Acting
Mary Gordon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making Hangman's House in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous radio plays. She was a charter member of the Hollywood Canteen, entertaining servicemen throughout the Second World War. On the radio show Those We Love, she played the regular role of Mrs. Emmett. She entered retirement just as television reshaped the entertainment industry, making only a single appearance in that medium. She was active in the Daughters of Scotia auxiliary of the Order of Scottish Clans. She lived out her final years in Pasadena, California with her daughter and grandson. She died at age 81 on 23 August 1963 in Pasadena, California after a long illness.
Filmography
West of Wyoming
Film · 1950
The Cisco Kid
Series · 1950
Deputy Marshal
Film · 1949
Shamrock Hill
Film · 1949
Tucson
Film · 1949
Haunted Trails
Film · 1949
Clues to Adventure
Film · 1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
Film · 1949
Mr. Soft Touch
Film · 1949
Angels' Alley
Film · 1948
Fort Apache
Film · 1948
Big Town Scandal
Film · 1948
Highway 13
Film · 1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Film · 1948
Kidnapped
Film · 1948
The Invisible Wall
Film · 1947
Exposed
Film · 1947
The Long Night
Film · 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Film · 1947
Roses Are Red
Film · 1947
Dressed to Kill
Film · 1946
Little Giant
Film · 1946
Shadows Over Chinatown
Film · 1946
The Dark Horse
Film · 1946
Sister Kenny
Film · 1946
Sentimental Journey
Film · 1946
The Hoodlum Saint
Film · 1946
In Fast Company
Film · 1946
The Body Snatcher
Film · 1945
The Woman in Green
Film · 1945
Law of the Badlands
Film · 1945
Divorce
Film · 1945
Captain Eddie
Film · 1945
Strange Confession
Film · 1945
See My Lawyer
Film · 1945
Kitty
Film · 1945
The Pearl of Death
Film · 1944
Secret Command
Film · 1944
The Last Ride
Film · 1944
Follow the Leader
Film · 1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
Film · 1944
Million Dollar Kid
Film · 1944
The Racket Man
Film · 1944
Secrets of Scotland Yard
Film · 1944
Hollywood Canteen
Film · 1944
The Spider Woman
Film · 1943
Whispering Footsteps
Film · 1943
Two Tickets to London
Film · 1943
Sarong Girl
Film · 1943
Smart Guy
Film · 1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Film · 1943
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
Film · 1943
Here Comes Kelly
Film · 1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Film · 1943
Sealed Lips
Film · 1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Film · 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror
Film · 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Film · 1942
Fly By Night
Film · 1942
Meet the Stewarts
Film · 1942
It Happened in Flatbush
Film · 1942
Blue, White and Perfect
Film · 1942
Bombay Clipper
Film · 1942
Gentleman Jim
Film · 1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Film · 1942
Powder Town
Film · 1942
Half Way to Shanghai
Film · 1942
Dr. Broadway
Film · 1942
The Strange Case of Doctor Rx
Film · 1942
It Started with Eve
Film · 1941
Pot o' Gold
Film · 1941
Double Cross
Film · 1941
Riot Squad
Film · 1941
Borrowed Hero
Film · 1941
Appointment for Love
Film · 1941
Unfinished Business
Film · 1941
Flight from Destiny
Film · 1941
The Invisible Woman
Film · 1940
The Invisible Man Returns
Film · 1940
When the Daltons Rode
Film · 1940
Nobody's Children
Film · 1940
Kitty Foyle
Film · 1940
I Take This Oath
Film · 1940
Brother Orchid
Film · 1940
Go West
Film · 1940
Saps at Sea
Film · 1940
My Son, My Son!
Film · 1940
No, No, Nanette
Film · 1940
The Last Alarm
Film · 1940
Young People
Film · 1940
Women Without Names
Film · 1940
Tear Gas Squad
Film · 1940
Public Deb No. 1
Film · 1940
Queen of the Mob
Film · 1940
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Film · 1939
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed
Film · 1939
The Night of Nights
Film · 1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Film · 1939
The Jones Family in Hollywood
Film · 1939
Tell No Tales
Film · 1939
Wings of the Navy
Film · 1939
Tail Spin
Film · 1939
Broadway Serenade
Film · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939
Day-time Wife
Film · 1939
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Film · 1939
The Escape
Film · 1939
Code of the Streets
Film · 1939
Racketeers of the Range
Film · 1939
Captain Fury
Film · 1939
Off the Record
Film · 1939
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Film · 1939
She Married a Cop
Film · 1939
Rulers of the Sea
Film · 1939
City Streets
Film · 1938
Blond Cheat
Film · 1938
Kidnapped
Film · 1938
Gateway
Film · 1938
Campus Confessions
Film · 1938
Mannequin
Film · 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces
Film · 1938
Double Wedding
Film · 1937
Friend Indeed
Film · 1937
Lady Behave!
