The best Marie Dressler’s romance movies

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

09/11/1868- 28/07/1934
Today we present the best Marie Dressler’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Marie Dressler’s movies.

The Patsy

The Patsy
7.5/10
Jealous that her older sister Grace has landed handsome and successful Tony Anderson, Patricia Harrington launches an elaborate charm offensive to win his heart. Patricia shrugs off her diffidence and, in the hope that Tony will be drawn to her new persona, tries to carry herself with the self-confidence of the era's silent film stars. When this doesn't have the desired effect, Patricia takes things a step further.

Tillie's Punctured Romance

Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.3/10
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country, after a fight with his girlfriend. When he sees that Tillie's father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.

Anna Christie

Anna Christie
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/02/1930
  • Character: Marthy Owens
Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.

Going Hollywood

Going Hollywood
6.1/10
  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Release: 22/12/1933
  • Character: Herself - Premiere Clip (archive footage)
The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love. When she hears Bill Williams on the radio, she decides to go visit and thank him. However, difficult problems lay ahead when Lili gets in the way.

Emma

Emma
7/10
When Fred Smith's wife dies in childbirth, Emma Thatcher, who has been nanny to the couple's three children, cares also for the family's new addition. Fred becomes rich and successful, then he and Emma marry. When Fred dies, his will becomes a source of trouble between the children and Emma.

One Romantic Night

One Romantic Night
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 03/05/1930
  • Character: Princess Beatrice
A princess is forced to choose between a charming tutor and a rakish prince.

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady
6.2/10
Lady Hamilton's love affair with Admiral Horatio Nelson rocks the British Empire.

Politics

Politics
6.3/10
A widow's decision to run for mayor kicks off a battle of the sexes in a small town.

Breakfast at Sunrise

Breakfast at Sunrise
6.6/10
While plotting together to win back their lovers, the rich Madeleine and the penniless Pierre fall for each other.

The Joy Girl

The Joy Girl
5.2/10
Though she loves one man, an ambitious Palm Beach girl marries another, whom she thinks is rich. He turns out to be a fraud who thought she was an heiress. She returns to a successful hat shop she maintains catering to socialites. Her true love turns out to be in fact, a rich man who let her think he was not to test her.

The Girl Said No

The Girl Said No
5.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 15/03/1930
  • Character: Hettie Brown
A comedy romance in which breezy Haines, as a young lady killer, tries to capture the heart of Hyams who has turned him down for Bushman. Haines plots dozens of extreme measures to win her over, and finally goes so far as to drag her from the altar, bound and gagged.

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