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Eve Arden (1908-1990) was an Oscar®-nominated American actress. She performed in leading and supporting roles for nearly six decades. She is best remembered for her Oscar® nominated role in 1945’s Mildred Pierce and as the school principal in the musicals Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982). Her IMDb page shows over 101 acting credits from 1929 to 1987. This page will rank Eve Arden movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition. This page was from a request by Mike.
Eve Arden Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1959 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1937 | Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1944 | Cover Girl (1944) |  |
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| 1978 | Grease (1978) | |
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| 1946 | The Kid From Brooklyn (1946) | |
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| 1941 | Ziegfeld Girl (1941) | |
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| 1947 | The Voice of the Turtle (1947) | |
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| 1933 | Dancing Lady (1933) | |
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| 1946 | My Reputation (1946) | |
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| 1941 | Manpower (1941) | |
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| 1946 | Night and Day (1946) | |
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| 1947 | Song of Scheherazade (1947) |  |
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| 1947 | The Unfaithful (1947) | |
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| 1939 | At The Circus (1939) | |
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| 1950 | Tea for Two (1950) | |
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| 1944 | The Doughgirls (1944) | |
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| 1940 | Comrade X (1940) | |
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| 1941 | Bedtime Story (1941) | |
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| 1941 | Whistling in the Dark (1941) | |
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| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | |
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| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | |
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| 1938 | Cocoanut Grove (1938) | |
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| 1952 | We're Not Married! (1952) | |
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| 1943 | Let's Face It (1943) |  |
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| 1945 | Patrick The Great (1945) | |
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| 1939 | Slightly Honorable (1939) | |
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| 1939 | Eternally Yours (1939) | |
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| 1941 | That Uncertain Feeling (1941) | |
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| 1941 | Last of the Duanes (1941) | |
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| 1943 | Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) | |
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| 1960 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) | |
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| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World (1975) | |
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| 1950 | Paid In Full (1950) | |
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| 1941 | She Knew All The Answers (1941) | |
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| 1948 | Whiplash (1948) |  |
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| 1938 | Letter of Introduction (1938) | |
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| 1951 | Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) | |
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| 1939 | A Child Is Born (1939) | |
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| 1941 | Sing For Your Supper (1941) | |
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| 1950 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) | |
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| 1956 | Our Miss Brooks (1956) | |
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| 1953 | The Lady Wants Mink (1953) | |
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| 1948 | One Touch Of Venus (1948) | |
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| 1949 | The Lady Takes A Sailor (1949) | |
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| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair (1947) | |
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| 1940 | She Couldn't Say No (1940) | |
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| 1981 | Under the Rainbow (1981) |  |
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| 1945 | Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Pan-Americana (1945) | |
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| 1940 | No, No, Nanette (1940) | |
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| 1942 | Obliging Young Lady (1942) |  |
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| 1937 | Oh Doctor (1937) | |
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| 1982 | Grease 2 (1982) | |
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| 1950 | Three Husbands (1950) |  |
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| 1939 | The Forgotten Woman (1939) | |
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| 1982 | Pandemonium (1982) | |
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| 1939 | Women in The Wind (1939) | |
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| 1939 | Big Town Czar (1939) | |
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| 1965 | Sergeant Dead Head (1965) |  |
Eve Arden 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Eve Arden movie received.
- Sort Eve Arden movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR 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 | ||||
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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 | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & George C. Scott |
15.70 | 282.3 | 282.30 | 13 | 86 | 07 / 00 | 99.4 | |
| 3 | Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Ginger Rogers |
5.00 | 207.3 | 292.20 | 23 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Joan Crawford & Ann Blyth |
9.70 | 306.8 | 500.50 | 16 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | Cover Girl (1944) | Gene Kelly & Rita Hayworth |
7.60 | 254.5 | 254.50 | 27 | 75 | 05 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 5 | Grease (1978) | John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
179.90 | 828.7 | 1,778.60 | 1 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 6 | The Kid From Brooklyn (1946) | Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo |
10.70 | 329.6 | 457.00 | 17 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 7 | Ziegfeld Girl (1941) | James Stewart & Lana Turner |
6.10 | 234.8 | 385.10 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 9 | The Voice of the Turtle (1947) | Ronald Reagan & Eleanor Parker |
7.10 | 206.1 | 245.40 | 36 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 10 | Dancing Lady (1933) | Joan Crawford & Clark Gable |
4.30 | 199.5 | 322.20 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 8 | My Reputation (1946) | Barbara Stanwyck | 7.50 | 231.0 | 333.10 | 42 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 12 | Manpower (1941) | Edward G. Robinson & Marlene Dietrich |
3.80 | 146.5 | 228.80 | 60 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 11 | Night and Day (1946) | Cary Grant & Alexis Smith |
10.80 | 333.0 | 535.10 | 16 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 13 | Song of Scheherazade (1947) | Yvonne De Carlo | 5.70 | 165.4 | 165.40 | 57 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 14 | The Unfaithful (1947) | Ann Sheridan | 5.20 | 152.7 | 234.00 | 64 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 15 | At The Circus (1939) | Marx Brothers | 3.40 | 131.4 | 205.30 | 60 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 16 | Tea for Two (1950) | Doris Day & Gordon MacRae |
6.60 | 149.0 | 234.30 | 26 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 17 | The Doughgirls (1944) | Ann Sheridan & Jane Wyman |
5.10 | 171.2 | 171.20 | 67 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 19 | Comrade X (1940) | Clark Gable & Hedy Lamarr |
4.30 | 167.2 | 228.70 | 24 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 18 | Bedtime Story (1941) | Loretta Young & Fredric March |
3.20 | 123.3 | 123.30 | 75 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 20 | Whistling in the Dark (1941) | Red Skelton | 3.20 | 124.2 | 124.20 | 73 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.9 | |
| 21 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | Doris Day & Jack Carson |
5.50 | 138.9 | 190.90 | 47 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 22 | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | Ginger Rogers & Red Skelton |
3.10 | 123.1 | 161.00 | 66 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 23 | Cocoanut Grove (1938) | Fred MacMurray | 2.90 | 115.2 | 115.20 | 75 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 24 | We're Not Married! (1952) | Marilyn Monroe & Ginger Rogers |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 26 | Let's Face It (1943) | Bob Hope & Betty Hutton |
3.40 | 123.2 | 123.20 | 92 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 25 | Patrick The Great (1945) | Donald O'Connor | 2.30 | 71.8 | 71.80 | 115 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 27 | Slightly Honorable (1939) | Broderick Crawford & Walter Wanger |
1.80 | 68.4 | 94.60 | 128 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 28 | Eternally Yours (1939) | Loretta Young & David Niven |
3.00 | 115.8 | 161.40 | 76 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 29 | That Uncertain Feeling (1941) | Merle Oberon & Melvyn Douglas |
1.80 | 71.2 | 71.20 | 125 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 30 | Last of the Duanes (1941) | George Montgomery | 1.50 | 56.6 | 56.60 | 147 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 32 | Hit Parade of 1943 (1943) | Susan Hayward & Dorothy Dandridge |
3.60 | 128.8 | 128.80 | 87 | 44 | 02 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 31 | The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) | Robert Preston & Dorothy McGuire |
1.80 | 27.9 | 27.90 | 104 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 72.5 | |
| 35 | The Strongest Man in the World (1975) | Kurt Russell & Joe Flynn |
20.80 | 109.6 | 109.60 | 34 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 71.3 | |
| 33 | Paid In Full (1950) | Robert Cummings | 2.30 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 136 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 34 | She Knew All The Answers (1941) | Joan Bennett & Franchot Tone |
2.00 | 75.6 | 75.60 | 121 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 36 | Whiplash (1948) | Dane Clark & Alexis Smith |
2.80 | 76.6 | 105.50 | 108 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 37 | Letter of Introduction (1938) | Ann Sheridan & Adolphe Menjou |
2.50 | 99.9 | 99.90 | 89 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 38 | Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) | Joan Crawford & Robert Young |
3.70 | 80.1 | 94.10 | 94 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 39 | A Child Is Born (1939) | Geraldine Fitzgerald | 1.00 | 37.8 | 37.80 | 177 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 41 | Sing For Your Supper (1941) | Charles "Buddy" Rogers | 1.00 | 40.3 | 40.30 | 170 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 41 | Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) | Donald O'Connor & Walter Brennan |
2.00 | 44.0 | 44.00 | 145 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 59.4 | |
| 43 | Our Miss Brooks (1956) | Max Picks | 1.60 | 31.5 | 35.90 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.9 | |
| 43 | The Lady Wants Mink (1953) | Ruth Hussey | 1.30 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 194 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 44 | One Touch Of Venus (1948) | Ava Gardner & Robert Walker |
1.80 | 49.6 | 49.60 | 146 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 45 | The Lady Takes A Sailor (1949) | Jane Wyman & Dennis Morgan |
2.00 | 51.0 | 51.00 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 46 | The Arnelo Affair (1947) | John Hodiak & Dean Stockwell |
1.40 | 41.3 | 66.00 | 148 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 47 | She Couldn't Say No (1940) | Roger Pryor | 0.50 | 17.4 | 18.90 | 212 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 48 | Under the Rainbow (1981) | Chevy Chase & Carrie Fisher |
18.80 | 73.0 | 73.00 | 45 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 49 | Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) | Dennis O'Keefe | 1.00 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 141 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 50 | Pan-Americana (1945) | Phillip Terry | 1.50 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 126 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | |
| 51 | No, No, Nanette (1940) | Victor Mature | 1.40 | 53.9 | 103.40 | 141 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 40.3 | |
| 52 | Obliging Young Lady (1942) | Edmond O'Brien | 0.80 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 192 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 53 | Oh Doctor (1937) | Edward Everett Horton | 0.80 | 31.1 | 31.10 | 185 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 55 | Grease 2 (1982) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Maxwell Caulfield |
15.20 | 55.6 | 55.60 | 46 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 54 | Three Husbands (1950) | Ruth Warrick | 1.00 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 187 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 56 | The Forgotten Woman (1939) | William Lundigan | 0.50 | 20.7 | 20.70 | 217 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 26.3 | |
| 57 | Pandemonium (1982) | Donald O'Connor & Judge Reinhold |
5.10 | 18.8 | 18.80 | 93 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 58 | Women in The Wind (1939) | Kay Francis | 1.00 | 40.0 | 53.00 | 172 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 59 | Big Town Czar (1939) | Ed Sullivan | 0.60 | 24.1 | 24.10 | 211 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 20.8 | |
| 60 | Sergeant Dead Head (1965) | Frankie Avalon | 0.90 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 134 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 9.5 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Eve Arden
1. Eunice Mary Quedens was born in Mill Valley, California in 1909.
2. In 1934, Eunice Quedens was cast in the Ziegfeld Follies revue, the first role where she was credited as Eve Arden. When she was told to adopt a stage name for the show, Arden looked at her cosmetics and “stole my first name from Evening in Paris, and the second from Elizabeth Arden”.
3. Eve Arden published an autobiography, The Three Phases of Eve, in 1985.
4. In the film Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Eve Arden’s real-life husband, Brooks West, plays the local prosecutor who goes up against defense attorney James Stewart.
5. Eve Arden was in three Oscar® Best Picture nominees: Stage Door (1937), Mildred Pierce (1945) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959).
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Hello, would you know the title of a movie that Eve starred as benefactor to young people in helping them stage a big show. There was a scene in which a group of hopefuls are in the canteen and sitting round a round table and pass under the table a shared piece of chewing gum.
Kind regards, Beryl
Both Bess Flowers and Larry Steers appeared in 12 films with Eve,
Hey Dan. Thanks for the information on Eve Arden and her most frequent co-stars.
I have 3 of her films,”Milderd Pierce”,”One Touch of Venus” and ‘Grease”.An interesting actress,pity she wasn’t given any starring roles,she had the chops for it.
Hey Richard S. Thanks for the feedback on Eve Arden. I have seen all three of the movies you have seen. I liked all three of them. I agree, she did not get the chance for many starring roles. Thanks for stopping by.
Hello Bruce,
Eve Arden was a very good supporting actress, and for me of course it is Grease and Manpower who are the references.
I am so sorry I don’t remember her in Mildred Pierce.
Last night we have a good bye party for my son who goes for a lot months at foreign country for study and everybody was 24 or 25 years old.
That was simply great and funny because I try to speak about all the glorious legends of Hollywood, and my god apart Marylin Monroe they don’t know anything.
Not the silent movie, except Charlot. Gable Stewart and Cooper nobody knows.
Dietrich they know the name but no films no songs, and all the ten first legends male or female completely forgotten for them.
What it was funny two of them made two years of movie history…..!!!!!….
In fact they know french cinema but when I spoke of Danielle Darrieux the only answer was silence…..
I remember Coco Chanel who said, the only thing against legends, actors and actresses is simply….. the time….
Good day
Pierre
Hey Pierre….thanks for the thoughts on Eve Arden. Surprised you do not remember her “best friend” part in Mildred Pierce….granted…as good as that movie was…..it was probably the third best actress part in the movie…..as Joan Crawford won an Oscar as the mom….and Ann Blyth got nominated for playing the “evil” daughter. All three got Oscar nominations for the movie. Grease is one of the few musicals I enjoy….but admit…I have not seen Manpower….but I want to. Sounds like a fun party with your son. The younger generations…some do not appreciate the classics…..so much to learn…they do…done in my Yoda voice…lol. I do a survey at the beginning of each class I teach….one of the questions on that survey….is your favorite actor or actress? Of the 1000s of responses so far…..only John Wayne and Dorothy Dandridge have gotten a single vote. Now Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson have gotten 100s of votes. So I feel your pain about Danielle Darrieux. Good stuff as always.
I saw 7 including top 5. 10s and favorites: anatomy of a murder, stage door. 10 not favorite: cover girl. 9 and favorite: night and day. 8s not favorites: mildred pierce, grease, dancing lady. no hidden gems
Hey bob cox…..thanks for sharing your movie thoughts on Eve Arden. I have seen 11 of her movies…way more than I thought I had seen. I agree with most of your ratings with the exception of Night And Day….as that is one of my least liked Cary Grant movies. Her part in Dancing Lady was very small….but what a cast in that one…Crawford, Astaire, Gable, The Three Stooges and Arden. Good stuff.