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
601940s
7 titles · average score 55
62
Joan of Paris (1942)
as Mlle. Rosay
57
Million Dollar Baby (1941)
as Cornelia Wheelwright
53
Playmates (1941)
as Grandma Kyser
56
Four Mothers (1941)
as Aunt Etta
48
Granny Get Your Gun (1940)
as Minerva Hildegard Hatton
55
Irene (1940)
as Granny O'Dare
57
The Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
as Cecilia Dangerfield
1930s
44 titles · average score 65
58
That's Right – You're Wrong (1939)
as Grandma
67
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
as Aunt Polly
86
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
as Aunt Elizabeth
59
The Texans (1938)
as Granna
79
A Star Is Born (1937)
as Lettie Blodgett
The Captain's Kid (1936)
as Aunt Marcia Prentiss
60
Vanessa: Her Love Story (1935)
as Judith Paris
68
You Can't Buy Everything (1934)
as Mrs. Hannah Bell
59
Lady by Choice (1934)
as Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson
57
Straight Is the Way (1934)
as Mrs. Horowitz
87
Lady for a Day (1933)
as Apple Annie
52
One Man's Journey (1933)
as Sarah
1920s
8 titles · average score 72
80
Turkish Delight (1927)
as Tsakran
The Angel of Broadway (1927)
as Big Bertha
Rubber Tires (1927)
as Mrs. Stack
68
The King of Kings (1927)
as Mother of Gestas
71
Chicago (1927)
as Mrs. Morton - Matron
A Harp in Hock (1927)
as Mrs. Banks
Pals in Paradise (1926)
as Esther Lezinsky
67
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
as Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited)
1910s
1 title
A Night Out (1916)
as Granmum