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Marguerite De La Motte

Marguerite De La Motte

Actor · Died March 10, 1950, aged 47 · Duluth, Minnesota, USA

Marguerite De La Motte (June 22, 1902 – March 10, 1950) was an American film actress, most notably of the silent film era. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, De La Motte was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De La Motte. She was a 1917 graduate of the Egan School of drama, music, and dancing. De La Motte began her entertainment career studying ballet under Anna Pavlova. In 1919, she became the dance star of Sid Grauman on the stage of his theater. In 1918, at the age of 16, she made her screen debut in the Douglas Fairbanks-directed romantic comedy film Arizona. In 1920, both of her parents died, her mother in January in an automobile accident and her father in August from heart disease. Film producer J.L. Frothingham assumed guardianship of her and her younger brother. De La Motte spent the 1920s appearing in numerous films, often cast by Douglas Fairbanks to play opposite him in swashbuckling adventure films such as 1920's The Mark of Zorro and The Three Musketeers. She developed a close friendship with Fairbanks and his wife, actress Mary Pickford. Her career as an actress slowed dramatically at the end of the silent film era of the 1920s. She did continue acting in bit parts through the sound era and made her final appearance in the 1942 film Overland Mail opposite both Noah Beery Sr. and Noah Beery Jr., as well as Lon Chaney Jr. After her film career ended, De La Motte worked as an inspector in a southern California war plant during World War II. Later she came to San Francisco, California, where she worked in the Red Cross office. On February 8, 1960, De La Motte was awarded a star in the Motion Pictures section of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6902 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood, California.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1902
Died
March 10, 1950 (aged 47)
From
Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Marguerite De La Motte's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
39%
Morality
37%
Society
13%
Power
6%
Self
4%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
3
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Hopeful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Rousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Marguerite De La Motte's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MGM+ (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marguerite De La Motte's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

  • Overland Mail(1942)

    as Rose - the Waitress [Chs. 1, 8]

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man Who Returned to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Mrs. Hibbard

  • Reg'lar Fellers(1941)

    as Mrs. Dugan

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • A Woman's Man(1934)

    as Gloria Jordan - Star

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shadow Ranch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Ruth Cameron

  • Montmartre Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jeanne

  • The Iron Mask(1929)

    as Constance Bonacieux

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Broadway Madness(1927)

    as Maida Vincent

  • Ragtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Beth Barton

  • The Kid Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Helen Hall

  • Held by the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Mary Travis

  • The Final Extra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Ruth Collins

  • Pals in Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Geraldine 'Jerry' Howard

  • The Last Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Beth

  • The Unknown Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Mary Phillips

  • Red Dice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Beverly Vane

  • Fifth Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Barbara Pelham

  • The People vs. Nancy Preston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Nancy Preston

  • The Girl Who Wouldn't Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Mary Hale

  • Children of the Whirlwind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Maggie

  • Daughters Who Pay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Sonia Borisoff / Margaret Smith

  • Cheaper to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Doris

  • In Love with Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Ann Jordan

  • East of Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Judy McNulty

  • Those Who Dare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Marjorie

  • The Beloved Brute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Jacinta

  • Gerald Cranston's Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Angela

  • The Clean Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Essie Bickers

  • Richard the Lion-Hearted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Lady Edith Plantagenet

  • Desire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Ruth Cassell

  • Wandering Daughters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Bessie Bowden

  • A Man of Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Helen Sumner

  • Just Like a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Peggy Dean

  • Scars of Jealousy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Helen Meanix

  • The Famous Mrs. Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Sylvia Fair

  • What a Wife Learned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

    as Sheila Dorne

  • The Jilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Rose Trenton

  • Shadows(1922)

    as Sympathy Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Shattered Idols (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Sarasvati

  • The Three Musketeers(1921)

    as Constance

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Ten Dollar Raise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Dorothy

  • The Nut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    as Estrell Wynn

  • The Mark of Zorro(1920)

    as Lolita Pulido

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Broken Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Anne Oglesby

  • The U.P. Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Allie Lee

  • The Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Lady Brenda Carylon

  • Trumpet Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Eve de Merincourt

  • The Sagebrusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1920)

    as Mary Warren

  • In Wrong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Millie Fields

  • For a Woman's Honor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Helen Rutherford

  • The Pagan God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Beryl Addison

  • A Sage Brush Hamlet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Dora Lawrence

  • Josselyn's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Lizzie

Career shape

Star power in the 71st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles from 1919 to 1942.

Highest rated

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

The Iron Mask (1929)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting53 of 53: 53 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1910s5 · acting1920s43 · acting1930s2 · acting1940s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Marguerite De La Motte's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of the 7 of 8 with a score; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Reg'lar Fellers (1941)

66th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Mark of Zorro (1920)

Midcredits 80th · 72% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Marguerite De La Motte work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marguerite De La Motte's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Douglas Fairbanks shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

Composers