This movie page looks at 1945 Top Box Office Movies. Finding box office information for movies made in the 1930s and 1940s is extremely difficult. For somebody looking for box office information on 1945 it is very very frustrating. Over the years, we have researched and collected information on over 33,000 movies. So we figured we would show all the 1945 movies in our database.
To make this list a movie had to be made in 1945. Obviously many movies made in 1944 earned box office dollars in 1945. On the other side many movies made in 1945 made money in 1946 and later. This page will looks at 127 1945 Top Box Office Movies. The movies are listed in a massive table that lets you rank the movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
The following massive table only includes the movies made in 1944 that are in our database. Since we are constantly adding new movies to our database….this page will quickly become obsolete. We will try and update this page on a regular basis.
Our UMR Top 50 of 1945
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Movie (Year)
Rating
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Year Movie (Year) Rating S
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The Lost Weekend (1945)
AA Best Picture Win
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
Mildred Pierce (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
Spellbound (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
1945
Scarlet Street (1945)
1945
Wonder Man (1945)
1945
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
1945
Road to Utopia (1945)
1945
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
AA Best Picture Nom
1945
They Were Expendable (1945)
1945
The Clock (1945)
1945
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
1945
A Walk in the Sun (1945)
1945
State Fair (1945)
1945
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
1945
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945)
1945
The Valley of Decision (1945)
1945
Pride of the Marines (1945)
1945
A Song to Remember (1945)
1945
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
1945
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
1945
Conflict (1945)
1945
Love Letters (1945)
1945
The Corn Is Green (1945)
1945
Without Love (1945)
1945
The Seventh Veil (1945)
1945
Objective, Burma! (1945)
1945
Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945)
1945
Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)
1945
Incendiary Blonde (1945)
1945
The House on 92nd Street (1945)
1945
Son of Lassie (1945)
1945
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
1945
Thrill Of A Romance (1945)
1945
Tonight And Every Other Night (1945)
1945
The Southerner (1945)
1945
Roughly Speaking (1945)
1945
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
1945
The Dolly Sisters (1945)
1945
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
1945
San Antonio (1945)
1945
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
1945
The Stork Club (1945)
1945
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
1945
The Wicked Lady (1945)
1945
Salty O'Rourke (1945)
1945
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
1945
Back to Bataan (1945)
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
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| 1945 | The Lost Weekend (1945) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Spellbound (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Scarlet Street (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Wonder Man (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Road to Utopia (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | They Were Expendable (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Clock (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | |
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| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) | |
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| 1945 | State Fair (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Valley of Decision (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Pride of the Marines (1945) | |
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| 1945 | A Song to Remember (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Enchanted Cottage (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Conflict (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Love Letters (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Corn Is Green (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Without Love (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Seventh Veil (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Objective, Burma! (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The House on 92nd Street (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Son of Lassie (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Diamond Horseshoe (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Thrill Of A Romance (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Tonight And Every Other Night (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Southerner (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Dolly Sisters (1945) | |
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| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) | |
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| 1945 | San Antonio (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Affairs of Susan (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Stork Club (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | |
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| 1945 | The Wicked Lady (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Back to Bataan (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) | |
1945 Top Box Office 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 1945 Top Box Office Movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie.
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies by domestic actual box office grosses (in millions)
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies 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 1945 Top Box Office Movies received.
