Rhonda Fleming Movies

Rhonda Fleming (1923-2020) was an American film/television actress and singer.  She acted in more than forty films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day. She was nicknamed the “Queen of Technicolor” because her fair complexion and flaming red hair photographed exceptionally well.  This page ranks 36  Rhonda Fleming movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and her movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.  This page comes from a request by Mike.

Rhonda Fleming in 1960’s The Crowded Sky

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  1. The only Rhonda Fleming movie I saw in a cinema was The Nude Bomb, a movie based on the Get Smart TV series with only Don Adams. They did it a lot better later in the 80’s a s TV movie with a number of the regulars back.

    Rhonda was never on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Holly wood Universe list. These are the few on the 2016 list she appeared with;

    27 DENNIS HOPPER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    198 DEAN STOCKWELL Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    247 CHARLTON HESTON Pony Express (1953)
    274 BRUCE DERN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    807 TERI GARR Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    809 ROBERT MITCHUM Out of the Past (1947)
    809 ROBERT MITCHUM Waiting for the Wind (1990)
    809 ROBERT MITCHUM When Strangers Marry (1944)
    912 ARTHUR TOVEY Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    966 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Cry Danger (1951)

    As for the 2000 list these actors that appeared with her have all fallen off;

    14 JOHN CARRADINE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    32 KIRK DOUGLAS Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    32 KIRK DOUGLAS Out of the Past (1947)
    39 FERNANDO REY Revolt of the Slaves (1961)
    43 KEENAN WYNN Since You Went Away (1944)
    43 KEENAN WYNN The Crowded Sky (1960)
    45 BURT LANCASTER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    90 JOHN IRELAND Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    108 DUB TAYLOR Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
    125 VINCENT PRICE The Big Circus (1959)
    125 VINCENT PRICE While the City Sleeps (1956)
    131 VITTORIO GASSMAN The Nude Bomb (1980)
    132 GLENN FORD The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
    146 MIKE MAZURKI Alias Jesse James (1959)
    146 MIKE MAZURKI Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    147 LLOYD BRIDGES Abilene Town (1946)
    156 GREGORY PECK Spellbound (1945)
    158 JOSEPH COTTEN Since You Went Away (1944)
    158 JOSEPH COTTEN The Killer Is Loose (1956)
    160 ROBERT RYAN Inferno (1953)
    179 JOHN WAYNE In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    180 LEE VAN CLEEF Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    192 YVONNE DE CARLO Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    205 BRIAN KEITH Jivaro (1954)
    221 JOHN CRAWFORD Serpent of the Nile (1953)
    222 BESS FLOWERS Little Egypt (1951)
    222 BESS FLOWERS Tropic Zone (1953)
    236 LEE MARVIN Hong Kong (1952)
    237 PETER LAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    241 BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    256 HANK WORDEN Bullwhip (1958)
    272 VITO SCOTTI The Nude Bomb (1980)
    278 KEYE LUKE Hong Kong (1952)
    278 KEYE LUKE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    280 BILLY BARTY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    296 KENNETH TOBEY Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    299 FRITZ FELD Little Egypt (1951)
    299 FRITZ FELD The Great Lover (1949)
    299 FRITZ FELD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    301 LEE J. COBB Yankee Pasha (1954)
    302 RICHARD ANDERSON The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
    323 GEORGE SANDERS While the City Sleeps (1956)
    332 ANGIE DICKINSON Tennessee’s Partner (1955)
    380 STERLING HAYDEN The Golden Hawk (1952)
    384 GILBERT ROLAND The Big Circus (1959)
    394 ALDO RAY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    395 WALTER PIDGEON Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    404 JACK ELAM Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    406 EDMOND O’BRIEN The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
    421 MICHAEL ANSARA Serpent of the Nile (1953)
    421 MICHAEL ANSARA The Golden Hawk (1952)
    424 ZSA ZSA GABOR Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    451 DANA ANDREWS The Crowded Sky (1960)
    451 DANA ANDREWS While the City Sleeps (1956)
    460 SCATMAN CROTHERS Alias Jesse James (1959)
    516 MADELINE KAHN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    522 RED BUTTONS The Big Circus (1959)
    532 JIM BACKUS The Great Lover (1949)
    534 BOB HOPE Alias Jesse James (1959)
    534 BOB HOPE The Great Lover (1949)
    542 PAUL FIX In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    544 LEO GORDON Tennessee’s Partner (1955)
    553 DAN O’HERLIHY Home Before Dark (1958)
    562 PAUL BRYAR The Great Lover (1949)
    562 PAUL BRYAR The Killer Is Loose (1956)
    592 WHIT BISSELL Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    606 ALBERTO MORIN The Great Lover (1949)
    629 WALTER BROOKE The Nude Bomb (1980)
    663 MILTON BERLE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    682 RAY TEAL The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
    699 ART CARNEY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    704 TROY DONAHUE The Crowded Sky (1960)
    740 GEORGE CHANDLER In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    740 GEORGE CHANDLER Since You Went Away (1944)
    742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    744 DEAN JAGGER When Strangers Marry (1944)
    790 ROLAND CULVER The Great Lover (1949)
    816 CARLETON YOUNG While the City Sleeps (1956)
    817 JACK CARTER Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    824 FRANK WILCOX Out of the Past (1947)
    824 FRANK WILCOX Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
    832 DON BRODIE Little Egypt (1951)
    851 CEDRIC HARDWICKE A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
    859 MYRON HEALEY Slightly Scarlet (1956)
    859 MYRON HEALEY Tennessee’s Partner (1955)
    863 ALAN HALE JR. The Killer Is Loose (1956)
    867 RORY CALHOUN Adventure Island (1947)
    867 RORY CALHOUN Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    886 PHIL LEEDS Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    894 PHILIP VAN ZANDT Yankee Pasha (1954)
    915 IVAN TRIESAULT The Buster Keaton Story (1957)
    925 RAYMOND BURR Serpent of the Nile (1953)
    930 BING RUSSELL Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    935 STEWART GRANGER Gun Glory (1957)
    961 NICKY BLAIR The Crowded Sky (1960)
    969 BYRON FOULGER In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    969 BYRON FOULGER Since You Went Away (1944)
    969 BYRON FOULGER When Strangers Marry (1944)
    973 JEAN SIMMONS Home Before Dark (1958)
    980 VICTOR MATURE The Big Circus (1959)
    980 VICTOR MATURE Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    982 BILLY BENEDICT Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    992 NICK DIMITRI The Nude Bomb (1980)
    993 JAMES W. GAVIN The Nude Bomb (1980)
    994 ELLEN CORBY Slightly Scarlet (1956)
    994 ELLEN CORBY THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946)

