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Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) was an Oscar® winning American actor and director of stage, screen and radio. He won an Academy Award® for Best Actor for his performance in A Free Soul (1931). He and remains best known to modern audiences for the role of the villainous Mr. Potter character in 1946’s It’s a Wonderful Life and that he is the great uncle to Drew Barrymore. His IMDb page shows 221 acting credits from 1908-1956. This page will take a statistical look at Lionel Barrymore movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Lionel Barrymore 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
1946
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
AA Best Picture Nom
1932
Grand Hotel (1932)
AA Best Picture Win
1938
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
AA Best Picture Win
1937
Captains Courageous (1937)
AA Best Picture Nom
1948
Key Largo (1948)
1944
Since You Went Away (1944)
AA Best Picture Nom
1935
David Copperfield (1935)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
Camille (1936)
1937
Saratoga (1937)
1938
Test Pilot (1938)
AA Best Picture Nom
1933
Dinner at Eight (1933)
1945
The Valley of Decision (1945)
1946
Duel in the Sun (1946)
1943
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
1946
The Secret Heart (1946)
1935
The Little Colonel (1935)
1938
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
1934
Treasure Island (1934)
1931
A Free Soul (1931)
AA Best Actor Win
1924
America (1924)
1936
The Road To Glory (1936)
1944
Dragon Seed (1944)
1930
The Rogue Song (1930)
1937
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)
1945
Between Two Women (1945)
1928
Sadie Thompson (1928)
1931
Mata Hari (1931)
1946
Three Wise Fools (1946)
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
1949
Malaya (1949)
1938
Young Dr. Kildare (1938)
1936
The Devil-Doll (1936)
1932
Broken Lullaby (1932)
1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928)
1934
The Girl From Missouri (1934)
1935
Ah Wilderness! (1935)
1934
Carolina (1934)
1926
The Temptress (1926)
1932
Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
1940
Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)
1928
West Of Zanzibar (1928)
1952
Lone Star (1952)
1933
Christopher Bean (1933)
1939
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
1933
Night Flight (1933)
1932
Arsène Lupin (1932)
1929
Madame X (1929)
AA Best Director Nom
1928
The Lion and the Mouse (1928)
1931
Guilty Hands (1931)
1935
Mark of The Vampire (1935)
1941
The Bad Man (1941)
1933
The Stranger's Return (1933)
1941
The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)
1942
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
1931
The Yellow Ticket (1931)
1941
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)
1939
On Borrowed Time (1939)
1944
3 Men in White (1944)
1929
The Mysterious Island (1929)
1937
A Family Affair (1937)
1935
Public Hero #1 (1935)
1943
Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)
1936
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
1942
Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)
1929
His Glorious Night (1929)
1933
Sweepings (1933)
1942
Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)
1947
Dark Delusion (1947)
1933
Looking Forward (1933)
1940
Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)
1942
Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)
1941
The Penalty (1941)
1940
Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)
1953
Main Street to Broadway (1953)
1930
Free and Easy (1930)
1950
Right Cross (1950)
1933
Should Ladies Behave (1933)
1925
The Splendid Road (1925)
1929
The Unholy Night (1929)
1951
Bannerline (1951)
1923
Enemies of Women (1923)
Lionel Barrymore Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| 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 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & Donna Reed |
8.90 | 299.4 | 299.40 | 27 | 94 | 05 / 00 | 99.6 | |
| 4 | Grand Hotel (1932) AA Best Picture Win |
Greta Garbo & Joan Crawford |
3.50 | 172.9 | 363.20 | 9 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | You Can't Take It with You (1938) AA Best Picture Win |
James Stewart & Jean Arthur |
8.00 | 319.4 | 319.40 | 7 | 63 | 07 / 02 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | Captains Courageous (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Spencer Tracy & Melvyn Douglas |
6.80 | 279.9 | 519.60 | 9 | 85 | 04 / 01 | 99.2 | |
| 5 | Key Largo (1948) | Humphrey Bogart & Edward G. Robinson |
8.70 | 234.0 | 309.90 | 16 | 88 | 01 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | Since You Went Away (1944) AA Best Picture Nom |
Claudette Colbert & Shirley Temple |
