Margaret Booth

Editor and producer, also actor and writer · Died October 28, 2002, aged 104 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Margaret Booth (January 16, 1898 – October 28, 2002) was an American film editor. Born in Los Angeles, she started her Hollywood career as a 'patcher', editing films by D. W. Griffith, around 1915. Her brother was actor Elmer Booth. Later she worked for Louis B. Mayer when he was an independent film producer. When Mayer merged with others to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, she worked as a director's assistant with that company. She edited several films starring Greta Garbo, including Camille (1936). Booth later edited such diverse films as Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award). A few films associated with her are Wise Girls (1929), A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Way We Were (1973), The Sunshine Boys (1975), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), and Seems Like Old Times (1980). She was supervising editor and associate producer on several films for producer Ray Stark, culminating with executive producer credit on The Slugger's Wife in 1985 when she was 87 years old. She received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1978 for her work in film editing. She is the longest-lived person ever to have been given an Oscar. In 1983 she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award for outstanding women who, through their endurance and the excellence of their work, have helped to expand the role of women within the entertainment industry. In 1990, Booth was honoured with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award. Margaret Booth died in 2002, aged 104, from complications of a stroke. She is interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.

What are Margaret Booth's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy15 titles66^th

Drama11 titles70^th

Biography3 titles47^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

43%

Self

21%

Morality

15%

Society

8%

Power

7%

Survival

4%

Ideas

1%

Romantic love18 Deception6 Self-worth6 Marriage3 Ambition3 Redemption3 Family bonds3 Identity3

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 27

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 8 · Dark 8

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 19 · Intense 3

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 10

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 5

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic

15

Melancholic

14

Tense

11

Joyful

10

Warm

9

Other

25

How their films linger

Feel-good15 Hopeful14 Bittersweet12 Fun7 Wistful4 Haunting3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy11
Bittersweet16
Tragic1
Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Margaret Booth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Howdy5 titles, show their 5 titles on Howdy
Sony Pictures Core2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sony Pictures Core

Subscription and free streaming for Margaret Booth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

MGM: When the Lion Roars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Show 3 episodes · Actor
The Slugger's Wife(1985)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Toy(1982)
Associate Producer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Annie(1982)
Supervising Editor
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Seems Like Old Times(1980)
Associate Producer · Editor
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Chapter Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Associate Producer
The Cheap Detective(1978)
Associate Producer
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
California Suite(1978)
Editor
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Goodbye Girl(1977)
Supervising Editor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Murder by Death(1976)
Supervising Film Editor
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
The Sunshine Boys(1975)
Supervising Editor
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Funny Lady(1975)
Editor
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The Way We Were(1973)
Editor
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Fat City(1972)
Supervising Editor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Owl and the Pussycat(1970)
Editor
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Gigi(1958)
Editor
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Red Badge of Courage(1951)
Editor
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Next Voice You Hear...(1950)
Editor
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
A Yank at Oxford(1938)
Supervising Editor
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Camille(1936)
Editor
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)
Editor
Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)
Editor · Screenplay
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Reckless(1935)
Editor
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1934)
Editor
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Riptide(1934)
Editor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Dancing Lady(1933)
Editor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Bombshell(1933)
Editor
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Storm at Daybreak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Editor
Peg o' My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Editor
The White Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)
Editor
Strange Interlude(1932)
Editor
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
The Son-Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Editor
Smilin' Through(1932)
Editor
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Lovers Courageous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)
Editor
The Cuban Love Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Editor
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise)(1931)
Editor
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Five and Ten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Editor
It's a Wise Child(1931)
Editor
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Prodigal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)
Editor
New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Editor
A Lady's Morals(1930)
Editor
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Lady of Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Editor
Strictly Unconventional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Editor
Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Editor
The Rogue Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)
Editor
Wise Girls(1929)
Editor · Writer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Editor
A Lady of Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Editor
The Mysterious Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Editor
Telling the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Editor
Bringing Up Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)
Editor
Our Dancing Daughters(1928)
Editor
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Editor
Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Editor
Memory Lane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)
Editor
Fine Clothes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
Editor
Husbands and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)
Editor
Editors on Editing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

A full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 1924 to 1992.

Biggest box office

The Toy (1982)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting2 of 50Writing1 of 50Producing5 of 50Editing43 of 50 · 72^nd

By decade

1920s11 · crew1930s27 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s4 · crew1990s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Margaret Booth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66^th percentile, the median of all 31; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

67^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

65^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

75^th and up10
50^th to 74^th14
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th2

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved2
Crowd Pleaser20
Broadly Agreed1
Mixed8

Most divisive · editor

It's a Wise Child (1931)

81^st percentile spread · 12% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, editor

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95^th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Margaret Booth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore5 titles9–47 · median 29 · mildlighter than most films

Sex & Nudity8 titles20–42 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity6 titles7–48 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs5 titles33–49 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense5 titles10–46 · median 23 · mildlighter than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.