6 Best Marie Dressler Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 30, 2027

Comedy feel good

Marie Dressler became one of the biggest box-office stars in the world in her sixties, bringing a gruff, big-hearted comic warmth that made her instantly beloved.

Christopher Bean (1933) 01

Christopher Bean (1933)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A housekeeper's deceased employer turns out to have been a now-famous painter, drawing greedy art dealers to her door.

Tugboat Annie (1933) 02

Tugboat Annie (1933)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A hard-drinking tugboat captain and his boisterous wife navigate rivalry and their son's naval ambitions.

Dinner at Eight (1933) 03

Dinner at Eight (1933)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A society hostess's elaborate dinner party reveals the hidden crises of each of her invited guests.

Emma (1932) 04

Emma (1932)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A devoted housekeeper unexpectedly inherits her late employer's fortune, scandalizing his grown children.

Min and Bill (1930) 05

Min and Bill (1930)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A tough waterfront innkeeper and her gruff fisherman companion fight to protect a young girl from her criminal mother.

Anna Christie (1930) 06

Anna Christie (1930)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A former prostitute reunites with her estranged father and falls for a rough sailor who doesn't know her past.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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