14.00 | 470.0 | 470.00 | 2 | 73 | 09 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 6 | David Copperfield (1935) AA Best Picture Nom |
W.C. Fields | 4.90 | 220.2 | 393.20 | 4 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 8 | Camille (1936) | Greta Garbo & Robert Taylor |
4.80 | 209.0 | 451.60 | 20 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.7 | |
| 9 | Saratoga (1937) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
9.70 | 403.3 | 539.30 | 2 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 10 | Test Pilot (1938) AA Best Picture Nom |
Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
9.70 | 388.2 | 623.30 | 5 | 68 | 03 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 11 | Dinner at Eight (1933) | John Barrymore & Jean Harlow |
4.00 | 187.2 | 288.70 | 12 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 10 | The Valley of Decision (1945) | Greer Garson & Gregory Peck |
12.70 | 402.1 | 713.00 | 5 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 12 | Duel in the Sun (1946) | Gregory Peck & Jennifer Jones |
17.80 | 548.6 | 548.60 | 2 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.5 | |
| 13 | A Guy Named Joe (1943) | Spencer Tracy & Irene Dunne |
11.30 | 407.6 | 550.60 | 6 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 15 | The Secret Heart (1946) | Claudette Colbert & Walter Pidgeon |
7.00 | 215.7 | 324.60 | 49 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 17 | The Little Colonel (1935) | Shirley Temple | 3.40 | 154.0 | 154.00 | 15 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 18 | A Yank at Oxford (1938) | Robert Taylor & Vivien Leigh |
5.20 | 206.2 | 436.90 | 29 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 19 | Treasure Island (1934) | Wallace Beery & Jackie Cooper |
3.30 | 155.9 | 304.50 | 13 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 92.1 | |
| 20 | A Free Soul (1931) AA Best Actor Win |
Norma Shearer & Clark Gable |
2.60 | 135.0 | 216.00 | 32 | 75 | 03 / 01 | 91.7 | |
| 22 | America (1924) | Neil Hamilton | 4.00 | 172.4 | 172.40 | 6 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 22 | The Road To Glory (1936) | Fredric March | 3.30 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 46 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 22 | Dragon Seed (1944) | Katharine Hepburn | 9.80 | 329.6 | 502.80 | 13 | 52 | 02 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 23 | The Rogue Song (1930) | Laurel & Hardy |
2.50 | 136.7 | 267.00 | 39 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 26 | Navy Blue and Gold (1937) | James Stewart & Robert Young |
3.50 | 146.6 | 146.60 | 58 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 24 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | Joan Crawford & James Stewart |
4.90 | 209.6 | 290.20 | 18 | 48 | 02 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 27 | Between Two Women (1945) | Van Johnson | 5.30 | 167.0 | 201.00 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 25 | Sadie Thompson (1928) | Gloria Swanson | 3.30 | 105.7 | 105.70 | 15 | 77 | 02 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 28 | Mata Hari (1931) | Greta Garbo & Ramon Novarro |
3.00 | 153.7 | 350.50 | 22 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 29 | Three Wise Fools (1946) | Margaret O'Brien & Thomas Mitchell |
4.40 | 135.9 | 172.00 | 74 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 30 | Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) | Richard Widmark | 4.70 | 116.6 | 116.60 | 62 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 86.2 | |
| 31 | Malaya (1949) | Spencer Tracy & James Stewart |
5.40 | 136.4 | 215.00 | 48 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 31 | Young Dr. Kildare (1938) | Lew Ayres | 2.40 | 96.8 | 96.80 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 33 | The Devil-Doll (1936) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 1.90 | 81.6 | 81.60 | 103 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 34 | Broken Lullaby (1932) | Nancy Carroll | 1.80 | 87.1 | 87.10 | 48 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 34 | Alias Jimmy Valentine (1928) | William Haines | 2.60 | 83.6 | 119.10 | 32 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 35 | The Girl From Missouri (1934) | Jean Harlow | 1.90 | 91.3 | 91.30 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 36 | Ah Wilderness! (1935) | Mickey Rooney | 1.90 | 86.7 | 86.70 | 70 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 38 | Carolina (1934) | Janet Gaynor & Robert Young |
2.40 | 112.5 | 112.50 | 38 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 37 | The Temptress (1926) | Greta Garbo | 2.10 | 76.7 | 76.70 | 24 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 39 | Rasputin and the Empress (1932) | John Barrymore & Ethel Barrymore |
