Want to know the best Dorothy Lamour movies? How about the worst Dorothy Lamour movies? Curious about Dorothy Lamour box office grosses or which Dorothy Lamour movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Dorothy Lamour movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Dorothy Lamour (1914-1996) was an American actress and singer. She is best remember for her “Road to” movies with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. Her IMDb page shows 74 acting credits from 1933-1987. This page will rank 52 Dorothy Lamour movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Her television appearances, shorts and uncredited roles were not included in the rankings. This page comes from a request by Søren.
Dorothy Lamour Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Dorothy Lamour movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Dorothy Lamour movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Dorothy Lamour movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Dorothy Lamour movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Dorothy Lamour movie received.
- Sort Dorothy Lamour movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR)Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) AA Best Picture Win |
Charlton Heston & James Stewart |
32.90 | 645.2 | 645.20 | 1 | 64 | 05 / 02 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Road to Utopia (1945) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
12.50 | 396.3 | 396.30 | 6 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | Road to Morocco (1942) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
11.40 | 424.8 | 424.80 | 7 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 4 | Road to Rio (1947) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
12.20 | 354.3 | 354.30 | 7 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 5 | Wild Harvest (1947) | Alan Ladd & Robert Preston |
6.90 | 200.8 | 200.80 | 37 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 6 | Road to Singapore (1940) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
4.70 | 181.5 | 181.50 | 18 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 6 | Dixie (1943) | Bing Crosby | 8.90 | 318.6 | 318.60 | 13 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 7 | My Favorite Brunette (1947) | Bob Hope | 8.40 | 244.1 | 244.10 | 26 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 9 | Road to Zanzibar (1941) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
4.20 | 163.6 | 163.60 | 41 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 10 | The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) | Bob Hope & W.C. Fields |
5.20 | 207.6 | 207.60 | 27 | 63 | 01 / 01 | 93.8 | |
| 11 | Caught in The Draft (1941) | Bob Hope | 7.10 | 273.2 | 273.20 | 10 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 12 | The Hurricane (1937) | Thomas Mitchell & Directed by John Ford |
4.40 | 182.4 | 182.40 | 30 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 13 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | Betty Hutton & Paulette Goddard |
7.70 | 242.9 | 242.90 | 34 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 15 | Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) | Jack Haley | 5.70 | 212.4 | 212.40 | 31 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 15 | Variety Girl (1947) | Alan Ladd & Paulette Goddard |
9.70 | 283.5 | 283.50 | 18 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 17 | Rainbow Island (1944) | Eddie Bracken | 5.40 | 182.1 | 182.10 | 64 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 17 | Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | Betty Hutton & Alan Ladd |
8.30 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 13 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 18 | High, Wide and Handsome (1937) | Irene Dunne & Randolph Scott |
4.20 | 174.1 | 174.10 | 37 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 19 | The Fleet's in (1942) | William Holden & Betty Hutton |
5.00 | 185.9 | 185.90 | 45 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 20 | Road to Bali (1952) Cameo Role |
Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
8.30 | 163.3 | 163.30 | 15 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | Aloma of the South Seas (1941) | Jon Hall | 4.80 | 186.3 | 186.30 | 31 | 56 | 02 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | Swing High, Swing Low (1937) | Carole Lombard & Anthony Quinn |
4.00 | 165.8 | 165.80 | 43 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 25 | Man About Town (1939) | Jack Benny & Edward Arnold |
3.80 | 145.5 | 145.50 | 53 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 24 | Spawn of the North (1938) | Henry Fonda & John Barrymore |
3.40 | 134.9 | 134.90 | 55 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 23 | They Got Me Covered (1943) | Bob Hope | 6.20 | 223.9 | 343.50 | 40 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 26 | And The Angels Sing (1944) | Fred MacMurray & Betty Hutton |