    Rhonda appeared with 22 Oscar winners;

    ART CARNEY Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    BING CROSBY A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1949)
    BING CROSBY Alias Jesse James (1959)
    BRODERICK CRAWFORD Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
    BURT LANCASTER Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)
    CHARLTON HESTON Pony Express (1953)
    CLAUDETTE COLBERT Since You Went Away (1944)
    DEAN JAGGER When Strangers Marry (1944)
    EDMOND O’BRIEN The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
    ETHEL BARRYMORE THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946)
    GARY COOPER Alias Jesse James (1959)
    GEORGE SANDERS While the City Sleeps (1956)
    GREGORY PECK Spellbound (1945)
    HATTIE MCDANIEL SINCE YOU WENT AWAY (1944)
    INGRID BERGMAN Spellbound (1945)
    JENNIFER JONES Since You Went Away (1944)
    JOHN WAYNE In Old Oklahoma (1943)
    KIM HUNTER When Strangers Marry (1944)
    LEE MARVIN Hong Kong (1952)
    LIONEL BARRYMORE Since You Went Away (1944)
    RED BUTTONS The Big Circus (1959)
    RITA MORENO Jivaro (1954)
    THOMAS MITCHELL WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956)

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    1. Hey Dan. As always…Thank you for these Bacon bits. Not surprised she was not in the original Top 1000. I remember seeing the ads for The Nude Bomb….not sure if I ever watched that one….I suspect if I did….it was a very forgettable movie. I guess Bruce Dern is the last chance to keep her connected to the current list…..as he is still pretty active. Good to see Bess Flowers on the second list….but only 2 movies? So she made three movies with Fritz Feld?….never heard of him. As for Oscar winning co-stars…22 falls in the below average character….but based on all of her B movies it is imprssive. Since You Went Away was the big contributor there. Good feedback as always.

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      1. You probably have seen Fritz Feld, he always does some mouth trick and pops the side of his cheek to make a noise. He was in a lot of Jerry Lewis movies.

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  2. I have seen 12 Rhonda Fleming movies. I am thrilled she is still with us at 95.

    The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is Spellbound at number 1.

    The highest rated film I have NOT seen is The Great Lover.

    The LOWEST rated film I have seen is Gun Glory at 24.

    I enjoy her performance always no matter what the film.

    Favourite Rhonda Fleming Movies:

    Out of the Past
    While the City Sleeps
    Gunfight at the OK Corral
    Spellbound
    The Spiral Staircase
    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

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    1. Hey Flora…thanks for checking out our Rhonda Fleming page. Yep…she is 95 and still going strong. I have seen Spellbound…but it is far from my favorite Hitchcock movie. I have only seen 4 of her movies so my knowledge of her is very limited. Gun Glory was a modest hit for a low budget movie…the power of Granger? My 4 Fleming movies watched are all on your favorites list..so I think I watched the right 4….lol. I will have to check out Connecticut Yankee and While the City Sleeps. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Rhonda Fleming.

