Margaret in Columbia shorts

In 1938, Marla's mother Margaret appeared in deleted scenes for both Charley Chase films, "Time Out for Trouble," and "Pie a La Maid" with her mother Erlie. In 1939, Margaret and Leonard Kibrick were in the deleted scene in "Rattling Romeo" playing football.

In 1941, Margaret and her two older brothers Lonnie and Johnny played Frankie and Johnny in the alternate deleted scene of "All the World's a Stooge."

In 1946, Margaret played Early Cantrell's younger sister in "Jiggers My Wife." She told Shemp to get Minnie a divorce. Vernon Dent plays the judge in the alternate ending scene, and Minnie did file for divorced and she will be headed to the psych ward. 

In 1947, Margaret appeared in the deleted scene of the Shemp short one more time called "Bride and Gloom" as Jean Donahue's sister. Dick Curtis hits Margaret's left eye after saying "Don't You Joe Me," and was sent to the hospital. In the alternate ending scene, Joe hits the bigger dumbbell at Jean and Shemp and punches Vernon Dent and Margaret's noses. Margaret's last words in this Shemp short was "I'm going to be sick."

In 1948, Margaret appeared in the deleted scene of the Three Stooges short, "Mummy's Dummies" as Rootin tootin's non slave daughter, Dee Green is the impostor and a slave.

In 1958, Margaret replaced Diana Darrin in the Three Stooges short "Fifi Blows Her Top" as Mrs. Weller, formerly as Miss Lapdale before her only real life daughter Marla was born.