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Veronica Lake (1922-1973) was an American actress. Lake was one of the most popular actresses in the 1940s. She became very famous for her peek-a-boo hairstyle that she displayed in 1941’s I Wanted Wings. Her IMDb page shows 38 acting credits from 1939-1970. This page will rank 25 Veronica Lake movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Her television appearances and her early uncredited roles were not included in the rankings. This comes from a request by Kevin.
Veronica Lake 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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| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail! (1943) |  |
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| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia (1946) | |
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| 1941 | Sullivan's Travels (1941) | |
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| 1941 | Hold Back the Dawn (1941) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | |
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| 1947 | Variety Girl (1947) | |
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| 1945 | Bring on the Girls (1945) | |
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| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | |
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| 1947 | Saigon (1947) | |
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| 1942 | I Married a Witch (1942) |  |
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| 1942 | This Gun For Hire (1942) | |
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| 1945 | Hold That Blonde! (1945) | |
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| 1945 | Out Of This World (1945) | |
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| 1942 | The Glass Key (1942) | |
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| 1941 | I Wanted Wings (1941) | |
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| 1947 | Ramrod (1947) | |
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| 1949 | Slattery's Hurricane (1949) |  |
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| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) | |
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| 1948 | The Sainted Sisters (1948) | |
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| 1944 | The Hour Of The Dawn (1944) |  |
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| 1951 | Stronghold (1951) |  |
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| 1939 | All Women Have Secrets (1939) | |
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| 1948 | Isn't It Romantic (1948) |  |
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| 1966 | Footsteps in the Snow (1966) |  |
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| 1970 | Flesh Feast (1970) |  |
Veronica Lake 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 Veronica Lake movies by her co-stars
- Sort Veronica Lake movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Veronica Lake movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Veronica Lake movies by 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 Veronica Lake movie received.
- Sort Veronica Lake 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
So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
Claudette Colbert &
Paulette Goddard8.60
308.0
308.00
14
79
04 / 00
97.8
2
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Alan Ladd
7.40
228.9
228.90
47
79
01 / 00
97.3
5
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Joel McCrea &
Directed by Preston Sturges3.70
142.8
142.80
62
85
00 / 00
94.4
3
Hold Back the Dawn (1941)
AA Best Picture NomOlivia de Haviland &
Paulette Goddard2.90
111.8
111.80
86
84
06 / 00
94.4
4
Duffy's Tavern (1945)
Betty Hutton &
Paulette Goddard7.70
242.9
242.90
34
63
00 / 00
93.3
6
Variety Girl (1947)
Alan Ladd &
Paulette Goddard9.70
283.5
283.50
18
59
00 / 00
92.0
8
Bring on the Girls (1945)
Sonny Tufts &
Eddit Bracken5.60
176.1
176.10
61
66
00 / 00
91.9
7
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Bob Hope &
Alan Ladd8.30
308.0
308.00
13
55
02 / 00
91.4
9
Saigon (1947)
Alan Ladd
6.10
177.2
177.20
48
64
00 / 00
91.3
10
I Married a Witch (1942)
Susan Hayward &
Fredric March3.10
116.8
116.80
85
78
01 / 00
90.0
11
This Gun For Hire (1942)
Alan Ladd
3.10
113.6
113.60
89
80
00 / 00
89.8
12
Hold That Blonde! (1945)
Eddie Bracken
5.60
176.1
176.10
63
59
00 / 00
89.4
13
Out Of This World (1945)
Eddie Bracken
4.50
143.7
143.70
78
66
00 / 00
88.5
14
The Glass Key (1942)
Alan Ladd
2.80
105.1
105.10
102
74
00 / 00
86.9
15
I Wanted Wings (1941)
William Holden &
Ray Milland3.10
118.0
118.00
82
62
00 / 00
83.2
16
Ramrod (1947)
Joel McCrea &
Donald Crisp3.50
102.4
102.40
97
65
00 / 00
82.4
17
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
Richard Widmark &
Linda Darnell4.60
114.9
114.90
65
55
00 / 00
78.8
18
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
Lillian Gish &
Lloyd Bridges2.20
67.6
67.60
118
66
00 / 00
75.7
19
The Sainted Sisters (1948)
Joan Caulfield &
Barry Fitzgerald2.20
58.5
58.50
135
64
00 / 00
70.1
20
The Hour Of The Dawn (1944)
Franchot Tone
1.90
64.8
64.80
120
58
00 / 00
65.5
21
Stronghold (1951)
Zachary Scott
1.00
21.8
21.80
205
60
00 / 00
43.9
22
All Women Have Secrets (1939)
Virginia Dale
0.60
24.7
24.70
210
58
00 / 00
41.7
23
Isn't It Romantic (1948)
Mona Freeman
1.40
37.7
37.70
157
48
00 / 00
28.6
24
Footsteps in the Snow (1966)
George Carron
0.40
3.7
3.70
141
53
00 / 00
18.4
25
Flesh Feast (1970)
Phil Philbin
0.70
4.5
4.50
160
24
00 / 00
0.3
Veronica Lake 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 Veronica Lake films by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Veronica Lake films by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Veronica Lake films by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Veronica Lake films by 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 Veronica Lake film received.
