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Jack Oakie (1903-1978) was an American character actor. Oakie portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin’s The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor. His IMDb page shows 103 credits from 1923 to 1966. This page will rank Jack Oakie 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.
Jack Oakie 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 |
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Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
1956 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win |
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1940 | The Great Dictator (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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1961 | Lover Come Back (1961) | ||
1932 | If I Had a Million (1932) | ||
1943 | Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) | ||
1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | ||
1940 | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | ||
1936 | King of Burlesque (1936) | ||
1942 | Song of the Islands (1942) | ||
1960 | The Rat Race (1960) | ||
1944 | It Happened Tomorrow (1944) | ||
1942 | Iceland (1942) | ||
1949 | Thieves' Highway (1949) | ||
1941 | Navy Blues (1941) | ||
1936 | The Texas Rangers (1936) | ||
1937 | The Toast of New York (1937) | ||
1944 | Sweet and Low-Down (1944) | ||
1929 | Hit The Deck (1929) | ||
1951 | Tomahawk (1951) | ||
1931 | Touchdown! (1931) | ||
1941 | The Great American Broadcast (1941) | ||
1935 | Call of the Wild (1935) | ||
1933 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | ||
1936 | That Girl From Paris (1936) | ||
1944 | The Merry Monahans (1944) | ||
1932 | Million Dollar Legs (1932) | ||
1935 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) | ||
1936 | Collegiate (1936) | ||
1929 | Street Girl (1929) | ||
1930 | Paramount on Parade (1930) | ||
1936 | Colleen (1936) | ||
1929 | Close Harmony (1929) | ||
1933 | College Humor (1933) | ||
1934 | College Rhythm (1934) | ||
1929 | Sweetie (1929) | ||
1933 | Alice in Wonderland (1933) | ||
1932 | Dancers In The Dark (1932) | ||
1937 | Champagne Waltz (1937) | ||
1943 | Wintertime (1943) | ||
1932 | Make Me A Star (1932) Uncredited |
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1938 | Radio City Revels (1938) | ||
1933 | Too Much Harmony (1933) | ||
1929 | The Wild Party (1929) | ||
1930 | The Sap From Syracuse (1930) | ||
1932 | Sky Bride (1932) | ||
1933 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | ||
1944 | Bowery to Broadway (1944) | ||
1930 | Let's Go Native (1930) | ||
1941 | Rise and Shine (1941) | ||
1940 | Young People (1940) | ||
1928 | The Fleet's In (1928) | ||
1929 | Fast Company (1929) | ||
1934 | Murder At The Vanities (1934) | ||
1931 | June Moon (1931) | ||
1959 | The Wonderful Country (1959) | ||
1929 | Chinatown Nights (1929) | ||
1932 | Madison Square Garden (1932) | ||
1930 | The Social Lion (1930) | ||
1943 | Something To Shout About (1943) | ||
1946 | She Wrote The Book (1946) | ||
1929 | The Dummy (1929) | ||
1938 | Thanks For Everything (1938) | ||
1932 | Once In A Lifetime (1932) | ||
1931 | The Gang Buster (1931) | ||
1934 | Shoot The Works (1934) | ||
1934 | Looking For Trouble (1934) | ||
1928 | Somebody To Love (1928) | ||
1929 | The Man I Love (1929) | ||
1937 | Hitting A New High (1937) | ||
1940 | Little Men (1940) | ||
1933 | From Hell To Heaven (1933) | ||
1931 | Dude Ranch (1931) | ||
1950 | Last of the Buccaneers (1950) | ||
1937 | Super-Sleuth (1937) |
Jack Oakie Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Jack Oakie 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 | Around the World in 80 Days (1956) AA Best Picture Win |
David Niven & Shirley MacLaine |
35.50 | 695.5 | 695.50 | 2 | 70 | 08 / 05 | 99.7 | |
2 | The Great Dictator (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Charles Chaplin & Paulette Goddard |
10.00 | 385.0 | 385.00 | 4 | 90 | 05 / 00 | 99.5 | |
3 | Lover Come Back (1961) | Rock Hudson & Doris Day |
24.30 | 353.8 | 353.80 | 7 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
4 | If I Had a Million (1932) | Gary Cooper & Charles Laughton |
3.60 | 177.0 | 177.00 | 8 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
5 | Hello Frisco, Hello (1943) | Alice Faye & John Payne |
9.70 | 349.1 | 349.10 | 10 | 64 | 02 / 01 | 94.4 | |
6 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Betty Grable |
8.90 | 241.1 | 241.10 | 14 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 93.5 | |
7 | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | Alice Faye & Betty Grable |
5.70 | 220.0 | 220.00 | 10 | 59 | 01 / 01 | 92.8 | |
8 | King of Burlesque (1936) | Warner Baxter & Alice Faye |
3.70 | 158.1 | 158.10 | 38 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 89.3 | |
9 | Song of the Islands (1942) | Betty Grable & Victor Mature |
