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Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Actor · Died June 4, 1998, aged 94 · Seattle, Washington, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Josephine Hutchinson (October 12, 1903 - June 4, 1998) was an American actress. Hutchinson was born in Seattle, Washington. Her mother, Leona Roberts, was an actress best known for her role as Mrs. Meade in Gone with the Wind. Under contract with Warner Bros., Hutchinson went to Hollywood in 1934, debuting in Happiness Ahead. She was featured on the cover of Film Weekly on August 23, 1935 and appeared in The Story of Louis Pasteur in 1936. At Universal, she played Elsa von Frankenstein in one of her more memorable roles alongside actor Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff in Son of Frankenstein (1939). She later played Mrs. Townsend in North by Northwest (1959) and Love Is Better Than Ever, starring Elizabeth Taylor. Hutchinson made a number of Television appearances, including episodes of Perry Mason, The Rifleman and Little House on the Prairie. She died, aged 94, on June 4, 1998 at the Florence Nightingale Nursing Home in Manhattan. Her ashes were scattered near her niece’s home at Springfield, Oregon.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 12, 1903
Died
June 4, 1998 (aged 94)
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 37% in 30 days

What are Josephine Hutchinson's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
23%
Morality
18%
Power
10%
Ideas
10%
Survival
8%
Society
4%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 6 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 5

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
3 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Melancholic
8
Romantic
5
Bittersweet
3
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Josephine Hutchinson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Josephine Hutchinson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy O'Hara Hearn

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Sixth Sense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Homecoming: A Christmas Story(1971)

    as Mamie Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Travis Logan, D.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs. Tice

  • Rabbit, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mrs. Angstrom

  • The Partridge Family(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Amanda

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • To Rome with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Then Came Bronson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Lucy

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Millie Farrell

  • Shadow Over Elveron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Emily Maslan

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Nevada Smith(1966)

    as Mrs. Elvira McCanles

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Wandermere · as Libby Jackson

  • Baby the Rain Must Fall(1965)

    as Mme Ewing

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Blanchard

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeline Vickers

  • General Electric True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The New Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Nettie

  • Dr. Kildare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Amelia Blair

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Betty Galloway

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(1960)

    as Widow Douglas

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Walk Like a Dragon(1960)

    as Ma Bartlett

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Grandma Robot

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha Randolph

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • North by Northwest(1959)

    as Mrs. Townsend

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Rawhide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Abigail Briggs

  • The Rifleman(1958)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Step Down to Terror(1958)

    as Mrs. Walters

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sing Boy Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Caroline Walker

  • Perry Mason(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Leona Walsh · as Miriam Baker · as Miss Sarah

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Gun for a Coward(1956)

    as Madame Keough

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Miracle in the Rain(1956)

    as Agnes Wood

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Crale · as Sister Ellen

  • Many Rivers to Cross(1955)

    as Mrs. Cherne

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Lyddie Hampton

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Mama Stacey · as Mother

  • Ruby Gentry(1952)

    as Letitia Gentry

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Love Is Better Than Ever(1952)

    as Mrs. Macaboy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mother Superior

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Lavery

  • Adventure in Baltimore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Lilly Sheldon

  • The Tender Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Emily Norris

  • Cass Timberlane(1947)

    as Lillian Drover

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Somewhere in the Night(1946)

    as Elizabeth Conroy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Her First Beau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Mrs. Wood

  • Tom Brown's School Days(1940)

    as Mrs. Mary Arnold

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • My Son, My Son! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Nellie Moscrop Essex

  • Son of Frankenstein(1939)

    as Elsa von Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Crime of Doctor Hallet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Dr. Mary Reynolds

  • The Women Men Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jane Carson

  • Mountain Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Ruth Harkins

  • I Married a Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Carol Kennicott

  • The Story of Louis Pasteur(1936)

    as Marie Pasteur

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Melody Lingers on (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Ann Prescott

  • Oil for the Lamps of China(1935)

    as Hester Adams Chase

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Right to Live(1935)

    as Stella Trent

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Happiness Ahead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Joan Bradford

  • A Little Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1917 to 1974; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

North by Northwest (1959)

$210K worldwide

Highest rated

North by Northwest (1959)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19171974

Peak 1966 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1930s10 · acting1940s7 · acting1950s20 · acting1960s17 · acting1970s6 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Josephine Hutchinson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 19; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

None of their 26 titles divides audiences: 16 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser16
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed3

Most loved · actor

North by Northwest (1959)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Josephine Hutchinson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Josephine Hutchinson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Heinz Roemheld shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors