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George Murphy (1902-1992) was an American actor and dancer. Murphy was a song-and-dance leading man in many big-budget Hollywood musicals from 1930 to 1952. His IMDb page shows 47 acting credits from 1934 to 1960. This page will rank George Murphy movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
George Murphy 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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| 1949 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1942 | For Me and My Gal (1942) |  |
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| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway (1938) | |
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| 1943 | Bataan (1943) | |
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| 1943 | This is the Army (1943) | |
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| 1937 | Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) | |
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| 1944 | Show Business (1944) | |
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| 1940 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) |  |
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| 1941 | Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | |
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| 1944 | Step Lively (1944) | |
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| 1937 | You're a Sweetheart (1937) | |
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| 1940 | Little Nellie Kelly (1940) | |
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| 1934 | Kid Millions (1934) | |
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| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through (1942) |  |
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| 1944 | Broadway Rhythm (1944) | |
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| 1941 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | |
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| 1943 | The Powers Girl (1943) | |
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| 1948 | Big City (1948) | |
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| 1949 | Border Incident (1949) | |
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| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) |  |
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| 1941 | Rise and Shine (1941) | |
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| 1938 | Letter of Introduction (1938) | |
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| 1947 | Cynthia (1947) | |
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| 1938 | Hold That Co-Ed (1938) | |
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| 1952 | Walk East on Beacon! (1952) | |
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| 1937 | Top of the Town (1937) | |
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| 1935 | The Public Menace (1935) | |
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| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadway (1940) | |
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| 1939 | Risky Business (1939) | |
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| 1940 | Public Deb No. 1 (1940) | |
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| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair (1947) | |
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| 1945 | Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | |
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| 1937 | The Women Men Marry (1937) | |
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| 1941 | Ringside Maisie (1941) |  |
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| 1937 | London By Night (1937) | |
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| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie (1946) | |
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| 1952 | Talk About a Stranger (1952) | |
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| 1951 | No Questions Asked (1951) |  |
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| 1942 | The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) | |
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| 1951 | It's a Big Country (1951) |  |
George Murphy 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 George Murphy movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort George Murphy movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort George Murphy movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort George Murphy 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 George Murphy movie received and how many Oscar® wins each George Murphy movie won.
- Sort George Murphy 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 | ||||
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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 | Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Van Johnson & John Hodiak |
13.10 | 328.8 | 436.60 | 4 | 80 | 06 / 02 | 99.1 | |
| 2 | For Me and My Gal (1942) | Judy Garland & George Murphy |
8.30 | 307.4 | 464.20 | 15 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 3 | Little Miss Broadway (1938) | Shirley Temple & Jimmy Durante |
7.00 | 279.5 | 279.50 | 10 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 6 | Bataan (1943) | Thomas Mitchell & Robert Walker |
5.90 | 210.4 | 320.00 | 44 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 4 | This is the Army (1943) | Ronald Reagan | 24.30 | 872.7 | 1,092.80 | 1 | 60 | 03 / 01 | 93.5 | |
| 5 | Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) | Judy Garland & Robert Taylor |
7.60 | 313.3 | 472.00 | 8 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 7 | Show Business (1944) | Eddie Cantor | 6.30 | 211.9 | 307.50 | 46 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 8 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell |
2.80 | 108.6 | 108.60 | 59 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 9 | Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | Ginger Rogers | 3.90 | 151.9 | 202.20 | 53 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 10 | Step Lively (1944) | Frank Sinatra | 4.70 | 159.7 | 159.70 | 71 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 11 | You're a Sweetheart (1937) | Alice Faye | 3.50 | 145.2 | 145.20 | 60 | 55 | 01 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 12 | Little Nellie Kelly (1940) | Judy Garland & George Murphy |
2.80 | 106.5 | 225.10 | 62 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 13 | Kid Millions (1934) | Eddie Cantor & Ethel Merman |
2.40 | 111.1 | 111.10 | 40 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 14 | The Navy Comes Through (1942) | Pat O'Brien & Jackie Cooper |
3.50 | 131.3 | 131.30 | 77 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 16 | Broadway Rhythm (1944) | Lena Horne | 3.10 | 104.9 | 104.90 | 101 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 76.4 | |
| 15 | A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | Lucille Ball | 1.90 | 71.8 | 105.30 | 123 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
| 17 | The Powers Girl (1943) | Anne Shirley | 2.80 | 102.2 | 102.20 | 101 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 19 | Big City (1948) | Margaret O'Brien & Robert Preston |
2.40 | 64.5 | 99.20 | 127 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 18 | Border Incident (1949) | Ricardo Montalban | 1.60 | 40.4 | 63.20 | 156 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 20 | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Angela Lansbury | 1.90 | 51.4 | 56.70 | 144 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.3 | |
| 21 | Rise and Shine (1941) | Linda Darnell & Walter Brennan |
2.00 | 77.7 | 77.70 | 115 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 22 | Letter of Introduction (1938) | Ann Sheridan & Adolphe Menjou |
2.50 | 99.9 | 99.90 | 89 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
| 25 | Cynthia (1947) | Elizabeth Taylor | 3.30 | 95.0 | 129.80 | 106 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 24 | Hold That Co-Ed (1938) | John Barrymore | 1.80 | 73.0 | 73.00 | 126 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 23 | Walk East on Beacon! (1952) | Finlay Currie | 3.60 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 95 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 26 | Top of the Town (1937) | Doris Nolan | 1.70 | 69.1 | 69.10 | 133 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 27 | The Public Menace (1935) | Jean Arthur | 1.20 | 55.2 | 55.20 | 112 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
| 28 | Two Girls on Broadway (1940) | Lana Turner & Joan Blondell |
1.80 | 67.6 | 67.60 | 118 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 29 | Risky Business (1939) | Dorothea Kent | 0.80 | 31.0 | 31.00 | 191 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 57.5 | |
| 30 | Public Deb No. 1 (1940) | Ralph Bellamy & Elisha Cook Jr. |
0.90 | 33.1 | 33.10 | 178 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 31 | The Arnelo Affair (1947) | John Hodiak & Dean Stockwell |
1.40 | 41.3 | 66.00 | 148 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 54.3 | |
| 32 | Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 2.00 | 62.1 | 74.90 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 33 | The Women Men Marry (1937) | Josephine Hutchinson | 0.90 | 38.0 | 53.70 | 173 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.2 | |
| 34 | Ringside Maisie (1941) | Ann Sothern | 0.40 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 221 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 35 | London By Night (1937) | Leo G. Carroll | 0.70 | 31.0 | 53.20 | 186 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 36 | Up Goes Maisie (1946) | Ann Sothern | 0.70 | 20.4 | 20.40 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 37 | Talk About a Stranger (1952) | George Murphy & Nancy Reagan |
0.80 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 215 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 41.8 | |
| 38 | No Questions Asked (1951) | Arlene Dahl | 1.40 | 29.8 | 40.40 | 179 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 39 | The Mayor of 44th Street (1942) | Anne Shirley | 0.60 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 208 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 30.6 | |
| 40 | It's a Big Country (1951) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
1.50 | 32.4 | 40.30 | 171 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 |
George Murphy Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| This is the Army (1943) | Ronald Reagan | 1,092.80 | |
| Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) | Judy Garland & Robert Taylor |
472.00 | |
| For Me and My Gal (1942) | Judy Garland & George Murphy |
464.20 | |
| Battleground (1949) AA Best Picture Nom |
Van Johnson & John Hodiak |
436.60 | |
| Bataan (1943) | Thomas Mitchell & Robert Walker |
320.00 | |
| Show Business (1944) | Eddie Cantor | 307.50 | |
| Little Nellie Kelly (1940) | Judy Garland & George Murphy |
225.10 | |
| Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | Ginger Rogers | 202.20 | |
| Cynthia (1947) | Elizabeth Taylor | 129.80 | |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941) | Lucille Ball | 105.30 | |
| Big City (1948) | Margaret O'Brien & Robert Preston |
99.20 | |
| Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 74.90 | |
| The Arnelo Affair (1947) | John Hodiak & Dean Stockwell |
66.00 | |
| Border Incident (1949) | Ricardo Montalban | 63.20 | |
| Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | Angela Lansbury | 56.70 | |
| The Women Men Marry (1937) | Josephine Hutchinson | 53.70 | |
| London By Night (1937) | Leo G. Carroll | 53.20 | |
| No Questions Asked (1951) | Arlene Dahl | 40.40 | |
| It's a Big Country (1951) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
40.30 |
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Some of George’s direct to DVD films were not included in the rankings!. He died in 1992.