4.00 | 148.7 | 148.70 | 66 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
10 | The Rat Race (1960) | Tony Curtis & Debbie Reynolds |
9.70 | 151.8 | 151.80 | 25 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
11 | It Happened Tomorrow (1944) | Linda Darnell & Dick Powell |
3.90 | 130.2 | 130.20 | 88 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 88.4 | |
12 | Iceland (1942) | Sonja Henie & John Payne |
4.90 | 180.6 | 180.60 | 51 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
13 | Thieves' Highway (1949) | Richard Conte | 4.20 | 104.5 | 104.50 | 79 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
14 | Navy Blues (1941) | Ann Sheridan | 4.00 | 154.4 | 226.80 | 48 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
15 | The Texas Rangers (1936) | Fred MacMurray | 2.90 | 125.8 | 125.80 | 66 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 85.9 | |
16 | The Toast of New York (1937) | Cary Grant & Edward Arnold |
3.40 | 140.3 | 173.80 | 64 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
18 | Sweet and Low-Down (1944) | Linda Darnell | 4.00 | 135.8 | 135.80 | 83 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 83.4 | |
17 | Hit The Deck (1929) | Polly Walker | 3.10 | 96.4 | 111.40 | 32 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
19 | Tomahawk (1951) | Rock Hudson & Yvonne De Carlo |
5.70 | 123.2 | 123.20 | 49 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
20 | Touchdown! (1931) | Richard Arlen | 2.30 | 119.4 | 119.40 | 42 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
21 | The Great American Broadcast (1941) | Alice Faye | 3.00 | 113.7 | 113.70 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
22 | Call of the Wild (1935) | Clark Gable & Loretta Young |
2.50 | 110.3 | 110.30 | 51 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
23 | The Eagle And The Hawk (1933) | Cary Grant & Fredric March |
2.10 | 97.1 | 97.10 | 33 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
26 | That Girl From Paris (1936) | Lily Pons | 3.90 | 167.2 | 221.80 | 33 | 43 | 01 / 00 | 81.8 | |
25 | The Merry Monahans (1944) | Donald O'Connor | 2.60 | 86.8 | 86.80 | 107 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 81.5 | |
24 | Million Dollar Legs (1932) | W.C. Fields | 1.50 | 73.0 | 73.00 | 60 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
27 | The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) | George Burns | 2.70 | 122.7 | 122.70 | 38 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 81.2 | |
28 | Collegiate (1936) | Betty Grable | 2.00 | 87.3 | 87.30 | 100 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
28 | Street Girl (1929) | Betty Compson | 2.60 | 79.3 | 79.30 | 47 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
29 | Paramount on Parade (1930) | Gary Cooper & Fay Wray |
2.20 | 120.5 | 120.50 | 50 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
30 | Colleen (1936) | Dick Powell | 2.80 | 119.9 | 156.50 | 69 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
32 | Close Harmony (1929) | Charles "Buddy" Rogers | 3.40 | 104.6 | 104.60 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
33 | College Humor (1933) | Bing Crosby | 1.80 | 82.4 | 82.40 | 47 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
34 | College Rhythm (1934) | Directed by Norman Taurog | 2.10 | 100.3 | 100.30 | 47 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.1 | |
35 | Sweetie (1929) | Nancy Carroll | 2.80 | 86.1 | 86.10 | 39 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
36 | Alice in Wonderland (1933) | Cary Grant & Gary Cooper |
1.50 | 69.8 | 69.80 | 61 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 77.5 | |
38 | Dancers In The Dark (1932) | George Raft | 2.00 | 98.2 | 98.20 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
37 | Champagne Waltz (1937) | Fred MacMurray | 2.30 | 93.6 | 93.60 | 105 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 76.3 | |
39 | Wintertime (1943) | Sonja Henie | 3.10 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 94 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 75.9 | |
40 | Make Me A Star (1932) Uncredited |
Talllulah Bankhead | 1.30 | 64.8 | 64.80 | 81 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
41 | Radio City Revels (1938) | Bob Burns | 1.90 | 77.8 | 77.80 | 120 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
42 | Too Much Harmony (1933) | Bing Crosby | 1.50 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 59 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
43 | The Wild Party (1929) | Fredric March | 2.90 | 88.4 | 88.40 | 37 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
44 | The Sap From Syracuse (1930) | Ginger Rogers | 1.80 | 95.6 | 95.60 | 71 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
45 | Sky Bride (1932) | Richard Arlen | 1.30 | 64.3 | 64.30 | 84 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
46 | Sitting Pretty (1933) | Ginger Rogers | 1.70 | 80.2 | 80.20 | 51 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
