Joan Crawford Movies vs Norma Shearer Movies

Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford are two of the greatest actresses ever. 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 Norma Shearer Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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  • RankMovie (Year)Crawford or ShearerUMR Co-Star LinksAdj. B.O. Domestic (mil)Critic Audience RatingOscar Nom / WinUMR Score
    Mildred Pierce (1945)Joan CrawfordEve Arden & Ann Blyth$239.9082.00%06 / 0182.29
    Marie Antoinette (1938)Norma ShearerTyrone Power$203.9076.50%04 / 0074.56
    Women, The (1939)Joan CrawfordNorma Shearer & Joan Crawford$203.6083.50%00 / 0070.24
    Grand Hotel (1932)Joan CrawfordGreta Garbo & Lionel Barrymore$135.2081.50%01 / 0165.26
    Divorcee, The (1930)Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery$109.2069.50%04 / 0164.79
    Barretts of Wimpole Street, The (1934)Norma ShearerCharles Laughton$131.7071.00%02 / 0063.58
    Romeo and Juliet (1936)Norma ShearerLeslie Howard & Directed by George Cukor$108.1071.50%04 / 0060.96
    Possessed (1947)Joan CrawfordVan Heflin$122.4078.50%01 / 0060.76
    Johnny Guitar (1954)Joan CrawfordErnest Borgnine & Sterling Hayden$130.9086.00%00 / 0060.71
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)Joan CrawfordBette Davis$115.2084.50%05 / 0160.17
    Free Soul, A (1931)Norma ShearerClark Gable & Lionel Barrymore$105.6075.00%03 / 0159.42
    Possessed (1931)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$122.3082.00%00 / 0057.50
    Sudden Fear (1952)Joan CrawfordJack Palance$70.2082.50%04 / 0055.76
    Dancing Lady (1933)Joan CrawfordClark Gable & Fred Astaire$156.0067.00%00 / 0055.67
    Chained (1934)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$136.2072.50%00 / 0055.18
    Their Own Desire (1930)Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery$129.7061.00%01 / 0055.17
    Humoresque (1946)Joan CrawfordJohn Garfield$148.5067.00%01 / 0054.91
    Woman's Face, A (1941)Joan CrawfordMelvyn Douglas$104.6082.00%00 / 0054.75
    Smilin' Through (1932)Norma ShearerLeslie Howard & Fredric March$109.9070.00%01 / 0053.33
    Love on the Run (1936)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$128.2069.50%00 / 0052.53
    Flamingo Road (1949)Joan CrawfordSydney Greenstreet$123.2070.50%00 / 0052.24
    Best of Everything, The (1959)Joan CrawfordStephen Boyd & Hope Lange$140.5062.50%02 / 0051.96
    Strange Cargo (1940)Joan CrawfordClark Gable & Peter Lorre$112.8072.00%00 / 0051.32
    Escape (1940)Norma ShearerRobert Taylor$116.7069.00%00 / 0050.52
    Forsaking All Others (1934)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$146.5059.00%00 / 0050.44
    Hollywood Revue (1929)Joan CrawfordNorma Shearer & Joan Crawford$117.5059.00%01 / 0049.34
    Mannequin (1937)Joan CrawfordSpencer Tracy$138.3057.50%01 / 0048.86
    Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936)Joan CrawfordJames Stewart$163.9048.00%02 / 0048.76
    Sadie McKee (1934)Joan CrawfordFranchot Tone$87.8073.00%00 / 0047.92
    Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)Joan CrawfordWilliam Powell$143.6054.50%00 / 0047.88
    Unknown, The (1927)Joan CrawfordLon Chaney Sr.$52.9084.00%00 / 0047.68
    Idiot's Delight (1939)Norma ShearerClark Gable$140.5054.00%00 / 0047.16
    Daisy Kenyon (1947)Joan CrawfordHenry Fonda$107.8064.00%00 / 0046.79
    Let Us Be Gay (1930)Norma ShearerMarie Dressler$107.5063.50%00 / 0046.50
    Damned Don't Cry, The (1950)Joan CrawfordDavid Brian$77.3072.50%00 / 0046.05
    No More Ladies (1935)Joan CrawfordJoan Fontaine$112.1060.00%00 / 0045.58
    Private Lives (1931)Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery$96.7064.50%00 / 0045.31
    Riptide (1934)Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery$113.0059.00%00 / 0045.25
    Paid (1930)Joan CrawfordRobert Armstrong$119.3056.50%00 / 0045.05
    Shining Hour, The (1938)Joan CrawfordRobert Young$117.6057.00%00 / 0045.02
    Harriet Craig (1950)Joan CrawfordWendell Corey$55.2077.00%00 / 0044.75
    Rain (1932)Joan CrawfordWalter Huston$58.9075.50%00 / 0044.61
    Trial of Mary Dugan, The (1929)Norma ShearerLewis Stone$83.6067.00%00 / 0044.45
