Bess Flowers

American actress (1898–1984)

Bess Flowers was an American actress best known for her work as an extra in hundreds of films. She was known as "The Queen of the Hollywood Extras," appearing in more than 350 feature films and numerous comedy shorts in her 41-year career.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 110 films (1928–1963) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1946	The big sleep	Howard Hawks	1:14	16mm	B&W	sound
1946	Undercurrent.	Vincente Minnelli	12 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1945	George White's Scandals.	Felix E. Feist	95 min.		B&W
1945	Mildred Pierce.	Michael Curtiz	111 min		B&W
1944	Double Indemnity.	Billy Wilder	9596 ft.		B&W
1944	Music For Millions	Irving Lesser Enterprises	120 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1944	Strange Affair.	Alfred Edward Green	8 reels		B&W
1943	Best Foot Forward	Edward Buzzell	600
1943	Best foot forward	Edward Buzzell
1943	Jive Junction.	PRC Pictures Inc.	8 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1943	This Is The Army	Michael Curtiz	121 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1942	A Yank At Eton.	Norman Taurog	9 reels		B&W	sound
1942	Once Upon A Honeymoon ▶	Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions	117 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1942	The Male Animal.	Elliott Nugent	101 min		B&W
1941	Married Bachelor.	Norman Taurog, Edward Buzzell	8 reels		B&W	sound
1941	MEET JOHN DOE	Iowa Theatrical & Television Corporation	70min	16mm	B&W	Sound
1941	Meet John Doe.	Frank Capra	14 reels		B&W
1941	Michael Shayne, Private Detective.	Eugene Forde	6870 ft.		B&W
1940	A Plumbing We Will Go.	Del Lord	2 reels		B&W
1940	Dance, Girl, Dance.	Dorothy Arzner	89 min.		B&W
1940	Penny Serenade	unknown	119 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1940	They Drive by Night ▶	Raoul Walsh	95 min		B&W
1939	Love affair	Leo McCarey	89 min		B&W
1939	Ninotchka	MGM/UA	110 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1939	SOCIETY LAWYER.	Loew's Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1938	MUTTS TO YOU.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	2 reels		B&W
1938	SMASHING THE SPY RING.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1938	TASSELS IN THE AIR.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	2 reels		B&W
1938	The great waltz	Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor \| Teaching Film Custodians: Distributor	0:22:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1938	THE SPIDER'S WEB.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	2 reels		B&W
1938	You Can't Take It With You	TIMELI	120 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	LET'S GET MARRIED.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1937	On the Avenue	William A. Seiter, Roy Del Ruth	89 min		B&W
1937	PAID TO DANCE.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	6 reels		B&W
1937	TERMITES OF 1938.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	2 reels		B&W
1937	The awful truth	Leo McCarey	87 min		B&W
1937	The road back	Universal Pictures Co.: Publisher	100 min	16mm	B&W	sound
1937	The Road back	James Whale	100 min		B&W
1936	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town	Frank Capra	1:15		B&W
1936	TWO FISTED GENTLEMAN.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1936	YOURS FOR THE ASKING.	Paramount Pictures Inc.	8 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1935	LOVE ME FOREVER.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	10 reels		B&W
1935	OLD MAN RHYTHM.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.			B&W
1935	THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1935	TWO SINNERS.	Republic Pictures Corp	8 reels		B&W
1934	It happened one night	1934) (A Columbia Picture	1:45:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1934	STUDENT TOUR.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1933	PILGRIMAGE.	Fox Film Corp	96 min		B&W
1932	ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENSE.	Columbia Pictures Corp.	7 reels		B&W
1932	If I had a million	H. Bruce Humberstone, Norman Taurog, James Cruze, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Z. McLeod, Ernst Lubitsch, Lothar Mendes	88 min	16mm	B&W	sound