- Sort 1945 Top Box Office Movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking Score (UMR). Our 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) | 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 | The Lost Weekend (1945) AA Best Picture Win |
Ray Milland & Jane Wyman |
9.5 | 299.9 | 299.90 | 17 | 85 | 07 / 04 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman |
19.7 | 625.3 | 907.10 | 1 | 87 | 08 / 01 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joan Crawford & Ann Blyth |
9.7 | 306.8 | 500.50 | 16 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | Spellbound (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & Ingrid Bergman |
12.5 | 395.4 | 395.40 | 8 | 78 | 06 / 01 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) | James Dunn & Joan Blondell |
8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 28 | 86 | 02 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 6 | Scarlet Street (1945) | Edward G. Robinson & Walter Wanger |
6.9 | 220.2 | 259.70 | 41 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 7 | Wonder Man (1945) | Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo |
9.1 | 288.0 | 433.30 | 23 | 82 | 04 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 8 | Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | Gene Tierney & Vincent Price |
14.2 | 449.6 | 449.60 | 3 | 81 | 04 / 01 | 98.4 | |
| 10 | Road to Utopia (1945) | Bing Crosby & Bob Hope |
12.5 | 396.3 | 396.30 | 6 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 11 | Anchors Aweigh (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gene Kelly & Frank Sinatra |
12.5 | 396.1 | 660.10 | 7 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 12 | They Were Expendable (1945) | John Wayne & Donna Reed |
8.9 | 281.8 | 390.90 | 25 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 97.4 | |
| 13 | The Clock (1945) | Judy Garland & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
6.0 | 191.4 | 245.10 | 54 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 11 | Christmas in Connecticut (1945) | Barbara Stanwyck & Sydney Greenstreet |
9.1 | 314.2 | 396.70 | 22 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 16 | A Walk in the Sun (1945) | Dana Andrews | 6.2 | 198.2 | 198.20 | 51 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 14 | State Fair (1945) | Dana Andrews & Jeanne Crain |
11.2 | 353.9 | 353.90 | 12 | 74 | 02 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 16 | Story of G.I. Joe (1945) | Robert Mitchum | 8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 29 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 15 | Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) | Edward G. Robinson & Agnes Moorehead |
8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 32 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 16 | The Valley of Decision (1945) | Greer Garson & Gregory Peck |
12.7 | 402.1 | 713.00 | 5 | 73 | 02 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 19 | Pride of the Marines (1945) | John Garfield & Eleanor Parker |
6.4 | 202.1 | 265.90 | 45 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 20 | A Song to Remember (1945) | Cornel Wilde & Paul Muni |
6.5 | 206.2 | 206.20 | 44 | 65 | 06 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 21 | Ziegfeld Follies (1945) | Lucille Ball & Vincent Minnelli |
9.9 | 314.3 | 470.70 | 14 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 24 | The Enchanted Cottage (1945) | Dorothy McGuire & Robert Young |
5.4 | 170.2 | 248.80 | 65 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 25 | Conflict (1945) | Humphrey Bogart & Sydney Greenstreet |
6.3 | 199.5 | 321.40 | 48 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 22 | Love Letters (1945) | Jennifer Jones & Joseph Cotten |
8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 31 | 67 | 04 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 26 | The Corn Is Green (1945) | Bette Davis | 6.1 | 193.9 | 321.40 | 53 | 70 | 02 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 26 | Without Love (1945) | Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy |
7.5 | 238.0 | 333.30 | 35 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 27 | The Seventh Veil (1945) | James Mason & Herbert Lom |
5.6 | 176.1 | 176.10 | 60 | 74 | 01 / 01 | 94.7 | |
| 29 | Objective, Burma! (1945) | Errol Flynn | 5.9 | 186.4 | 348.90 | 55 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 31 | Thunderhead: Son of Flicka (1945) | Roddy McDowall | 6.2 | 198.2 | 198.20 | 52 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 28 | Week-end at the Waldorf (1945) | Lana Turner & Ginger Rogers |
12.1 | 384.5 | 543.10 | 9 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 30 | Incendiary Blonde (1945) | Betty Hutton | 7.4 | 233.5 | 233.50 | 37 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 33 | The House on 92nd Street (1945) | William Eythe | 6.9 | 220.2 | 220.20 | 38 | 64 | 01 / 01 | 94.1 | |
| 34 | Son of Lassie (1945) | Donald Crisp | 6.9 | 220.1 | 385.80 | 42 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 34 | Diamond Horseshoe (1945) | Betty Grable & Dick Haymes |
8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 27 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.9 | |
| 35 | Thrill Of A Romance (1945) | Esther Williams & Van Johnson |
12.0 | 382.1 | 618.30 | 10 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 36 | Tonight And Every Other Night (1945) | Rita Hayworth & Lee Bowman |
6.9 | 219.7 | 219.70 | 43 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 39 | The Southerner (1945) | Zachary Scott | 4.9 | 153.8 | 153.80 | 76 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 38 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | Rosalind Russell | 5.1 | 162.9 | 227.00 | 70 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 37 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | Betty Hutton & Paulette Goddard |
7.7 | 242.9 | 242.90 | 34 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 38 | The Dolly Sisters (1945) | Betty Grable & John Payne |
11.0 | 348.1 | 348.10 | 13 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 40 | God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) | Dennis Morgan | 9.4 | 297.1 | 388.20 | 20 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
| 42 | San Antonio (1945) | Errol Flynn & Alexis Smith |
9.9 | 312.9 | 519.50 | 15 | 61 | 02 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 44 | The Affairs of Susan (1945) | Joan Fontaine & George Brent |
5.8 | 185.0 | 185.00 | 56 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 43 | The Stork Club (1945) | Betty Hutton & Barry Fitzgerald |
8.9 | 281.8 | 281.80 | 24 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 45 | Rhapsody in Blue (1945) | Robert Alda & Charles Coburn |
9.3 | 294.3 | 427.70 | 21 | 59 | 02 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 47 | The Wicked Lady (1945) | James Mason | 5.3 | 167.3 | 167.30 | 67 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 48 | Salty O'Rourke (1945) | Alan Ladd & Gail Russell |
5.8 | 185.0 | 185.00 | 57 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 46 | Saratoga Trunk (1945) | Gary Cooper & Ingrid Bergman |
13.7 | 435.8 | 669.40 | 4 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
| 49 | Back to Bataan (1945) | John Wayne & Anthony Quinn |
5.7 | 179.2 | 245.70 | 58 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 92.4 | |
| 51 | Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) | Vivien Leigh & Claude Rains |
6.2 | 198.2 | 198.20 | 50 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 92.2 | |
| 51 | A Bell for Adano (1945) | Gene Tierney | 6.9 | 220.2 | 220.20 | 39 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 53 | Bring on the Girls (1945) | Veronica Lake | 5.6 | 176.1 | 176.10 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 54 | Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945) | Hedy Lamarr & Robert Walker |
6.3 | 200.8 | 279.10 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.8 | |
| 54 | Doll Face (1945) | Carmen Miranda | 6.9 | 220.2 | 220.20 | 40 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 56 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | Angela Lansbury & George Sanders |
3.9 | 123.2 | 262.00 | 88 | 78 | 03 / 01 | 91.4 | |
| 55 | Along Came Jones (1945) | Gary Cooper | 7.4 | 233.8 | 306.90 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 59 | The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945) | Robert Walker & June Allyson |
6.3 | 199.8 | 225.40 | 47 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 58 | The Great John L. (1945) | Linda Darnell | 5.5 | 175.0 | 175.00 | 64 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 57 | Nob Hill (1945) | George Raft & Joan Bennett |
8.6 | 273.4 | 273.40 | 26 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 58 | The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1945) | Cornel Wilde & Anita Louise |
8.3 | 264.2 | 264.20 | 30 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 60 | The Spanish Main (1945) | Maureen O'Hara & Paul Henreid |