    Strangers May Kiss (1931)Norma ShearerRobert Montgomery$116.4055.50%00 / 0044.12
    Our Dancing Daughters (1928)Joan CrawfordJohnny Mack Brown$62.6071.50%02 / 0044.10
    Dance, Fools, Dance (1931)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$100.7060.00%00 / 0043.81
    When Ladies Meet (1941)Joan CrawfordGreer Garson & Robert Taylor$112.9055.00%01 / 0043.75
    Autumn Leaves (1956)Joan CrawfordCliff Robertson$48.2076.50%00 / 0043.43
    Bride Wore Red, The (1937)Joan CrawfordFranchot Tone & Robert Young$84.3064.50%00 / 0043.39
    Strait-Jacket (1964)Joan CrawfordLee Majors$56.2073.50%00 / 0043.25
    Our Blushing Brides (1930)Joan CrawfordRobert Montgomery$113.4053.00%00 / 0042.49
    Letty Lynton (1932)Joan CrawfordRobert Montgomery$82.5062.50%00 / 0042.17
    Last of Mrs. Cheyney, The (1929)Norma ShearerBasil Rathbone$85.7060.50%01 / 0042.12
    They All Kissed The Bride (1942)Joan CrawfordMelvyn Douglas$83.1059.50%00 / 0040.84
    I Live My Life (1935)Joan CrawfordFrank Morgan$92.4055.00%00 / 0040.17
    Susan and God (1940)Joan CrawfordFredric March & Rita Hayworth$70.3060.00%00 / 0039.10
    This Modern Age (1931)Joan CrawfordNeil Hamilton$84.1055.00%00 / 0038.89
    West Point (1927)Joan CrawfordWilliam Haines$45.9067.00%00 / 0038.60
    Reunion in France (1942)Joan CrawfordJohn Wayne$86.9052.50%00 / 0038.14
    Montana Moon (1930)Joan CrawfordJohnny Mack Brown$97.4049.00%00 / 0038.13
    Queen Bee (1955)Joan CrawfordFay Wray$45.2064.50%02 / 0038.13
    Ice Follies of 1939, The (1939)Joan CrawfordJames Stewart$87.3051.00%00 / 0037.50
    Across to Singapore (1928)Joan CrawfordRamon Novarro$45.3064.50%00 / 0037.34
    We Were Dancing (1942)Norma ShearerMelvyn Douglas & Gail Patrick$48.3061.00%00 / 0036.16
    Story of Esther Costello, The (1957)Joan CrawfordHeather Sears$50.5060.00%00 / 0036.03
    Laughing Sinners (1931)Joan CrawfordClark Gable$74.1052.00%00 / 0035.93
    Her Cardboard Lover (1942)Norma ShearerRobert Taylor & Directed by George Cukor$52.9058.00%00 / 0035.46
    Goodbye, My Fancy (1951)Joan CrawfordRobert Young$62.6054.50%00 / 0035.32
    Our Modern Maidens (1929)Joan CrawfordDouglas Fairbanks Jr.$51.9058.00%00 / 0035.30
    Strange Interlude (1932)Norma ShearerClark Gable$104.8039.50%00 / 0034.80
    Four Walls (1928)Joan CrawfordJohn Gilbert$50.0057.50%00 / 0034.77
    Female on the Beach (1955)Joan CrawfordJeff Chandler$35.9060.00%00 / 0033.76
    Torch Song (1953)Joan CrawfordMarjorie Rambeau & Gig Young$51.1052.50%02 / 0033.39
    Above Suspicion (1943)Joan CrawfordFred MacMurray$72.7046.00%00 / 0032.89
    Spring Fever (1927)Joan CrawfordWilliam Haines$35.3058.00%00 / 0032.73
    Today We Live (1933)Joan CrawfordGary Cooper$61.8049.00%00 / 0032.61
    Untamed (1929)Joan CrawfordRobert Montgomery$54.9051.00%00 / 0032.48
    Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926)Joan CrawfordHarry Langdon$20.6061.50%00 / 0032.09
    Twelve Miles Out (1927)Joan CrawfordJohn Gilbert$59.9045.50%00 / 0030.66
    I Saw What You Did (1965)Joan CrawfordJohn Ireland$22.3057.50%00 / 0030.48
    This Woman Is Dangerous (1952)Joan CrawfordDennis Morgan$36.2051.50%00 / 0029.81
    Rose-Marie (1928)Joan CrawfordJames Murray$56.1037.00%00 / 0026.09
    Caretakers, The (1963)Joan CrawfordRobert Stack$44.1038.00%01 / 0025.10
    Sally, Irene & Mary (1925)Joan CrawfordConstance Bennett$44.3038.50%00 / 0024.97
    Duke Steps Out, The (1929)Joan CrawfordWilliam Haines$54.9033.00%00 / 0024.02
    Berserk! (1967)Joan CrawfordTy Hardin$19.2042.00%00 / 0022.72
    Della (1964)Joan CrawfordCharles Bickford$10.9043.00%00 / 0021.90
    Dream of Love (1928)Joan CrawfordNils Asther$28.0036.50%00 / 0021.49
    Pretty Ladies (1925)Joan CrawfordZasu Pitts$38.0032.00%00 / 0020.93
    Winners of the Wilderness (1927)Joan CrawfordTim McCoy$14.5039.50%00 / 0020.81
    Boob, The (1926)Joan CrawfordGertrude Olmstead$14.5039.00%00 / 0020.58
    Paris (1926)Joan CrawfordCharles Ray$28.1032.00%00 / 0019.40
    Understanding Heart, The (1927)Joan CrawfordRalph Bushman$39.1028.00%00 / 0019.22
    Taxi Dancer, The (1927)Joan CrawfordOwen Moore$24.1031.50%00 / 0018.54
    Law of the Range, The (1928)Joan CrawfordTim McCoy$11.5026.50%00 / 0014.24
    Trog (1970)Joan CrawfordMichael Gough$12.4026.00%00 / 0014.14