1.90 | 94.8 | 193.10 | 40 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 40 | Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940) | Lew Ayres & Laraine Day |
2.30 | 89.6 | 89.60 | 84 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 79.7 | |
| 41 | West Of Zanzibar (1928) | Warner Baxter | 2.30 | 72.0 | 72.00 | 42 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 43 | Lone Star (1952) | Clark Gable & Ava Gardner |
6.90 | 134.9 | 213.50 | 33 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 42 | Christopher Bean (1933) | Marie Dressler | 1.80 | 85.7 | 85.70 | 41 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 43 | Let Freedom Ring (1939) | Nelson Eddy | 2.30 | 88.6 | 88.60 | 101 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 46 | Night Flight (1933) | Clark Gable & John Barrymore |
1.60 | 77.1 | 144.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 45 | Arsène Lupin (1932) | John Barrymore | 1.70 | 83.3 | 155.40 | 51 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 47 | Madame X (1929) AA Best Director Nom |
Ruth Chatterton | 2.90 | 90.0 | 123.40 | 36 | 60 | 02 / 00 | 77.6 | |
| 49 | The Lion and the Mouse (1928) | May McAvoy | 2.90 | 91.8 | 102.40 | 24 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 48 | Guilty Hands (1931) | Kay Francis | 1.30 | 68.6 | 104.20 | 105 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 49 | Mark of The Vampire (1935) | Bela Lugosi | 1.00 | 43.5 | 43.50 | 133 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 52 | The Bad Man (1941) | Wallace Beery & Ronald Reagan |
2.30 | 88.8 | 88.80 | 105 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 53 | The Stranger's Return (1933) | Miriam Hopkins | 1.30 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 70 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 54 | The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941) | Red Skelton | 2.20 | 85.0 | 85.00 | 109 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 53 | Tennessee Johnson (1942) | Van Heflin | 1.60 | 60.5 | 72.60 | 145 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 55 | The Yellow Ticket (1931) | Laurence Olivier | 1.30 | 67.5 | 67.50 | 111 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 57 | Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941) | Red Skelton | 2.00 | 76.4 | 76.40 | 120 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 56 | On Borrowed Time (1939) | Beulah Bondi | 0.70 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 205 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 58 | 3 Men in White (1944) | Van Johnson & Ava Gardner |
1.90 | 65.2 | 94.30 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 60 | The Mysterious Island (1929) | Jacqueline Gadsdon | 1.70 | 51.5 | 71.40 | 86 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 60 | A Family Affair (1937) | Mickey Rooney | 1.50 | 61.9 | 83.30 | 142 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 61 | Public Hero #1 (1935) | Jean Arthur | 1.40 | 61.0 | 61.00 | 100 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 62 | Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) | Van Johnson | 1.50 | 52.4 | 80.30 | 130 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 63.5 | |
| 63 | The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 0.80 | 35.3 | 35.30 | 162 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 64 | Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942) | Van Johnson | 1.20 | 46.2 | 71.50 | 160 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 66 | His Glorious Night (1929) | John Gilbert | 1.90 | 58.0 | 71.40 | 78 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 66 | Sweepings (1933) | Gloria Stuart | 0.90 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 116 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 67 | Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942) | Donna Reed | 1.20 | 44.5 | 68.20 | 166 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 59.7 | |
| 68 | Dark Delusion (1947) | James Craig | 1.30 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 154 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 70 | Looking Forward (1933) | Colin Clive | 0.50 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 165 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 72 | Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940) | Robert Young | 1.40 | 52.1 | 52.10 | 145 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 56.1 | |
| 70 | Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942) | Lew Ayres | 0.90 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 184 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 55.8 | |