3.50 | 119.5 | 119.50 | 91 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 27 | A Medal for Benny (1945) | Arturo de Córdova | 4.00 | 125.5 | 125.50 | 85 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 28 | Donovan's Reef (1963) | John Wayne & Lee Marvin |
8.90 | 111.0 | 204.10 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 30 | St. Louis Blues (1939) | Lloyd Nolan | 3.20 | 123.9 | 123.90 | 65 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 30 | Johnny Apollo (1940) | Tyrone Power | 2.90 | 110.0 | 110.00 | 54 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 31 | Disputed Passage (1939) | Akim Tamiroff | 3.00 | 116.5 | 116.50 | 74 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 32 | Chad Hanna (1940) | Henry Fonda & Linda Darnell |
3.60 | 137.5 | 137.50 | 39 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 33 | The Jungle Princess (1936) | Ray Milland | 2.10 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 34 | Her Jungle Love (1938) | Ray Milland | 1.80 | 71.9 | 71.90 | 127 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 77.2 | |
| 35 | The Road to Hong Kong (1962) | Bob Hope & Bing Crosby |
7.40 | 106.8 | 106.80 | 35 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 36 | Tropic Holiday (1938) | Ray Milland | 2.80 | 112.6 | 112.60 | 78 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 38 | The Lucky Stiff (1949) | Brian Donlevy & Claire Trevor |
3.10 | 76.6 | 76.60 | 114 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 37 | Moon Over Burma (1940) | Robert Preston | 1.70 | 64.6 | 64.60 | 124 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 39 | On Our Merry Way (1948) | Henry Fonda & James Stewart |
4.10 | 109.9 | 164.00 | 87 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 40 | Slightly French (1949) | Don Ameche | 3.80 | 94.2 | 94.20 | 94 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 42 | Typhoon (1940) | Robert Preston | 1.90 | 71.7 | 71.70 | 109 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 42 | Manhandled (1949) | Sterling Hayden & Dan Duryea |
2.40 | 59.1 | 59.10 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
| 44 | Masquerade in Mexico (1945) | Arturo de Córdova | 1.80 | 56.8 | 56.80 | 121 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 45 | Lulu Belle (1948) | George Montgomery | 2.00 | 52.8 | 52.80 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 43 | The Last Train from Madrid (1937) | Lew Ayres | 0.40 | 16.4 | 16.40 | 206 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 46 | The Girl from Manhattan (1948) | Charles Laughton | 2.50 | 67.7 | 67.70 | 122 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 47 | Thrill of a Lifetime (1937) | Betty Grable | 0.80 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 181 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 47.0 | |
| 48 | Creepshow 2 (1987) | George Kennedy & Stephen King |
14.00 | 38.6 | 38.60 | 71 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
| 49 | Riding High (1943) | Dick Powell | 0.90 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 148 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 50 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) | Victor Mature & Walter Pidgeon |
3.60 | 18.4 | 18.40 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 22.9 | |
| 51 | The Phynx (1970) | Richard Pryor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
0.00 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 188 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.0 | |
| 52 | Pajama Party (1964) | Buster Keaton & Tommy Kirk |
2.40 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 97 | 25 | 00 / 00 | 1.6 |
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Dorothy Lamour Table
- Twenty-six Dorothy Lamour movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 50.00% of her movies listed. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) was her biggest box office hit.
- An average Dorothy Lamour movie grossed $124.60 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 31 Dorothy Lamour movies are rated as good movies…or 59.61% of her movies. Road to Utopia (1945) is her highest rated movie while Pajama Party (1964) is her lowest rated movie.
- Eleven Dorothy Lamour movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 21.11% of her movies.
- Two Dorothy Lamour movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 3.84% of her movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00. 33 Dorothy Lamour movies scored higher that average….or 63.46% of her movies. Road to Utopia (1945) got the the highest UMR Score while Pajama Party (1964) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Dorothy Lamour
1. Mary Leta Dorothy Kaumeyer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1914.
2. Dorothy Lamour ‘s parents’ marriage lasted only a few years. Her mother married for the second time to Clarence Lambour, whose surname Dorothy later adopted and modified as her stage name.