9.4 | 298.1 | 513.90 | 19 | 53 | 01 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 62 | Blood on the Sun (1945) | James Cagney & Sylvia Sidney |
9.4 | 299.4 | 299.40 | 18 | 51 | 01 / 01 | 90.1 | |
| 65 | Confidential Agent (1945) | Lauren Bacall & Peter Lorre |
4.5 | 142.2 | 241.10 | 80 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 64 | Dillinger (1945) | Lawrence Tierney | 5.6 | 176.1 | 176.10 | 62 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 66 | Fallen Angel (1945) | Linda Darnell & Dana Andrews |
4.2 | 132.1 | 132.10 | 83 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 66 | She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) | Rosalind Russell | 7.8 | 247.1 | 247.10 | 33 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 65 | Mom and Dad (1945) | June Carlson & Hardie Albright |
16.9 | 535.2 | 535.20 | 2 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 70 | Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) | Lana Turner | 5.3 | 166.6 | 237.20 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
| 69 | Hold That Blonde! (1945) | Veronica Lake | 5.6 | 176.1 | 176.10 | 63 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 71 | Pillow To Post (1945) | Sydney Greenstreet | 5.0 | 157.2 | 212.20 | 73 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 89.3 | |
| 72 | What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) | Robert Walker | 6.2 | 198.2 | 198.20 | 49 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 71 | Brief Encounter (1945) | Trevor Howard & Celia Johnson |
2.7 | 86.9 | 86.90 | 109 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 74 | Between Two Women (1945) | Lionel Barrymore & Van Johnson |
5.3 | 167.0 | 201.00 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 73 | Adventure (1945) | Clark Gable & Greer Garson |
11.8 | 374.3 | 537.10 | 11 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 88.6 | |
| 73 | Out Of This World (1945) | Veronica Lake | 4.5 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 76 | Junior Miss (1945) | Peggy Ann Garner | 4.9 | 154.1 | 154.10 | 74 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 78 | Hotel Berlin (1945) | Peter Lorre | 5.0 | 157.6 | 250.10 | 72 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 87.6 | |
| 80 | Johnny Angel (1945) | George Raft & Claire Trevor |
5.3 | 167.3 | 232.10 | 66 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 87.2 | |
| 79 | A Thousand and One Nights (1945) | Cornel Wilde | 4.2 | 134.0 | 134.00 | 82 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 80 | And Then There Were None (1945) | Barry Fitzgerald & Walter Huston |
2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 105 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 82 | Where Do We Go From Here? (1945) Uncredited Role |
Anthony Quinn & Fred MacMurray |
4.9 | 154.1 | 154.10 | 75 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 84 | Kiss and Tell (1945) | Shirley Temple & Jerome Courtland |
3.9 | 123.3 | 123.30 | 87 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 85.8 | |
| 83 | Lady On a Train (1945) | Deanna Durbin | 3.3 | 103.9 | 103.90 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 85 | Yolanda and the Thief (1945) | Fred Astaire & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
3.4 | 107.5 | 157.70 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 85 | The Naughty Nineties (1945) | Bud Abbott & Henry Travers |
2.6 | 83.7 | 83.70 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 87 | A Medal for Benny (1945) | J. Carrol Naish & Dorothy Lamour |
4.0 | 125.5 | 125.50 | 85 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 88 | This Love Of Ours (1945) | Claude Rains & Merle Oberon |
3.9 | 123.3 | 123.30 | 86 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 90 | Too Young To Know (1945) | Joan Leslie | 4.4 | 139.9 | 180.50 | 81 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 89 | Cornered (1945) | Dick Powell | 3.7 | 117.6 | 159.90 | 89 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 90 | Hangover Square (1945) | Linda Darnell | 2.8 | 87.8 | 87.80 | 107 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 92 | You Came Along (1945) | Robert Cummings | 4.5 | 143.7 | 143.70 | 77 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 84.5 | |
| 92 | It's a Pleasure (1945) | Sonja Henie | 5.6 | 177.0 | 284.00 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 91 | Abbott & Costello in Hollywood (1945) | Bud Abbott & Lucille Ball |
