Marie dressler, canadianborn comedian and singer who achieved her greatest success toward the end of her life. At the apex of her popularity during the great depression, she was well past 60 and overweight and described her careworn and jowly face as a mud fence. Dressler may have played a mayor in politics, but in real life her station was somewhat higher. She starred in more broad comedies politics, reducing, prosperity, all three with polly moran, and tugboat annie, once again opposite wallace beery. The best movies starring marie dressler flickchart. Women in politics well, whod dare to go up against marie dressler.
Oct 17, 2012 the marie dressler foundations vintage film festival runs from oct. Following her oscar win for min and bill, dressler was kept busy at the studio. Widowed hattie burns just meant to support pollys political ambitions. The incomparable marie dressler reunites with foil polly moran for politics 1931, a comedy with moments of deep melodrama. Middleaged widow hattie burns becomes fed up when local smalltown politicians ignore corruption and decides to run for mayor herself. Marie dresslers commitment to and continuance of the dresslermoran team waned only with illness. Marie dressler discussion news, rumors, gossip moviechat. Marie dressler wikipedia, ti nawaya nga ensiklopedia.
An audience member mused about her childhood prior to a screening of the classic western, the man who shot liberty valance 1962. Large, rumbly and rubberfaced, able to pile tripletake onto doubletake, dressler was a queen of schtick who was also able to create a disciplined sort of deepseated pathos. The film stars marie dressler, polly moran, roscoe ates, karen morley, and william bakewell. Politics, the 1931 charles reisner womenandpolitics political corruption comedy about a middleaged widow who is fed up by the political corruption in their small town, and she decides to do something about it by running for office starring marie dressler, polly moran, roscoe ates, karen morley, and william bakewell. Ni marie dressler nobiembre 9, 1868 hulio 28, 1934 ket maysa idi a kanadianaamerikana nga aktres ti entablado ken pelikula, komidiante ken aktres iti nasapa a silensio a pelikula.
Selznickproduced allstar comedydrama dinner at 8, in which she was. Polly moran, who began as one of mack sennetts darlings of comedy in 19, continued steadily in films until 1950, rounding out her movie career with small supporting roles for the likes of red skelton in the 1950 release the yellow cab man and that. Marie dressler, polly moran, roscoe ates, imdb rating. Marie dresslerqueen of the movie queens, macleans magazine march 15, 1951. Successful on stage in vaudeville and comic operas, she was also successful in film. And im not sure where they were going with this movie for the whole plot was somewhat a mess. Marie dressler and wallace beery above, in min and bill 1930. Center for american women and politics the center for american women and politics cawp is the leading source of scholarly research and current data about american womans political participation. But through circumstance after a fiery standout performance confronting the mayors indifference to the towns problems. Despite her age and weight, she became one of the top box office draws of the sound era. I recently caught another politics, a talkie of 1931 with the grand old actress marie dressler. Following their comedy hit reducing 1931, the two actresses moved on to politics 1931, which followed the usual scenario of their comedies. Following their comedy hit reducing 1931, the two actresses moved on to politics 1931, which followed. Marie dressler interview part 3 marie dressler foundation.
Oct 19, 2018 by 1930, now in her 60s, marie was a household name,says rick miller, president and chair of the marie dressler foundation. Even so, emma is one of those bad movies that should be watched at least once, if only. In this study of marie dressler, mgms most profitable movie star in the early 1930s, victoria sturtevant analyzes dresslers use of her body to challenge hollywoods standards for leading ladies. Upcoming, new, and past marie dressler movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. The marie dressler foundations vintage film festival runs from oct. Proof that movie stars need not be pictureperfect, dressler s determination was as immense as her skills and the status she earned made for a most unique success story. Ivy then enlists myrtles mother, hattie marie dressler, in her cause. A s the talkies and the depression hit hollywood practically simultaneously, an old vaudeville trouper named marie dressler found the greatest success of her spotty career. Actress marie dressler born leila marie koerber was a leading american comedienne during the silent era. Its a precode comedy 1931 starring marie dressler, who leads the women of the town in a revolt against the men, including dressler s campaign for mayor and, eventually, a full womens strike against their husbands focused on household tasks, but.
The film was released on july 25, 1931, by metrogoldwynmayer. Marie dressler was a huge star on broadway in the teens and twenties before her film career. She made her stage debut in michigan in 1886 and then performed for three. Sep 11, 2008 i recently caught another politics, a talkie of 1931 with the grand old actress marie dressler. Marie dressler was the daughter of an emigre music teacher. Politics by polly moran, rosco ates, karen morley marie dressler. Marie dressler, that exceptionally proficient actress who won the academy of motion picture arts and sciences award of 1931 for her performance in min and bill and who came within a very few. Marie dressler is the real queen of our movies, will rogers. Marie dressler was born leila marie koerber on nov. These dvd s will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hd.
Its got some gangster stuff, trouble romance and naturally gender politics. Selfstyled an ugly duckling, dressler soared to the heights of fame and won a best actress oscar in 1930. She was 14 when she joined a theater group and she went on to work on stage and in light opera. Here are a few examples of ways you can filter the charts.
A poll of 12,000 theater owners and managers once named her a greater boxoffice attraction than greta garbo, jean harlow, janet gaynor or the mighty. At age 62, marie dressler was a bona fide movie star. Marie dresslers smiles, tears, triumphs and even her grumpy old ways in character parts throbbed from screens throughout the world. When marie carried a movie by herself, the results were spectacular. A poll of 12,000 theater owners and managers once named her a greater boxoffice attraction.