Film · 1937
Meet the Boy Friend
Film · 1937
You Can't Have Everything
Film · 1937
You're Only Young Once
Film · 1937
Her Husband Lies
Film · 1937
The Great O'Malley
Film · 1937
A Damsel in Distress
Film · 1937
One Man Justice
Film · 1937
Pick a Star
Film · 1937
Laughing Irish Eyes
Film · 1936
Little Miss Nobody
Film · 1936
Mary of Scotland
Film · 1936
Stage Struck
Film · 1936
The White Angel
Film · 1936
Great Guy
Film · 1936
The Plough and the Stars
Film · 1936
The Lady Consents
Film · 1936
The Plot Thickens
Film · 1936
Share the Wealth
Film · 1936
After the Thin Man
Film · 1936
Forgotten Faces
Film · 1936
Bride of Frankenstein
Film · 1935
The Irish in Us
Film · 1935
$10 Raise
Film · 1935
Mutiny on the Bounty
Film · 1935
Bonnie Scotland
Film · 1935
Vanessa: Her Love Story
Film · 1935
Waterfront Lady
Film · 1935
Ginger
Film · 1935
Vagabond Lady
Film · 1935
The Little Minister
Film · 1934
The Woman Condemned
Film · 1934
Cross Streets
Film · 1934
Change of Heart
Film · 1934
Charlie Chan in London
Film · 1934
The Defense Rests
Film · 1934
The Man from Hell
Film · 1934
The Loudspeaker
Film · 1934
Murder at the Vanities
Film · 1934
Baby Take a Bow
Film · 1934
One More River
Film · 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Film · 1934
Our Daily Bread
Film · 1934
Beloved
Film · 1934
Whom the Gods Destroy
Film · 1934
The Whirlwind
Film · 1933
The Power and the Glory
Film · 1933
Nature in the Wrong
Film · 1933
Sweepings
Film · 1933
Ladies They Talk About
Film · 1933
Men Must Fight
Film · 1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Film · 1933
Design for Living
Film · 1933
The Invisible Man
Film · 1933
Meet the Baron
Film · 1933
Pilgrimage
Film · 1933
Doctor Bull
Film · 1933
My Woman
Film · 1933
She Done Him Wrong
Film · 1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Film · 1933
The World Changes
Film · 1933
Radio Patrol
Film · 1932
The Impatient Maiden
Film · 1932
Wild Girl
Film · 1932
Beauty Parlor
Film · 1932
Blonde Venus
Film · 1932
The Expert
Film · 1932
Dancers in the Dark
Film · 1932
Skyscraper Souls
Film · 1932
Texas Cyclone
Film · 1932
70,000 Witnesses
Film · 1932
Pack Up Your Troubles
Film · 1932
Call Her Savage
Film · 1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Film · 1932
Subway Express
Film · 1931
The Black Camel
Film · 1931
The Brat
Film · 1931
A House Divided
Film · 1931
24 Hours
Film · 1931
Waterloo Bridge
Film · 1931
Possessed
Film · 1931
His Honor the Mayor
Film · 1930
The Ghosts
Film · 1930
When the Wind Blows
Film · 1930
Song o' My Heart
Film · 1930
Oh, for a Man!
Film · 1930
Roaring Ranch
Film · 1930
Anybody's Woman
Film · 1930
Let Us Be Gay
Film · 1930
The Saturday Night Kid
Film · 1929
Is Everybody Happy?
Film · 1929
Hell's Heroes
Film · 1929
Madame X
Film · 1929
Dynamite
Film · 1929
The Ol' Gray Hoss
Film · 1928
Hangman's House
Film · 1928
The Matinee Idol
Film · 1928
The Old Code
Film · 1928
Naughty Nanette
Film · 1927
Clancy's Kosher Wedding
Film · 1927
Little Mickey Grogan
Film · 1927
Annie Laurie
Film · 1927
Black Paradise
Film · 1926
The Home Maker
Film · 1925
Tessie
Film · 1925
The People vs. Nancy Preston
Film · 1925