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COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS STARRING MARIE DRESSLER

1910s – Early Feature Films




  • The Scrub Lady (1917) – Lead

  • The Agitator (1917) – Lead

  • Phantom Fortunes (1916) – Lead

  • The Prince Chap (1915) – Co‑star

  • The Crossroads of New York (1922) – Featured role

(Her early films are a mix of starring and co‑starring roles, but the Tillie films are unquestionably star vehicles.)

Late 1920s – Comeback Period

  • Breakfast at Sunrise (1927) – Featured role

  • Bringing Up Father (1928) – Co‑star

  • The Patsy (1928) – Major supporting role

  • The Divine Lady (1929) – Supporting role

  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) – Featured appearance

  • Dangerous Females (1929) – Featured

  • The Vagabond Lover (1929) – Supporting

(These films helped reintroduce her to audiences before her major MGM stardom.)

⭐ 1930–1933: THE MGM STARDOM YEARS

These are the films where Marie Dressler was unquestionably the star or co‑star, and the roles that made her a legend.

1930

  • Anna Christie – Co‑star with Greta Garbo

  • Let Us Be Gay – Co‑star

  • Caught Short – Co‑star

  • One Romantic Night – Co‑star

  • The Girl Said No – Co‑star

  • Chasing Rainbows – Featured

  • The March of Time – Featured

  • Derelict – Co‑star

1931

  • Min and Bill – Lead role (Oscar‑winning performance)

  • Politics – Lead

  • Reducing – Co‑star

  • The Christmas Party – Featured

1932

  • Emma – Lead role (Oscar‑nominated)

  • Prosperity – Lead

1933

  • Tugboat Annie – Lead

  • Dinner at Eight – Major co‑star

  • Christopher Bean – Lead (her final film)

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