Joan Crawford and Barbara Stanwyck are two of the greatest actresses ever. Both are listed in AFI’s Top 15 of Classic Screen Legends….Crawford sits in 10th place and Stanwyck is right behind in 11th place. Their greatness can not be argued. Still we felt it would be fun to look at their entire careers and see who has the statistical edge. So…we looked at all of their movies and put them in this massive table. Below the table is our breakdown of their stats in 6 different categories. Not sure this proves anything…but it is cool to see their movies listed together.
Joan Crawford Movies vs Barbara Stanwyck Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Rank Movie (Year) Stanwyck or Crawford UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Critic Audience Rating Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score Double Indemnity (1944) Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray & Edward G. Robinson $220.90 92.00% 07 / 00 83.79 Mildred Pierce (1945) Joan Crawford Eve Arden & Ann Blyth $239.90 82.00% 06 / 01 82.29 Ball of Fire (1941) Barbara Stanwyck Gary Cooper & Directed by Howard Hawks $180.30 86.50% 04 / 00 76.21 Stella Dallas (1937) Barbara Stanwyck Anne Shirley $194.50 77.50% 02 / 00 73.37 Women, The (1939) Joan Crawford Norma Shearer & Joan Fontaine $203.60 83.50% 00 / 00 70.24 Strange Love of Martha Ivers, The (1946) Barbara Stanwyck Kirk Douglas $214.80 80.00% 01 / 00 69.00 Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Barbara Stanwyck Dennis Morgan $225.40 80.50% 00 / 00 68.84 Sorry Wrong Number (1948) Barbara Stanwyck Burt Lancaster $158.10 80.50% 01 / 00 67.25 Grand Hotel (1932) Joan Crawford Greta Garbo & Lionel Barrymore $135.20 81.50% 01 / 01 65.26 Meet John Doe (1941) Barbara Stanwyck Gary Cooper & Directed by Frank Capra $158.40 82.50% 01 / 00 63.73 Lady Eve, The (1941) Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda $136.00 87.50% 01 / 00 62.60 Executive Suite (1954) Barbara Stanwyck William Holden & Shelley Winters $140.40 80.50% 04 / 00 61.20 Possessed (1947) Joan Crawford Van Heflin $122.40 78.50% 01 / 00 60.76 Johnny Guitar (1954) Joan Crawford Ernest Borgnine & Sterling Hayden $130.90 86.00% 00 / 00 60.71 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Joan Crawford Bette Davis $115.20 84.50% 05 / 01 60.17 California (1946) Barbara Stanwyck Ray Milland & Anthony Quinn $253.90 61.00% 00 / 00 59.67 My Reputation (1946) Barbara Stanwyck George Brent $180.60 65.50% 00 / 00 58.77 Possessed (1931) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $122.30 82.00% 00 / 00 57.50 Union Pacific (1939) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea $165.60 66.50% 01 / 00 57.33 Sudden Fear (1952) Joan Crawford Jack Palance $70.20 82.50% 04 / 00 55.76 Dancing Lady (1933) Joan Crawford Clark Gable & Fred Astaire $156.00 67.00% 00 / 00 55.67 Chained (1934) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $136.20 72.50% 00 / 00 55.18 Humoresque (1946) Joan Crawford John Garfield $148.50 67.00% 01 / 00 54.91 Woman's Face, A (1941) Joan Crawford Melvyn Douglas $104.60 82.00% 00 / 00 54.75 Two Mrs. Carrolls, The (1947) Barbara Stanwyck Humphrey Bogart $141.10 66.00% 00 / 00 52.89 Remember the Night (1940) Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray & Written by Preston Sturges $86.10 84.00% 00 / 00 52.83 This Is My Affair (1937) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor $129.70 69.50% 00 / 00 52.76 Love on the Run (1936) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $128.20 69.50% 00 / 00 52.53 Titanic (1953) Barbara Stanwyck Clifton Webb $95.80 77.00% 02 / 01 52.44 Gay Sisters, The (1942) Barbara Stanwyck George Brent & Donald Crisp $143.50 64.00% 00 / 00 52.32 Flamingo Road (1949) Joan Crawford Sydney