3.1 | 96.9 | 96.90 | 96 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 94 | Those Endearing Young Charms (1945) | Robert Young & Laraine Day |
5.0 | 159.0 | 193.80 | 71 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 94 | Murder, He Says (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 103 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 98 | A Royal Scandal (1945) | Anne Baxter & Vincent Price |
4.2 | 132.1 | 132.10 | 84 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 96 | Rome, Open City (1945) | Anna Magnani | 2.5 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 114 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 98 | The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) | Jack Benny & Alexis Smith |
2.5 | 78.8 | 85.40 | 113 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 82.1 | |
| 101 | China Sky (1945) | Anthony Quinn & Randolph Scott |
3.6 | 114.1 | 141.80 | 90 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 98 | Kitty (1945) | Paulette Goddard & Ray Milland |
3.1 | 96.9 | 96.90 | 95 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 101 | Here Come The Co-Eds (1945) | Bud Abbott & Peggy Ryan |
2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 102 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 102 | Notorious Gentleman (1945) | Rex Harrison | 2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 104 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 104 | Salome, Where She Danced (1945) | Walter Wanger & Yvonne De Carlo |
4.5 | 142.4 | 244.00 | 79 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 103 | It's In The Bag! (1945) | Don Ameche | 2.5 | 79.1 | 79.10 | 112 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 105 | Patrick The Great (1945) | Donald O'Connor | 2.3 | 71.8 | 71.80 | 115 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 107 | Over 21 (1945) | Irene Dunne | 2.8 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 108 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 106 | Detour (1945) | Tom Neal & Ann Savage |
1.0 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 137 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 108 | Children of Paradise (1945) | Jean-Louis Barrault | 0.1 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 172 | 88 | 01 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 109 | Captain Kidd (1945) | Charles Laughton & Randolph Scott |
2.8 | 88.5 | 88.50 | 98 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 110 | Pardon My Past (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.5 | 79.3 | 79.30 | 111 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 112 | A Yank in London (1945) | Rex Harrison | 2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 100 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 113 | Captain Eddie (1945) | Fred MacMurray | 2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 99 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 114 | Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) | Johnny Weismuller | 2.9 | 92.0 | 227.70 | 97 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 114 | Don Juan Quilligan (1945) | William Bendix & Joan Blondell |
2.8 | 88.1 | 88.10 | 101 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 115 | Sudan (1945) | 1.9 | 60.2 | 60.20 | 120 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 71.7 | ||
| 117 | Dakota (1945) | John Wayne & Walter Brennan |
3.2 | 100.5 | 100.50 | 94 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 118 | Flame of Barbary Coast (1945) | John Wayne | 3.3 | 104.6 | 104.60 | 92 | 49 | 02 / 00 | 71.4 | |
| 116 | The Body Snatcher (1945) | Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi |
0.9 | 27.9 | 48.20 | 152 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 119 | Vacation From Marriage (1945) | Robert Donat & Deborah Kerr |
1.4 | 45.1 | 45.10 | 129 | 67 | 01 / 01 | 70.9 | |
| 121 | Guest Wife (1945) | Claudette Colbert & Don Ameche |
2.8 | 88.0 | 88.00 | 106 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 123 | The Unseen (1945) | Joel McCrea & Gail Russell |
1.9 | 61.2 | 61.20 | 118 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 122 | The House of Fear (1945) | 1.2 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 135 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 68.4 | ||
| 123 | Blithe Spirit (1945) | Rex Harrison | 0.5 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 163 | 73 | 01 / 01 | 66.7 | |
| 124 | Paris Underground (1945) | 1.5 | 48.5 | 48.50 | 127 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 66.2 | ||
