Marjorie Rambeau
Date of birth: 1889-07-15
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Marjorie Burnet Rambeau, Марджори Рэмбо
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, Her Man (1930). She was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Primrose Path (1940) and Torch Song (1953), and received the 1955 National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in A Man Called Peter and The View from Pompey's Head.
Movie Credits
Inspiration
1931-01-31
The film features the leading actress Greta Garbo as Yvonne, an artist's model. Other stars include
Palooka
1934-01-26
Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Jo
Abandoned
1949-10-26
A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.
The Secret Six
1931-04-18
Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, mastermind
In Old Oklahoma
1943-12-06
Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklah
Man of a Thousand Faces
1957-08-15
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Cha
A Man Called Peter
1955-03-31
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but
Tobacco Road
1941-02-20
Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors
Primrose Path
1940-03-22
Ellie Mae lives on Primrose Hill with her good-hearted and fancy free mother, her drunken father, he
Santa Fe Marshal
1940-01-26
U.S. Marshal Hopalong Cassidy is called when a town becomes overun with bad guys. Disguised as a mem
Bad for Each Other
1953-12-24
A doctor returned from the Korean War must choose between joining a glamorous practice and helping t
Min and Bill
1930-11-29
Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy,
Slander
1957-01-18
A tabloid magazine threatens to ruin a television performer's career.
Laughing Sinners
1931-05-30
Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to c
Broadway
1942-05-08
Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.
Any Number Can Play
1949-07-15
When illegal casino owner Charley Kyng develops heart disease, he is advised by a doctor to spend mo
Man's Castle
1933-11-20
Bill takes Trina into his depression camp cabin. Later, just as he finds showgirl LaRue who will sup
First Lady
1937-12-04
A politician's wife plots for her husband to become the next U.S. President.
The Walls of Jericho
1948-11-22
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman
The Easiest Way
1931-02-07
Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura Murdock decides not to marry the boy next door and
Her Man
1930-09-21
A prostitute sees a friendly sailor as a way out of Havana's grimy underworld.
Torch Song
1953-10-01
Jenny Stewart is a tough Broadway musical star who doesn't take criticism from anyone. Yet there is
Forever Female
1953-11-28
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.
East of the River
1940-11-09
Two troublesome boys grow into very different men, one becoming a hoodlum and the other embracing co
The Lucky Stiff
1949-05-26
A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.
National Red Cross Pageant
1917-12-01
The National Red Cross Pageant (1917) was an American war pageant that was performed in order to sel
Son of India
1931-08-01
An Indian jewel merchant goes from penniless to wealthy in this story about gratitude.
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939-11-03
New York store clerk joins a hobo and an illegal immigrant heading for his newly bought land in Ariz
20 Mule Team
1940-05-03
It is 1892 in Death Valley and the yields from the Borax ore are getting so small that refining it i
Hell Divers
1932-01-16
The story of two Naval crewmen who work hard at sea and play harder on land.
A Modern Hero
1934-04-21
A 1920s circus performer uses every means at his disposal to achieve fame and fortune at the expense
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940-10-26
Two rival tugboat captains compete for local business.
Sudden Money
1939-03-31
Promises of happier times dawn for the financially distressed Patterson family when father Sweeney a
The View from Pompey's Head
1955-11-04
Anson Page, a lawyer with Southern roots leaves New York, his wife and his kids for Georgia. His ass
Merrily We Live
1938-03-04
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find
The Warrior's Husband
1933-04-28
The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hip
Army Wives
1945-01-12
When Jerry Van Dyke, a young debutante, decides to marry Barney, an Army corporal, whom she met at a
Strangers May Kiss
1931-04-04
After years of fighting off the advances of her old flame Steve, Lisbeth settles into a steamy, casu
The Greater Woman
1917-02-26
Farmer Leo Bannister is obsessed with his neighbor Auriole Praed, but she finds him too strong. She
Motherhood
1917-03-26
European peasants Albert & Louise are separated by war with Albert only able to return once during t
Under Pressure
1935-02-02
Two members of a crew of "sandhogs", men who work on an underwater tunnel project, battle each other
The Rains Came
1939-09-15
Indian aristocrat Rama Safti returns from medical training in the U.S. to give his life to the poor
Woman Against Woman
1938-06-24
A newlywed unhappily discovers that her husband's scheming ex-wife still has a controlling influence
Strictly Personal
1933-03-17
Soapy Gibson (Edward Ellis) and his wife Annie (Marjorie Rambeau) run a lonely hearts club in a smal
Three Sons o' Guns
1941-08-02
Three reckless brothers dodge the draft then sign up and become men.
Ready for Love
1934-11-30
In this fluffy romance, a young woman fights against the narrow-minded residents of her small town.
Salome, Where She Danced
1945-04-17
During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she
Laugh It Off
1939-12-01
Four former actresses decide to restart their careers by opening up a nightclub.
Grand Canary
1934-07-20
Based on an AJ Cronin novel, a disgraced doctor exiled to the Canary Islands, meets and falls in lov
A Tailor-Made Man
1931-03-28
John Paul Bart is just a pants-presser in a tailor's shop, but he has big ambitions. One night, he b
Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1938.
Left Over Ladies
1931-09-30
Two married couples are involved in divorce proceedings; Patricia and Ronny, who are still in love w
It's Murder She Says...
1945-05-15
A haggard mosquito complains how tough life is with the military taking the proper precautions again
Syncopating Sue
1926-10-31
Susan Adams, who works as a pianist in a Broadway music store, has ambitions for a stage career. Art
Dizzy Dames
1935-05-29
A musical comedy in a theatrical boarding house.
Oh, What a Night!
1944-09-02
An international jewel thief tries to keep his secret from his niece.
The Debt
1917-04-23
A reception in their small village in celebration of the Count’s daughter Ann’s engagement to Baron
The Common Cause
1919-01-05
Helene Palmer and her husband Orrin have grown apart, and she becomes infatuated with bachelor Edwar