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Margaret Dumont

Acting
Born: October 19, 1882 in Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

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...

All Credits61 Titles

Film

57 Titles
Auntie Mame
7.0
FILM
Auntie Mame1958
Duck Soup
7.3
FILM
Duck Soup1933
A Night at the Opera
7.4
FILM
A Night at the Opera1935
What a Way to Go!
7.1
FILM
What a Way to Go!1964
A Day at the Races
7.1
FILM
A Day at the Races1937
Animal Crackers
6.9
FILM
Animal Crackers1930
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3
FILM
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
The Big Store
6.2
FILM
The Big Store1941
The Cocoanuts
6.5
FILM
The Cocoanuts1929
At the Circus
6.4
FILM
At the Circus1939
Bathing Beauty
5.9
FILM
Bathing Beauty1944
Tales of Manhattan
6.5
FILM
Tales of Manhattan1942
Wise Girl
7.1
FILM
Wise Girl1937
The Dancing Masters
6.3
FILM
The Dancing Masters1943
That's Entertainment, Part II
7.0
FILM
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
Sunset in El Dorado
5.7
FILM
Sunset in El Dorado1945

Series

4 Titles
The Donna Reed Show
6.5
SERIES
The Donna Reed Show1958–
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9
SERIES
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950–
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6.4
SERIES
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956–
Racket Squad
6.5
SERIES
Racket Squad1951–
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