List of the best Marjorie Gateson movies: Street of Women(1932), Pop Always Pays(1940), Arizona Mahoney(1937), Goin' to Town(1935), Passage From Hong Kong(1941), Stablemates(1938), Private Number(1936), The Sky's the Limit(1943), Employees' Entrance(1933), Million Dollar Ransom(1934), Chained(1934), Down to Their Last Yacht(1934) ... ...
Drama
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Kay Francis Alan Dinehart Marjorie Gateson Gloria Stuart Allen Vincent
wife mistress architect brother daughter designer emotional passionate tender new york city bridge nightclub family home marital problems social climbing affair father/daughter relationship car accident divorce temptation
A married architect, stuck in a loveless marriage, due to his daughter, has an an affair with a dress designer (Natalie). Just when he's ready to ask his wife for a divorce, his daughter falls in love with Natalie's brother.
Comedy
USA
1940
67 Minutes
Mrs. Brewster
Leon Errol Dennis O'Keefe Adele Pearce Walter Catlett Marjorie Gateson Tom Kennedy Robert Middlemass Effie Anderson Erskine Sanford
In addition to his yearly manifest of six 2-reel comedies, Leon Errol always managed to squeeze a few feature-film appearances into his RKO Radio contractual duties. In Pop Always Pays, ... See full synopsis »
Comedy, Western
USA
1937
61 Minutes
Safroney Jones
Joe Cook Bob Cummings June Martel Buster Crabbe Marjorie Gateson John Miljan Dave Chasen Irving Bacon Richard Carle Billie Lee Fred Kohler
When Sue Bixby becomes his new boss, stagecoach robber Talbot reforms and goes after her rustled cattle. When he and his men are outnumbered fighting Lloyd's gang, Randall rides to get circus man Mahoney and his man shooting cannon.
Musical, Comedy
1935
74 Minutes
Mrs. Crane Brittony
Mae West Paul Cavanagh Ivan Lebedeff Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Tito Coral Fred Kohler Monroe Owsley Grant Withers Luis Alberni
cattle rancher aristocrat husband saloon girl femme fatale british man cheeky melodramatic amusing buenos aires, argentina ranch southampton marriage social climbing money class distinctions love triangle status pursuit quest
A sassy female cattle rancher, Cleo Borden (Mae West), wants nothing more than to sashay her way into the moneyed class.
Comedy
1941
61 Minutes
Lucille Fairbanks Keith Douglas Paul Cavanagh Richard Ainley Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden Lumsden Hare Tom Stevenson Boyd Irwin Chester Gan
To woo a woman (Lucille Fairbanks), a crime writer (Keith Douglas) concocts a story involving himself in a murder.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1938
89 Minutes
Mrs. Shepherd
Wallace Beery Mickey Rooney Arthur Hohl Margaret Hamilton Minor Watson Marjorie Gateson Oscar O'Shea Frank Hagney Cliff Nazarro Johnnie Morris
A washed up, alcoholic Vet and a dreamer stable boy help nurse a sick race horse back to health.
Drama
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Mrs. Winfield
Robert Taylor Loretta Young Patsy Kelly Basil Rathbone Joe E. Lewis Marjorie Gateson Paul Harvey Jane Darwell Paul Stanton John Miljan Monroe Owsley
A maid secretly marries the son of her wealthy boss.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
89 Minutes
Canteen Hostess
Fred Astaire Joan Leslie Robert Benchley Robert Ryan Elizabeth Patterson Marjorie Gateson
war hero photographer soldier boss love interest amusing lighthearted new york city small town club apartment bar heroism misunderstanding secret identity world war ii love duty love pursuit
Flying Tiger Fred Atwell sneaks away from his famous squadron's personal appearance tour and goes incognito for several days of leave. He quickly falls for photographer Joan Manion, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
75 Minutes
Mrs. Lee Hickox
Warren William Loretta Young Wallace Ford Alice White Albert Gran Allen Jenkins Marjorie Gateson Hale Hamilton Ruth Donnelly Zita Moulton Frank Reicher
manager wife salesman owner board member model amusing melodramatic spirited department store new york city work-life balance secret marriage workplace romance money affair wretched excess forbidden love 1930s
A working girl is menaced by her tyrannical employer.
