Want to know the best Dorothy Malone movies? How about the worst Dorothy Malone movies? Curious about Dorothy Malone box office grosses or which Dorothy Malone movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Dorothy Malone 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 Malone (1925-2018) was an Oscar® winning American actress. Malone’s acting career last over 6 decades. She is most famous for Oscar winning role in 1956’s Written on the Wind. Her last movie was a supporting role in the blockbuster Basic Instinct (1992). Dorothy Malone’s IMDb page shows 113 acting credits from 1940-1992. This page will rank Dorothy Malone movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Drivel part of the page: Last night we were researching the movie career of Dorothy Malone. Tonight we heard the same news that Dorothy Malone had passed away. So, we figured we would show all the Malone movies in our database…as a tribute to her career. Rest in Peace Dorothy Malone. 01/19/2018.
Dorothy Malone Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1946
The Big Sleep (1946)
1956
Written on the Wind (1956)
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1953
Scared Stiff (1953)
1955
Artists and Models (1955)
1954
Young at Heart (1954)
1992
Basic Instinct (1992)
1955
Battle Cry (1955)
1946
Night and Day (1946)
1957
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
1948
Two Guys From Texas (1948)
1949
Colorado Territory (1949)
1945
Too Young To Know (1945)
1948
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
1946
Janie Gets Married (1946)
1961
The Last Sunset (1961)
1957
The Tarnished Angels (1957)
1954
Pushover (1954)
1956
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
1959
Warlock (1959)
1950
Convicted (1950)
1960
The Last Voyage (1960)
1949
South of St. Louis (1949)
1963
Beach Party (1963)
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
1950
The Nevadan (1950)
1955
At Gunpoint (1955)
1955
Tall Man Riding (1955)
1953
Law And Order (1953)
1956
Tension at Table Rock (1956)
1979
Winter Kills (1979)
1958
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
1979
Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979)
1951
Saddle Legion (1951)
1957
Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957)
1957
Quantez (1957)
1949
Flaxy Martin (1949)
1955
The Fast and the Furious (1955)
1955
Sincerly Yours (1955)
Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
---|---|---|---|
Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1946 | The Big Sleep (1946) | ||
1956 | Written on the Wind (1956) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
||
1953 | Scared Stiff (1953) | ||
1955 | Artists and Models (1955) | ||
1954 | Young at Heart (1954) | ||
1992 | Basic Instinct (1992) | ||
1955 | Battle Cry (1955) | ||
1946 | Night and Day (1946) | ||
1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) | ||
1948 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | ||
1949 | Colorado Territory (1949) | ||
1945 | Too Young To Know (1945) | ||
1948 | One Sunday Afternoon (1948) | ||
1946 | Janie Gets Married (1946) | ||
1961 | The Last Sunset (1961) | ||
1957 | The Tarnished Angels (1957) | ||
1954 | Pushover (1954) | ||
1956 | Pillars of the Sky (1956) | ||
1959 | Warlock (1959) | ||
1950 | Convicted (1950) | ||
1960 | The Last Voyage (1960) | ||
1949 | South of St. Louis (1949) | ||
1963 | Beach Party (1963) | ||
1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | ||
1950 | The Nevadan (1950) | ||
1955 | At Gunpoint (1955) | ||
1955 | Tall Man Riding (1955) | ||
1953 | Law And Order (1953) | ||
1956 | Tension at Table Rock (1956) | ||
1979 | Winter Kills (1979) | ||
1958 | Too Much, Too Soon (1958) | ||
1979 | Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979) | ||
1951 | Saddle Legion (1951) | ||
1957 | Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957) | ||
1957 | Quantez (1957) | ||
1949 | Flaxy Martin (1949) | ||
1955 | The Fast and the Furious (1955) | ||
1955 | Sincerly Yours (1955) |
Dorothy Malone 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 Malone movies by co-stars of her movies.
Sort Dorothy Malone movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
Sort Dorothy Malone movies by yearly domestic box office rank
Sort Dorothy Malone movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Dorothy Malone movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Dorothy Malone movie won.
Sort Dorothy Malone 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.
