Portrait of Emma Dunn

Acting

Emma Dunn

Career

Active from 1914 to 1947, busiest in 1931 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Emma Dunn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.4, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Melodramatic 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Hospital Setting 2
  • Medical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Nostalgic Tone 2
  • Ethical Dilemmas 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

35 titles · average score 62
Life with Father
Life with Father (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Margaret

Minesweeper
Minesweeper (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

as Mom Smith

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

as Mrs. Shelley

The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)

as Martha Carter

Ladies in Retirement
Ladies in Retirement (1941)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sister Theresa

The Penalty
The Penalty (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as 'Ma' McCormick

Scattergood Pulls the Strings
Scattergood Pulls the Strings (1941)

as Mirandy Baines

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Martha Kildare

The Great Dictator
The Great Dictator (1940)
GoodWatch score 89

as Mrs. Jaeckel

You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
GoodWatch score 42

as Mother Fields

Little Orvie
Little Orvie (1940)

as Mrs. Welty

One Crowded Night
One Crowded Night (1940)
GoodWatch score 60

as Ma Matthews

1930s

59 titles · average score 60
Son of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
GoodWatch score 82

as Amelia

Young Dr. Kildare
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Martha Kildare

Hideaway
Hideaway (1937)

as Emma Peterson

Circus Girl
Circus Girl (1937)

as Molly

The Keeper of the Bees
The Keeper of the Bees (1935)

as Margaret Campbell

Ladies Crave Excitement
Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)

as Mrs. Phelan

The Quitter
The Quitter (1934)

as Cordelia Tilford

The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mrs. Chilcote

Hell's House
Hell's House (1932)
GoodWatch score 44

as Emma Clark

The Bad Sister
The Bad Sister (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Madison

Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 67

as Miss Bennett

The Texan
The Texan (1930)
GoodWatch score 62

as Señora Doña Marguerita Granadas-Ibarra

1920s

3 titles
Side Street
Side Street (1929)

as Nora O'Farrell

Pied Piper Malone
Pied Piper Malone (1924)

as Mother Malone

Old Lady 31
Old Lady 31 (1920)

as Angie Rose

1910s

1 title
Mother
Mother (1914)

as Mrs. Wetherell