Want to know the best Gail Russell movies? How about the worst Gail Russell movies? Curious about Gail Russell box office grosses or which Gail Russell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Gail Russell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Gail Russell (1924-1961) was an American film and television actress. She made her film debut in 1943’s Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour. From 1944 to 1949 she appeared in 8 movies that earned over $100 million in adjusted box office…including three movies that crossed $200 million. IMDb page shows 28 acting credits from 1943-1961. This page will rank 25 Gail Russell movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Her three television appearances were not included in the rankings.
Drivel Part: This page comes from a request by Lyle. We easily admit we knew almost nothing about Gail Russell’s career before researching and publishing this page. So we want to say thanks to Lyle for making the suggestion and for helping us finally pay attention to a talented actress.
Gail Russell 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 Gail Russell movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Gail Russell movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Gail Russell movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Gail Russell 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 Gail Russell movie received.
- Sort Gail Russell 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
Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Gail Russell Table
- Nine Gail Russell movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark. That is a percentage of 36.00% of her movies listed. Lady In The Dark (1944) was her biggest box office hit.
- An average Gail Russell movie grossed $93.90 million in adjusted box office gross.
- Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter. 15 Gail Russell movies are rated as good movies…or 60.00% of her movies. Seven Men From Now (1956) is her highest rated movie while The Silent Call (1961) is her lowest rated movie.
- Five Gail Russell movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 35.71% of her movies.
- Zero Gail Russell movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 0.00% of her movies.
- An average Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score is 40.00. 13 Gail Russell movies scored higher that average….or 52.00% of her movies. The Uninvited (1944) got the the highest UMR Score while The Silent Call (1961) got the lowest UMR Score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Gail Russell
1. Gail Russell was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1924.
2. Gail Russell went to the same high school as Jane Russell.
3. Gail Russell signed a long-term contract with Paramount Pictures when she was 18.
4. While filming 1944’s The Uninvited, Gail Russell began drinking on set. This was to ease her paralyzing stage fright and lack of confidence
5. Gail Russell was John Wayne‘s leading lady in two movies: 1947’s Angel and the Badman and 1949’s Wake of the Red Witch. Wayne’s production company also cast her in the classic western 1956’s Seven Men From Now.
6. Gail Russell was married one time. She was married to actor Guy Madison from 1949 to 1954….they did not have any children.
7. In 1961…at the age of 36 Gail Russell passed away. Years of alcohol abuse caused her liver to stop functioning.
8. Check out Gail Russell‘s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Hello Bruce.
Thank you for doing a page on Gail Russell. I’ve only seen a handful of her films but I liked her in “The Uninvited”, “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay”, “Angel and the Badman”, “The Wake of the Red Witch”, “Night Has a Thousand Eyes” and “Seven Men from Now. She had the most beautiful soulful looking eyes.
Hey Lyle….glad you found your requested page. I like doing pages like this because I find it fun to learn about somebody I knew almost nothing about. You might have only seen a handful of her movies…but the 6 you like would put you in first place in our tally contest. I liked 3 of the movies you liked so much (Seven Men, Angel and Uninvited). Somehow I have managed to miss The Wake of the Red Witch. I would agree with you about her eyes…..thanks for the comment and the visit.
Nice job though I was not to aware of her.
Thank you Stein. And thanks for stopping by.
I’m not as familiar with Gail Russell movies either, Bruce.
I have seen only 3 Gail Russel movies:
The Univited
Angel and the Bad Men
Seven Years From Now
Hey Flora….wow….Steve takes a second classic tally in a row….that might be a record. Though our combined total of 10 (all three of us) is not too high. You and I have watched the same 3 movies. Thanks for checking out this page and commenting.
Interesting choice. I didn’t recognise the name when I saw it. I watched The Uninvited again recently but didn’t remember her name. A tragic end to her life, died young.
I’ve only seen 4 of her films – The Uninvited, Angel and the Badman, Wake of the Red Witch and Seven Men from Now.
Good to see a Randolph Scott western top the critics chart. It was more entertaining than The Uninvited which had it’s creepy moments but was ultimately disappointing, so many opportunities for scares in a haunted house setting but the director just wasn’t interested and the whole thing just fizzled out. Bob Hope’s The Ghost Breakers was more frightening than The Uninvited.
Ani interesting page Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve…..a very tough competition between you, me and Flora….but you get the Top Spot…congrats….4 for you and 3 for me and Flora. I have seen 3 of the ones you have seen….which are the same 3 Flora has seen. I liked all the ones that I have seen….Univited, Seven Men From Now and Angel and the Badman…..Wake of the Red Witch is one of the few post 1939 Wayne movies that I have not seen.
I liked The Uninvited…though I if Milland had been a ghost telling the story the movie would have been even better…instead we got a Hollywood ending…but Russell was good in the movie. Seven Men From Now is one of the best westerns….EVER…..so we agree there….thanks as always for sharing your movie thoughts and knowledge.
Lovely woman who had a tragic off screen life.
Hey Josh….thanks for the comment and the visit….very very tragic indeed.