Margaret Mann (4 April 1868, in

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), was a Scottish-American

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Biography

Margaret Mann in Once to Every Woman by Allen Holubar 1920

Margaret Mann starred in a number of major silent films such as ''

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'' in 1921 and played the

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's 1928 drama ''

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'', one of

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's first films. She often played kind-hearted or suffering motherly roles. With the advent of sound films her roles got notably smaller and she was often uncredited. She portrayed the kindly grandmother Mrs. Mack in two ''

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in 1931. She also played bit parts in movies like ''

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'', '' You Can't Take It With You'', ''

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'' and '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939). Her last of over 80 movies was ''

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'' (1942), released one year after her death.

Personal life

Mann died of

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in 1941, aged 72. Not much about her private life is known, although a press release of 1928 said that Mann lived through many tragedies and hardships in her life. Her spouse was James F. Smythe.

Selected filmography

* ''The Skylight Room'' (1917) - Miss Longnecker * ''

The Heart of Humanity ''The Heart of Humanity'' is a 1918 American silent war propaganda film produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Allen Holubar. The film stars Dorothy Phillips, William Stowell, and Erich von Stroheim. Overview The film "follows the gen ...

'' (1918) - Widow Patricia * ''The Right to Happiness'' (1919) - Mother Hardy * ''The Red Lane'' (1920) - Minor Role * '' Once to Every Woman'' (1920) - Mother Meredith * ''

'' (1921) - Mrs. Blomefield * ''

Man, Woman & Marriage ''Man, Woman & Marriage'' is a 1921 American silent drama film produced and directed by Allen Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips. It was released through Associated First National Pictures. It is also known under the title ''Man-Woman-Marriag ...

'' (1921) - The Mother * ''

The Smart Sex ''The Smart Sex'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Fred LeRoy Granville and starring Eva Novak, Frank Braidwood and Margaret Mann.Munden p.734 Cast * Eva Novak as Rose * Frank Braidwood as Guy * Geoffrey Webb as Fred * Mayre ...

'' (1921) - Mrs. Haskins * '' Desert Blossoms'' (1921) - Mrs. Thornton * '' The Millionaire'' (1921) - Grandmother * ''

The New Disciple ''The New Disciple'' is a 1921 American silent film directed by Ollie Sellers and produced by labor organization the Federal Film Corporation in Seattle, Washington. It was the most widely viewed labor film of this period, with over one million vi ...

'' (1921) ..The International Bookbinder vol. 23; January 1922
/ref> - Marion Fanning * ''

The Call of Home ''The Call of Home'' is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and starring Léon Bary, Irene Rich and Ramsey Wallace.Munden p.104 Cast * Léon Bary as Alan Wayne * Irene Rich as Alix Lansing * Ramsey Wallace as Gerry ...

'' (1922) - Gerry's Mother * ''

Don't Write Letters ''Don't Write Letters'' is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Gareth Hughes, Bartine Burkett, and Herbert Heyes.Berman p. 150 Plot As described in a film magazine, the film begins with a well-draw ...

'' (1922) - Aunt Jane * '' Love in the Dark'' (1922) - Mrs. Horton * ''

Officer 444 ''Officer 444'' is a 1926 film serial directed by Francis Ford and Ben F. Wilson, produced by Goodwill Productions and released by the independent Davis Distributing Division. Plot Officer 444, a heroic policeman, does battle with The Frog, ...

'' (1926) - Senior Nurse * ''

The Scarlet Letter ''The Scarlet Letter: A Romance'' is a work of historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting related to the past events, but is fictional. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym ...

'' (1926) - Townswoman (uncredited) * ''

Upstream Upstream may refer to: * Upstream (bioprocess) * ''Upstream'' (film), a 1927 film by John Ford * Upstream (networking) * ''Upstream'' (newspaper), a newspaper covering the oil and gas industry * Upstream (petroleum industry) * Upstream (software ...

'' (1927) - Theatre Audience Spectator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1927) - Second Midwife (uncredited) * ''

'' (1928) - Mother Bernle * '' The Wind'' (1928) - Townswoman at Shindig (uncredited) * '' The River'' (1928) - Widow Thompson * ''

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'' (1929) - Queen Victoria (uncredited) * ''

Romance Romance (from Vulgar Latin , "in the Roman language", i.e., "Latin") may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings * Romance languages, ...

'' (1930) - Opera Audience Member (uncredited) * ''

Men of the North ''Men of the North'' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Hal Roach and written by Richard Schayer from a story by Willard Mack. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Barbara Leonard, Arnold Korff, Robert Elliott and George Davis. The film wa ...

'' (1930) - Mother Macheney (uncredited) * '' Helping Grandma'' (1931, Short) - Mrs. Margaret Mack (storekeeper) * '' Born to Love'' (1931) - White Haired Mother at Train Station (uncredited) * '' Fly My Kite'' (1931, Short) - Margaret 'Grandma' Mann * ''

Five and Ten ''Five and Ten'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama film directed by an uncredited Robert Z. Leonard and starring Marion Davies, Leslie Howard and Irene Rich. Davies plays as an heiress and Howard the man she loves, though he marries s ...