3. In 1931 Dorothy Lamour won the Miss New Orleans beauty contest.
4. Dorothy Lamour was discovered by orchestra leader Herbie Kay. Kay spotted her in performance at a Chicago talent show and hired her as a singer. This led to radio work, which then led her to a 7 year movie contract with Paramount Pictures.
5. According to Joel Hirschhorn’s Rating The Movie Stars book…..1947’s My Favorite Brunette was Dorothy Lamour’s best performance.
6. During World War II, Dorothy Lamour toured the country, selling in excess of $300 million worth of war bonds.
7. Dorothy Lamour was married twice. She had two children. Hollywood legend says she and J. Edgar Hoover were involved in a romantic relationship.
8. Dorothy Lamour’s nicknames were The Beautiful One, The Sarong Girl and Dottie.
9. Counting cameo roles she appeared in 12 movies with Bob Hope and 10 movies with Bing Crosby.
8. Check out Dorothy Lamour‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I have seen 14 of her movies only. I know the Road comedies as well as The Hurricane. This time Steve and I tie.
Hey Flora….14 does indeed tie Steve. You are the second person to mention The Hurricane…I will have to add that one to my list of movies to watch….thanks for the visit, the comment and the tally count…all are greatly appreciated.
Now that is alot of box office hits. Love her movies with Hope and Crosby. Good to see that Paramount did not hold you back on this one.
A nice tribute to ‘Dottie’ Lamour Bruce, she always ended up in Bing Crosby’s arms in those classic comedies with Bob Hope. At the close of Road to Bali Bing nabbed both Lamour and Jane Russell, leaving Hope empty handed.
I’ve seen just 14 of the 52 films listed, not impressive, but I probably saw more of them in my youth and don’t remember the titles.
The Road films are old favorites of mine, and the Road to Morocco the funniest IMO. Road to Utopia tops the charts here, it was originally going to be titled ‘Road to Alaska’ but it didn’t sound exotic enough and the name was changed.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for checking out my Lamour page. 14 movies watched ties you with Flora….so unless I top your total….that will be three classic wins in a row for you….not thinking Flora lets that happen too often. So my total is….counting…6….I have seen 4 Road movies….Greatest Show On Earth and They Got Me Covered.
Pretty sure Hope got Lamour at the end of Road To Utopia…..though that kind sure looked like Crosby….lol. Funny that we are talking about Road To Alaska….as I am headed home from Alaska tonight.
As always…thanks for the movie thoughts and comment….I will be catching up on your video channel sometime tomorrow. 🙂
1 I too was totally unaware of this Dorothy Lamour page which must be recent as it has all the updated figures, and I HAVE been looking out for Bruce’s profile of her as her career greatly interests me, so well done! Emeric DeBasco for dragging Dorothy out of the shadows.
2 I look forward to doing a post on her over the next week or so.
Best wishes BOB
Hey Bob….he/she was right…..this link has been out there since Monday morning…look forward to your comment on her….thanks for the visit. Well try and catch up on the comments on the way back….though our wait times between planes are much shorter on the way back…plus we lose 4 hours of time on the way back.
Hey Bob….the link was sitting right there in the site index…..disappointed you did not see it there…..lol.
Hey Mr. Cogerson. Long time reader and infrequent commentor. I find your website a very useful source of information. So when reading your Susan Hayward post I became interested in the ???? in “wrote 4 new pages (Biehn, Mature, Patrick & ????)”
As I was scanning though your website index I found this Dorothy Lamour link interesting. It has no views, no comments and no other links. So I am guessing this is either your latest page, your ????, or there is something wrong with this page or finally it is your least successful page. If it is the latter two I must admit I am confused. If it the first choice then I admit I am pretty damn happy with myself. Keep up the good work and I will be reading.
Hey In the shadows….your first guess is right…..we wrote this page last weekend…..and it had been hiding in plain site with our Gail Russell page….nobody discovered that one….but you found this one….you should be “damn happy”…..lol. Kudos to you. Thanks for the kind words and being a “long time reader”….and finally thanks for stepping out of the shadows and doing this comment.