| 126 | Danger Signal (1945) | Zachary Scott | 1.9 | 60.7 | 97.80 | 119 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 125 | The Man in Half Moon Street (1945) | Nils Asther | 1.6 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 125 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 65.3 | |
| 127 | Pursuit to Algiers (1945) | 1.0 | 32.7 | 32.70 | 139 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 63.1 | ||
| 130 | Beside Manner (1945) | Ruth Hussey | 1.7 | 54.9 | 54.90 | 122 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 62.6 | |
| 128 | The Woman in Green (1945) | 1.4 | 43.3 | 43.30 | 131 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | ||
| 129 | Molly and Me (1945) | 1.4 | 45.1 | 45.10 | 130 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | ||
| 132 | Frontier Gal (1945) | 1.7 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 124 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.7 | ||
| 133 | Shady Lady (1945) | Charles Coburn | 1.7 | 54.2 | 54.20 | 123 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 60.6 | |
| 131 | I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) | 0.6 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 162 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | ||
| 134 | Counter-Attack (1945) | Paul Muni | 1.2 | 39.6 | 39.60 | 134 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 134 | Isle of the Dead (1945) | Boris Karloff | 0.7 | 23.4 | 33.70 | 155 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 136 | Masquerade in Mexico (1945) | Dorothy Lamour | 1.8 | 56.8 | 56.80 | 121 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 57.6 | |
| 136 | Eadie Was A Lady (1945) | Ann Miller | 0.8 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 154 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.0 | |
| 138 | Within These Walls (1945) | Thomas Mitchell | 1.0 | 30.9 | 30.90 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.5 | |
| 139 | She Went To The Races (1945) | Ava Gardner & James Craig |
1.3 | 40.2 | 40.20 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 141 | The Gay Senorita (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.9 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 153 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 140 | Johnny In The Clouds/The Way to the Stars (1945) | 0.2 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 169 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | ||
| 142 | Having Wonderful Crime (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 2.0 | 62.1 | 74.90 | 117 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 52.6 | |
| 141 | The Great Flamarion (1945) | Dan Duryea | 0.9 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 151 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 143 | The Hidden Eye (1945) | Edward Arnold | 1.3 | 41.6 | 82.30 | 132 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 145 | The Falcon's Alibi (1945) | Jane Greer | 0.7 | 22.0 | 22.00 | 158 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 144 | Strange Confession (1945) | 0.4 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 166 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | ||
| 146 | This Man's Navy (1945) | Wallace Beery | 1.0 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 146 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 148 | Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945) | 0.7 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 157 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.0 | ||
| 149 | The Bullfighters (1945) | Laurel and Hardy | 1.0 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 150 | Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) | Ann Miller | 1.0 | 31.9 | 31.90 | 142 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 44.4 | |
| 151 | Earl Carroll Vanities (1945) | 1.0 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 141 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 44.3 | ||
| 150 | Man Alive (1945) | Pat O'Brien | 1.5 | 47.0 | 56.80 | 128 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 152 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.7 | 21.1 | 21.10 | 160 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.7 | |
| 154 | The Cheaters (1945) | 0.4 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 165 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 43.1 | ||
| 155 | Strange Holiday (1945) | Claude Rains | 1.0 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 43.0 | |