Greenstreet $123.20 70.50% 00 / 00 52.24 Lady of Burlesque (1943) Barbara Stanwyck Iris Adrian $146.50 62.50% 00 / 00 52.09 Ladies of Leisure (1930) Barbara Stanwyck Ralph Graves $131.00 67.50% 00 / 00 52.02 Flesh and Fantasy (1943) Barbara Stanwyck Edward G. Robinson $144.50 63.00% 00 / 00 52.01 Best of Everything, The (1959) Joan Crawford Stephen Boyd & Hope Lange $140.50 62.50% 02 / 00 51.96 Strange Cargo (1940) Joan Crawford Clark Gable & Peter Lorre $112.80 72.00% 00 / 00 51.32 Forsaking All Others (1934) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $146.50 59.00% 00 / 00 50.44 Violent Men, The (1954) Barbara Stanwyck Glenn Ford $102.10 73.00% 00 / 00 50.14 Hollywood Revue (1929) Joan Crawford Norma Shearer & Buster Keaton $117.50 59.00% 01 / 00 49.34 Bitter Tea Of General Yen, The (1933) Barbara Stanwyck Directed by Frank Capra $88.50 75.50% 00 / 00 49.20 Furies, The (1950) Barbara Stanwyck Walter Huston $80.30 77.00% 01 / 00 49.04 Mannequin (1937) Joan Crawford Spencer Tracy $138.30 57.50% 01 / 00 48.86 Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936) Joan Crawford James Stewart $163.90 48.00% 02 / 00 48.76 Forbidden (1932) Barbara Stanwyck Directed by Frank Capra $89.20 74.00% 00 / 00 48.61 His Brother's Wife (1936) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor $134.40 58.00% 00 / 00 48.09 Sadie McKee (1934) Joan Crawford Franchot Tone $87.80 73.00% 00 / 00 47.92 Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) Joan Crawford William Powell $143.60 54.50% 00 / 00 47.88 Miracle Woman, The (1931) Barbara Stanwyck Directed by Frank Capra $62.40 81.00% 00 / 00 47.74 Unknown, The (1927) Joan Crawford Lon Chaney Sr. $52.90 84.00% 00 / 00 47.68 Breakfast for Two (1937) Barbara Stanwyck Herbert Marshall $94.00 69.50% 00 / 00 47.23 Daisy Kenyon (1947) Joan Crawford Henry Fonda $107.80 64.00% 00 / 00 46.79 Other Love, The (1947) Barbara Stanwyck David Niven $113.90 61.00% 00 / 00 46.32 Damned Don't Cry, The (1950) Joan Crawford David Brian $77.30 72.50% 00 / 00 46.05 No More Ladies (1935) Joan Crawford Joan Fontaine $112.10 60.00% 00 / 00 45.58 Clash by Night (1952) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Ryan & Marilyn Monroe $63.90 75.67% 00 / 00 45.46 Paid (1930) Joan Crawford Robert Armstrong $119.30 56.50% 00 / 00 45.05 Shining Hour, The (1938) Joan Crawford Robert Young $117.60 57.00% 00 / 00 45.02 All I Desire (1953) Barbara Stanwyck Maureen O'Sullivan $51.70 78.50% 00 / 00 44.90 Harriet Craig (1950) Joan Crawford Wendell Corey $55.20 77.00% 00 / 00 44.75 Mad Miss Manton, The (1938) Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda $61.90 74.50% 00 / 00 44.61 Rain (1932) Joan Crawford Walter Huston $58.90 75.50% 00 / 00 44.61 Night Nurse (1931) Barbara Stanwyck Clark Gable $70.80 71.50% 00 / 00 44.57 Internes Can't Take Money (1937) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea $105.70 59.50% 00 / 00 44.34 Walk on the Wild Side (1962) Barbara Stanwyck Jane Fonda $96.30 61.50% 01 / 00 44.23 Message to Garcia, A (1936) Barbara Stanwyck Wallace Beery $112.40 57.00% 00 / 00 44.21 Our Dancing Daughters (1928) Joan Crawford Johnny Mack Brown $62.60 71.50% 02 / 00 44.10 East Side, West Side (1949) Barbara Stanwyck James Mason & Ava Gardner $82.70 66.50% 00 / 00 44.08 Dance, Fools, Dance (1931) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $100.70 60.00% 00 / 00 43.81 When Ladies Meet (1941) Joan Crawford Greer Garson & Robert Taylor $112.90 55.00% 01 / 00 43.75 Autumn Leaves (1956) Joan Crawford Cliff Robertson $48.20 76.50% 00 / 00 43.43 Bride Wore Red, The (1937) Joan Crawford Franchot Tone & Robert Young $84.30 64.50% 00 / 00 43.39 Strait-Jacket (1964) Joan Crawford Lee Majors $56.20 73.50% 00 / 00 43.25 Always Goodbye (1938) Barbara Stanwyck Herbert Marshall $81.80 64.50% 00 / 00 43.00 You Belong To Me (1941) Barbara Stanwyck Henry Fonda $116.50 53.00% 00 / 00 42.97 Our Blushing Brides (1930) Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery $113.40 53.00% 00 / 00 42.49 Letty Lynton (1932) Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery $82.50 62.50% 00 / 00 42.17 Shopworn (1932) Barbara Stanwyck Regis Toomey $98.50 57.00% 00 / 00 42.06 Forty Guns (1957) Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan & Dean Jagger $38.70 76.50% 00 / 00 41.96 File of Thelma Jordan, The (1950) Barbara Stanwyck Paul Kelly $47.70 72.50% 00 / 00 41.46 There's Always Tomorrow (1956) Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray $43.80 73.50% 00 / 00 41.33 BF's Daughter (1948) Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin & Charles Coburn $80.40 60.00% 01 / 00 41.06 Golden Boy, The (1939) Barbara Stanwyck William Holden $90.90 56.50% 01 / 00 41.05 They All Kissed The Bride (1942) Joan Crawford Melvyn Douglas $83.10 59.50% 00 / 00 40.84 Roustabout (1964) Barbara Stanwyck Elvis Presley $80.70 60.00% 00 / 00 40.71 Great Man's Lady, The (1942) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea $91.40 56.00% 00 / 00 40.49 I Live My Life (1935) Joan Crawford Frank Morgan $92.40 55.00% 00 / 00 40.17 Witness to Murder (1954) Barbara Stanwyck George Sanders $52.40 67.50% 00 / 00 39.84 Baby Face (1933) Barbara Stanwyck John Wayne $32.30 74.00% 00 / 00 39.79 Gambling Lady (1934) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea $51.80 66.50% 00 / 00 39.29 Susan and God (1940) Joan Crawford Fredric March & Rita Hayworth $70.30 60.00% 00 / 00 39.10 This Modern Age (1931) Joan Crawford Neil Hamilton $84.10 55.00% 00 / 00 38.89 Banjo On My Knee (1936) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea & Walter Brennan $101.20 48.00% 01 / 00 38.65 West Point (1927) Joan Crawford William Haines $45.90 67.00% 00 / 00 38.60 Reunion in France (1942) Joan Crawford John Wayne $86.90 52.50% 00 / 00 38.14 Montana Moon (1930) Joan Crawford Johnny Mack Brown $97.40 49.00% 00 / 00 38.13 Queen Bee (1955) Joan Crawford Fay Wray $45.20 64.50% 02 / 00 38.13 No Man of Her Own (1950) Barbara Stanwyck John Lund $28.40 71.00% 00 / 00 37.77 Ice Follies of 1939, The (1939) Joan Crawford James Stewart $87.30 51.00% 00 / 00 37.50 Illicit (1931) Barbara Stanwyck Joan Blondell $59.30 60.00% 00 / 00 37.39 Across to Singapore (1928) Joan Crawford Ramon Novarro $45.30 64.50% 00 / 00 37.34 Cry Wolf (1947) Barbara Stanwyck Errol Flynn $113.40 42.00% 00 / 00 37.32 Lady Gambles, The (1949) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Preston $59.90 59.00% 00 / 00 37.01 To Please A Lady (1950) Barbara Stanwyck Clark Gable $103.40 43.50% 00 / 00 36.47 Annie Oakley (1935) Barbara Stanwyck Melvyn Douglas & Directed by George Stevens $43.70 62.50% 00 / 00 36.15 Story of Esther Costello, The (1957) Joan Crawford Heather Sears $50.50 60.00% 00 / 00 36.03 Laughing Sinners (1931) Joan Crawford Clark Gable $74.10 52.00% 00 / 00 35.93 Jeopardy (1953) Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan & Ralph Meeker $51.30 58.50% 00 / 00 35.44 Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) Joan Crawford Robert Young $62.60 54.50% 00 / 00 35.32 Our Modern Maidens (1929) Joan Crawford Douglas Fairbanks Jr. $51.90 58.00% 00 / 00 35.30 Ladies They Talk About (1933) Barbara Stanwyck Preston Foster $28.90 64.50% 00 / 00 34.80 Four Walls (1928) Joan Crawford John Gilbert $50.00 57.50% 00 / 00 34.77 Trooper Hook (1957) Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea $30.10 63.00% 00 / 00 34.28 Plough and the Stars, The (1936) Barbara Stanwyck Barry Fitzgerald & Directed by John Ford $35.50 60.50% 00 / 00 33.94 Female on