I have seen 37 of George’s movies listed. The highest ranked I haven’t seen is You’re a Sweetheart.
George was never on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000 having given up his promising career to be senator of California. I don’t know if he was the first thespian to go into politics. Charles Farrell who co-starred in a number of Janet Gaynor films was mayor of Palm Springs 1947 to 1955. Clara Bow’s husband, ex cowboy star Rex Bell was lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1955 to 1962. He had a heart attack whilst running for governor in 1964. And let’s not forget Mrs. Reagan’s little boy Ronnie.
George appeared with the following actors on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list.
76 DEAN STOCKWELL The Arnelo Affair (1947)
154 MARC LAWRENCE After the Dance (1935)
248 ANGELA LANSBURY Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
262 KEENAN WYNN For Me and My Gal (1942)
262 KEENAN WYNN It’s a Big Country (1951)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
501 RALPH BELLAMY Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
643 JAMES WHITMORE Battleground (1949)
643 JAMES WHITMORE It’s a Big Country (1951)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Talk About a Stranger (1952)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cynthia (1947)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)
934 RICHARD ANDERSON No Questions Asked (1951)
948 FRANK SINATRA Step Lively (1944)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL Battleground (1949)
George appeared with 12 Oscar winners.
DOROTHY MALONE Show Business (1944)
DOROTHY MALONE Step Lively (1944)
EDMOND O’BRIEN A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Cynthia (1947)
ETHEL BARRYMORE It’s a Big Country (1951)
FRANK SINATRA Step Lively (1944)
FREDRIC MARCH It’s a Big Country (1951)
GARY COOPER It’s a Big Country (1951)
GINGER ROGERS Tom Dick and Harry (1941)
JANE DARWELL Little Miss Broadway (1938)
MARY ASTOR Cynthia (1947)
THOMAS MITCHELL BATAAN (1943)
WALTER BRENNAN Rise and Shine (1941)
Hey Dan. I think you might be right, not thinking he made too many straight to DVD movies. I will fix that air in a minute. Tally count: You have destroyed me here, as I’ve only seen four of his movies. I’m actually not very aware of him at all. You’re 37 is easily the most, the floor has a good total of 16. He is certainly one of the first actors turn politician, though nowhere nearly as famous as Mr. Ronald Reagan. Both of the trivia list are pretty small, but not too bad for a guy that hasn’t made a movie and 70 years. As always you are the man.
I have seen 17 George Murphy movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Battleground.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Little Miss Broadway.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is It’s A Big Country.
Favourite George Murphy Movies:
Battleground
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1940
Border Incident
Tenth Avenue Angel
Other George Murphy Movies I Have Seen;
For Me and My Gal
Bataan
Step lively
Little Nelly Kelly
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob
Broadway Rhythm
Big City
Letter of Introduction
The Public Menace
Two Girls on Broadway
Having Wonderful Crime
Hey Flora. As always your feedback is greatly appreciated. I am not seeing any of his movies, four to be precise. So you’re 17 seen is way more than me.But does trail Dan’s total of 37. The only one I’ve seen that you’ve seen is battleground. But I do not remember his part at all. I’m not even sure how I got to pick him as a subject, do I do know I wanted to get a classic page for you since I have not done one lately. As always good stuff.