| 155 | Marie-Louise (1945) | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 42.9 | ||
| 157 | Pan-Americana (1945) | 1.5 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 126 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 | ||
| 158 | Dick Tracy (1945) | Jane Greer | 1.0 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 145 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.5 | |
| 159 | Rough, Tough and Ready (1945) | 1.0 | 30.4 | 30.40 | 147 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 39.2 | ||
| 158 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945) | Steve Cochran | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 164 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 159 | The Tiger Woman (1945) | Adele Mara | 0.2 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 168 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 35.8 | |
| 160 | A Game of Death (1945) | Directed by Robert Wise | 0.7 | 23.4 | 23.40 | 156 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 34.8 | |
| 164 | Delightfully Dangerous (1945) | Jane Powell | 2.0 | 62.7 | 62.70 | 116 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 31.5 | |
| 163 | West of the Pecos (1945) | Robert Mitchum | 1.0 | 30.8 | 30.80 | 144 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 31.3 | |
| 163 | Escape in the Fog (1945) | Otto Kruger | 0.4 | 13.1 | 13.10 | 167 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 164 | Dangerous Partners (1945) | 0.1 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 171 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | ||
| 165 | Main Street After Dark (1945) | Edward Arnold & Dan Duryea |
0.9 | 28.9 | 28.90 | 148 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 166 | Bewitched (1945) | Phyllis Thaxter | 1.1 | 34.5 | 46.70 | 136 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 28.0 | |
| 167 | Sing Your Way Home (1945) | 0.9 | 28.6 | 28.60 | 150 | 47 | 01 / 00 | 24.2 | ||
| 168 | Why Girls Leave Home (1945) | 0.9 | 28.7 | 28.70 | 149 | 46 | 02 / 00 | 22.6 | ||
| 169 | Mama Loves Papa (1945) | Leon Errol | 0.7 | 21.8 | 28.40 | 159 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 170 | Zombies On Broadway (1945) | Bela Lugosi | 0.7 | 21.1 | 24.00 | 161 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 11.7 |
1945 Box Office Grosses – Adjusted World Wide
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
The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
AA Best Picture NomBing Crosby &
Ingrid Bergman907.10
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Greer Garson &
Gregory Peck713.00
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman669.40
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
AA Best Picture NomGene Kelly &
Frank Sinatra660.10
Thrill Of A Romance (1945)
Esther Williams &
Van Johnson618.30
Week-end at the Waldorf (1945)
Lana Turner &
Ginger Rogers543.10
Adventure (1945)
Clark Gable &
Greer Garson537.10
San Antonio (1945)
Errol Flynn &
Alexis Smith519.50
The Spanish Main (1945)
Maureen O'Hara &
Paul Henreid513.90
Mildred Pierce (1945)
AA Best Picture NomJoan Crawford &
Ann Blyth500.50
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Lucille Ball &
Vincent Minnelli470.70
Wonder Man (1945)
Danny Kaye &
Virginia Mayo433.30
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Robert Alda &
Charles Coburn427.70
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Barbara Stanwyck &
Sydney Greenstreet396.70
They Were Expendable (1945)
John Wayne &
Donna Reed390.90
God Is My Co-Pilot (1945)
Dennis Morgan
388.20
Son of Lassie (1945)
Donald Crisp
385.80
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Errol Flynn
348.90
Without Love (1945)
Katharine Hepburn &
Spencer Tracy333.30
Conflict (1945)
Humphrey Bogart &
Sydney Greenstreet321.40
The Corn Is Green (1945)
Bette Davis
321.40
Along Came Jones (1945)
Gary Cooper
306.90
It's a Pleasure (1945)
Sonja Henie
284.00
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
Hedy Lamarr &
Robert Walker279.10
Pride of the Marines (1945)
John Garfield &
Eleanor Parker265.90
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
Angela Lansbury &
George Sanders262.00
Scarlet Street (1945)
Edward G. Robinson &
Walter Wanger259.70
Hotel Berlin (1945)
Peter Lorre
250.10
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Dorothy McGuire &
Robert Young248.80
Back to Bataan (1945)
John Wayne &
Anthony Quinn245.70
The Clock (1945)
Judy Garland &
Directed by Vincent Minnelli245.10
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Walter Wanger &
