1940
Crime · Drama · Romance
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940
Drama · History
Convicted Woman
1940
Crime · Drama
Village Barn Dance
1940
Comedy · Romance · Music
Laddie
1940
Drama
Swanee River
1939
Drama · Music · Thriller
A Child is Born
1939
Drama
Bad Little Angel
1939
Drama
Blackmail
1939
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Women
1939
Comedy · Drama
Tell No Tales
1939
Crime · Mystery · Drama
6,000 Enemies
1939
Romance · Crime · Drama
Big Town Czar
1939
Mystery
Broadway Serenade
1939
Romance · Drama · Music
Sergeant Madden
1939
Crime · Drama
Made for Each Other
1939
Comedy · Drama · Romance
How to Sub-Let
1939
Comedy
The Great Man Votes
1939
Drama · Comedy
Girls on Probation
1938
Crime · Drama
Prison Farm
1938
Drama · Crime
Stolen Heaven
1938
Crime · Drama
Condemned Women
1938
Drama · Romance
The Awful Truth
1937
Comedy · Romance
Dead End
1937
Crime · Drama
On Such a Night
1937
Crime · Drama
Easy Living
1937
Comedy · Romance
Wild Money
1937
Comedy
Damaged Goods
1937
Drama
Outcast
1937
Drama
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Drama
Fury
1936
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Case Against Mrs. Ames
1936
Drama
The Farmer in the Dell
1936
Comedy
Lady of Secrets
1936
Drama · Romance
Timothy's Quest
1936
Comedy · Drama
The Great Impersonation
1935
Drama · Romance
I Dream Too Much
1935
Romance · Comedy
In Old Kentucky
1935
Comedy
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935
Drama
I Live My Life
1935
Comedy · Drama
Curly Top
1935
Family · Music · Comedy
Private Worlds
1935
Drama
The Wedding Night
1935
Drama · Romance
Crime Without Passion
1934
Crime · Drama