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Joanne Dru (1922-1996) was an American actress. Dru is best known for her roles in 1948’s Red River, 1949’s She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and 1949’s All the King’s Men. Her IMDb page shows 60 acting credits from 1946 to 1980. This page will rank Joanne Dru movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Joanne Dru 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 |
| 1949 | All the King's Men (1949) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1948 | Red River (1948) | |
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| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) |  |
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| 1954 | 3 Ring Circus (1954) |  |
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| 1953 | Thunder Bay (1953) | |
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| 1951 | Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell (1951) | |
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| 1950 | Wagon Master (1950) | |
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| 1951 | Vengeance Valley (1951) | |
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| 1950 | 711 Ocean Drive (1950) | |
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| 1958 | The Light in the Forest (1958) | |
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| 1952 | The Pride of St. Louis (1952) |  |
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| 1955 | Hell On Frisco Bay (1955) | |
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| 1952 | My Pal Gus (1952) |  |
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| 1954 | The Siege at Red River (1954) | |
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| 1965 | Sylvia (1965) | |
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| 1952 | Return of the Texan (1952) | |
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| 1955 | The Dark Avenger/The Warriors (1955) | |
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| 1954 | Duffy of San Quentin (1954) | |
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| 1953 | Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953) | |
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| 1959 | The Wild and the Innocent (1959) | |
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| 1953 | Forbidden (1953) |  |
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| 1954 | Day of Triumph (1954) | |
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| 1954 | Southwest Passage (1954) |  |
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| 1957 | Drango (1957) | |
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| 1980 | Super Fuzz (1980) | |
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| 1946 | Abie's Irish Rose (1946) |  |
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| 1955 | Sincerly Yours (1955) |  |
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| 1960 | September Storm (1960) | |
Joanne Dru 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 any way you want.
- Sort Joanne Dru movies by her co-stars
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Joanne Dru movie received.
- Sort Joanne Dru 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
All the King's Men (1949)
AA Best Picture WinBroderick Crawford &
John Ireland6.70
167.1
167.10
30
86
07 / 03
99.7
2
Red River (1948)
John Wayne &
Montgomery Clift11.80
317.4
317.40
1
83
02 / 00
98.3
3
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
John Wayne &
Directed by John Ford7.60
191.5
261.10
22
78
01 / 01
96.9
4
3 Ring Circus (1954)
Dean Martin &
Jerry Lewis11.10
261.1
261.10
23
42
00 / 00
86.0
5
Thunder Bay (1953)
James Stewart
7.30
130.7
130.70
33
63
00 / 00
85.9
6
Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell (1951)
Clifton Webb &
Zero Mostel5.00
107.8
107.80
61
67
00 / 00
84.1
7
Wagon Master (1950)
Ben Johnson &
Directed by John Ford3.20
72.2
91.40
101
76
00 / 00
82.9
8
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Burt Lancaster &
Robert Walker5.70
123.0
193.80
50
59
00 / 00
82.4
9
711 Ocean Drive (1950)
Edmond O'Brien
4.40
99.5
99.50
67
65
00 / 00
81.6
10
The Light in the Forest (1958)
Jessica Tandy &
Carol Lynley5.70
102.7
102.70
44
63
00 / 00
81.3
11
The Pride of St. Louis (1952)
Dan Dailey
4.50
88.7
88.70
70
63
01 / 00
78.9
12
Hell On Frisco Bay (1955)
Alan Ladd &
Edward G. Robinson4.50
94.2
167.10
76
62
00 / 00
78.8
13
My Pal Gus (1952)
Richard Widmark
2.80
54.6
54.60
119
65
00 / 00
69.6
14
The Siege at Red River (1954)
Van Johnson
3.60
83.7
83.70
95
55
00 / 00
68.9
15
Sylvia (1965)
Carrol Baker
3.40
35.7
35.70
75
66
00 / 00
63.0
16
Return of the Texan (1952)
Richard Boone
1.70
33.5
33.50
172
66
00 / 00
61.8
17
The Dark Avenger/The Warriors (1955)
Errol Flynn
2.20
44.7
44.70
132
61
00 / 00
59.8
18
Duffy of San Quentin (1954)
Maureen O'Sullivan
1.20
27.9
27.90
146
65
00 / 00
58.4
19
Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
Macdonald Carey &
John Ireland1.20
21.9
21.90
199
63
00 / 00
50.2
20
The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Audie Murphy
2.00
35.9
35.90
111
58
00 / 00
50.1
21
Forbidden (1953)
Tony Curtis
1.90
33.5
33.50
171
58
00 / 00
48.8
22
Day of Triumph (1954)
Lee J. Cobb
0.70
15.7
15.70
171
61
00 / 00
43.0
23
Southwest Passage (1954)
John Ireland
0.90
20.2
20.20
156
55
00 / 00
32.6
25
Drango (1957)
Jeff Chandler
1.80
35.5
35.50
123
50
00 / 00
32.2
24
Super Fuzz (1980)
Terence Hill &
Ernest Borgnine0.60
2.4
2.40
164
60
00 / 00
31.3
26
Abie's Irish Rose (1946)
Richard Norris
0.70
20.1
20.10
154
50
00 / 00
22.8
27
Sincerly Yours (1955)
Liberace &
Dorothy Malone0.40
7.8
7.80
194
52
00 / 00
18.7
28
September Storm (1960)
