Remember Marjorie Maine...????????

Remember Marjorie Maine?

If you do, it is probably from the "Ma and Pa Kettle" movies.

But she made others...

She played "Ma" in....

"Dead End"

 

Below is a piece, showing what a wonderful part she played, in that film  "Dead End."

"Baby Face........He wants to see his mother again, and finds her in the foyer of the tenement in which he grew up. He is like a happy boy as he runs up to his mother crying “Ma, Ma…it’s me. I had my face changed a little, but it’s me!” Ma, played beautifully by Marjorie Main, is a woman overwhelmed by the despair and defeat that has ruined her life, especially where her son is concerned. Ma’s reaction to her son’s visit is shocking. “You no-good tramp. You dirty old dog.” Baby Face is stunned. “It’s been 10 years, Ma. Ain’t you glad to see me, Ma?” Ma is not glad to see him. She slaps him hard across the face and slowly climbs the stairs, reciting like a litany the sorrows her criminal son has brought to her. With tears and revulsion in her face, Ma says “Why don’t you leave me be? Why don’t you go away and die?” Baby Face is devastated, his face full of pain. He returns to the bar where Hunk is waiting and puts his face in his hands. It is a heartbreaking scene." 

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So,  she was able to play much more demanding roles, than just what she is remembered most for...  The "Ma and Pa Kettle" ones.    Which is kind of sad....

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These pics below, are unwanted.   But I have forgotten 😰😱😭 how to delete a photo.   Bahhhh Humbuggg...  I did it the other day.  Grrrrr...    So, please just ignore them.  Until I remember!!!!!  LOL 
 

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