| 71 | The Penalty (1941) | Edward Arnold | 0.60 | 22.9 | 22.90 | 209 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 74 | Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940) | Lew Ayres & Laraine Day |
0.70 | 25.7 | 25.70 | 193 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 73 | Main Street to Broadway (1953) | Ethel Barrymore | 1.30 | 22.6 | 24.20 | 197 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.2 | |
| 75 | Free and Easy (1930) | Robert Montgomery & Buster Keaton |
1.30 | 72.6 | 72.60 | 90 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 77 | Right Cross (1950) | Dick Powell & Directed by John Sturges |
2.70 | 61.3 | 83.50 | 114 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 77 | Should Ladies Behave (1933) | Alice Brady | 0.60 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 156 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
| 77 | The Splendid Road (1925) | Directed by Frank Lloyd | 0.40 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 55 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 79 | The Unholy Night (1929) | Boris Karloff | 1.00 | 31.6 | 31.60 | 112 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 81 | Bannerline (1951) | Keefe Brasselle | 1.00 | 21.6 | 28.20 | 206 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 82 | Enemies of Women (1923) | Alma Rubens & Pedro de Cordob |
0.50 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 33 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Lionel Barrymore
1. Lionel Herbert Blythe was born in Philadelphia Pennsyvania in 1878. He is the second generation of the Barrymore acting family.
2. Lionel Barrymore was the son of actors Georgiana Drew Barrymore and Maurice Barrymore. He was the elder brother of Ethel and John Barrymore, the uncle of John Drew Barrymore and Diana Barrymore and the great-uncle of Drew Barrymore.
3. Lionel Barrymore and his sister Ethel Barrymore were the first Oscar-winning brother and sister in acting categories.
4. Lionel Barrymore had extreme problems with his income taxes, and during the last 15 years of his life routinely turned over all of his paycheck to the Internal Revenue Service except for a small sum to maintain his living expenses. The IRS also took the proceeds from a sale of his artwork after his death.
5. By the late 1930s, severe arthritis had led Lionel Barrymore to be confined to a wheelchair. From 1938, his screen roles were written to accommodate his disability.
6. Lionel Barrymore received two Oscar® nominations. He was nominated as Best Director for 1929’s Madame X and he won the Best Actor Oscar for 1931’s A Free Soul. His climatic court room speech in A Free Soul is one of the longest takes in a commercial film…using more than one camera it lasts 14 minutes.
7. Lionel Barrymore was married two times in his life. He had 2 children.
8. Lionel Barrymore spent most of his screen career under contract to MGM (1926-52). I for one was very happy for that..because MGM is the best studio when searching for old box office numbers.
9. Lionel Barrymore convinced James Stewart to take the role of George in 1946’s It’s A Wonderful Life, despite Stewart’s feeling that he was not up to it so soon after World War II.
10. Check out Lionel Barrymore’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
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Lionel Barrymore night on TCM as part of the Barrymore spotlight on TCM every Mon day night. Last week was John. Tonight is Lionel. Next Monday is Ethel and finally movies where the siblings appeared together. There is only one with the three of them. But the brothers made several together. the one with all three of them is Rasputin and the Empress.
Hey Flora thanks for the information. I was actually visiting a new to me library….and found a bunch of hard to find DVDs there….including Rasputin and the Empress. I am planning and going back and checking that one out. John Barrymore is moving up my list of upcoming pages to do…if only because I keep running into his movies as I research other performers.
One of the great character actors, Barrymore’s most famous role was as the nasty Mr. Potter in Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, one of the most watched and well-liked fantasy films in Hollywood’s rich history.
I’ve seen 15 of the 61 films you’ve listed, 9 of them are mentioned in Flora’s post. I will recommend The Devil-Doll for anyone who hasn’t seen it, an unusual horror film by Tod Browning director of Dracula, the visual effects are excellent.
Other favorites – Mark of the Vampire, Duel in the Sun, Key Largo, Test Pilot and You Can’t Take it With You.