- Sort Veronica Lake films by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | So Proudly We Hail! (1943) | Claudette Colbert & Paulette Goddard |
8.60 | 308.0 | 308.0 | 14 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 2 | The Blue Dahlia (1946) | Alan Ladd | 7.40 | 228.9 | 228.9 | 47 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 5 | Sullivan's Travels (1941) | Joel McCrea & Directed by Preston Sturges |
3.70 | 142.8 | 142.8 | 62 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 3 | Hold Back the Dawn (1941) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Haviland & Paulette Goddard |
2.90 | 111.8 | 111.8 | 86 | 84 | 06 / 00 | 94.4 | |
| 4 | Duffy's Tavern (1945) | Betty Hutton & Paulette Goddard |
7.70 | 242.9 | 242.9 | 34 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 6 | Variety Girl (1947) | Alan Ladd & Paulette Goddard |
9.70 | 283.5 | 283.5 | 18 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 8 | Bring on the Girls (1945) | Sonny Tufts & Eddit Bracken |
5.60 | 176.1 | 176.1 | 61 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 91.9 | |
| 7 | Star Spangled Rhythm (1942) | Bob Hope & Alan Ladd |
8.30 | 308.0 | 308.0 | 13 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 9 | Saigon (1947) | Alan Ladd | 6.10 | 177.2 | 177.2 | 48 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 10 | I Married a Witch (1942) | Susan Hayward & Fredric March |
3.10 | 116.8 | 116.8 | 85 | 78 | 01 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 11 | This Gun For Hire (1942) | Alan Ladd | 3.10 | 113.6 | 113.6 | 89 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 12 | Hold That Blonde! (1945) | Eddie Bracken | 5.60 | 176.1 | 176.1 | 63 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 13 | Out Of This World (1945) | Eddie Bracken | 4.50 | 143.7 | 143.7 | 78 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 14 | The Glass Key (1942) | Alan Ladd | 2.80 | 105.1 | 105.1 | 102 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 15 | I Wanted Wings (1941) | William Holden & Ray Milland |
3.10 | 118.0 | 118.0 | 82 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 16 | Ramrod (1947) | Joel McCrea & Donald Crisp |
3.50 | 102.4 | 102.4 | 97 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 17 | Slattery's Hurricane (1949) | Richard Widmark & Linda Darnell |
4.60 | 114.9 | 114.9 | 65 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 78.8 | |
| 18 | Miss Susie Slagle's (1946) | Lillian Gish & Lloyd Bridges |
2.20 | 67.6 | 67.6 | 118 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 75.7 | |
| 19 | The Sainted Sisters (1948) | Joan Caulfield & Barry Fitzgerald |
2.20 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 135 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 20 | The Hour Of The Dawn (1944) | Franchot Tone | 1.90 | 64.8 | 64.8 | 120 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 21 | Stronghold (1951) | Zachary Scott | 1.00 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 205 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 22 | All Women Have Secrets (1939) | Virginia Dale | 0.60 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 210 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 41.7 | |
| 23 | Isn't It Romantic (1948) | Mona Freeman | 1.40 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 157 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 28.6 | |
| 24 | Footsteps in the Snow (1966) | George Carron | 0.40 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 141 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 18.4 | |
| 25 | Flesh Feast (1970) | Phil Philbin | 0.70 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 160 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 0.3 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Veronica Lake
- Constance Frances Marie Ockleman was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1922.
2. During the early part of her career she was build as Connie Keane.
3. Producer Arthur Hornblow, Jr. was the person that got her to change her name to Veronica Lake. Hornblow, Jr. – “her eyes were calm and clear like a blue lake”
4. It was during the filming of 1941’s I Wanted Wings that Lake developed her signature look. Lake’s long blonde hair accidentally fell over her right eye during a take and created a “peek-a-boo” effect. Lake – “I was playing a sympathetic drunk, I had my arm on a table… it slipped… and my hair- it was always baby fine and had this natural break- fell over my face… It became my trademark and purely by accident.
5. During World War Two, the rage for her peek-a-boo bangs became a hazard when women in the defense industry would get their bangs caught in machinery. Lake had to take a publicity picture in which she reacted painfully to her hair getting “caught” in a drill press in order to heighten public awareness about the hazard of her hairstyle.
6. Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd made 7 movies together: 1942’s This Gun for Hire, 1942’s The Glass Key, 1942’s Star Spangled Rhythm, 1945’s Duffy’s Tavern, 1946’s The Blue Dahlia, 1947’s Variety Girl and 1948’s Saigon.
7. When former lover Marlon Brando read in a newspaper that a reporter had found Lake working as a cocktail waitress in a Manhattan bar, he instructed his accountant to send her a check for a thousand dollars. Out of pride, she never cashed it, but kept it framed in her Miami living room to show her friends.
8. Veronica Lake was married 4 times and had 4 children. She was 8 months pregnant while filming 1941’s Sullivan’s Travels.
9. Along with Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, and Gene Tierney, Lake was one of four inspirations that helped create the character Jessica Rabbit.
10. Check out Veronica Lake’s movie career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time. Also highly recommended is Steve Lensman’s Jane Powell video.
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HI BRUCE
1 I am just doing one of my personal exercises that involves your Veronica Lake page and I see that you have listed on that page the wrong version of The Glass Key.
2 The 1935 version that you mention starred George Raft and Ray Milland – and Laddie and Lake were not involved but they were the stars of the 1942 version.
3 Your Ladd and Milland pages have got the completely correct information so that only Veronica’s page needs amending. Hope this is helpful.
Hey Bob……that error has been fixed…..not sure how that happened…..The Glass Key (1935) is a pretty new movie to the database…..while her The Glass Key has been in there for years….anyway….thanks for the headsup…..the error has been fixed.
HI BRUCE
The relevant Glass Key stat was on Laddie’s page and your Lake page was otherwise perfect and therefore was invaluable to me in completing my project so it is I who owe you the thanks.