47 | Bowery to Broadway (1944) | Donald O'Connor | 1.70 | 56.0 | 56.00 | 123 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
48 | Let's Go Native (1930) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.10 | 60.8 | 60.80 | 110 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.5 | |
49 | Rise and Shine (1941) | Linda Darnell & Walter Brennan |
2.00 | 77.7 | 77.70 | 115 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
50 | Young People (1940) | Shirley Temple & Charlotte Greenwood |
1.20 | 47.8 | 47.80 | 150 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
51 | The Fleet's In (1928) | Clara Bow | 2.00 | 64.9 | 64.90 | 47 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.5 | |
52 | Fast Company (1929) | Evelyn Brent | 1.70 | 51.8 | 51.80 | 83 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
54 | Murder At The Vanities (1934) | Victor McLaglen | 1.30 | 60.1 | 60.10 | 91 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.0 | |
53 | June Moon (1931) | Frances Dee | 1.20 | 63.7 | 63.70 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.6 | |
55 | The Wonderful Country (1959) | Robert Mitchum & Julie London |
2.90 | 51.3 | 51.30 | 83 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.0 | |
56 | Chinatown Nights (1929) | Wallace Beery | 1.80 | 56.9 | 56.90 | 79 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
57 | Madison Square Garden (1932) | Zasu Pitts | 1.10 | 51.6 | 51.60 | 114 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 63.2 | |
59 | The Social Lion (1930) | Mary Brian | 1.50 | 82.2 | 82.20 | 85 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
60 | Something To Shout About (1943) | Don Ameche & Cyd Charisse |
1.80 | 66.2 | 66.20 | 118 | 50 | 02 / 00 | 55.4 | |
58 | She Wrote The Book (1946) | Gloria Stuart | 0.70 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 149 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
61 | The Dummy (1929) | Fredric March | 1.70 | 51.5 | 51.50 | 85 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
62 | Thanks For Everything (1938) | Adolphe Menjou | 1.00 | 38.9 | 38.90 | 167 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
63 | Once In A Lifetime (1932) | Walter Brennan | 0.40 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 172 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
64 | The Gang Buster (1931) | Jean Arthur | 1.00 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 154 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 47.3 | |
65 | Shoot The Works (1934) | William Frawley | 0.80 | 38.4 | 38.40 | 130 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
66 | Looking For Trouble (1934) | Spencer Tracy | 0.50 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 172 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
67 | Somebody To Love (1928) | Charles "Buddy" Rogers | 0.90 | 29.5 | 29.50 | 88 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
68 | The Man I Love (1929) | Richard Arlen | 1.60 | 49.2 | 49.20 | 89 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
69 | Hitting A New High (1937) | Directed by Raoul Walsh | 1.20 | 50.6 | 80.90 | 156 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
70 | Little Men (1940) | Kay Francis | 0.60 | 23.8 | 36.70 | 200 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 25.0 | |
72 | From Hell To Heaven (1933) | Carole Lombard | 1.00 | 48.9 | 48.90 | 96 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 20.5 | |
71 | Dude Ranch (1931) | Stuart Erwin | 0.50 | 26.7 | 26.70 | 189 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 20.4 | |
73 | Last of the Buccaneers (1950) | Paul Henreid | 1.00 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 185 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
74 | Super-Sleuth (1937) | Ann Sothern | 0.70 | 28.2 | 28.20 | 190 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 |
Jack Oakie Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Navy Blues (1941)
Ann Sheridan
226.80
That Girl From Paris (1936)
Lily Pons
221.80
The Toast of New York (1937)
Cary Grant &
Edward Arnold
173.80
Colleen (1936)
Dick Powell
156.50
Hit The Deck (1929)
Polly Walker
111.40
Hitting A New High (1937)
Directed by Raoul Walsh
80.90
Little Men (1940)
Kay Francis
36.70
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 |
Navy Blues (1941) | Ann Sheridan | 226.80 | |
That Girl From Paris (1936) | Lily Pons | 221.80 | |
The Toast of New York (1937) | Cary Grant & Edward Arnold |
173.80 | |
Colleen (1936) | Dick Powell | 156.50 | |
Hit The Deck (1929) | Polly Walker | 111.40 | |
Hitting A New High (1937) | Directed by Raoul Walsh | 80.90 | |
Little Men (1940) | Kay Francis | 36.70 |
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There are 18 Jack Oakie films I have seen for sure, probably more that I don’t remember. I cannot seem to find The affairs of Annabel which he was also in which is a favourite.
