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Ginger Rogers (1911-1995) was an Oscar® winning American actress, singer and dancer. On American Film Institute’s Top 50 Screen Legends list, Rogers was ranked as the 14th best actress. Right behind #13 Grace Kelly and right before #15 Mae West. She appeared in movies from 1929 to 1965. Rogers appeared opposite Fred Astaire in 10 movies. Those movies revolutionized the musical genre. She also achieved great success on her own in a variety of film roles and won a Best Actress Oscar® for 1940’s Kitty Foyle.
Her IMDb page shows 92 acting credits from 1929-1987. This page will rank Ginger Rogers movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television appearances, shorts, documentaries and many of her B movies from 1929-1933 were not included in the rankings.
Ginger Rogers 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
1937
Stage Door (1937)
AA Best Picture Nom
1935
Top Hat (1935)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Swing Time (1936)
1933
42nd Street (1933)
AA Best Picture Nom
1942
The Major and the Minor (1942)
1937
Shall We Dance (1937)
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
1940
Kitty Foyle (1940)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actress Win
1934
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1939
Bachelor Mother (1939)
1936
Follow the Fleet (1936)
1942
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
1935
Roberta (1935)
1944
I'll Be Seeing You (1944)
1938
Vivacious Lady (1938)
1938
Carefree (1938)
1945
Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)
1942
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
1949
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
1939
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
1944
Lady in The Dark (1944)
1943
Tender Comrade (1943)
1942
Roxie Hart (1942)
1954
Black Widow (1954)
1939
Fifth Avenue Girl (1939)
1933
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
1952
Monkey Business (1952)
1947
It Had To Be You (1947)
1941
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
1938
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
1940
Primrose Path (1940)
1934
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
1952
We're Not Married! (1952)
1940
Lucky Partners (1940)
1935
Romance in Manhattan (1935)
1950
Storm Warning (1950)
1952
Dreamboat (1952)
1935
Star of Midnight (1935)
1935
In Person (1935)
1930
The Sap From Syracuse (1930)
1946
Heartbeat (1946)
1933
Sitting Pretty (1933)
1965
Harlow (Theatrofilm) (1965)
1934
Change of Heart (1934)
1955
Tight Spot (1955)
1933
Broadway Bad (1933)
1956
Teenage Rebel (1956)
1953
Forever Female (1953)
1931
Suicide Fleet (1931)
1930
Queen High (1930)
1932
The Tenderfoot (1932)
1934
Upperworld (1934)
1933
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
1957
Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957)
1956
The First Traveling Saleslady (1956)
1946
Magnificent Doll (1946)
1950
Perfect Strangers (1950)
1934
Finishing School (1934)
1931
The Tip-Off (1931)
1933
Don't Bet On Love (1933)
1954
Twist of Fate (1954)
1930
Follow The Leader (1930)
1951
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
Ginger Rogers 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 Ginger Rogers movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Ginger Rogers movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Ginger Rogers movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Ginger Rogers 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 Ginger Rogers movie received.
- Sort Ginger Rogers movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Use the sort and search buttons to make this table very interactive. For example…if you type in “Fred Astaire” in the search box….the 10 Rogers/Astaire movies will pop right up.