3 thoughts on “Joan Crawford Movies vs Norma Shearer Movies

  1. Very VERY interesting. Of course Shearer got a head start on Crawford, having begun her career properly around 1922 / 1923 — I assume you had no data for her MGM silents from ’24 to ’29. For example: you don’t include Lady of the Night (in which Lucille played the back of Norma’s head). Joan’s earliest roles, as LeSeuer and then Crawford, were a disappointment until Our Dancing Daughters launched her. From then – 1928 – I suppose we can properly compare. (Of course Norma made no films after her Metro contract concluded.) NS hits the 100 million mark far more often that JC in the Thirties. And Marie Antoinette (1938) seems to be her biggest hit, and that’s still behind Mildred Pierce, and so I start to wonder which female at the the time ’40 – ’50 could better her for bums on seats. Garbo? Again HER career ended in the early ’40s. If Bette didn’t do better then who did? Katherine Hepburn? The Women in which they co-starred with equal billing was Shearer’s second biggest movie. Is your Oscar nomination column correct? Norma was, I believe, nominated six times and won once. And Crawford was nominated three times and one once. Maybe I didn’t read it right. Really fascinating and thanks you again for creating it.

      1. The Oscar column should be correct…..it is the total nominations the movie received and won….for Joan’s Grand Hotel….the 01/01 means one nomination and one win……one of the few movies to only get one nomination but win the big prize…Best Picture Oscar. You have the right information of their nominations…Norma 06/01 and Joan at 03/01…..like your comment…Joan and classic movie talk…love it

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