

In addition to her work in Our Gang, Marlowe appeared in fellow Roach stars Laurel and Hardy's first feature film, Pardon Us.

She also had a small role in 1931's Little Daddy. Marlowe and Cooper were paired together in three Our Gang films, Teacher's Pet, School's Out and Love Business. Marlowe in her signature role of Miss Crabtree from the 1930 Our Gang short School's Out After producer Hal Roach suggested that brunette Marlowe don a blonde wig to match the hair of the lead kid in the series, Jackie Cooper, she was given the part of Miss Crabtree. McGowan was searching for an actress to portray the schoolteacher in the Our Gang series of children's comedies. McGowan one day in a Los Angeles, California, department store. Marlowe did not make an easy transition, and by 1930 she was starting to drift away from acting.īy chance, she happened to meet director Robert F. Her career did well until the introduction of talkies. In 1928, she was an actress under contract with Universal Studios. In 1925, she became one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. She began her acting career shortly after her 1923 graduation from Hollywood High School, and was signed to a contract by Warner Brothers in 1924. She was a prolific actress in silent films during the 1920s, appearing in films opposite John Barrymore and Rin Tin Tin. Marlowe was born to German parents in St.