- * Sadly Worldwide box office is not available for all of the Ginger Rogers’ movies ranked but we have added the ones we do have at the bottom of the page
| 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 | Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Adolphe Menjou |
5.00 | 207.3 | 292.20 | 23 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 99.3 | |
| 2 | Top Hat (1935) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Eric Blore |
5.10 | 228.8 | 411.10 | 3 | 86 | 04 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Swing Time (1936) | Fred Astaire & Victor Moore |
5.40 | 233.4 | 376.30 | 12 | 85 | 02 / 01 | 98.6 | |
| 4 | 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warner Baxter & Dick Powell |
4.10 | 192.6 | 305.50 | 11 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 5 | The Major and the Minor (1942) | Ray Milland & Rita Johnson |
8.30 | 308.0 | 308.00 | 14 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | Shall We Dance (1937) | Fred Astaire & Edward Everett Horton |
5.10 | 211.5 | 359.60 | 19 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 7 | Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Warren William & Joan Blondell |
6.30 | 294.9 | 432.70 | 4 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 8 | Kitty Foyle (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Win |
Dennis Morgan & Gladys Cooper |
4.90 | 188.1 | 262.30 | 17 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 97.5 | |
| 9 | The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Alice Brady |
3.10 | 144.2 | 237.60 | 18 | 83 | 05 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 10 | Bachelor Mother (1939) | David Niven & Charles Coburn |
4.70 | 180.2 | 304.20 | 38 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 11 | Follow the Fleet (1936) | Fred Astaire & Randolph Scott |
5.10 | 220.2 | 389.10 | 15 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 12 | Tales of Manhattan (1942) | Henry Fonda & Edward G. Robinson |
7.10 | 265.5 | 265.50 | 18 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 14 | Roberta (1935) | Fred Astaire & Irene Dunne |
4.20 | 188.3 | 299.70 | 10 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 13 | I'll Be Seeing You (1944) | Shirley Temple & Joseph Cotten |
9.70 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 16 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 15 | Vivacious Lady (1938) | James Stewart & Charles Coburn |
4.20 | 166.4 | 236.00 | 37 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 16 | Carefree (1938) | Fred Astaire & Ralph Bellamy |
4.50 | 177.8 | 276.40 | 34 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 17 | Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | Lana Turner & Walter Pidgeon |
12.10 | 384.5 | 543.10 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 19 | Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) | Cary Grant & Walter Slezak |
5.20 | 191.7 | 268.20 | 36 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 18 | The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | Fred Astaire & Oscar Levant |
8.30 | 208.0 | 307.90 | 17 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 20 | The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) | Fred Astaire & Walter Brennan |
4.50 | 172.5 | 281.10 | 42 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 21 | Lady in The Dark (1944) | Ray Milland & Warner Baxter |
9.70 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 15 | 53 | 03 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 23 | Tender Comrade (1943) | Robert Ryan & Ruth Hussey |
5.50 | 197.8 | 272.30 | 49 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | Roxie Hart (1942) | Adolphe Menjou & Nigel Bruce |
3.10 | 116.8 | 159.20 | 84 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 24 | Black Widow (1954) | Van Heflin & Gene Tierney |
7.10 | 167.4 | 167.40 | 44 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 25 | Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) | Walter Connolly & Tim Holt |
3.80 | 146.3 | 211.00 | 52 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 26 | Flying Down to Rio (1933) | Fred Astaire | 2.60 | 123.6 | 206.90 | 21 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 27 | Monkey Business (1952) | Cary Grant & Marilyn Monroe |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 47 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 28 | It Had To Be You (1947) | Cornel Wilde & Percy Waram |
4.10 | 118.1 | 118.10 | 85 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 29 | Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | Burgess Meredith & George Murphy |
3.90 | 151.9 | 202.20 | 53 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 30 | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Peggy Conklin |
3.10 | 123.1 | 161.00 | 66 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 31 | Primrose Path (1940) | Joel McCrea & Marjorie Rambeau |
2.60 | 98.8 | 132.00 | 72 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 32 | Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Pat O'Brien & Dick Powell |
2.30 | 109.9 | 162.40 | 42 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 33 | We're Not Married! (1952) | Marilyn Monroe & Victor Moore |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 56 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 34 | Lucky Partners (1940) | Ronald Colman & Jack Carson |
2.50 | 96.8 | 152.90 | 76 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 35 | Romance in Manhattan (1935) | Francis Lederer & Sidney Poler |
2.10 | 94.3 | 94.30 | 63 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 36 | Storm Warning (1950) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
3.60 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 93 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 37 | Dreamboat (1952) | Clifton Webb & Anne Francis |
5.60 | 108.9 | 108.90 | 51 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 38 | Star of Midnight (1935) | William Powell & Gene Lockhart |
