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The Donna Reed Show1958* 6.5
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950* 6.9
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956* 6.4
Racket Squad1951* 6.5
What a Way to Go!1964* 7.1
Bathing Beauty1944* 5.9
A Night at the Opera1935* 7.4
A Day at the Races1937* 7.1
At the Circus1939* 6.4
That's Entertainment, Part II1976* 7.0
Auntie Mame1958* 7.0
The Big Store1941* 6.3
Duck Soup1933* 7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972* 7.4
Reckless1935* 5.1
The Cocoanuts1929* 6.5
Tales of Manhattan1942* 6.4
About Face1942* 6.6
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975* 6.3
Shake, Rattle and Rock!1956* 5.6
Stop, You're Killing Me1952* 7.7
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941* 6.9
Animal Crackers1930* 6.9
Rendezvous1935* 4.9
Around the World with Nellie Bly1960* 10.0
Wise Girl1937* 7.1
The Dancing Masters1943* 6.3
The Horn Blows at Midnight1945* 5.9
A Tale of Two Cities1917* 4.8
The Life of the Party1937* 6.2
Up in Arms1944* 5.8
The Girl Habit1931* 8.0
Song and Dance Man1936* 7.0
Anything Goes1936* 5.8
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults1999* 9.0
Kentucky Kernels1934* 6.4
For Beauty's Sake1941* 10.0
Sunset in El Dorado1945* 5.7
Little Giant1946* 5.3
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell1982* 9.0
Margaret Dumont
ActingBorn 19 Oct 1882Brooklyn, New York, USA
Margaret Dumont would probably consider it a tragedy that she is best-known for her performances as the ultimate straight woman in seven of the Marx Brothers' films (including most of their best). By all accounts she never understood their jokes (offscreen and on), which is of course a major reason why she's so funny. Apart from a small role in a 1917 Dickens adaptation, she spent her early career on the stage, ending up with the Marxes in the late 1920s in the stage versions of The Cocoanuts (1929) and Animal Crackers (1930), and was given a Paramount contract at the same time they were. She …
Known For & Filmography
The Donna Reed Show1958* 6.5The Colgate Comedy Hour1950* 6.9The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956* 6.4Racket Squad1951* 6.5What a Way to Go!1964* 7.1Bathing Beauty1944* 5.9A Night at the Opera1935* 7.4A Day at the Races1937* 7.1At the Circus1939* 6.4That's Entertainment, Part II1976* 7.0Auntie Mame1958* 7.0The Big Store1941* 6.3Duck Soup1933* 7.3Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972* 7.4Reckless1935* 5.1The Cocoanuts1929* 6.5Tales of Manhattan1942* 6.4About Face1942* 6.6Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975* 6.3Shake, Rattle and Rock!1956* 5.6Stop, You're Killing Me1952* 7.7Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941* 6.9Animal Crackers1930* 6.9Rendezvous1935* 4.9Around the World with Nellie Bly1960* 10.0Wise Girl1937* 7.1The Dancing Masters1943* 6.3The Horn Blows at Midnight1945* 5.9A Tale of Two Cities1917* 4.8The Life of the Party1937* 6.2Up in Arms1944* 5.8The Girl Habit1931* 8.0Song and Dance Man1936* 7.0Anything Goes1936* 5.8Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults1999* 9.0Kentucky Kernels1934* 6.4For Beauty's Sake1941* 10.0Sunset in El Dorado1945* 5.7Little Giant1946* 5.3The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell1982* 9.0Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.