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Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Actor · Died April 14, 1973, aged 80 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Minna Gombell (May 28, 1892 – April 14, 1973) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. She appeared in 50 Hollywood films including; Laurel and Hardy's Block-Heads, The Merry Widow, The First Year, Boom Town, High Sierra, Hoop-La, The Thin Man, and The Best Years of Our Lives. Her third husband was the film writer, producer and director Myron Coureval Fagan. Description above from the Wikipedia article Minna Gombell, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 27, 1892
Died
April 14, 1973 (aged 80)
From
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 75 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 34% in 30 days

What are Minna Gombell's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Morality
20%
Self
12%
Society
8%
Power
7%
Survival
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 13 · Serious 4 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 11 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · 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 13 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
9
Tense
9
Romantic
8
Melancholic
8
Warm
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1

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 Minna Gombell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Minna Gombell'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

75 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • I'll See You in My Dreams(1951)

    as Mrs. LeBoy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Here Comes the Groom(1951)

    as Mrs. Godfrey

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Pagan Love Song(1950)

    as Kate Bennett

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Last Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Winnie McPhail

  • The Snake Pit(1948)

    as Miss Hart

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Bad Men(1948)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Reckless(1948)

    as Ma Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Queenie Lassiter

  • The Best Years of Our Lives(1946)

    as Mrs. Parrish

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Perilous Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Mrs. Latham

  • Man Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Aunt Sophie

  • Sunbonnet Sue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Fitzgerald

  • Swingin' on a Rainbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Minnie Regan

  • Penthouse Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Taffy

  • Night Club Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Rita

  • Destiny(1944)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Town Went Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Marian Harrison

  • Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1944)

    as Mrs. Collins

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Chip Off the Old Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Milly

  • Salute for Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Actor

  • Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Edith Fitzbadden

  • Cadets on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Della

  • Thieves Fall Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Ella Barnes

  • High Sierra(1941)

    as Mrs. Baughmam

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Doomed Caravan(1941)

    as Jane Travers

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Boom Town(1940)

    as Spanish Eva

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Stop, Look and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Emma Haller

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)

    as Queen of Beggars

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Second Fiddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Jenny

  • Going Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Cora Withering

  • Comet Over Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Tim Adams

  • The Great Waltz(1938)

    as Mrs. Hofbauer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Block-Heads(1938)

    as Mrs. Hardy

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Wife, Doctor and Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Constance

  • Slave Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Mabel

  • Make Way for Tomorrow(1937)

    as Nellie Chase

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Banjo on My Knee(1936)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Lillian Wayne

  • Miss Pacific Fleet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Sadie Freytag

  • Two Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Mrs. Pym

  • Women Must Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Linda Howard

  • The White Cockatoo(1935)

    as Grete Lovscheim

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Babbitt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Zilla Reisling

  • Cheating Cheaters(1934)

    as Nell Brockton

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Merry Widow(1934)

    as Marcelle

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Lemon Drop Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Maizie

  • The Hell Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Pauline McCoy

  • The Thin Man(1934)

    as Mimi Wynant

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Marrying Widows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as The Press Agent

  • Strictly Dynamite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Miss LaSeur

  • Registered Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Beulah Schloss

  • No More Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Annie Fay

  • Keep 'Em Rolling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Julie

  • Cross Country Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Nita Borden

  • Hoopla(1933)

    as Carrie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Way to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Suzanne

  • Wild Boys of the Road(1933)

    as Aunt Carrie

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Big Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Margy

  • What Price Innocence? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Amy Harper

  • Hello, Sister!(1933)

    as Mona La Rue

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pleasure Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Judy Mills

  • Wild Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Millie

  • The First Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mrs. Barstow

  • Bachelor's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Sheila Peck

  • Careless Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Yvette Logan

  • After Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Else Taylor

  • Dance Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Cora Stuart

  • Stepping Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Rosie La Marr

  • The Rainbow Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Ruth

  • Good Sport (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Virginia Casey

  • Sob Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Vonnie

  • Skyline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  • Bad Girl(1931)

    as Edna Driggs

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Doctors' Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Julia Wyndram

  • The Great Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Joan Wray

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles from 1929 to 1951.

Biggest box office

The Merry Widow (1934)

$6M worldwide

Highest rated

Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Thin Man (1934)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 75 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1920s1 · acting1930s48 · acting1940s23 · acting1950s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Minna Gombell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Cheating Cheaters (1934)

90th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Midcredits 98th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 50. 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.

Is Minna Gombell's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 44

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Minna Gombell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Minna Gombell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julien Duvivier shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors