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Frank Morgan (1890-1949) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Morgan’s career spanned over 35 years, mostly as a supporting actor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated performance playing the title role in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. His IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits from 1915 to 1950. This page will rank Frank Morgan movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Frank Morgan 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
1939
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
AA Best Picture Win
1943
The Human Comedy (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1949
The Stratton Story (1949)
1937
Saratoga (1937)
1940
Boom Town (1940)
1941
Honky Tonk (1941)
1949
Any Number Can Play (1949)
1948
The Three Musketeers (1948)
1947
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
1938
Sweethearts (1938)
1943
Thousands Cheer (1943)
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
1944
Kismet (1944)
1940
The Mortal Storm (1940)
1938
The Crowd Roars (1938)
1946
Courage of Lassie (1946)
1935
Naughty Marietta (1935)
AA Best Picture Nom
1944
Casanova Brown (1944)
1937
Rosalie (1937)
1940
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
1930
Laughter (1930)
1942
Tortilla Flat (1942)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1936
Dimples (1936)
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
1934
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
1935
The Good Fairy (1935)
1949
The Great Sinner (1949)
1945
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
1930
Fast And Loose (1930)
1942
White Cargo (1942)
1938
Paradise For Three (1938)
1950
Key to the City (1950)
1936
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
1933
Bombshell (1933)
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
1933
When Ladies Meet (1933)
1935
I Live My Life (1935)
1934
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
AA Best Actor Nom
1935
Escapade (1935)
1948
Summer Holiday (1948)
1924
Manhandled (1924)
1938
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
1933
Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)
1946
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
1939
Balalaika (1939)
1939
Broadway Serenade (1939)
1936
Trouble For Two (1936)
1933
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
1943
A Stranger in Town (1943)
1934
There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
1934
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
1933
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
1940
Hullabaloo (1940)
1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
1936
Dancing Pirate (1936)
1934
A Lost Lady (1934)
1934
Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
1934
Success At Any Price (1934)
1935
Enchanted April (1935)
1940
Keeping Company (1940)
1946
The Great Morgan (1946)
Frank Morgan Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Frank Morgan 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Wizard of Oz (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Judy Garland & Victor Fleming |
9.80 | 377.0 | 526.20 | 2 | 91 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) AA Best Picture Win |
William Powell & Myrna Loy |
10.30 | 444.0 | 671.70 | 2 | 64 | 07 / 03 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | The Human Comedy (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
Mickey Rooney & Donna Reed |
8.10 | 289.9 | 392.60 | 18 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 4 | The Stratton Story (1949) | James Stewart & Baseball Movies |
10.30 | 257.7 | 257.70 | 8 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.5 | |
| 5 | Saratoga (1937) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
9.70 | 403.3 | 539.30 | 2 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 6 | Boom Town (1940) | Clark Gable & Spencer Tracy |
13.10 | 504.5 | 654.70 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 7 | Honky Tonk (1941) | Clark Gable & Lana Turner |
8.50 | 329.1 | 464.10 | 6 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 9 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | Clark Gable & Mary Astor |
6.80 | 171.7 | 223.20 | 28 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 8 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Gene Kelly & Lana Turner |
10.90 | 292.5 | 596.60 | 4 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 9 | Green Dolphin Street (1947) | Lana Turner & Van Heflin |
11.60 | 338.9 | 564.80 | 8 | 67 | 04 / 01 | 95.5 | |
| 10 | Sweethearts (1938) | Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy |
8.10 | 322.1 | 518.60 | 6 | 68 | 02 / 01 | 95.5 | |
| 11 | Thousands Cheer (1943) | Gene Kelly & Lucille Ball |
10.70 | 385.1 | 604.30 | 7 | 63 | 03 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 12 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
13.00 | 439.6 | 684.00 | 5 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 15 | Kismet (1944) | Marlene Dietrich & Ronald Colman |
6.30 | 212.7 | 427.50 | 45 | 61 | 04 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 15 | The Mortal Storm (1940) | James Stewart & Margaret Sullavan |
