Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marie Dressler (born Leila Marie Koerber, November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and Depression-era film star. Successful on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, she was also successful in film. Leaving home at the age of 14, Dressler built a career on stage in traveling theatre troupes, where she learned to appreciate her talent in making people laugh. In 1892 she started a career on Broadway that lasted into the 1920s, performing comedic roles that allowed her to improvise to get laughs. From one of her successful Broadway roles, she played the titular role in the first full-length screen comedy, Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914), opposite Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand. She made several shorts, but mostly worked in New York City on stage. Her career declined in the 1920s. In 1927, Dressler returned to films at the age of 59 and experienced a remarkable string of successes. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930–31 for Min and Bill and was named the top film star for 1932 and 1933. Marie Dressler died of cancer in 1934.

  • Popularity : 1.365
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1868-11-09
  • Place of Birth : Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
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Marie Dressler Movies

  • 1914
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    Tillie's Punctured Romance

    Tillie's Punctured Romance

    6.1 1914 HD

    A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope...

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  • 1929
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    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    The Hollywood Revue of 1929

    5.72 1929 HD

    An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.

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  • 1930
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    Anna Christie

    Anna Christie

    6.1 1930 HD

    Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in...

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  • 1933
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    Dinner at Eight

    Dinner at Eight

    6.714 1933 HD

    An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of...

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  • 1928
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    The Patsy

    The Patsy

    6.8 1928 HD

    An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.

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  • 1930
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    Min and Bill

    Min and Bill

    6.273 1930 HD

    Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

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  • 1933
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    Tugboat Annie

    Tugboat Annie

    7 1933 HD

    Tugboat, the Narcissus, is owned and captained by Annie Brennan, and among her crew are her alcoholic but good-natured husband, Terry, and her...

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  • 1928
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    The Divine Lady

    The Divine Lady

    5.273 1928 HD

    Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.

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  • 1932
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    Emma

    Emma

    6.5 1932 HD

    When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new...

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  • 1993
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    Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

    Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell

    8.5 1993 HD

    Actress Sharon Stone hosts this documentary about the life and career of 1930s sex symbol Jean Harlow. Included are clips from many of her films,...

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  • 1972
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    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    6 1972 HD

    A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension...

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  • 1930
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    The March of Time

    The March of Time

    1 1930 HD

    Unfinished pre-Code era film consisting of three sections with past performers from the stage and the vaudeville circuit, then-present-day performers...

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  • 1930
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    Let Us Be Gay

    Let Us Be Gay

    4 1930 HD

    Dowdy housewife Kitty dotes on her self-centered husband but divorces him when his mistress shows up at their home one day to break up their...

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  • 1929
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    The Vagabond Lover

    The Vagabond Lover

    4 1929 HD

    A zany musical about an amateur musician in search of work who impersonates a big band leader.

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  • 1930
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    Chasing Rainbows

    Chasing Rainbows

    4 1930 HD

    The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is...

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  • 1931
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    Politics

    Politics

    6.3 1931 HD

    A widow's decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.

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  • 1930
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    One Romantic Night

    One Romantic Night

    5.3 1930 HD

    A princess is forced to choose between a charming tutor and a rakish prince.

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  • 1930
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    The Girl Said No

    The Girl Said No

    5.5 1930 HD

    A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines...

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  • 1917
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    Tillie Wakes Up

    Tillie Wakes Up

    6 1917 HD

    Tillie and her neighbor Mr. Pipkins are both distraught over their respective marriages. One day, they sneak off to have a lively time at Coney...

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  • 2022
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    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress

    1 2022 HD

    A montage of 13 remarkable short films recently digitized by the Library of Congress, whose themes echo the program of the Domitor 2022 conference,...

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  • 1945
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    Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

    Screen Snapshots (Series 25, No. 1): 25th Anniversary

    1 1945 HD

    A look back at 25 years of Columbia's series of newsreels chronicling the film industry and the lives of Hollywood stars. Clips from earlier films in...

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  • 1942
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    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

    1 1942 HD

    The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of edition #1, then a tribute to movie people who have...

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  • 1931
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    Reducing

    Reducing

    3.8 1931 HD

    Culture shock bombards a woman and her family when they leave their hick town to help her sister out in her big-city beauty parlor.

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  • 1961
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    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    Hollywood: The Selznick Years

    3.3 1961 HD

    Henry Fonda hosts this retrospective on the career and films of iconic filmmaker David O. Selznick, who epitomized the era of the auteur producer in...

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  • 1932
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    Prosperity

    Prosperity

    4.7 1932 HD

    Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.

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  • 1931
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    The Christmas Party

    The Christmas Party

    5.4 1931 HD

    In this holiday short, Jackie Cooper wants to throw a Christmas party for his friends on his football team but doesn't know how to go about it. His...

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  • 1927
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    The Joy Girl

    The Joy Girl

    5 1927 HD

    Though she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich. He turns out to be a fraud who thought she was an...

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  • 1930
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    Caught Short

    Caught Short

    1 1930 HD

    Landladies Polly Smith and Marie Jones, who operate boardinghouses on the same side of the street, are afflicted with numerous petty envies and...

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  • 1915
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    Tillie's Tomato Surprise

    Tillie's Tomato Surprise

    1 1915 HD

    Tillie Todd gives her rich Aunt Sally a dime-store tomato pincushion for her birthday, claiming that it is the product of her own hard labor....

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  • 1933
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    Going Hollywood

    Going Hollywood

    5.5 1933 HD

    The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she...

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  • 1933
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    Broadway to Hollywood

    Broadway to Hollywood

    4.6 1933 HD

    In this through-the-years saga about a show business family, the fame of husband and wife vaudeville headliners of the 1880s is eclipsed by their son.

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  • 1928
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    Bringing Up Father

    Bringing Up Father

    3 1928 HD

    The wealthy Jiggs is tired of being left out of the swanky parties thrown by his social-climbing wife Maggie and their daughter. He decides to teach...

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  • 1933
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    Christopher Bean

    Christopher Bean

    1 1933 HD

    When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his paintings cheaply from a family who have no idea of...

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  • 1994
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    That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

    6.943 1994 HD

    Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to...

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

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  • 1975
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    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    5.7 1975 HD

    Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

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  • 1976
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    That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

    6.8 1976 HD

    Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical...

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  • 1929
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    Dangerous Females

    Dangerous Females

    1 1929 HD

    Roommates panic and plan when they hear a radio report of a murderer loose in their neighborhood.

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  • 1927
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    Breakfast at Sunrise

    Breakfast at Sunrise

    1 1927 HD

    While plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall for each other.

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  • 1910
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    Actors' Fund Field Day

    Actors' Fund Field Day

    1 1910 HD

    It's more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Regular village "cut-ups" are those actor chaps and actresses.

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  • 1927
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    The Callahans and the Murphys

    The Callahans and the Murphys

    1 1927 HD

    The story of two feuding Irish immigrant families living in a tenement.

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  • 1964
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    The Big Parade of Comedy

    The Big Parade of Comedy

    6.3 1964 HD

    Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

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