the Beach (1955) Joan Crawford Jeff Chandler $35.90 60.00% 00 / 00 33.76 Torch Song (1953) Joan Crawford Marjorie Rambeau & Gig Young $51.10 52.50% 02 / 00 33.39 Ten Cents A Dance (1931) Barbara Stanwyck Ricardo Cortez $25.30 62.00% 00 / 00 33.06 Blowing Wild (1953) Barbara Stanwyck Gary Cooper & Anthony Quinn $81.10 43.50% 00 / 00 33.01 So Big! (1932) Barbara Stanwyck Bette Davis $43.10 56.00% 00 / 00 33.00 Above Suspicion (1943) Joan Crawford Fred MacMurray $72.70 46.00% 00 / 00 32.89 Spring Fever (1927) Joan Crawford William Haines $35.30 58.00% 00 / 00 32.73 Crime of Passion (1957) Barbara Stanwyck Sterling Hayden $21.50 62.50% 00 / 00 32.71 Today We Live (1933) Joan Crawford Gary Cooper $61.80 49.00% 00 / 00 32.61 Untamed (1929) Joan Crawford Robert Montgomery $54.90 51.00% 00 / 00 32.48 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926) Joan Crawford Harry Langdon $20.60 61.50% 00 / 00 32.09 Ever in My Heart (1933) Barbara Stanwyck Ralph Bellamy $28.60 58.50% 00 / 00 31.92 Night Walker, The (1964) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Taylor $24.30 59.50% 00 / 00 31.73 Woman in Red, The (1935) Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond $30.40 57.50% 00 / 00 31.73 Escape to Burma (1955) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Ryan $40.40 53.50% 00 / 00 31.40 Lost Lady, A (1934) Barbara Stanwyck Frank Morgan $28.50 57.00% 00 / 00 31.21 Twelve Miles Out (1927) Joan Crawford John Gilbert $59.90 45.50% 00 / 00 30.66 Bride Wore Boots, The (1946) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Cummings & Natalie Wood $71.70 41.50% 00 / 00 30.61 I Saw What You Did (1965) Joan Crawford John Ireland $22.30 57.50% 00 / 00 30.48 Purchase Price, The (1932) Barbara Stanwyck George Brent $32.70 53.00% 00 / 00 29.98 This Woman Is Dangerous (1952) Joan Crawford Dennis Morgan $36.20 51.50% 00 / 00 29.81 Secret Bride, The (1934) Barbara Stanwyck Warren William $22.40 56.00% 00 / 00 29.79 These Wilder Years (1956) Barbara Stanwyck James Cagney & Walter Pidgeon $25.00 55.00% 00 / 00 29.73 Man With The Cloak, The (1951) Barbara Stanwyck Joseph Cotten $21.20 55.00% 00 / 00 29.14 Moonlighter, The (1953) Barbara Stanwyck Fred MacMurray $32.50 50.50% 00 / 00 28.78 Red Salute (1935) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Young $21.60 53.00% 00 / 00 28.26 Cattle Queen of Montana, The (1954) Barbara Stanwyck Ronald Reagan $35.40 46.50% 00 / 00 27.35 Bride Walks Out, The (1936) Barbara Stanwyck Robert Young $56.40 38.00% 00 / 00 26.60 Maverick Queen, The (1956) Barbara Stanwyck Barry Sullivan $19.70 50.00% 00 / 00 26.55 Rose-Marie (1928) Joan Crawford James Murray $56.10 37.00% 00 / 00 26.09 Caretakers, The (1963) Joan Crawford Robert Stack $44.10 38.00% 01 / 00 25.10 Sally, Irene & Mary (1925) Joan Crawford Constance Bennett $44.30 38.50% 00 / 00 24.97 Duke Steps Out, The (1929) Joan Crawford William Haines $54.90 33.00% 00 / 00 24.02 Berserk! (1967) Joan Crawford Ty Hardin $19.20 42.00% 00 / 00 22.72 Della (1964) Joan Crawford Charles Bickford $10.90 43.00% 00 / 00 21.90 Dream of Love (1928) Joan Crawford Nils Asther $28.00 36.50% 00 / 00 21.49 Pretty Ladies (1925) Joan Crawford Zasu Pitts $38.00 32.00% 00 / 00 20.93 Winners of the Wilderness (1927) Joan Crawford Tim McCoy $14.50 39.50% 00 / 00 20.81 Boob, The (1926) Joan Crawford Gertrude Olmstead $14.50 39.00% 00 / 00 20.58 Paris (1926) Joan Crawford Charles Ray $28.10 32.00% 00 / 00 19.40 Understanding Heart, The (1927) Joan Crawford Ralph Bushman $39.10 28.00% 00 / 00 19.22 Taxi Dancer, The (1927) Joan Crawford Owen Moore $24.10 31.50% 00 / 00 18.54 Law of the Range, The (1928) Joan Crawford Tim McCoy $11.50 26.50% 00 / 00 14.24 Trog (1970) Joan Crawford Michael Gough $12.40 26.00% 00 / 00 14.14