Acting
May Robson
- Titles
- 68movies
- Career
Active from 1916 to 1942, busiest in 1933 with 8 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 21top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Lady for a Day87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.3average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.7average 3.6
- Romance6.1average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.9average 3.3
- Wholesome4.9average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.8average 4.7
- Situational Comedy3.7average 2.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.5, average 5.2
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
- Tech & Humanity0.5, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 5
- Romantic Entanglements 3
- Classic Hollywood 3
- Class Conflict 3
- Screwball Comedy 2
- Feel-Good 2
- Forbidden Romance 2
- Silent Film 2
- Golden Age Hollywood 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Melodramatic 2
- Show Business 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Lewis StoneActorYou Can't Buy Everything, Red-Headed Woman, Vanessa: Her Love Story, The White Sister, Letty Lynton, +1 more
Jeffrey LynnActorFour Daughters, Yes, My Darling Daughter, Million Dollar Baby, Daughters Courageous
Clark GableActorDancing Lady, Wife vs. Secretary, Strange Interlude, The White Sister
Margaret BoothEditorDancing Lady, Reckless, Strange Interlude, The White Sister
James Wong HoweCinematographerThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, They Made Me a Criminal, Beauty for Sale, Daughters Courageous- WWilliam AxtComposerYou Can't Buy Everything, Straight Is the Way, Reunion in Vienna, Letty Lynton
Roy WebbComposerBringing Up Baby, That's Right – You're Wrong, Irene, Joan of Paris
Clarence BurtonActorThe Angel of Broadway, A Harp in Hock, Rubber Tires
Jean HarlowActorWife vs. Secretary, Red-Headed Woman, Reckless
Una MerkelActorRed-Headed Woman, Reunion in Vienna, Beauty for Sale
Claude RainsActorThey Made Me a Criminal, Four Daughters, Daughters Courageous
Franchot ToneActorDancing Lady, Straight Is the Way, Reckless
Movies and TV shows
181940s
2 titles · average score 56
57
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
as Cornelia Wheelwright
56
Four Mothers (1941)
as Aunt Etta
1930s
13 titles · average score 69
63
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
as Grandma Rafferty
59
The Texans (1938)
as Granna
85
Four Daughters (1938)
as Aunt Etta
79
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Lettie Blodgett
77
Anna Karenina (1935)
as Countess Vronsky
Strangers All (1935)
as Anna Carter
53
Reckless (1935)
as Mrs. Granny Leslie
Mills of the Gods (1934)
as Mary Hastings
87
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Apple Annie
81
Dinner at Eight (1933)
as Mrs. Wendel
Little Orphan Annie (1932)
as Mrs. Stewart
47
Strange Interlude (1932)
as Mrs. Evans
1920s
3 titles · average score 68
The Angel of Broadway (1927)
as Big Bertha
68
The King of Kings (1927)
as Mother of Gestas
67
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)