1.90 | 84.1 | 116.90 | 71 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 39 | In Person (1935) | George Brent & Alan Mowbray |
1.40 | 63.7 | 91.80 | 94 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 40 | The Sap From Syracuse (1930) | Jack Oakie | 1.80 | 95.6 | 95.60 | 71 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 42 | Heartbeat (1946) | Adolphe Menjou & Basil Rathbone |
4.50 | 137.4 | 194.40 | 73 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 41 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | Jack Oakie | 1.70 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 43 | Harlow (Theatrofilm) (1965) | Carol Lynley & Efrem Zimbalist Jr. |
9.20 | 97.1 | 97.10 | 31 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 44 | Change of Heart (1934) | Janet Gaynor & Shirley Temple |
2.10 | 98.1 | 98.10 | 51 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 45 | Tight Spot (1955) | Edward G. Robinson & Brian Keith |
1.90 | 39.4 | 39.40 | 139 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 46 | Broadway Bad (1933) | Ricardo Cortez & Joan Blondell |
1.00 | 46.0 | 46.00 | 106 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 47 | Teenage Rebel (1956) | Michael Rennie & Mildred Natwick |
5.00 | 98.0 | 98.00 | 60 | 43 | 02 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 48 | Forever Female (1953) | William Holden & Paul Douglas |
2.50 | 44.4 | 44.40 | 144 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 49 | Suicide Fleet (1931) | William Boyd | 1.20 | 61.3 | 61.30 | 126 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 50 | Queen High (1930) | Charles Ruggles | 0.80 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 142 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 51 | The Tenderfoot (1932) | Joe E. Brown | 1.30 | 63.6 | 79.20 | 87 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 52 | Upperworld (1934) | Warren William & Mary Astor |
0.60 | 30.0 | 48.70 | 159 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 53 | Professional Sweetheart (1933) | Zasu Pitts | 0.80 | 38.3 | 38.30 | 131 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 54 | Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) | David Niven & Dan Dailey |
2.60 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 94 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 44.5 | |
| 55 | The First Traveling Saleslady (1956) | Clint Eastwood & James Arness |
2.10 | 42.0 | 42.00 | 132 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 36.1 | |
| 56 | Magnificent Doll (1946) | Burgess Meredith & David Niven |
2.70 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 107 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 57 | Perfect Strangers (1950) | Dennis Morgan & Thlema Ritter |
2.40 | 53.2 | 68.40 | 130 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 58 | Finishing School (1934) | Frances Dee & Bruce Cabot |
0.60 | 29.6 | 29.60 | 160 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 29.6 | |
| 59 | The Tip-Off (1931) | Robert Armstrong | 0.10 | 5.6 | 5.60 | 211 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 23.0 | |
| 60 | Don't Bet On Love (1933) | Lew Ayres | 0.20 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 182 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 22.8 | |
| 61 | Twist of Fate (1954) | Stanley Baker & Herbert Lom |
0.60 | 15.1 | 15.10 | 174 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 62 | Follow The Leader (1930) | Ethel Merman | 0.40 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 177 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 63 | The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) | Jack Carson & Joan Davis |
1.10 | 23.1 | 23.10 | 202 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 9.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Ginger Rogers
1. Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri. She became “Ginger” when a relative had a hard time saying Virginia. She became “Rogers” when her mother remarried and became a Rogers.
2. Ginger Rogers’ road to stardom Cliff Notes style….She entered and won a Charleston dance contest which allowed her to tour and dance for six months. When the tour got to New York City, she stayed, getting radio singing jobs and then her Broadway theater debut in a musical called 1929’s Top Speed. Rogers was then chosen to star George and Ira Gershwin’s Girl Crazy. Her appearance in Girl Crazy made her an overnight star at the age of 19. This lead to a 7 year movie contract with Paramount. She appeared with Fred Astaire in supporting roles in 1933’s Flying Down To Rio. Their dance scenes were the highlight of the movie…and was beginning of one of the greatest screen teams in the history of movies.
3. Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire starred in 10 movies together. During those 10 movies they had 33 partnered dance sequences. Some of their more famous dance sequences would be “I’ll Be Hard to Handle” from 1935’s Roberta, “I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” from 1936’s Follow The Fleet, and “Pick Yourself Up” from 1936’s Swing Time and “Cheek to Cheek” from Top Hat.
4. Ginger Rogers was nominated for one Oscar® (Kitty Foyle) and one Golden Globe® (Monkey Business). She won the Best Actress Oscar® for Kitty Foyle.
5. According to the American Film Institute, Ginger Rogers is the 14th greatest female star of all-time.
6. Ginger Rogers was married five times in her life. Sadly all five of her marriages ended in divorce. She did not have any children.
7. Roles Ginger Rogers turned down or was seriously considered for: It’s A Wonderful Life (Donna Reed role), His Girl Friday (Rosalind Russell role), Now, Voyager (Bette Davis role), and The Heiress and To Each His Own (Olivia de Havilland Oscar® winning roles) and Ball of Fire (Barbara Stanwyck role).
8. On our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page…Ginger Rogers’ 15 adjusted $100 million movies is tied in 4th place for most of all actresses that have a UMR page.
