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 la...
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Duck Soup
As Gloria Teasdale
The Cocoanuts
As Mrs. Potter
At the Circus
As Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury
A Day at the Races
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The Big Store
As Martha Phelps
The Hollywood Clowns
As (archive footage)
Animal Crackers
As Mrs. Rittenhouse
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
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Little Giant
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Bathing Beauty
As Mrs. Allenwood
A Night at the Opera
As Mrs. Claypool
The Horn Blows at Midnight
As Mme. Traviata / Miss Rodholder
The Dancing Masters
As Louise Harlan
Stop, You're Killing Me
As Mrs. Whitelaw
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
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Rendezvous
As Mrs. Hendricks (uncredited)
Diamond Horseshoe
As Mrs. Standish
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
As Self (archive footage)
About Face
As Mrs. Culpepper
Up in Arms
As Mrs. Willoughby
Wise Girl
As Mrs. Bell-Rivington
Anything Goes
As Mrs. Wentworth
Dramatic School
As Pantomime Teacher
Three for Bedroom C
As Mrs. Agnes Hawthorne
Youth on Parole
As Mrs. Abernathy
Gridiron Flash
As Mrs. Fields
Reckless
As Woman in Audience Yelling 'Get Off the Stage' (uncredited)
Fifteen Wives
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Sing Your Worries Away
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High Flyers
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Seven Days Ashore
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The Life of the Party
As Mrs. Penner
Born to Sing
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What a Way to Go!
As Mrs. Foster
Storm at Daybreak
As Duchess Sophie (uncredited)
Zotz!
As Persephone Updike
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
As Georgianna Fitzdingle
Wonderland of California
As Self
After Office Hours
As Mrs. Murchison (uncredited)
Song and Dance Man
As Mrs. Whitney
Kentucky Kernels
As Mrs. Baxter
Rhythm Parade
As Ophelia MacDougal
Here, Prince
As The Queen of Deleria (uncredited)
Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults
As Self (archiveFootage)
We're Rich Again
As Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Gypsy Sweetheart
As Mrs. Van Updyke
Sunset in El Dorado
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Tales of Manhattan
As Mme. Langehanke (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
As Self (archive footage)
A Tale of Two Cities
As Aristocrat (uncredited)
That's Entertainment, Part II
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For Beauty's Sake
As Mrs. Franklin Evans
Auntie Mame
As Noblewoman in Play (uncredited)
The Girl Habit
As Blanche Ledyard
The Colgate Comedy Hour
As Self
The Donna Reed Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
As Self
Racket Squad