3.30 | 127.5 | 127.50 | 44 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 17 | The Crowd Roars (1938) | Robert Taylor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
5.50 | 218.6 | 324.50 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 16 | Courage of Lassie (1946) | Elizabeth Taylor | 6.80 | 208.5 | 341.30 | 51 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 20 | Naughty Marietta (1935) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy |
3.00 | 135.8 | 264.00 | 30 | 70 | 02 / 01 | 91.9 | |
| 19 | Casanova Brown (1944) | Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright |
7.70 | 260.6 | 356.20 | 26 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 18 | Rosalie (1937) | Eleanor Powell & Nelson Eddy |
7.80 | 322.7 | 477.50 | 6 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 21 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart |
2.40 | 100.7 | 100.70 | 81 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | Laughter (1930) | Fredric March | 2.70 | 146.8 | 146.80 | 29 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 23 | Tortilla Flat (1942) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Spencer Tracy & John Garfield |
5.30 | 198.1 | 277.30 | 34 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 24 | Dimples (1936) | Shirley Temple & Robert Kent |
3.30 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 47 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 26 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) | Joan Crawford & William Powell |
4.40 | 183.6 | 298.00 | 28 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 25 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell |
2.80 | 108.6 | 108.60 | 59 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 27 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.80 | 129.3 | 129.30 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 28 | The Good Fairy (1935) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.10 | 92.8 | 92.80 | 65 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 29 | The Great Sinner (1949) | Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner |
5.60 | 139.3 | 139.30 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 30 | Yolanda and the Thief (1945) | Fred Astaire & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
3.40 | 107.5 | 157.70 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 31 | Fast And Loose (1930) | Carole Lombard & Miriam Hopkins |
2.20 | 118.5 | 118.50 | 52 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 33 | White Cargo (1942) | Walter Pidgeon & Hedy Lamarr |
4.70 | 175.7 | 282.80 | 53 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 34 | Paradise For Three (1938) | Robert Young | 3.00 | 120.7 | 120.70 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 34 | Key to the City (1950) | Clark Gable | 6.60 | 147.3 | 190.80 | 28 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 35 | Piccadilly Jim (1936) | Robert Montgomery | 2.60 | 110.5 | 182.80 | 75 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 36 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow | 1.50 | 71.1 | 97.40 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 38 | The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) | William Powell & Maureen O'Sullivan |
2.90 | 121.6 | 221.10 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 36 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.50 | 115.4 | 115.40 | 22 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 82.7 | |
| 39 | I Live My Life (1935) | Joan Crawford | 2.60 | 118.2 | 189.70 | 42 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 40 | The Affairs of Cellini (1934) AA Best Actor Nom |
Fredric March | 2.50 | 114.9 | 114.90 | 35 | 51 | 04 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 41 | Escapade (1935) | William Powell & Luise Rainer |
1.60 | 74.0 | 125.10 | 76 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.6 | |
| 42 | Summer Holiday (1948) | Mickey Rooney & Walter Huston |
4.20 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 84 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 42 | Manhandled (1924) | Gloria Swanson | 0.90 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 23 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 44 | Port of Seven Seas (1938) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Wallace Beery |
1.70 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 44 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) | Directed by Lewis Milestone | 0.80 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 136 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 47 | The Cockeyed Miracle (1946) | Keenan Wynn | 1.70 | 51.5 | 70.40 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 45 | Balalaika (1939) | Nelson Eddy | 0.90 | 35.7 | 80.00 | 183 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 61.4 | |
| 48 | Broadway Serenade (1939) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.50 | 95.0 | 190.00 | 96 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 61.0 | |
| 50 | Trouble For Two (1936) | Robert Montgomery & Rosalind Russell |
1.00 | 43.1 | 43.10 | 147 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 52 | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | Mickey Rooney | 1.10 | 53.2 | 86.10 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 49 | A Stranger in Town (1943) | Richard Carlson | 0.40 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 170 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 51 | There's Always Tomorrow (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.80 | 38.5 | 38.50 | 129 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 53 | The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.30 | 60.9 | 147.20 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.8 | |
| 54 | Reunion in Vienna (1933) | John Barrymore | 1.10 | 50.8 | 86.10 | 89 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 55 | Hullabaloo (1940) | Virginia Grey | 1.10 | 41.3 | 41.30 | 160 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 55 | The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.60 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 56 | Dancing Pirate (1936) | Charles Collins | 1.20 | 53.9 | 101.30 | 130 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 58 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.80 | 36.4 | 50.90 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 59 | Sisters Under the Skin (1934) | Joseph Schildkraut | 0.70 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 59 | Success At Any Price (1934) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 0.40 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 180 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 59 | Enchanted April (1935) | Ann Harding | 0.40 | 16.3 | 21.20 | 201 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 34.5 | |
| 61 | Keeping Company (1940) | Dan Dailey | 0.20 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 225 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 63 | The Great Morgan (1946) | Leon Ames | 0.40 | 12.6 | 12.60 | 161 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 19.3 |
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Bruce, another missing film from the chart is The Vanishing Virginian. I haven’t seen it but I noticed the poster on my video which you have kindly shared on the page and Frank Morgan is the lead actor too. You do have it listed somewhere because I see a UMR rating of 5.4 in my files. Plus you’re from Virginia, how can you not list it? 😉
Excellent UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
I have seen 31 Frank Morgan movies on the table plus Boom Town which is missing for a total of 32 movies. I see you already know about the second paragraph.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Wizard of Oz.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Green Dolphin Street.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Trouble For Two.
Favourite Frank Morgan Movies:
The Wizard of Oz
The Great Ziegfeld
The Stratton Story
Saratoga
Honky Tonk
The Three Musketeers
The White Cliffs of Dover
Naughty Marietta
Kismet
Courage of Lassie
The Shop Around the Corner
Broadway Melody of 1940
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
The Great Sinner
Bombshell
Picadilly Jim
When Ladies Meet
Boom Town
Other Frank Morgan Movies I Have Seen:
The Human Comedy
Sweethearts
Thousands Cheer
Any Number Can Play
Casanova Brown
The Mortal Storm
Tortilla Flat
Yolanda and the Thief
White Cargo
Paradise For Three
Key to the City
The Emperor’s Candlesticks
Summer Holiday
Trouble For Two
Hey Flora….thanks for the thoughts on Frank Morgan. Tally coun: Flora 32, Steve 8 and me at 4. Boom Town is on the table now….but it is still not in the right ranking order….I am getting so tired of that little glitch. All four of the ones I have seen are on your favorites list. I would not have guessed your tally would have been 8 times my tally. Pretty amazed I have seen so few of his movies. As for your favorites….that is a lot of movies on your list….one of your longer favorites lists. Good stuff as always.
Frank Morgan, a familiar face in classic Hollywood.
I think his most famous role has to be as The Great and Powerful Oz!
Bruce, missing from the chart is one of his best movies – Boom Town, starring Gable, Tracy, Colbert and Hedy ‘Delilah’ Lamarr.
Including Boom Town I’ve seen 8 altogether. Favorites are – The Wizard of Oz, The Three Musketeers, Boom Town, Honky Tonk and Broadway Melody of 1940.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz tops all charts except Box Office. I must have seen The Shop Around the Corner, but can’t remember for sure.
Good work Bruce. Vote Up! And thanks for the video share!
Hey Steve.
1. Thanks for the visit and the comment.
2. Tally count….8 for you and 4 for me.
3. As for Boom Town…not sure why it is not showing up on the table….like my Eddie Albert error I will have to fix that when I get home.
4. I am shocked my tally count is low…..seems The Wizard Of Oz is playing tricks on my mind….as I have seen that one so many times…..it has me thinking I have seen Morgan in many many movies….when in fact it is a very low 4 movies seen.
5. Boom Town was one of the biggest hits in that era…it easily took down Oz….though Oz caught up with it to a certain degree.
Good stuff as always.
The 2nd paragraph is about Eddie Albert.
Hey Dan….whoops….thanks for the headsup….I will fix that as soon as I get home. Can’t blame that on a copy and paste error…..that was me forgetting to do that part. Thanks again.
Frank Morgan, who always seemed befuddled to me never was on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. He actually is connected to someone still alive on the 2020 list. These are the actors on the current list he is connected to.
39 RODDY MCDOWELL The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
68 JOHN CARRADINE Dimples (1936)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM The Human Comedy (1943)
107 MICKEY ROONEY Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
107 MICKEY ROONEY The Human Comedy (1943)
248 ANGELA LANSBURY The Three Musketeers (1948)
262 KEENAN WYNN The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
262 KEENAN WYNN The Three Musketeers (1948)
290 GREGORY PECK The Great Sinner (1949)
313 AVA GARDNER The Great Sinner (1949)
368 CESAR ROMERO The Good Fairy (1935)
406 LIONEL STANDER I Live My Life (1935)
467 PAUL FIX The Crowd Roars (1938)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Naughty Marietta (1935)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Tortilla Flat (1942)
549 VINCENT PRICE The Three Musketeers (1948)
577 ROBERT STACK The Mortal Storm (1940)
605 LIONEL STANDER The Crowd Roars (1938)
667 PETER LAWFORD The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Courage of Lassie (1946)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
828 JACK ELAM Key to the City (1950)
907 WALTER PIDGEON Saratoga (1937)
907 WALTER PIDGEON The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
907 WALTER PIDGEON White Cargo (1942)
Frank appeared with 31 Oscar winners, not bad since he passed in 1949.
ALICE BRADY Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
ALICE BRADY When Ladies Meet (1933)
CLARK GABLE Any Number Can Play (1949)
CLARK GABLE Boom Town (1940)
CLARK GABLE Key to the City (1950)
CLARK GABLE Saratoga (1937)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT Boom Town (1940)
DONNA REED Green Dolphin Street (1947)
DONNA REED The Human Comedy (1943)
DONNA REED Thousands Cheer (1943)
EDMUND GWENN Green Dolphin Street (1947)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Courage of Lassie (1946)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
ETHEL BARRYMORE The Great Sinner (1949)
FAY BAINTER THE HUMAN COMEDY (1943)
FREDRIC MARCH Laughter (1930)
FREDRIC MARCH The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
GARY COOPER Casanova Brown (1944)
GIG YOUNG The Three Musketeers (1948)
GINGER ROGERS Queen High (1930)
GREGORY PECK The Great Sinner (1949)
HATTIE MCDANIEL SARATOGA (1937)
JAMES STEWART The Mortal Storm (1940)
JAMES STEWART The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
JAMES STEWART The Stratton Story (1949)
JANE WYMAN The Crowd Roars (1938)
JOAN CRAWFORD I Live My Life (1935)
JOAN CRAWFORD The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER (1940)
LIONEL BARRYMORE Saratoga (1937)
LORETTA YOUNG Key to the City (1950)
LUISE RAINER Escapade (1935)
LUISE RAINER The Emperor’s Candlesticks (1937)
LUISE RAINER The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
MARY ASTOR Any Number Can Play (1949)
MARY ASTOR Paradise for Three (1938)
MARY ASTOR Thousands Cheer (1943)
PAUL LUKAS The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
RONALD COLMAN Kismet (1944)
SPENCER TRACY Boom Town (1940)
SPENCER TRACY Tortilla Flat (1942)
TERESA WRIGHT Casanova Brown (1944)
THOMAS MITCHELL CASANOVA BROWN (1944)
VAN HEFLIN Green Dolphin Street (1947)
VAN HEFLIN The Three Musketeers (1948)
WALLACE BEERY Port of Seven Seas (1938)
WALLACE BEERY The Mighty Barnum (1934)
WALTER BRENNAN There’s Always Tomorrow (1934)
WALTER HUSTON Summer Holiday (1948)
WALTER HUSTON The Great Sinner (1949)