9. Ginger Rogers did many paintings, sculptures and sketches in her free time but could never bring herself to sell any of them. She was a near-champion tennis player, a topline shot and loved going fishing.
10. Ginger Rogers was one of the celebrities whose picture Anne Frank placed on the wall of her bedroom in the “Secret Annex” while in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Holland.
Ginger Rogers Adjusted Worldwide 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 |
| Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | Lana Turner & Walter Pidgeon |
543.10 | |
| Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) | Warren William & Joan Blondell |
432.70 | |
| Top Hat (1935) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Eric Blore |
411.10 | |
| Follow the Fleet (1936) | Fred Astaire & Randolph Scott |
389.10 | |
| Swing Time (1936) | Fred Astaire & Victor Moore |
376.30 | |
| Shall We Dance (1937) | Fred Astaire & Edward Everett Horton |
359.60 | |
| The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) | Fred Astaire & Oscar Levant |
307.90 | |
| 42nd Street (1933) AA Best Picture Nom |
Warner Baxter & Dick Powell |
305.50 | |
| Bachelor Mother (1939) | David Niven & Charles Coburn |
304.20 | |
| Roberta (1935) | Fred Astaire & Irene Dunne |
299.70 | |
| Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Adolphe Menjou |
292.20 | |
| The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) | Fred Astaire & Walter Brennan |
281.10 | |
| Carefree (1938) | Fred Astaire & Ralph Bellamy |
276.40 | |
| Tender Comrade (1943) | Robert Ryan & Ruth Hussey |
272.30 | |
| Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) | Cary Grant & Walter Slezak |
268.20 | |
| Kitty Foyle (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Win |
Dennis Morgan & Gladys Cooper |
262.30 | |
| The Gay Divorcee (1934) AA Best Picture Nom |
Fred Astaire & Alice Brady |
237.60 | |
| Vivacious Lady (1938) | James Stewart & Charles Coburn |
236.00 | |
| Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) | Walter Connolly & Tim Holt |
211.00 | |
| Flying Down to Rio (1933) | Fred Astaire | 206.90 | |
| Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) | Burgess Meredith & George Murphy |
202.20 | |
| Heartbeat (1946) | Adolphe Menjou & Basil Rathbone |
194.40 | |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934) | Pat O'Brien & Dick Powell |
162.40 | |
| Having Wonderful Time (1938) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Peggy Conklin |
161.00 | |
| Roxie Hart (1942) | Adolphe Menjou & Nigel Bruce |
159.20 | |
| Lucky Partners (1940) | Ronald Colman & Jack Carson |
152.90 | |
| Primrose Path (1940) | Joel McCrea & Marjorie Rambeau |
132.00 | |
| Star of Midnight (1935) | William Powell & Gene Lockhart |
116.90 | |
| In Person (1935) | George Brent & Alan Mowbray |
91.80 | |
| The Tenderfoot (1932) | Joe E. Brown | 79.20 | |
| Perfect Strangers (1950) | Dennis Morgan & Thlema Ritter |
68.40 | |
| Upperworld (1934) | Warren William & Mary Astor |
48.70 |
Hi Bruce
Are you sure about the box office on Harlow? As I remember there were two films named Harlow that year (the other featured Carroll Baker & Red Buttons)
As always, great work.
You know you might be right…..let me check. Yep got the right one. Variety Jan 5th 1966 page 9…shows Harlow directed by Gordon Douglas as 26th biggest hit with box office rentals of 3.00 million. Her Harlow came out in June….the other Harlow came out in May. Granted this assumes that Variety has the right Harlow listed…I am sure the two movies have gotten mixed up lots of times over the years. Thanks for stopping Soren….By the way….starting researching one of your requested pages…Sir Larry Olivier.
Hi
Because of her partnership with Fred Astaire, her talent as a comedian and actress has been a bit underrated. The first film I seen her in without Astaire was Bachelor Mother with David Niven. Although Monkey Business isn’t a great movie, she herself is excellent in it.
Kitty Foyle, although she won the Oscar, I always felt was overlong and over praised.
My favourite Ginger and Astaire movie has to be Top Hat and then Barkley’s of Broadway.
Hey Chris….I agree with you about the Astaire movies making her underrated. Although her biggest hits came after the first 9 Astaire/Rogers movies.