'' (1931) - Weeping Woman (uncredited) * '' Broadminded'' (1931) - Huntington Hotel Guest (uncredited) * ''

The Brat ''The Brat'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by John Ford, starring Sally O'Neil, and featuring Virginia Cherrill. The film is based on the 1917 play by Maude Fulton. A previous silent film had been made in 1919 with Alla Nazim ...

'' (1931) - Housekeeper * '' Expensive Women'' (1931) - Flower Seller (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1931) - Kingston Hotel Resident (uncredited) * ''

'' (1931) - Mourner (uncredited) * '' West of Broadway'' (1931) - Justice of Peace's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Husband's Holiday ''Husband's Holiday'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Milton and written by Ernest Pascal and Viola Brothers Shore. The film stars Clive Brook, Vivienne Osborne, Charlie Ruggles, Juliette Compton, Harry Bannister, Do ...

'' (1931) - The Cook (uncredited) * ''

Secret Menace ''Secret Menace'' is a 1931 American Western film written and directed by Richard C. Kahn. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Virginia Brown Faire, and Arthur Stone. Cast list *Glenn Tryon *Virginia Brown Faire *Arthur Stone *Margaret Mann *Ed Cecil ...

'' (1931) - Mrs. Jenkins * '' Forbidden'' (1932) - Hospital Visitor (uncredited) * '' Hotel Continental'' (1932) - Hotel Guest (uncredited) * '' Stranger in Town'' (1932) - Mrs. Robinson (uncredited) * ''

If I Had a Million ''If I Had a Million'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Paramount Studios anthology film starring Gary Cooper, George Raft, Charles Laughton, W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Frances Dee and Charlie Ruggles, among others. There were seven directors: Ernst L ...

'' (1932) - Idylwood Resident (uncredited) * ''

Uptown New York ''Uptown New York'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, and Leon Ames. It is based on the story by Vina Delmar. Plot summary Pat and Max are in love and share an intimate r ...

'' (1932) - Elderly Woman (uncredited) * ''

Bachelor Mother ''Bachelor Mother'' (1939) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Garson Kanin, and starring Ginger Rogers, David Niven, and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna from an Academy Award-nominated story by Felix Jac ...

'' (1932) - Mrs. Price * ''

Rasputin and the Empress ''Rasputin and the Empress'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Richard Boleslawski and written by Charles MacArthur. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the film is set in Imperial Russia and stars the Barrymore siblings (John, as ...

'' (1932) - One of the Czarevetch's Nurse (uncredited) * '' The Mysterious Rider'' (1933) - Mrs. Morgan (uncredited) * ''

Mystery of the Wax Museum ''Mystery of the Wax Museum'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery- horror film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell, and Frank McHugh. It was produced and released by Warner Bros. and filmed in two-color ...

'' (1933) - Wax Figure of Queen Victoria (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Mrs. Quincannon (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1933) - Miss Thomas, Little Sally's Nanny (uncredited) * ''

Fugitive Lovers ''Fugitive Lovers'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy drama film directed by Richard Boleslavsky. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it stars Madge Evans and Robert Montgomery with a supporting cast of Nat Pendleton, C. Henry Gordon, Ruth Selwy ...

'' (1934) - Blind Man's Wife (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Countess von Brandenburg * ''Guilty Parents'' (1934) - Juror (uncredited) * ''I Hate Women'' (1934) - Ma * ''

The World Moves On ''The World Moves On'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by John Ford and starring Madeleine Carroll and Franchot Tone. It was the first Hollywood code approved film. Plot The story opens in the year 1825, when two families, cotton merch ...

'' (1934) - Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''

One More River ''One More River'' is a 1934 American drama film mystery directed by James Whale. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures and starred Colin Clive, Diana Wynyard and stage actress Mrs Patrick Campbell in one of her very few films. T ...

'' (1934) - Old Lady at Grave (uncredited) * ''

Pursued ''Pursued'' is a 1947 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Raoul Walsh with cinematography by James Wong Howe, written by Niven Busch, and starring Theresa Wright and Robert Mitchum. The supporting cast features Judith Anderson, D ...

'' (1934) - Tourist (uncredited) * ''

Charlie Chan in London ''Charlie Chan in London'' is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde. The film stars Warner Oland as Charlie Chan. This is the sixth film produced by Fox with Warner Oland as the detective, and the second not to be lost, after '' ...

'' (1934) - Housemaid (uncredited) * ''

Judge Priest ''Judge Priest'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Will Rogers. The film was directed by John Ford, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel in association with Fox Film, and based on humorist Irvin S. Cobb's character Judge Priest. The picture is set i ...

