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Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

13 movies on Netflix

Biography

Margaret Dumont was an American stage and screen actress who became the Marx Brothers' comic foil. Born Daisy Juliette Baker in Brooklyn, she studied opera and acting as a teenager and performed in the United States and Europe. She made her stage debut in Sleeping Beauty and the Beast in Philadelphia. In 1925 Sam H. Harris recommended her to the Marx Brothers for their Broadway show The Cocoanuts, and she portrayed wealthy society widows in their films, among them The Cocoanuts (1929), Animal Crackers (1930), Duck Soup (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935), A Day at the Races (1937), and The Big Store (1941). Her work in A Day at the Races brought a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared with W.C. Fields and Laurel and Hardy, and her final film role was in What a Way to Go! (1964). She died in 1965.

82years old at death

  • Born Brooklyn
  • Died Hollywood
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Also credited as Daisy Juliette Baker

Movie Career

Films
13
Career span
35 years1929 to 1964

Genres

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  1. About the name

    As a teenager, Dumont trained in opera and acting. She first performed on stage in the US and Europe as Daisy Dumont, then later used Margaret, the French word for Daisy, as her professional name.

  2. First role

    Dumont first acted in Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at Philadelphia's Chestnut Theater. In August 1902, two months shy of turning 20, she performed as a singer and comedian in an Atlantic City vaudeville act.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    Dumont said she was not a stooge but a straight lady, and that playing straight was an art. She explained that you must build up your man without topping him or stealing the laughs from him.

Margaret Dumont movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Duck Soup1933 Comedy, Musical, Waras Gloria Teasdale

    IMDb rating 7.764K votes

  2. Animal Crackers1930 Comedy, Musicalas Mrs. Rittenhouse

    IMDb rating 7.416K votes

  3. A Night at the Opera1935as Mrs. Claypool

    IMDb rating 7.837K votes

  4. A Day at the Races1937as Mrs. Upjohn

    IMDb rating 7.516K votes

  5. The Big Store1941as Martha Phelps

    IMDb rating 6.55.8K votes

  6. At the Circus1939as Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury

    IMDb rating 6.86.9K votes

  7. The Cocoanuts1929as Mrs. Potter

    IMDb rating 6.89.0K votes

  8. What a Way to Go!1964as Mrs. Foster

    IMDb rating 6.96.9K votes

Most often with

Sam Wood directed two of these films. Three actors appear in seven of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Groucho Marx, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Groucho MarxChico Marx, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Chico MarxHarpo Marx, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Harpo MarxZeppo Marx, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Zeppo MarxBess Flowers, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bess FlowersRobert Mitchum, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert MitchumSam WoodDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sam Wood

Films together

  • Groucho Marx7 films together, 1929 to 1941
    Groucho Marx's page
    • The Big Store1941IMDb rating 6.5Dumont as Martha PhelpsMarx as Wolf J. Flywheel
    • At the Circus1939IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. Suzanna DukesburyMarx as Attorney J. Cheever Loophole
    • A Day at the Races1937IMDb rating 7.5Dumont as Mrs. UpjohnMarx as Dr. Hackenbush
    • A Night at the Opera1935IMDb rating 7.8Dumont as Mrs. ClaypoolMarx as Otis B. Driftwood
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Dumont as Gloria TeasdaleMarx as Rufus T. Firefly
    • Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4Dumont as Mrs. RittenhouseMarx as Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding
    • The Cocoanuts1929IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. PotterMarx as Hammer
  • Chico Marx7 films together, 1929 to 1941
    Chico Marx's page
    • The Big Store1941IMDb rating 6.5Dumont as Martha PhelpsMarx as Ravelli
    • At the Circus1939IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. Suzanna DukesburyMarx as Antonio Pirelli
    • A Day at the Races1937IMDb rating 7.5Dumont as Mrs. UpjohnMarx as Tony
    • A Night at the Opera1935IMDb rating 7.8Dumont as Mrs. ClaypoolMarx as Fiorello
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Dumont as Gloria TeasdaleMarx as Chicolini
    • Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4Dumont as Mrs. RittenhouseMarx as Signor Emanuel Ravelli
    • The Cocoanuts1929IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. PotterMarx as Pastrami
  • Harpo Marx7 films together, 1929 to 1941
    Harpo Marx's page
    • The Big Store1941IMDb rating 6.5Dumont as Martha PhelpsMarx as Wacky
    • At the Circus1939IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. Suzanna DukesburyMarx as 'Punchy'
    • A Day at the Races1937IMDb rating 7.5Dumont as Mrs. UpjohnMarx as Stuffy
    • A Night at the Opera1935IMDb rating 7.8Dumont as Mrs. ClaypoolMarx as Tomasso
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Dumont as Gloria TeasdaleMarx as Pinky
    • Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4Dumont as Mrs. RittenhouseMarx as The Professor
    • The Cocoanuts1929IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. PotterMarx as Red
  • Zeppo Marx3 films together, 1929 to 1933
    Zeppo Marx's page
    • Duck Soup1933IMDb rating 7.7Dumont as Gloria TeasdaleMarx as Bob Roland
    • Animal Crackers1930IMDb rating 7.4Dumont as Mrs. RittenhouseMarx as Horatio Jamison
    • The Cocoanuts1929IMDb rating 6.8Dumont as Mrs. PotterMarx as Jamison
  • Bess Flowers2 films together, 1937 to 1962
    Bess Flowers's page
    • Zotz!1962IMDb rating 5.9Dumont as Persephone UpdikeFlowers as Party Guest
    • A Day at the Races1937IMDb rating 7.5Dumont as Mrs. UpjohnFlowers as Racetrack Spectator
  • Robert Mitchum2 films together, 1943 to 1964
    Robert Mitchum's page
  • Sam WoodDirector, 2 films, 1935 to 1937
    All films by Sam Wood
  • Also two films together6 more actors
    • Sig RumanA Day at the Races (1937) and A Night at the Opera (1935)
    • Douglass DumbrilleThe Big Store (1941) and A Day at the Races (1937)
    • Mike MazurkiZotz! (1962) and The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
    • Fred ClarkZotz! (1962) and Auntie Mame (1958)
    • Reginald GardinerWhat a Way to Go! (1964) and The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
    • Allan JonesA Day at the Races (1937) and A Night at the Opera (1935)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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