As for Monkey Business….that one is not one of my favorites either….but Rogers probably comes out the best in that movie. I have not it in years….but maybe it will be better on a repeat viewing.
Kitty Foyle is very very dated. I sure back then it was very topical…..but 75 years later….and the world she lived in back then is so long gone….it is almost like watching a science fiction movie…lol..
Thanks for the input into my latest page.
Interesting stats here… as Lead Gingerologist, I’ll probably spend a bit of time ‘breaking these down’… if you don’t mind, could I link your post here on FB? There are quite a few Gingerologists there who would really dig this…chances are it’s already been ‘linked’…but just in case… Thanks!
and, like we say –
Keep It Gingery!!!
VKMfanHuey
Gingerology Blog
That would be greatly appreciated…..sorry I could not find worldwide box office grosses on all of her movies.
Hi, there.
I’m not surprised you are having difficulty getting box office for Mae West.
I still have The Tight Spot recorded and waiting for me.
I easily beat both you and Steve even though I have yet to see Kitty Foyle. No reason why, it just hasn’t been on when I’ve been watching TV.
Weekend at the Waldorf isn’t as good as Grand Hotel, but it was interesting to see the remake.
Regarding her movies with Fred Astaire, my favourite is Top Hat. The last one I had to see for the first time was The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle which I finally saw last year. One I’ve not cared for is Carefree. I love Swing Time but for the annoying black face scene. Most people did them (Cagney refused) but I try to leave the room or fast forward, but in Swing Time it’s right near the end.
As I’ve said, I haven’t seen the number 1 film.
The lowest film I have seen is Perfect Strangers, at 51.
As for overall totals,
I have seen 4 of the top 5
I have seen 7 of the top 10
I have seen 12 of the top 15
I have seen 17 of the top 20
I have seen 21 of the top 25
I have seen 23 of the top 30
I have seen 24 films overall.
Regarding her top 10 films, I wonder if her film with Shirley Temple will be on TCM as part of her star of the month. I haven’t seen that one. I am a Joseph Cotten fan. Other than that, I’m not sure when the ones I haven’t seen will air.
Of her films with Cary Grant, my favourite is Monkey Business.
My top 5 Ginger Roger films are:
Top Hat
42nd Street
Gold Diggers of 1933
Bachelor Mother
Roberta
Cheers,
Flora Breen Robison
Hey Flora…..thanks for checking out my latest AFI Top Screen Legend page.
1. On the good side of things….I only need 5 more Mae West box office totals….the bad news is that represents 41.66% of her movies
2. I have not seen The Tight Spot….but I have read that it is a good movie….I will be curious to know what you think it about when you see it…..EGR is in it….it has to be good.
3. Tally count….Flora 24, me 18 and Steve 15. My tally count really went up when I did my Fred Astaire page…..as I had not seen many of the Rogers/Astaire….you and Steve seemed shocked that I had missed so many classic movies….well I went and watched the 9 Rogers/Astaire…that is how I discovered Eric Blore.
4. Thanks for your mini-reviews of the Rogers/Astaire movies….Top Hat is my favorite as well….I have seen Carefree…but having watched 9 Rogers/Astaire movies in about a month….I have to admit the storylines have become blurred in my memory.
5. So you have seen 85% of her Top 20 and only 20% of her movies ranked between 21st and 54th….I would say my ranking system seems pretty good.
6. Kitty Foyle is very very dated now…..but it is one of the few Ginger Rogers movies that picked up a Best Picture Oscar nomination….plus it got her the Oscar….those factors helped it reach the Top Spot in the my rankings.
7. She actually appeared in two movies with Shirley Temple….I have seen and enjoyed I’ll Be Seeing You….I have not seen Change of Heart….but I think Shirley only has a scene or two in that one.
8. I love Cary Grant and Howard Hawks….yet for some reason Monkey Business has never been one of my favorites….maybe it is time to revisit that movie.
9. I have seen 3 of your Top 5…..Gold Diggers of 1933 has landed on my “movies to watch” list.
10. Thanks again for the stopping by and talking movies.
Hello Bruce.
Nice page on Ginger Rogers. It’s good to see another page devoted to a Hollywood Golden era actress. Thanks, Bruce.
Hey Lyle….thanks for checking out my latest Hollywood Golden era actress….that is now 15 of the 25 AFI actresses done…and 22 of the 25 AFI actors done…74% done….the last ones will be hard to find box office information on….but I will get them done!