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  3. HI BRUCE Rhonda was never an A list star and usually was to be found in programmers with the male action heroes of the day like John Payne, and Jeff Chandler in Yankee Pasha, Jeff’s “Indiana Jones” outing that a neighbour/colleague of yours started various exchanges about a few months ago .

    Rarely would she be the top star and/or get first billing in a movie and in Home before Dark in 1958 she actually had obscure billing compared with the movie’s star Jean Simmons.

    The following movies Rhonda WAS billed top in but of course there was no other big star in any of them – The Golden Hawk, Those Redheads from Seattle, Queen of Babylon, and Serpent of the Nile in which she played Cleopatra and I think sported a big black wig which might spoil Steve’s technicolour party!

    My favourite Fleming movies are probably While the City Sleeps [Fritz Lang directed] Home before Dark, Slightly Scarlet and Tennessee’s Partner [both the latter starring John Payne and the last named also starring Ronnie Reagan, both those men being fave co-stars of Rhonda].

    I also liked the 1958 Bullwhip [a sort of western reworking of the Taming of the Shrew with Rhonda as the “shrew” and Guy Madison as her tamer]. You haven’t included it above but IMDB gives it just a 51% rating so I doubt if you would have been over the moon about it.

    Whilst in my view she was not an A list star Rhonda was undoubtedly one of the bulwarks of the Hollywood production line system of the Classic Era that relied heavily on lovely co-stars like her to provide the love interest for the action hero males. Accordingly thumbs up from me for your Fleming profile.

    By the way I liked your lobby card for Chuck’s Pony Express, one of my fave Heston early fifties westerns though it is your lowest critically ranked movies on Rhonda’s page. However I forgive you as you gave reasonable to excellent rating for the 4 personal favouritesFleming films I mentioned above.

    Also I wasn’t aware that Rhonda made a movie with my Rory [Adventure Island] so I appreciate your drawing that to my attention.

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    1. Hey Bob. Thanks for such a detailed comment. I feel I know her a little more now. She has lots of less than 1 million rental movies….which makes me not feel too solid on the box office totals….but I think if anything they are too high versus too low…..which is amazing…because there are lots of low grossers here.

      Yep she and Rory made a movie together. Glad you like the Pony Express poster. Sorry that Bullwhip is not included….my sources give no help as to it’s box office grosses. I have not seen any of your favorite Rhonda movies…I will have to check out While the City Sleeps Home before Dark, Slightly Scarlet and Tennessee’s Partner.

      I remember the Yankee Pasha exchanges….but I have still not seen that movie. Good feedback as always.

      FYI….did you ever check out the podcast and hear how you got singled out? The only contributor that was actually named?

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      1. HI Bruce

        Thanks for the feedback on Rhonda.

        I would suspect that rentals below $1 million would not be unrealistic in Rhonda’s case as she was in a lot of B movie/programmers made for a pittance and turning good collective profits from tiny grosses

        A slight Dan like link. Rhonda is one of my very fave 1950s B movie actresses and of course Deanna Durbin is in my first 3 A list female stars. Deanna turned down the part that Rhonda got in Bing’s 1949 A Connecticut Yankee as demonstrated in your table above.

        I can’t remember if I saw the podcast. Would it be too much trouble for you to give me a link for it and I can anyway watch it again if I have seen it?

        Thanks too for the additional Asta information. We have a store chain over here called AsDa and I always have to watch that I don’t mix that name up with AsTa. Nothing’s ever simple, is it!

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  4. 95 years old! Wow! One of the oldest living Hollywood legends, Kirk, Olivia, there can’t be that many left.

    I’ve seen 7 of the 36 films on the chart – Spellbound, Gunfight at the OK Corral, The Big Circus, Out of the Past, Connecticut Yankee, The Patsy and Alias Jesse James.

    My favorite being Gunfight at OK Corral followed by Spellbound and Out of the Past aka Build My Gallows High (which was also the original story title).

    Looking at the box office – Spellbound was a smash hit, bigger than Gunfight.

    From what I’ve read Rhonda Fleming hated B/W movies because she couldn’t show off her flaming red hair.

    Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!

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    1. Hey Steve gotta admit…I am not too aware of Rhonda Fleming. I have only seen 4 of her movies….but I have seen her Top 3…and four of the Top 5…..I have not seen The Great Lover. Actually surprised you have not seen The Spiral Staircase (one of the 4 that I have seen)…as that was considered one of the first horror/thriller movies. I have seen Spellbound (not impressed), Gunfight at the OK Corral (fun movie but give me Tombstone) and Out of the Past (film noir classic). I think I agree with Fleming…technicolor really worked for her. Thanks for checking out our latest UMR page.

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