About Margaret Dumont
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…
Filmography57 films
Rank Margaret Dumont's movies
Start with all movie credits in Favorite Margaret Dumont Movies, then arrange them in your own order.
- Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults1999
- The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell1982
- The Hollywood Clowns1979
- That's Entertainment, Part II1976
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972
- What a Way to Go!1964
- Zotz!1962
- Around the World with Nellie Bly1960
- Auntie Mame1958
- Shake, Rattle and Rock!1956
- Stop, You're Killing Me1952
- Three for Bedroom C1952
- Susie Steps Out1946
- Little Giant1946
- Sunset in El Dorado1945
- Diamond Horseshoe1945
- The Horn Blows at Midnight1945
- Bathing Beauty1944
- Seven Days Ashore1944
- Up in Arms1944
- The Dancing Masters1943
- Rhythm Parade1942
- Tales of Manhattan1942
- About Face1942
- Sing Your Worries Away1942
- Born to Sing1942
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941
- The Big Store1941
- For Beauty's Sake1941
- At the Circus1939
- Dramatic School1938
- Wise Girl1937
- High Flyers1937
- Youth on Parole1937
- The Life of the Party1937
- A Day at the Races1937
- Arbor Day1936
- Song and Dance Man1936
- Anything Goes1936
- A Night at the Opera1935
- Rendezvous1935
- Reckless1935
- Gypsy Sweetheart1935
- After Office Hours1935
- Kentucky Kernels1934
- Gridiron Flash1934
- Fifteen Wives1934
- Duck Soup1933
- Storm at Daybreak1933
- Wonderland of California1933
- Here, Prince1932
- The Girl Habit1931
- Animal Crackers1930
- The Cocoanuts1929
- Enemies of Women1923
- A Tale of Two Cities1917
