Paul Henreid Movies

hnereid-1111Want to know the best Paul Henreid movies?  How about the worst Paul Henreid movies?  Curious about Paul Henreid box office grosses or which Paul Henreid movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Paul Henreid movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Paul Henreid (1908-1992) was an Austrian-born American actor and film director. His IMDb page shows 58 acting and 39 directing credits from 1933-1977. This page ranks 36 Paul Henreid movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.  His many television projects and his early German movies were not included in the following table.

Drivel Part:  This page comes from a request of a fan of the Paul Henreid, Beyond Victor Laszlo. A Daughter’s Memoir facebook page.  This is the 6th actor (Bogart, Bergman, Greenstreet, Lorre and Rains) to appear in Casablanca to receive an UMR movie page.  Of the almost 30,000 movies in our database….Casablanca sits in 7th place!

Paul Henreid and Bette Davis in 1942's Now, Voyager

Paul Henreid and Bette Davis in 1942’s Now, Voyager

Paul Henreid 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 Paul Henreid movies by co-stars of his movies
  • Sort Paul Henreid movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Paul Henreid movies by yearly domestic box office rank
  • Sort Paul Henreid movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Henreid 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 Paul Henreid movie received.
  • Sort Paul Henreid movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • *** = Paul Henreid directed movie

Stats and Possibly Interesting Things From The Above Paul Henreid Table

  1. Thirteen Paul Henreid movies crossed the magical $100 million domestic gross mark.  That is a percentage of 36.11% of his movies listed. Casablanca (1942) was his biggest box office hit.
  2. An average Paul Henreid movie grossed $89.10 million in adjusted domestic box office gross.
  3. That translates to a career adjusted box office of $3.20 billion.
  4. Using RottenTomatoes.com’s 60% fresh meter.  16 Paul Henreid movies are rated as good movies…or 44.44% of his movies. Casablanca (1942) is his highest rated movie while Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) is his lowest rated movie.
  5. Six Paul Henreid movies received at least one Oscar® nomination in any category…..or 16.66% of his movies.
  6. Three Paul Henreid movies won at least one Oscar® in any category…..or 8.33% of his movies.
  7. An average Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score is 40.00. 17 Paul Henreid movies scored higher that average….or 47.22% of his movies.  Casablanca (1942) got the the highest UMR Score while For Men Only (1952) got the lowest UMR Score.
Paul Henreid in his last film role....1977's Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Paul Henreid in his last film role….1977’s Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Possibly Interesting Facts About Paul Henreid

1. Paul Georg Julius von Hernreid was born in Triest (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire)….now known as Trieste, Italy.

2. Paul Henreid began his film career acting in German language Austrian films in the 1930s.  His first screen credits were listed as Paul von Henreid.  With the outbreak of World War II….he dropped the “von” and became famous as Paul Henreid.

3. Paul Henreid was strongly anti-Nazi, so much so that he was designated an “official enemy of the Third Reich“.

4. Paul Henreid was wary about appearing in 1942’s Casablanca for fear that it would ruin his image and cause him to fade from the public eye.   Good thing he went ahead and made the movie.

5. Between 1957 and 1962 Paul Henreid directed 28 episodes of the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series.

6.  Paul Henreid was only married once.  His marriage to Elizabeth “Lisl” Camilla Julia Gluck lasted from 1936 to his death in 1992.

7. Paul Henreid had two children:  Mimi and Monika.  Monika Henreid has 16 IMDb credits….including an appearance in Charlton Heston’s The Omega Man….bet you did not know that Steve.

8. Check out Paul Henreid’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

But wait….before you go….how about some more stats?  15 Worldwide Box Office Results for Paul Henreid

  1. Between Two Worlds (1944) $77.30 million in adjusted box office gross
  2. Casablanca (1942) $631.30 million in adjusted box office gross
  3. Dead Ringer (1964) $74.20 million in adjusted box office gross
  4. Deception (1946) $211.80 million in adjusted box office gross
  5. Deep in my Heart (1954) $208.40 million in adjusted box office gross
  6. Devotion (1946) $193.40 million in adjusted box office gross
  7. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) $131.40 million
  8. Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) $391.80 million in adjusted box office gross
  9. Hollywood Canteen (1944) $497.90 million in adjusted box office gross
  10. In Our Time (1944) $184.40 million in adjusted box office gross
  11. Joan of Paris (1942) $95.80 million in adjusted box office gross
  12. Now Voyager (1942) $346.90 million in adjusted box office gross
  13. Song of Love (1947) $268.90 million in adjusted box office gross
  14. The Spanish Main (1945) $402.10 million in adjusted box office gross
  15. Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) $73.10 million in adjusted box office gross

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31 thoughts on “Paul Henreid Movies

  1. Awesome to see Paul Henreid’s daughter making an appearance at UMR. Casablanca is one of my all time favorites. Happy Bithday to Mr. Henreid.

    1. Hey SteinHoF ’16. I agree….I was very happy to see a comment from Monika Henreid. A few years ago James Garner’s daughter did the same thing……as well as Gene Kelly’s son. Makes all the work seem worth while…..plus in my mind it sort of connects us to great movies like Casablanca and Now, Voyage.

  2. This is very interesting Bruce. Thank you!. And a thoughtful posting for his birthday 🙂
    My only comments are in: “Stats and …” #6 it says Paul Muni …. and in “Possibly Interesting Facts …” #2 it is really German language films made in Austria and Paul von Henreid. is of course Paul von Hernried 🙂

    1. Hey Monika…..thanks for taking the time to read our tribute to your dad’s movie career. I have fixed those two errors…..I guess somehow “Paul Muni” slipped into my consciousness when typing that line….hard to separate two great “Paul” thespians…lol. My late father had his birthday yesterday….so I can easily understand the bittersweet day you are having today. Once again…thanks for the visit and the comment….it is greatly appreciated.

    2. Hi Ms. Henreid. Big fan of your dad’s movies and your Memoir Facebook page. I love his all-time classic movies Casablanca and Now, Voyager; but my favorite movie of your dad’s is The Spanish Main. Happy birthday to your dad , hope your day is filled with wonderful memories.

  3. I think Paul Henreid did not get the glory he should have. He was believable and had an air of sosfication, that was his true self, that he was able to give to his movie goers. I think the film industry that hires the actors were not smart enough to engage him in more movies. It was definitely a loss, that he did not do more movies.

    1. Hey June ….I agree with your comment on Paul Henreid. One of my favorite parts of this website is the fact that I have had a few communications with his daughter. I think the Hollywood Red Scare hurt him and his career…which is a huge shame. A huge loss indeed. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Henreid.

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