Looking at the top of the UMR chart, Wonderful Life is at no.3 while the less well known Capra is at no.1, oh well it did win Best Picture at the Oscars. I don’t think I’ve seen Since You Went Away or Valley of Decision.
Good work Bruce, plenty of facts here on Barrymore I didn’t know. Voted Up!
Hey Steve.
1. Yep…every year Lionel Barrymore gets introduced to a new generation….one of the great classic movies that still has some life left in it.
2. Tally count. Flora 31 Steve 15 me 10…..so we combined still fall 6 behind Flora
3. I will have to check-out Devil-Doll…that was Browning’s last successful movie….then again he only directed one more movie after Devil-Doll.
4. I want to also see Test Pilot (long time on must see list) & Mark of the Vampire (new addition to the must see list).
5. Wonderful Life was actually a disappointment when it came out….like Shawshank & Wizard of Oz…..it was only when it reached home entertainment (television & VHS) did the movie take off. He was the star of You Can’t Take It With You….versus a supporting character in Captains and Wonderful….so I do not have a problem with it being number one….plus it did win the Best Picture Oscar.
6. Vally of Decision was ok ….not one of Peck or Barrymore’s better movies (don’t tell Flora I said that)…so I do not think you are missing much there.
Thanks for the visit and the comment.
Valley of Decision is a movie I’ve seen only a few times. It is rather depressing. I don’t mind you saying that.
Hey Flora…glad I did not offend you. Thin ice when it comes to Mr. Gregory Peck…lol..
Hi
A truly great character actor, who appeared in so many classics that I think he’ll remain a familiar face for audiences to come. To me his top 2 films were It’s A Wonderful Life and Key Largo. I’m sure he’s an inspiration to all tax collectors.
Hey Chris…..I agree he was a great character actor…the 1930s and 1940s had Lionel and we have Christopher Walken. Your top two are great movies….and finished 3rd and 5th in my ranking system. At least the IRS let him have enough movie to live on….that was nice of them. Thanks for stopping by.
Hi, Bruce.
Thanks for this page on my favourite Barrymore and the heads up it was coming.
Lionel is my favourite of the Barrymore family. Very cool to hear about he and Ethel being the first brother and sister team.
I usually talk about how many films I’ve seen compared to rankings before I talk about favourites, but instead I will switch this around for Mr. Barrymore. Keep in mind, that for me even in a so-do movie he was excellent.
Here are my favourites, in order, and not limited to 5:
Key Largo
A Free Soul
Grand Hotel
Arsine Lupin
Dinner at Eight
You Can’t Take it With You
It’s A Wonderful Life
Night Flight
Down to the Sea with Ships
A Guy Named Joe
David Copperfield
Mark of the Vampire
Test Pilot
I think you are getting the idea here.
I have seen 31 of these movies so far. The highest ranking movie I haven`t seen is Since You Went Away which has not been available to me.
Guilty Hands is the movie of Lionel that I have seen most recently for the first time. Wonderful film.
Thanks and cheers,
Flora
Hey Flora.
1. Tally count. Flora 31 Steve 15 me 10.
2. Glad you liked “your” requested page. Actually I have stumbled across many of John’s movies…..he has moved up the list of actors to do….so I think in the near future there will be 3 Barrymore UMR pages.
3. I have seen 6 of the favorites that you listed.
4. Of those favorites….Test Pilot, Arsine Lupin and A Guy Named Joe being the ones I want to see the most.
5. Since You Went Away was a monster hit…but it is a hard movie to find.
6. Thanks for the information….with regards to missing Barrymore movies….I found Mark of the Vampire and a few more after my original request for information….I think 61 is enough to qualify this as an “Ultimate Movie Ranking’ page.
As always…thanks for your comment and the visit.
Goodness gracious. Stuck in a wheelchair and had to give the IRS all his money. No wonder he was so good at being so bad in It is a wonderful life. Very educational this page is
Hey Grumpy for a reason….yep it sounds like Mr. Barrymore has some issues in his personal life from the late 1930s to the end of his life. Glad you liked the page.