The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is Around the World in 80 Days.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Hello, Frisco, Frisco.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen for sure is The Wonderful Country.
Favourite Jack Oakie Movies:
Around the World in 80 Days
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Tin Pan Alley
The Rat Race
It Happened Tomorrow
Thieves’ Highway
Navy Blues
The Eagle and the Hawk
That Girl From Paris
The Wonderful Country
The Affairs of Annabel
Jack Oakie was never on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. Here are the actors on the 2023 list he appeared with, only one of which is still with us.
14 JOHN GIELGUD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
32 TREVOR HOWARD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
69 JOHN MILLS Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
90 JOHN CARRADINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
95 ROBERT MITCHUM The Wonderful Country (1959)
98 SHIRLEY MACLAINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
120 DAVID NIVEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
204 MARC LAWRENCE If I Had a Million (1932)
207 ROBERT MORLEY Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
518 TONY CURTIS The Rat Race (1960)
531 CESAR ROMERO Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
531 CESAR ROMERO The Great American Broadcast (1941)
531 CESAR ROMERO Wintertime (1943)
775 AKIM TAMIROFF The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
850 DEBBIE REYNOLDS The Rat Race (1960)
852 KEYE LUKE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
852 KEYE LUKE King of Burlesque (1936)
869 JOHN DEHNER Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
Jack appeared with 29 Oscar winners.
BING CROSBY College Humor (1933)
BING CROSBY Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
BING CROSBY The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
BING CROSBY Too Much Harmony (1933)
CHARLES COBURN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
CHARLES LAUGHTON If I Had a Million (1932)
CLARK GABLE The Call of the Wild (1935)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT Make Me a Star (1932)
DAVID NIVEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
DEAN JAGGER College Rhythm (1934)
DON AMECHE Something to Shout About (1943)
FRANK SINATRA Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
FREDRIC MARCH Make Me a Star (1932)
FREDRIC MARCH Paramount on Parade (1930)
FREDRIC MARCH The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
FREDRIC MARCH The Wild Party (1929)
GARY COOPER Alice in Wonderland (1933)
GARY COOPER If I Had a Million (1932)
GARY COOPER Make Me a Star (1932)
GARY COOPER Paramount on Parade (1930)
GARY COOPER Star Night at the Cocoanut Grove (1934)
GEORGE BURNS College Humor (1933)
GEORGE BURNS The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
GIG YOUNG Navy Blues (1941)
GINGER ROGERS Sitting Pretty (1933)
GINGER ROGERS The Sap from Syracuse (1930)
JACK ALBERTSON LOVER COME BACK (1961)
JANE WYMAN College Rhythm (1934)
JANE WYMAN King of Burlesque (1936)
JOHN GIELGUD Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
JOHN MILLS Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
LORETTA YOUNG The Call of the Wild (1935)
MARY PICKFORD STAR NIGHT AT COCOANUT GROVE (1934)
RONALD COLMAN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
SHIRLEY MACLAINE Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
SPENCER TRACY Looking for Trouble (1934)
THOMAS MITCHELL SONG OF THE ISLANDS (1942)
VAN HEFLIN Tomahawk (1951)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN Murder at the Vanities (1934)
WALLACE BEERY Chinatown Nights (1929)
WALTER BRENNAN Once in a Lifetime (1932)
WALTER BRENNAN Rise and Shine (1941)
WARNER BAXTER King of Burlesque (1936)