Drama
USA
1934
70 Minutes
Elita Casserly
Phillips Holmes Edward Arnold Mary Carlisle Winifred Shaw Andy Devine Robert Gleckler Marjorie Gateson Edgar Norton Bradley Page Hughey White
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con help him fake his own kidnaping.
Romance
USA
1934
76 Minutes
Mrs. Louise Fields
Joan Crawford Clark Gable Otto Kruger Stuart Erwin Una O'Connor Akim Tamiroff Marjorie Gateson
wealthy man secretary rancher wife friend melodramatic charming new york city south america argentina boat apartment country house marrying for money divorce wealth love triangle travel commitment love
A mistress of one man has a shipboard romance with another and is torn between both men.
Musical, Comedy, Romance
USA
1934
64 Minutes
Mrs. Geoffrey Colt-Stratton
Mary Boland Polly Moran Ned Sparks Sidney Fox Sidney Blackmer Sterling Holloway Marjorie Gateson Irene Franklin
A family loses everything in the crash of 1929 except for their yacht. In order to make money, they rent out the yacht. A couple of guys feel sorry for the young maiden, who has everything ... See full summary »
Romance
1943
83 Minutes
Sophie
Claudette Colbert Fred MacMurray Ilka Chase Richard Haydn Paul McGrath June Havoc Marjorie Gateson Bill Goodwin Rhys Williams Murray Alper Grant Withers
photographer worker friend fiancé publisher witty lighthearted new york city tunnel unlikely romance love triangle journalism employment construction reconciliation love rivalry 1940s
A magazine photographer (Claudette Colbert) makes a he-man tunnel digger (Fred MacMurray) her assistant.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Mrs. Bradford
Dick Powell Josephine Hutchinson John Halliday Frank McHugh Allen Jenkins Ruth Donnelly Dorothy Dare Marjorie Gateson
Society heiress Joan Bradford rebels against her mother's choice of a future husband by masquerading as a working class girl and dating a window washer.
Drama
USA
1946
88 Minutes
Aunt Edna Collier
Ann Sheridan Dennis Morgan Alexis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Reginald Gardiner John Loder Marjorie Gateson Thurston Hall John Abbott Marjorie Hoshelle
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party--until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine ... See full summary »
Comedy
1937
82 Minutes
Sophy Prescott
Kay Francis Preston Foster Anita Louise Verree Teasdale Walter Connolly Victor Jory Louise Fazenda Marjorie Gateson Marjorie Rambeau Eric Stanley Henry O'Neill
wife politician rival secretary of state supreme court justice patriotic quirky witty washington, d.c. political intrigue divorce patriotism political campaign marriage rivalry 1930s
The secretary of state's (Preston Foster) Washington-wise wife (Kay Francis) wants him to be president.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
76 Minutes
Mrs. Grace Wells
Charles Ruggles Phil Harris Greta Nissen Helen Mack Chick Chandler June Brewster Shirley Chambers Florence Roberts Marjorie Gateson Betty Grable
A popular playboy goes on a cruise from New York in winter to California. He brings a friend to keep him from getting too serious with any of the many eligible women on the cruise. The plot... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1936
88 Minutes
Eve Merritt
Clark Gable Jean Harlow Myrna Loy May Robson George Barbier James Stewart Hobart Cavanaugh Tom Dugan Gilbert Emery Marjorie Gateson Gloria Holden
publisher wife secretary mother fiancé lighthearted charming new york city office family home hotel havana jealousy misunderstanding secret plans love triangle love temptation 1930s
The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Crime, Drama
USA
1933
65 Minutes
Mrs. Grace Thorne
Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Roland Young Ralph Bellamy John Miljan Laura Hope Crews Henry Stephenson Phyllis Barry John Warburton Marjorie Gateson Beryl Mercer
An American in London stumbles on a criminal ring.