'' (1934) - Governess (uncredited) * '' Love Time'' (1934) - Housemaid (uncredited) * '' The Painted Veil'' (1934) - Mother Superior (uncredited) * ''

Little Men ''Little Men,'' or ''Life at Plumfield with Jo's Boys,'' is a children's novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888), which was first published in 1871 by Roberts Brothers. The book reprises characters from her 1868–69 two-volume ...

'' (1934) - The Nurse (uncredited) * ''

The Gay Bride ''The Gay Bride'' is a 1934 black-and-white gangster screwball comedy starring Carole Lombard as a wisecracking gold-digger and Chester Morris as the poor man she despises. It was directed by Jack Conway and written by the husband-and-wife team ...

'' (1934) - $100 Recipient (uncredited) * ''

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head ''The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig and written by Jean Bart and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars Claude Rains, Joan Bennett, Lionel Atwill, Juanita Quigley, Henry O'Neill and Henry Armetta. T ...

'' (1934) - Granny (uncredited) * ''

Life Returns ''Life Returns'' is an American film directed by Eugene Frenke. The film stars Onslow Stevens, George P. Breakston and Lois Wilson with a plot that involves a doctor who is convinced that the dead can be brought back to life gets the chance to p ...

'' (1935) - Flower Vendor (uncredited) * '' Kentucky Blue Streak'' (1935) - Mrs. Martha Bradley * ''

The Murder Man ''The Murder Man'' is a 1935 American crime-drama film starring Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, and Lionel Atwill, and directed by Tim Whelan. The picture was Tracy's first film in what would be a twenty-year career with MGM. Tracy plays an inves ...

'' (1935) - Investor (uncredited) * ''

Bonnie Scotland ''Bonnie Scotland'' is a 1935 American film directed by James W. Horne and starring Laurel and Hardy. It was produced by Hal Roach for Hal Roach Studios. Although the film begins in Scotland, a large part of the action is set in British India. ...

'' (1935) - Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''

The Bohemian Girl ''The Bohemian Girl'' is an Irish Romantic opera composed by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn. The plot is loosely based on a Miguel de Cervantes' tale, ''La Gitanilla''. The best-known aria from the piece is " I Dreamt I Dwe ...

'' (1936) - Arnheim's Mother (uncredited) * '' Song and Dance Man'' (1936) - Old Theatrical Woman (uncredited) * '' The Country Doctor'' (1936) - Townswoman (uncredited) * ''

Florida Special ''Florida Special'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and written by David Boehm, Marguerite Roberts, Laura Perelman and S. J. Perelman. The film stars Jack Oakie, Sally Eilers, Kent Taylor, Frances Drake, Claude Gilling ...

'' (1936) - Old Lady (uncredited) * ''

The Law Rides ''The Law Rides'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Cast * Bob Steele as Bruce Conway *Harley Wood as Arline Lewis *Buck Connors as Whitey * Charles King as Hank Davis *Margaret Mann as Mrs. Lewis *Jack Rockwell ...

'' (1936) - Mrs. Lewis * '' The Phantom Rider'' (1936, Serial) - Homesteader's Wife (uncredited) * ''

Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood Boulevard is a major east–west street in Los Angeles, California. It begins in the east at Sunset Boulevard in the Los Feliz district and proceeds to the west as a major thoroughfare through Little Armenia and Thai Town, Hollywoo ...

'' (1936) - Old Woman in Casting Office (uncredited) * '' Undercover Man'' (1936) - Mrs. Grady (uncredited) * ''

Theodora Goes Wild ''Theodora Goes Wild'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading fami ...

'' (1936) - Grandma - Townswoman at Train Station (uncredited) * '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1936) - White-Haired Woman (uncredited) * ''

Conflict Conflict may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton * ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne * ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...

'' (1936) - Ma Blake * ''

Let Them Live ''Let Them Live'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Harold Young and written by Lionel Houser and Bruce Manning. The film stars John Howard, Nan Grey, Edward Ellis, Judith Barrett, Robert Wilcox and Benny Bartlett. The film was release ...

'' (1937) - (uncredited) * '' Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin'' (1937) - Aunt Hattie (uncredited) * '' You Can't Take It with You'' (1938) - Neighbor (uncredited) * ''

Federal Man-Hunt ''Federal Man-Hunt'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Maxwell Shane. The film stars Robert Livingston, June Travis, John Gallaudet, Charles Halton, Ben Welden and Horace McMahon. The film was released on Dec ...

'' (1938) - Mrs. Ganter * ''

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island ''Charlie Chan at Treasure Island'' is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster (director), Norman Foster, starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan, that takes place on Treasure Island (California), T ...

'' (1939) - Airplane Passenger (uncredited) * '' Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' (1939) - Nun with Cheering Orphan Boys (uncredited) * ''

'' (1939) - Woman Writing Letter at Atlanta Church Hospital (uncredited) * ''

'' (1942) - (uncredited) (final film role)

References

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