Mark Stevens
0.90
13.4
13.40
132
47
00 / 00
14.0
Possibly Interesting Facts About Joanne Dru
1. Joan Letitia LaCock was born in Logan, West Virginia in 1941.
2. In the early 1940s, Joanne Dru was chosen by Al Jolson to appear in the cast of his Broadway show Hold On to Your Hats
3. In the mid 1940s, director Howard Hawks renamed her Joanne Dru.
4. Joanne Dru was married to frequent co-star John Ireland from 1949 to 1957.
5. Joanne Dru was the aunt of professional baseball player Pete LaCock. LaCock was one of my favorite players growing….granted it was a short time frame.
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I have seen 8 Joanne Dru movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is All the King’s Men.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is 3 Ring Circus.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is My Pal Gus.
Favourite Joanne Dru Movies:
711 Ocean Drive
Vengeance Valley
Thunder Bay
Other Joanne Dru Movies I Have Seen:
All the King’s Men
Red River
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Wagon Master
My Pal Gus – even though Richard Widmark film, I’m not a fan of subject matter
Hey Flora. Thanks for the thoughts on Joanne Dru. Tally count: 8 for you and 5 for me…..but they are all in the Top 10. I have not seen 3 Ring Circus either. I have not seen any of your favorites…now that does not happen too often. I have seen 4 of your “other” movies….with Red River being my favorite Dru movie. Good stuff as always.
Remember the comedy team of Marshall and Noonan. They made 2 films, Marshall being Joanne Dru’s brother and Noonan being John Ireland’s half brother. Noonan then produced a couple of nudie films, Promises, Promises with Jayne Mansfield and Three Nuts in Search of a Bolt with Mamie Van Doren who will be 90 this year.
I actually saw Hannah Lee with Joanne in 3d at the old Thalia theater in the city. They had occasional 3D film days, saw Second Chance with Robert Mitchum and Drums of Tahiti with Dennis O’Keefe, both in 3D there.
Joanne was never on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list she appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Dark Avenger (1955)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Dark Avenger (1955)
131 BURT LANCASTER Vengeance Valley (1951)
154 MARC LAWRENCE Super Fuzz (1980)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Abie’s Irish Rose (1946)
344 JOHN WAYNE She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
473 TONY CURTIS Forbidden (1953)
496 VIVECA LINDFORS Sylvia (1965)
502 RICHARD WIDMARK My Pal Gus (1952)
510 JOHN IRELAND All the King’s Men (1949)
510 JOHN IRELAND Hannah Lee: An American Primitive (1953)
510 JOHN IRELAND Southwest Passage (1954)
510 JOHN IRELAND Vengeance Valley (1951)
597 PAUL FIX She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
626 BEN JOHNSON She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
626 BEN JOHNSON Wagon Master (1950)
667 PETER LAWFORD Sylvia (1965)
749 KATHLEEN FREEMAN 3 Ring Circus (1954)
768 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
780 JOHN DEHNER Southwest Passage (1954)
813 ROD TAYLOR Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD All the King’s Men (1949)
851 ALDO RAY Sylvia (1965)
891 CARROLL BAKER Sylvia (1965)
913 ROBERT BROWN The Dark Avenger (1955)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
974 EDMOND O’BRIEN Sylvia (1965)
Joanne appeared with 14 Oscar winners.
BEN JOHNSON She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
BEN JOHNSON Wagon Master (1950)
BRODERICK CRAWFORD All the King’s Men (1949)
BURT LANCASTER Vengeance Valley (1951)
DONALD CRISP DRANGO (1957)
DOROTHY MALONE Sincerely Yours (1955)
EDMOND O’BRIEN 711 Ocean Drive (1950)
EDMOND O’BRIEN Sylvia (1965)
JAMES STEWART Thunder Bay (1953)
JANE DARWELL Wagon Master (1950)
JESSICA TANDY The Light in the Forest (1958)
JOHN WAYNE She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
PETER FINCH The Dark Avenger (1955)
SHELLEY WINTERS Abie’s Irish Rose (1946)
VICTOR MCLAGLEN She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
WALTER BRENNAN Return of the Texan (1952)
Hey Dan. Great information on Marshall and Noonan. The John Ireland/Joanne Dru connection keeps getting more getting put into my head. Before doing this page I did not even realize they had been married. She appeared in numerous 3D movies in the 1950s….none of them really registered at the box office. Looking at the first list, there goes Mr. Ireland again….4 movies together. One day he will have an UMR page as well. First list is actually pretty small compared to most thespians you create this lists for. Wow…only 14 Oscar winning co-stars! Who would have guessed Madonna had more Oscar winning co-stars than her? Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.