POLLY MORAN & MARIE DRESSLER - Clip from "Reducing" (1931)

Both were exceptional character actresses and comediennes in their own right. Together, they made magic with their great comedic timing and their natural chemistry. From 1931, here's a rare clip from "Reducing," one of only eight films Moran & Dressler made together in the late 1920s - early 1930s. www.waynepowers.com

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Marie Dressler
• Polly Moran
• Reducing
• comedy
• comediennes
• talkies.

[kkallebb]

Which actress is Moran?

[CaptainComedia]

@kkallebb - Polly Moran is the sister in the black jacket. Marie Dressler is the one who leads the exercise class at the opening. Enjoy.

[ClarasBeau]

The team of Dressler and Moran cheered up Depression audiences in a several films ("Reducing", "Politics", etc.) in the early '30s... They were GREAT.. and (at the time) a top-drawer studio like MGM knew it, too!

[lisad62002]

The double entendre at the beginning is priceless: "okay, but don't eat too much, remember...up, down, up down!"

[1400deadwood]

Hilarious!

[thefabulousmark]

Those poor girls!