Biography
USA
1933
83 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Bebe Daniels Aline MacMahon Jobyna Howland DeWitt Jennings Robert Warwick Russell Simpson Harry Holman Charles Middleton John Marston Marjorie Gateson
politician chester a. arthur wife mine owner mistress ulysses s. grant engaging spirited denver washington, d.c. mine colorado marriage wealth politics philanthropy affair egoism transformation discovery
Yates and Sarah Martin are barely getting by in a Colorado boom town grocery store. Sudden wealth leads to greater prosperity and political power. In Denver Yates buys a mansion and builds ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1943
102 Minutes
Red Skelton Eleanor Powell Richard Ainley Patricia Dane Sam Levene Thurston Hall John Hodiak Butterfly McQueen Marjorie Gateson Andrew Tombes
broadway star cleaner actor fiancé socialite amusing charming emotional intricate store nightclub theater hotel marriage of convenience infidelity class distinctions impersonation sabotage unlikely romance underdog
An assistant tailor (Red Skelton) courts a New York dancer (Eleanor Powell) and exposes wartime spies.
Romance
1940
99 Minutes
Merle Oberon George Brent Pat O'Brien Geraldine Fitzgerald Binnie Barnes Frank McHugh Eric Blore Henry O'Neill George Reeves Frank Wilcox Doris Lloyd
dying person convict police officer con artist countess melodramatic mushy sad cruise ship hong kong death dark secrets romance terminal illness execution forbidden love pursuit 1940s
A dying woman (Merle Oberon) and condemned man (George Brent) fall in love on a ship from Hong Kong to San Francisco.
Adventure
USA
1934
86 Minutes
Marion Davies Gary Cooper Jean Parker Katharine Alexander Ted Healy Russell Hardie Henry Wadsworth Douglas Dumbrille Willard Robertson Fuzzy Knight Sidney Toler
actress southern belle spy confederate soldier union soldier servant melodramatic thrilling suspenseful american south washington, d.c. farmhouse household assumed identity espionage romantic dilemma american civil war secret mission deception adventure
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.
Comedy
USA
1940
98 Minutes
Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas Raymond Walburn Lee Bowman Bonita Granville Felix Bressart Donald Meek Sidney Blackmer Ernest Whitman Ann Morriss Edna Holland
editor artist boyfriend father sister law student witty melodramatic new york city niagara falls, n.y. train nightclub mansion opposites attract career vs. love love-hate relationship love triangle romantic dilemma rivalry love
A single magazine editor pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues, but complications ensue when she meets a potential suitor.
Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan Richard Carlson Frank McHugh Tim Holt Frank Jenks Esther Dale Samuel S. Hinds Peggy Stewart Nell O'Day Kitty O'Neil
shopgirl banker manufacturer mistress son wife melodramatic moving sad cincinnati shop train station boat new york city apartment affair unrequited love social ostracism father/son relationship business
Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1932
74 Minutes
Irene Dunne Ricardo Cortez Myrna Loy Jill Esmond Florence Eldridge Kay Johnson Julie Haydon Mary Duncan Peg Entwistle Elsie Prescott Wally Albright
young woman leader outcast detective son hypnotist eerie melodramatic suspenseful new york city circus train beverly hills, calif. police station murder racism hypnosis investigation mother/child relationship friendship
Ursula plots to murder 12 women with her supernatural powers.
Drama
USA
1933
90 Minutes
Paul Muni Mary Astor Aline MacMahon Donald Cook Alan Dinehart Guy Kibbee Margaret Lindsay Jean Muir Anna Q. Nilsson Patricia Ellis Douglas Dumbrille
An ambitious farmer becomes a pioneer in the meat packing business, finding financial success but private disappointment over the course of many decades.