R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Big Sleep (1946) | Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall |
8.10 | 249.7 | 405.20 | 32 | 89 | 00 / 00 | 98.7 | |
2 | Written on the Wind (1956) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Robert Stack & Rock Hudson |
12.60 | 246.4 | 246.40 | 17 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 97.7 | |
4 | Scared Stiff (1953) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
10.60 | 190.6 | 190.60 | 15 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
3 | Artists and Models (1955) | Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis |
10.90 | 225.1 | 225.10 | 28 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
5 | Young at Heart (1954) | Doris Day & Frank Sinatra |
7.10 | 167.4 | 167.40 | 42 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
6 | Basic Instinct (1992) | Michael Douglas | 117.70 | 305.8 | 916.80 | 9 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 92.7 | |
7 | Battle Cry (1955) | Van Heflin & Aldo Ray |
23.10 | 479.8 | 544.90 | 2 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 92.4 | |
8 | Night and Day (1946) | Cary Grant | 10.80 | 333.0 | 535.10 | 16 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
9 | Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) | James Cagney | 6.90 | 132.0 | 132.00 | 33 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 89.8 | |
10 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | Jack Carson & Dennis Morgan |
6.80 | 182.0 | 210.10 | 34 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
11 | Colorado Territory (1949) | Joel McCrea & Virginia Mayo |
4.60 | 116.0 | 187.60 | 64 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
12 | Too Young To Know (1945) | Joan Leslie | 4.40 | 139.9 | 180.50 | 81 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
13 | One Sunday Afternoon (1948) | Dennis Morgan | 5.10 | 137.6 | 159.00 | 70 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
14 | Janie Gets Married (1946) | Joan Leslie & Edward Arnold |
3.50 | 107.1 | 129.90 | 91 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
15 | The Last Sunset (1961) | Kirk Douglas & Rock Hudson |
7.90 | 114.5 | 114.50 | 27 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
16 | The Tarnished Angels (1957) | Rock Hudson & Robert Stack |
4.30 | 82.5 | 82.50 | 55 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
17 | Pushover (1954) | Fred MacMurray & Kim Novak |
3.60 | 83.7 | 83.70 | 94 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.9 | |
18 | Pillars of the Sky (1956) | Lee Marvin & Jeff Chandler |
4.30 | 84.0 | 84.00 | 74 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 75.8 | |
19 | Warlock (1959) | Richard Widmark & Henry Fonda |
4.30 | 77.0 | 77.00 | 61 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 75.6 | |
20 | Convicted (1950) | Glenn Ford & Broderick Crawford |
3.30 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
21 | The Last Voyage (1960) | Robert Stack & George Sanders |
3.00 | 47.6 | 92.20 | 74 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 70.4 | |
22 | South of St. Louis (1949) | Joel McCrea & Alexis Smith |
2.90 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 116 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.3 | |
23 | Beach Party (1963) | Annette Funicello & Vincent Price |
6.40 | 80.6 | 80.60 | 44 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.9 | |
24 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | Marjorie Main & James Whitmore |
2.20 | 49.5 | 58.70 | 141 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
25 | The Nevadan (1950) | Randolph Scott | 2.50 | 56.2 | 56.20 | 121 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
26 | At Gunpoint (1955) | Fred MacMurray & Walter Brennan |
2.90 | 59.2 | 59.20 | 110 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.1 | |
28 | Tall Man Riding (1955) | Randolph Scott | 4.00 | 82.9 | 82.90 | 83 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
27 | Law And Order (1953) | Ronald Reagan | 3.00 | 54.4 | 54.40 | 121 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 63.6 | |
30 | Tension at Table Rock (1956) | Richard Egan | 4.00 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 79 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 62.4 | |
29 | Winter Kills (1979) | Jeff Bridges & Anthony Perkins |
1.10 | 4.7 | 4.70 | 140 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
31 | Too Much, Too Soon (1958) | Errol Flynn | 1.50 | 27.7 | 48.50 | 120 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
32 | Good Luck Miss Wyckoff (1979) | Earl Holliman | 0.10 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 163 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
32 | Saddle Legion (1951) | Tim Holt | 0.40 | 7.7 | 8.90 | 232 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 32.7 | |
33 | Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957) | Robert Taylor | 1.10 | 22.0 | 57.80 | 147 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
34 | Quantez (1957) | Fred MacMurray | 1.80 | 34.4 | 34.40 | 126 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 24.9 | |
35 | Flaxy Martin (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 1.50 | 37.0 | 53.10 | 162 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
36 | The Fast and the Furious (1955) | John Ireland | 0.70 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 183 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
37 | Sincerly Yours (1955) | William Demarest & Liberace |
0.40 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 194 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.7 |
Dorothy Malone Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Basic Instinct (1992)
Michael Douglas
916.80
Battle Cry (1955)
Van Heflin &
Aldo Ray
544.90
Night and Day (1946)
Cary Grant
535.10
The Big Sleep (1946)
Humphrey Bogart &
Lauren Bacall
405.20
Two Guys From Texas (1948)
Jack Carson &
Dennis Morgan
210.10
Colorado Territory (1949)
Joel McCrea &
Virginia Mayo
187.60
Too Young To Know (1945)
Joan Leslie
180.50
One Sunday Afternoon (1948)
Dennis Morgan
159.00
Janie Gets Married (1946)
Joan Leslie &
Edward Arnold
129.90
The Last Voyage (1960)
Robert Stack &
George Sanders
92.20
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
Marjorie Main &
James Whitmore
58.70
Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957)
Robert Taylor
57.80
Flaxy Martin (1949)
Virginia Mayo
53.10
Too Much, Too Soon (1958)
Errol Flynn
48.50
Saddle Legion (1951)
Tim Holt
8.90
Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
---|---|---|---|
Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
Basic Instinct (1992) | Michael Douglas | 916.80 | |
Battle Cry (1955) | Van Heflin & Aldo Ray |
544.90 | |
Night and Day (1946) | Cary Grant | 535.10 | |
The Big Sleep (1946) | Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall |
405.20 | |
Two Guys From Texas (1948) | Jack Carson & Dennis Morgan |
210.10 | |
Colorado Territory (1949) | Joel McCrea & Virginia Mayo |
187.60 | |
Too Young To Know (1945) | Joan Leslie | 180.50 | |
One Sunday Afternoon (1948) | Dennis Morgan | 159.00 | |
Janie Gets Married (1946) | Joan Leslie & Edward Arnold |
129.90 | |
The Last Voyage (1960) | Robert Stack & George Sanders |
92.20 | |
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) | Marjorie Main & James Whitmore |
58.70 | |
Tip On a Dead Jockey (1957) | Robert Taylor | 57.80 | |
Flaxy Martin (1949) | Virginia Mayo | 53.10 | |
Too Much, Too Soon (1958) | Errol Flynn | 48.50 | |
Saddle Legion (1951) | Tim Holt | 8.90 |
Academy Award® and Oscar® are the registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Arts and Sciences. Golden Globe® and Emmy® are registered trademarks
1 BRUCE/STEVE Steve gave us an excellent Dorothy Malone video a few months ago and for those interested in Dorothy’s career this would be an appropriate juncture at which to give it a first or subsequent viewing as it is a fine companion piece to this Cogerson page.
