The Best Marjorie Main Movies

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Updated September 23, 2019
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List of the best Marjorie Main movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Marjorie Main's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Marjorie Main movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Marjorie Main movies will be at the top of the list. Marjorie Main has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Marjorie Main movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Marjorie Main films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Marjorie Main role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Marjorie Main performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

Items here include everything from Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation to Boy of the Streets.

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  • Rationing
    1

    Rationing

    Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main
    6 votes
    • Released: 1944
    • Directed by: Willis Goldbeck
    Rationing is a 1944 film starring Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main. The screen comedy was directed by Willis Goldbeck.
  • Meet Me in St. Louis
    2

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Leon Ames
    6 votes
    • Released: 1944
    • Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
    "Meet Me in St. Louis" is a classic MGM romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters (one of whom is the nonpareil Judy Garland) on the cusp of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. The film ...more

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  • The Kettles in the Ozarks
    3

    The Kettles in the Ozarks

    Dave O'Brien, Una Merkel, Marjorie Main
    5 votes
    • Released: 1956
    • Directed by: Charles Lamont
    The Kettles in the Ozarks is a 1956 comedy film directed by Charles Lamont.
  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
    4

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

    Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride
    5 votes
    • Released: 1955
    • Directed by: Lee Sholem
    Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Lee Sholem. It is the seventh installment of Universal-International's Ma and Pa Kettle franchise starring Marjorie Main and ...more
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm
    5

    Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

    Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long
    5 votes
    • Released: 1951
    • Directed by: Edward Sedgwick
    Following a spat with their son's bossy mother-in-law (Barbara Brown) after their first grandchild is born, Ma and Pa Kettle (Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride) temporarily move back to their old ...more
  • Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
    6

    Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town

    Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, Richard Long
    5 votes
    • Released: 1950
    • Directed by: Charles Lamont
    When Pa Kettle (Percy Kilbride) wins a trip to New York City, he and Ma (Marjorie Main) need a babysitter for their 15 kids. Fugitive "Shotgun" Mike Munger (Charles McGraw), pretending to be a poet, ...more