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Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Actor · Died July 6, 1970, aged 80 · San Francisco, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, Her Man (1930). She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Primrose Path (1940) and Torch Song (1953), and received the 1955 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in A Man Called Peter and The View from Pompey's Head.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1889
Died
July 6, 1970 (aged 80)
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 61 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Marjorie Rambeau's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
30%
Self
27%
Morality
20%
Power
10%
Society
8%
Survival
6%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 13 · Intense 4

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 14 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 9 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Threshold guardian
1 of 9
Mentor
1 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
10
Romantic
10
Warm
8
Absurd
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Bittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous1

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 Marjorie Rambeau's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Marjorie Rambeau'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

61 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • Man of a Thousand Faces(1957)

    as Gert

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Slander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Mrs. Manley

  • The View from Pompey's Head(1955)

    as Lucy Devereaux Wales

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Peter(1955)

    as Miss Laura Fowler

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bad for Each Other(1953)

    as Mrs. Roger Nelson

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Forever Female(1953)

    as Elderly Stage Actress

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Torch Song(1953)

    as Mrs. Stewart

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • General Electric Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Sophronie · as Granny Rutledge

  • Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Mrs. Donner

  • Any Number Can Play(1949)

    as Sarah Calbern

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Lucky Stiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Hattie Hatfield

  • The Walls of Jericho(1948)

    as Mrs. Dunham

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • It's Murder She Says... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Anopheles Annie (voice)

  • Salome, Where She Danced(1945)

    as Madam Europe

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Army Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Mrs. Shannahan

  • Oh, What a Night! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Lil Vanderhoven

  • In Old Oklahoma(1943)

    as Bessie Baxter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Lillian Rice

  • Three Sons o' Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Aunt Lottie

  • Tobacco Road(1941)

    as Sister Bessie Rice

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • East of the River(1940)

    as Mama Teresa Lorenzo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Tugboat Annie Sails Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Annie

  • 20 Mule Team (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Josie Johnson

  • Primrose Path(1940)

    as Mamie Adams

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Santa Fe Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Ma Burton

  • Laugh It Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Sylvia Swan

  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Mamie

  • The Rains Came(1939)

    as Mrs. Simon

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Sudden Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Elsie Patterson

  • Breakdowns of 1938 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Marjorie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Woman Against Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Mrs. Kingsley

  • Merrily We Live(1938)

    as Mrs. Harlan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • First Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Belle Hardwick

  • Dizzy Dames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Lillian Bennett / Lillian Marlowe

  • Under Pressure(1935)

    as Amelia 'Amy' Hardcastle

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ready for Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Goldie Tate

  • Grand Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Daisy Hemingway

  • A Modern Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Mme. Azais

  • Palooka(1934)

    as Mayme Palooka

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Man's Castle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Flossie

  • The Warrior's Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Hippolyta

  • Strictly Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Annie Gibson

  • Hell Divers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mame Kelsey

  • Left Over Ladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as The Duchess

  • Son of India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Mrs. Darsay

  • Laughing Sinners(1931)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret 6(1931)

    as Peaches

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Strangers May Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Geneva

  • A Tailor-Made Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Kitty DuPuy

  • The Easiest Way (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Elfie St. Clair

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

    as Lulu

  • Min and Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Bella Pringle

  • Her Man(1930)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Syncopating Sue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Marjorie Rambeau

  • The Common Cause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Columbia (prologue)

  • National Red Cross Pageant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as America - Final episode

  • Mary Moreland(1917)

    as Mary Moreland

  • The Dazzling Miss Davison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Rachel - The Dazzling Miss Davison

  • The Debt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Countess Ann

  • Motherhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Louise

  • The Greater Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1917)

    as Auriole Praed

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 61 titles from 1917 to 1957.

Biggest box office

Tobacco Road (1941)

$534 worldwide

Highest rated

Merrily We Live (1938)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

In Old Oklahoma (1943)

Film career

  • 1930Screen debut· Min and Bill
  • 1941Career best· Tobacco Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting61 of 61: 61 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1910s7 · acting1920s1 · acting1930s28 · acting1940s17 · acting1950s8 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 9 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 Marjorie Rambeau's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of the 20 of 21 with a score; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Laughing Sinners (1931)

65th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Merrily We Live (1938)

Midcredits 87th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. 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 Marjorie Rambeau work with?

People who share at least 2 of Marjorie Rambeau's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Philip Dunne shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers