Ella Raines

Ella Raines

1920-08-06 Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA 22 Credits

Biography

Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ella Raines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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The Man in the Road

The Man in the Road

1956

as Rhona Ellison

6.3
Acting

A brilliant scientist who has lost his memory is hunted by Communist agents out to obtain a secret formula.

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

1952

as Celia Evarts

6.5
Acting

After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

as Louise Ryan

6.5
Acting

Story of how the Coast Guard trained to help win World War II.

The Second Face

The Second Face

1950

as Phyllis Holmes

6.8
Acting

A homely girl is seriously injured in a car crash. When she eventually wakes up in the hospital, she's astounded to see that plastic surgery has trans...

Singing Guns

Singing Guns

1950

as Nan Morgan

5.8
Acting

Notorious stagecoach robber Rhiannon is unintentionally appointed as deputy when he saves the sheriff's life and must wear two hats between his new jo...

A Dangerous Profession

A Dangerous Profession

1949

as Lucy Brackett

5.6
Acting

A cop-turned-bail bondsman gets involved in a murder investigation involving a former flame.

Impact

Impact

1949

as Marsha Peters

6.0
Acting

After surviving a murder attempt, an auto magnate goes into hiding so his wife can pay for the crime.

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

as Chris Jackson

6.0
Acting

A study in greed in which treasure hunters seek a shipment of gold buried in Death Valley.

The Senator Was Indiscreet

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

as Poppy McNaughton

5.4
Acting

A bumbling, long-winded and crooked Southern senator, considered by some as a dark horse for the Presidency, panics his party when his tell-all diary ...

Brute Force

Brute Force

1947

as Cora Lister

7.3
Acting

Timeworn Joe Collins and his fellow inmates live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins' dreams of e...

The Web

The Web

1947

as Noel Faraday

7.0
Acting

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly real...

Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

1947

as Clarissa 'Rissa' Fortune

5.3
Acting

The son of a wealthy Maine family shocks his relatives by announcing he wants to pursue a career in music.

White Tie and Tails

White Tie and Tails

1946

as Louise Bradford

7.0
Acting

When his employer goes to Florida, a butler masquerades as a millionaire and winds up getting involved with an heiress.

The Runaround

The Runaround

1946

as Penelope 'Annabelle' Hampton

Acting

Two private eyes compete to find an heiress and bring her back, unmarried, to New York.

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

as Deborah Brown

6.3
Acting

George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows si...

The Suspect

The Suspect

1945

as Mary Gray

6.7
Acting

Genial shopkeeper Philip has to endure the constant nagging of a shrewish wife while he secretly yearns for a pretty young stenographer. When the henp...

Enter Arsène Lupin

Enter Arsène Lupin

1944

as Stacie Kanares

6.0
Acting

A rich but naive young woman is in possession of some priceless jewels. She herself doesn't know it, but a gang of jewel thieves does.

Tall in the Saddle

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as Arleta 'Arly' Harolday

6.5
Acting

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwar...

Hail the Conquering Hero

Hail the Conquering Hero

1944

as Libby

7.0
Acting

Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith delays the return to ...

Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady

1944

as Carol 'Kansas' Richman

7.1
Acting

A mystery woman is a murder suspect's only alibi for the night of his wife's death.

Cry 'Havoc'

Cry 'Havoc'

1943

as Connie

6.3
Acting

The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew, including a Southern belle, a waitres...

Corvette K-225

Corvette K-225

1943

as Joyce Cartwright

6.1
Acting

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.