2 Although highly respected Dorothy never became a top star in the cinema and for the most part was 2nd fiddle or lower to the likes of Reagan in 1953’s Law and Order, Richard Egan in the 1956 Tension at Table Rock, Fonda, Quinn and my Richard in 1959’s Warlock, and Hudson/Bacall in Written on the Wind [1956].
3 Possibly Dorothy’s one shot at serious stardom was in the 1958 Too Much Too Soon in which she played the lead role of Diana Barrymore and was billed above Errol Flynn who played the legendary John, Diana’s estranged father and real-life drinking buddy of Flynn. Unfortunately though the film was a flop as will be seen from the table above which credits it with a 67% review rating and an adjusted domestic gross of just $40 million approx..
4 Nevertheless Dorothy was one on my very favourite 1950s B list sex queens and young Bob can remember well sitting with his aunt in the balcony of Majestic cinema, Belfast in 1953 watching Dorothy and Ronnie Reagan in Law and Order. [“The story of Frame Johnson the last of the great shooting marshals!” ran the tagline].
5 I think fans of performers who become deceased are fortunate that Bruce has the resources/sources to run these “orbituraries” off the press immediately they are albeit sadly required. Personally I regard this page as a valuable tribute to the passing of another favourite from those far off days of the 1950s when as the saying goes “the World was young” for me – and Dorothy. Of my B list 1950s ladies Rhonda Fleming at 94 still lives but of my A list queens of any generation only Doris at 95 is still around, Joan for example having passed on in 1977 aged 73 and Deanna in 1913 at 91 years. Still most of them have enjoyed a long life
Hey Bob
1. Just added Steve’s Dorothy Malone video to this page…so now both Malone items are together.
2. You would think after the success of Written on the Wind….that her time at the top would have lasted longer. Her Flynn movie is barely even remembered today.
3. When I was going through Malone photos….I could see why she would catch the young eye of little Bobby.
4. I still find it eerie that the night before she passed….that I was researching this movies….so all I had to do was add in her co-stars and the page was good to go.
5. Good to know some of your favorites are still around….maybe we will do a Fleming page in the near future.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Ms. Malone….RIP.
I’ve always enjoyed her work on screen. And I never get tired of watching her in “Written On The Wind”. Her dialogue with brother Robert Stack is especially memorable.
RIP, Miss Malone, you were a treasure.
Hey Rayban….excellent comment on Dorothy Malone. I agree 100% she is awesome in Written On The Wind. RIP Dorothy Malone.
An amazing actress! Loved her two Rock Hudson movies. She shined in a small role in The Big Sleep. Lovely woman. Prayers to her family.
Hey Bob……thanks for visiting our Dorothy Malone page. The Big Sleep got her noticed for sure….talk about doing the most with a little….that was Malone in that movie. We also send our prayers to her family.
Sad news. Nice tribute to one of the sexiest blondes I ever saw in movies. I do not see The Fast and the Furious. She made that with Roger Corman in the 1950s. Campy but fun. Rest in Peace Dorothy.
Hey Thomas….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Dorothy Malone. I will have to see if I have a box office number on The Fast and the Furious. I bet not many people under 30 even know there was another movie called The Fast and the Furious that was made in the 1950s. Good mini-review on that one….I will have to check it out as well. RIP.
Murio la actriz Dorothy Malone a los 92 años que ganó el Oscar a la mejor intérprete de reparto por la película “Written on the Wind” (Escrito en el viento) (1956), en Dallas (Texas, EE.UU.).
Gracias por la visita y amables palabras sobre la Sra. Malone. Descansa en paz.