Acting
Marjorie Main
- Titles
- 90movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1929 to 1965, with up to 6 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 35top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Summer Stock86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia7.1average 3.7
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Wholesome5.7average 3.3
- Physical Comedy4.0average 2.4
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Family Dynamics6.1average 4.8
- Wit & Wordplay4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.4
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Psychological3.9, average 5.6
- Adrenaline3.4, average 4.9
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Nostalgic 7
- Historical Setting 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Wholesome Entertainment 3
- Nostalgic Americana 3
- Situational Humor 3
- Nostalgic Charm 3
- Nostalgic Tone 3
- Character Study 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Classic Comedy 2
- Romantic Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Percy KilbrideActorThe Egg and I, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, +4 more
George ClevelandActorJohnny Come Lately, Under the Big Top, The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap, The Show-Off, Romance of the Limberlost, +1 more
Wallace BeeryActorJackass Mail, Big Jack, Bad Bascomb, Barnacle Bill, The Bugle Sounds, +1 more
Charles LamontDirectorMa and Pa Kettle on Vacation, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Ma and Pa Kettle, Ricochet Romance, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home, +1 more
Donald MeekActorA Woman's Face, Barnacle Bill, Rationing, The Wild Man of Borneo
Ray CollinsActorSummer Stock, Rose Marie, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
Richard LongActorThe Egg and I, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Ma and Pa Kettle
Clinton SundbergActorUndercurrent, Big Jack, The Belle of New York, Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Connie GilchristActorA Woman's Face, Barnacle Bill, Rationing, The Wild Man of Borneo- RRussell F. SchoengarthEditorThe Egg and I, Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Ma and Pa Kettle
- GGeorge RobinsonCinematographerMa and Pa Kettle on Vacation, The Man Who Cried Wolf, Ricochet Romance, The Kettles in the Ozarks
Oliver BlakeActorMa and Pa Kettle on Vacation, Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair, Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
Movies and TV shows
912000s
1 title
as Esme (archive footage) (uncredited)
1960s
1 title · average score 65
as Widow Hawkins in The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap
1950s
21 titles · average score 64
as Ma Kettle
as Ma' Kettle
as Mrs. Hittaway
as Ma Kettle
as Ma Kettle
as Mrs Phineas Hill
as Ma Kettle
as Mrs. Cabot
as Ma Kettle
as Ma Kettle
as Esmé
as Harriet O'Malley
1940s
34 titles · average score 62
as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
as Flapjack Kate
as Phoebe 'Ma' Kettle
as Widow Hawkins
as Abbey Hanks
as Katie
as Annie Goss
as 'Gashouse' Mary
as Mrs. Strabel
as Clementine 'Tina' Tucker
as Mrs. McKissick
as Marge Cavendish
1930s
33 titles · average score 66
as Landlady
as Sara Post
as Mrs. Boylan
as Miss Armstrong
as Mrs. Mary Brennan
as Mrs. Martin
as Mrs. Martin
as Hannah Gillespie
as Amelia Bradley
as Martha Foster
as Arizona Representative
1920s
1 title
as Statler Hotel Beauty