Yvonne De Carlo244.00
Confidential Agent (1945)
Lauren Bacall &
Peter Lorre241.10
Keep Your Powder Dry (1945)
Lana Turner
237.20
Johnny Angel (1945)
George Raft &
Claire Trevor232.10
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
Johnny Weismuller
227.70
Roughly Speaking (1945)
Rosalind Russell
227.00
The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)
Robert Walker &
June Allyson225.40
Pillow To Post (1945)
Sydney Greenstreet
212.20
Between Two Women (1945)
Lionel Barrymore &
Van Johnson201.00
Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
Robert Young &
Laraine Day193.80
Too Young To Know (1945)
Joan Leslie
180.50
Cornered (1945)
Dick Powell
159.90
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
Fred Astaire &
Directed by Vincent Minnelli157.70
China Sky (1945)
Anthony Quinn &
Randolph Scott141.80
Danger Signal (1945)
Zachary Scott
97.80
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Jack Benny &
Alexis Smith85.40
The Hidden Eye (1945)
Edward Arnold
82.30
Having Wonderful Crime (1945)
Pat O'Brien
74.90
Man Alive (1945)
Pat O'Brien
56.80
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Boris Karloff &
Bela Lugosi48.20
Bewitched (1945)
Phyllis Thaxter
46.70
Isle of the Dead (1945)
Boris Karloff
33.70
Mama Loves Papa (1945)
Leon Errol
28.40
Zombies On Broadway (1945)
Bela Lugosi
24.00
My Main Sources
Source 1: Eddie Mannix MGM Ledgers
Source 2: C.J. Tevlin RKO Ledgers
Source 3: Variety Magazines –
Source 4: Year In Review Variety Editions
Source 5: Grand Design: Hollywood As A Modern Business Enterprise 1930-1942 by Tino Balio
Source 6: Twentieth Century-Fox A Corporate and Financial History by Aubrey Solomon
Source 7: Wikipedia
Source 8: IMDb.com
Source 9: “Revenue sharing and the coming of sound” by H. Mark Glancy
Source 10: Hollywood Power Stats by Christopher Reynolds
Top earners in 1945 for Adjusted USA Box Office:
| Name | Number of Movies | Total Adj World Wide (mil) | Total Adj USA (mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Wynn | 6 | 1,991.4 | 1,493.4 |
| Ingrid Bergman | 3 | 1,971.9 | 1,456.5 |
| Henry Travers | 3 | 1,609.1 | 1,091.1 |
| Cornel Wilde | 4 | 1,054.0 | 1,054.0 |
| Bing Crosby | 2 | 1,303.4 | 1,021.6 |
| Dan Duryea | 6 | 1,440.4 | 1,016.9 |
| Van Johnson | 3 | 1,362.4 | 933.6 |
| Alexis Smith | 4 | 1,354.0 | 885.5 |
| Barry Fitzgerald | 4 | 846.3 | 846.3 |
| Norman Lloyd | 5 | 839.5 | 839.5 |
| Dorothy Lamour | 4 | 821.5 | 821.5 |
| Jeanne Crain | 2 | 803.5 | 803.5 |
| Dean Stockwell | 2 | 1,373.1 | 798.2 |
| Gregory Peck | 2 | 1,108.4 | 797.5 |
| Robert Walker | 4 | 947.8 | 790.2 |
| Greer Garson | 2 | 1,250.1 | 776.4 |
| Edward Arnold | 4 | 1,125.0 | 769.3 |
| Betty Hutton | 3 | 758.2 | 758.2 |
| William Demarest | 4 | 814.1 | 741.0 |
| Veronica Lake | 4 | 738.8 | 738.8 |
| Joan Blondell | 3 | 889.4 | 726.6 |
| Gene Kelly | 2 | 1,130.8 | 710.4 |
| Kathryn Grayson | 2 | 1,130.8 | 710.4 |
| Esther Williams | 2 | 1,089.0 | 696.4 |
| Dana Andrews | 3 | 684.2 | 684.2 |
“State Fair” had four equally billed stars in this order: Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes and Vivian Blaine.
Hey Anonymous….added Jeanne Crain to the UMR co-star links…..as she has an UMR page. Mr. Haymes and Vivian Blaine are UMRless so they do not make the column. Thanks for all the suggestions…we followed some of them. Good stuff.
“Christmas in Connecticut”: The male lead was Dennis Morgan.
Hey Anonymous….at the time of publication we did not have a page on Dennis Morgan…we do now….but Sydney is going to keep his spot.
“Our Vines Have Tender Grapes”: was not a typical Edward G. Robinson role. Child star Margaret O’Brien was given equal billing.
Hey Anonymous….at the time of publication I did not have an UMR page on Agnes Moorehead…now we do, so I added Moorehead into the UMR column. If we ever do a page on O’Brien I will include her in the links column.
“They Were Expendable”: Robert Montgomery was billed over John Wayne. John Ford directed.
Hey Anonymous….even though Wayne was billed behind Montgomery….gotta stick with one of my all-time favorites and one of our most popular subjects in the UMR co-star column. Since I just through our Donna Reed in another movie…going to keep her here.
“The Picture of Dorian Grey” was based on the story by Oscar Wilde. George Sanders had top billing and Hurd Hatfield played the title character.
Hey Anonymous…we have pages on Donna Reed, George Sanders and Angela Lansbury. Lansbury got an Oscar nomination for the movie….so she stayed…..I did movie Sanders in the Reed part.