Marjorie Main: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 70
- on screen
- 1931–1965
- box office
- $504K
Marjorie Main's Career in Numbers
Marjorie Main's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Marjorie Main works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from A House Divided (1931) to The World of Abbott and Costello (1965), and the 1940s were the busiest decade.
Marjorie Main Movies by Decade
- 1930s 20
- 1940s 31
- 1950s 17
- 1960s 1
The 1940s were Marjorie Main's busiest decade, with 31 films.
Marjorie Main Movies by Genre
- Comedy 27
- Drama 17
- Romance 11
- Western 3
- Crime 3
- Music 2
- Adventure 2
- History 1
- Thriller 1
- Family 1
Comedy is the genre Marjorie Main has worked in most, with 27 films, ahead of drama (17).
Marjorie Main Career Milestones
- First film
- A House Divided 1931
- Biggest box office hit
- Meet Me in St. Louis $503K worldwide
- Newest film
- The World of Abbott and Costello 1965
Marjorie Main Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Marjorie Main is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Marjorie Main Movies as an Actor
69- 1965
The World of Abbott and Costello as Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap · Comedy - 1957
The Kettles on Old MacDonald’s Farm as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1956
Friendly Persuasion as The Widow Hudspeth · Drama - 1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1955
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki as Ma' Kettle · Comedy - 1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1954
Rose Marie as Lady Jane Dunstock · Music - 1954
The Long, Long Trailer as Mrs. Hittaway · Romance - 1953
Fast Company as Ma Parkson · Romance - 1952
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1952
The Belle of New York as Mrs Phineas Hill · Romance - 1951
It’s a Big Country as Mrs. Wrenley · Comedy - 1951
The Law and the Lady as Julia Wortin · Comedy - 1951
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1951
Mr. Imperium as Mrs. Cabot · Romance - 1950
Mrs. O’Malley and Mr. Malone as Harriet O'Malley · Comedy - 1950
Summer Stock as Esme · Music - 1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town as Ma Kettle · Comedy - 1949
Big Jack as Flapjack Kate · Adventure - 1949
Ma and Pa Kettle as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle · Comedy - 1948
Feudin’, Fussin’ and A-Fightin’ as Maribel Mathews · Comedy - 1947
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap as Widow Hawkins · Comedy - 1947
The Egg and I as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle · Romance - 1946
The Show-Off as Mrs. Fisher · Comedy - 1946
Bad Bascomb as Abbey Hanks · Western - 1946
The Harvey Girls Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.42K - 1945
Murder, He Says as Mamie Fleagle Smithers Johnson · Comedy - 1945
Meet Me in St. Louis Drama Worldwide box office: $503K - 1944
Gentle Annie as Annie Goss · Romance - 1944
Rationing as Iris Tuttle · Comedy - 1943
Johnny Come Lately as 'Gashouse' Mary · Drama - 1943
Heaven Can Wait as Mrs. Strabel · Comedy - 1942
Tennessee Johnson as Mrs. Maude Fisher · History - 1942
Tish as Miss Letitia 'Tish' Carberry · Drama - 1942
Jackass Mail as Clementine 'Tina' Tucker · Western - 1942
The Affairs of Martha as Mrs. McKissick · Comedy - 1942
We Were Dancing as Judge Hawkes · Comedy - 1942
The Bugle Sounds as Susie 'Suz' · Drama - 1941
Honky Tonk as Mrs. Varner · Crime - 1941
The Shepherd of the Hills as Granny Becky · Drama - 1941
A Woman’s Face as Emma Kristiansdotter · Thriller - 1941
Barnacle Bill as Marge Cavendish · Comedy - 1941
The Wild Man of Borneo as Irma, the Cook · Romance - 1940
Wyoming as Mehitabel · Western - 1940
The Captain Is a Lady as Sarah May Willett · Comedy - 1940
Susan and God as Mary · Comedy - 1940
Turnabout as Nora, the Cook · Comedy - 1940
Dark Command as Mrs. Cantrell / Mrs. Adams · Drama - 1940
I Take This Woman as Gertie · Drama - 1939
Angels Wash Their Faces as Mrs. Arkelian · Drama - 1939
They Shall Have Music as Mrs. Miller · Family - 1939
Lucky Night as Mrs. Briggs · Drama - 1938
There Goes My Heart as Fireless Cooker Customer (uncredited) · Romance - 1938
Girls’ School as Miss Armstrong · Comedy - 1938
Too Hot to Handle as Miss Wayne · Adventure - 1938
Little Tough Guy as Mrs. Boylan · Crime - 1938
Three Comrades as Old woman by phone (uncredited) · Drama - 1938
Test Pilot as Landlady · Drama - 1938
Boy of the Streets as Mrs. Mary Brennan · Drama - 1937
The Shadow as Hannah Gillespie · Mystery - 1937
The Wrong Road as Martha Foster · Crime - 1937
Dead End as Mrs. Martin · Drama - 1937
Stella Dallas as Mrs. Martin · Romance - 1934
Music in the Air as Anna (Uncredited) · Romance - 1934
Crime Without Passion as Backstage Wardrobe Woman (uncredited) · Drama - 1934
Art Trouble as Woman Who Sits on Painting · Comedy - 1932
Hot Saturday as Gossip in Window (uncredited) · Romance - 1932
Broken Lullaby as Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited) · Drama - 1931
A House Divided as Townswoman at Wedding (uncredited) · Drama
Marjorie Main in Documentaries & Specials
1Who Marjorie Main Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Marjorie Main shares the most films with. Wallace Beery comes first, with 7 films together, followed by Henry O'Neill (6).
Marjorie Main: Questions & Answers
How many movies Marjorie Main has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Marjorie Main been in?
Marjorie Main is credited on 70 films, from 1931 to 1965. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Marjorie Main's highest-grossing movie?
Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) is Marjorie Main's biggest box office hit, with $503K worldwide, ahead of The Harvey Girls (1946) ($1.42K). Across every film with box office figures, Marjorie Main's movies have made $504K.
Marjorie Main's biggest hits What is Marjorie Main's newest movie?
The most recent film on Marjorie Main's filmography is The World of Abbott and Costello (1965), in the role of Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap.
Who does Marjorie Main work with most often?
Marjorie Main shares the most films with Wallace Beery (7 films), Henry O'Neill (6 films) and Donald Meek (5 films).
The Best Marjorie Main Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 70 credits.
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