In the small town of lake city, music teacher ivy higgins polly moran and her husband peter, the town barber, share a house with hattie burns marie dressler and her daughter myrtle. Cobourg actors follow in marie dresslers famous footsteps. Politics by polly moran, rosco ates, karen morley marie. In a frequently hilarious, but spasmodically reprehensible picture, titled politics, marie dressler and polly moran afforded no little cheer to a capitol audience yesterday afternoon. So why mgm insisted on putting her in partner movies with wallace beery and polly. M arie dresslers smiles, tears, triumphs and even her grumpy old ways in character parts throbbed from screens throughout the world selfstyled an ugly duckling, dressler soared to the heights of fame and won a best actress oscar in 1930. At age 14 she joined a stock company, going on to become a seasoned veteran in light opera and on the legitimate stage. Marie dressler had perhaps the most unexpected stardom in all of movie history. At five feet seven inches tall and two hundred pounds, dressler was never considered the popular delicate beauty, often playing ugly ducklings, old.
Politics is a 1931 american precode comedy film directed by charles reisner and written by wells root and robert e. She was an academy award winner in 1931, and the worlds topgrossing actor in both 1932 and 1933. Marie dressler and polly moran in a contedy dealing with. Leaving home at the age of 14, dressler built a career on stage in traveling. And why do you think dressler became a top star but not her partner moran. Dressler was the daughter of a piano teacher and early in life discovered her ability to make audiences laugh. Actress mary pickford 1893 1979, at left, and frances marion 1887 1973 on the set of the united artists war drama straight is the way on dec. These dvds will play on any dvd player anywhere in the world region free. Dec 11, 2014 marie dressler and wallace beery above, in min and bill 1930. Canadas vintage film festival and the ghost of marie dressler. By 1892, she was on broadway and she later became a star comedienne on the vaudeville circuit.
Marie dressler born leila marie koerber, november 9, 1868 july 28, 1934 was a canadianamerican stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and depressionera film star. With marie dressler, polly moran, roscoe ates, karen morley. At age 14 she joined a stock company, going on to become a seasoned veteran in light. Nov 08, 2009 todays movie is titled, very simply, politics. A housekeeper faces unexpected snobbery when she marries her boss in this enjoyable drama starring oscarnominee marie dressler. Film casting list, boxoffice, free download movie hdposter and buy bluray dvd mm52. In 1914, she was in the first fulllength film comedy. Caught short is a 1930 american precode comedy film directed by charles reisner and written by robert e. Actress marie dressler born leila marie koerber was a leading american comedienne. They first appeared together in the callahans and the murphys 1927. A crusading lady candidate for mayor whose daughter was despoiled by a gangster vows to eradicate crime and solicits the support of every female in town in order to get elected.
In 1919, actors went on strike after founding actors equity association. The film was shown last weekend at the capitol theatre in port hope, ontario the capitol was the site of the 26th annual vintage film festival vff, hosted by the marie dressler. Its a precode comedy 1931 starring marie dressler, who leads the women of the town in a revolt against the men, including dresslers campaign for mayor and, eventually, a full womens strike against their. Moran caught short, reducing, politics, prosperity were huge profit turners. Twelve oscarwinning films made before 1952 will be. Marie dressler, nee leila marie koerber, actor, writer b at cobourg, ont 9 nov 1869. Idi 1914, isu ket nagparang idi iti immuna a napno ti kaatiddogna a pelikula ti komedia ken.
Marie dressler queen of the movie queens, macleans magazine march 15, 1951. Proof that movie stars need not be pictureperfect, dresslers determination was as immense as her skills and the status she earned made for a most unique success story. When i was a kid, i came to this theatre to watch cowboy movies. Center for american women and politics womenpolitics on. Politics 1931 film politics is a 1931 american precode comedy film directed by charles reisner and written by wells root and robert e. When hattie proves a better speaker at rallies, ivy realizes she should be the candidate instead but curango means to. She was large, homely and only became a film star as she was rounding 60. She would go on to portray a matronly gossip in let us be gay 1930 with norma shearer, and a uptight prude in politics 1930 with polly moran, one of her regular co. This sale is for politics 1931 starring marie dressler on dvd. Isu ket nagballigi iti entablado ti bodebil ken dagiti opera ti komidia, isu ket nagballigi pay iti pelikula.
Dressler won the 4th academy award for best actress for her very serious performance in the dramatic film min and bill 1930 and received the statuette at the ceremony held on november 10, 1931, the day after her 63rd birthday. Marie dressler the unlikeliest movie star of all times. But she had a remarkable warmth and great humor, such that for a few years before her death in 1934 she was americas favorite movie star. Jan 21, 2016 actress mary pickford 1893 1979, at left, and frances marion 1887 1973 on the set of the united artists war drama straight is the way on dec. What could be there not to recommend well, emma, for one, is an appallingly sudsy melodrama, and dressler herself is quite weak as the nanny who gives it all and still must pay for her sort of good deeds. Politics 1931 starring marie dressler on dvd dvd lady. The fall and rise of marie dressler slant magazine. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia marie dressler born leila marie koerber, november 9, 1868 july 28, 1934 was a canadianamerican stage and screen actress, comedian, and early silent film and depressionera film star. Large, rumbly and rubberfaced, able to pile tripletake onto doubletake, dressler was a. In this study of marie dressler, mgms most profitable movie star in the early 1930s, victoria sturtevant analyzes dressler s use of her body to challenge hollywoods standards for leading ladies. They were laughed at, chorus girls and boys were easily replaced, and wellpaid stars didnt need a union. Mgm quickly toplined her in other vehicles that mixed comedy and drama, including reducing 1931, prosperity 1932, and emma 1932, the latter resulting in an oscar nomination for best actress. Marie dressler s smiles, tears, triumphs and even her grumpy old ways in character parts throbbed from screens throughout the world.
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