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Bela Lugosi (1882-1956) was a Hungarian-American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in 1931’s Dracula. Lugosi would appear in over 50 movies from 1931 until his passing in 1956. His IMDb page shows 117 acting credits from 1917 to 1957. This page will rank Bela Lugosi movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. Sadly many of his Monogram Pictures movies were also excluded from the table due to lack of box office records.
Bela Lugosi 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
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1939
Ninotchka (1939)
AA Best Picture Nom
1931
Dracula (1931)
1948
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
1939
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
1941
The Wolf Man (1941)
1932
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
1933
International House (1933)
1924
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
1940
You'll Find Out (1940)
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
1935
The Raven (1935)
1930
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)
1936
The Invisible Ray (1936)
1942
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
1935
Mark of The Vampire (1935)
1945
The Body Snatcher (1945)
1930
Viennese Nights (1930)
1934
The Black Cat (1934)
1931
Broadminded (1931)
1931
The Black Camel (1931)
1941
The Black Cat (1941)
1943
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
1940
Black Friday (1940)
1935
The Best Man Wins (1935)
1932
Chandu the Magician (1932)
1942
Night Monster (1942)
1934
The Return of Chandu (1934)
1934
Gift of Gab (1934)
1956
The Black Sleep (1956)
1931
50 Million Frenchmen (1931)
1930
Oh, for a Man! (1930)
1932
White Zombie (1932)
1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
1930
Renegades (1930)
1940
The Saint's Double Trouble (1940)
1924
The Rejected Woman (1924)
1941
Spooks Run Wild (1941)
1929
The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
1943
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
1930
Wild Company (1930)
1944
One Body Too Many (1944)
1942
Bowery At Midnight (1942)
1957
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)
1946
Genius At Work (1946)
1943
The Ape Man (1943)
1945
Zombies On Broadway (1945)
1935
Chandu on the Magic Island (1935)
1953
Glen or Glenda (1953)
1947
Scared To Death (1947)
1952
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952)
Bela Lugosi 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.
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Bela Lugosi movie received.
- Sort Bela Lugosi 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 | Ninotchka (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Greta Garbo & Melvyn Douglas |
5.00 | 223.2 | 508.60 | 28 | 86 | 04 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Dracula (1931) | Helen Chandler & David Manners |
4.20 | 249.2 | 249.20 | 8 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 3 | Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) | Abbott & Costello |
5.90 | 185.0 | 185.00 | 49 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 4 | Son of Frankenstein (1939) | Boris Karloff | 3.10 | 138.4 | 138.40 | 72 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 5 | The Wolf Man (1941) | Claude Rains & Lon Chaney, Jr. |
2.40 | 106.0 | 106.00 | 100 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 87.1 | |
| 6 | Island of Lost Souls (1932) | Charles Laughton | 1.60 | 92.6 | 92.60 | 53 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 85.4 | |
| 8 | International House (1933) | W.C. Fields | 1.80 | 98.6 | 98.60 | 42 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 7 | He Who Gets Slapped (1924) | Norma Shearer | 1.50 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 17 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 9 | You'll Find Out (1940) | Boris Karloff & Peter Lorre |
2.90 | 127.6 | 127.60 | 55 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 10 | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) | Lon Chaney, Jr. | 2.40 | 92.3 | 92.30 | 111 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 11 | The Raven (1935) | Boris Karloff | 1.00 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 124 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 78.5 | |
| 12 | Such Men Are Dangerous (1930) | Warner Baxter | 1.70 | 107.9 | 107.90 | 74 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 13 | The Invisible Ray (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.00 | 50.8 | 50.80 | 143 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 15 | The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) | Ralph Bellamy | 2.10 | 88.4 | 88.40 | 125 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 74.3 | |
| 14 | Mark of The Vampire (1935) | Lionel Barrymore | 1.00 | 50.4 | 50.40 | 133 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 73.9 | |
| 16 | The Body Snatcher (1945) | Boris Karloff | 0.90 | 32.4 | 55.90 | 152 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 18 | Viennese Nights (1930) | Walter Pidgeon | 1.10 | 66.0 | 182.70 | 115 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 17 | The Black Cat (1934) | Boris Karloff | 0.70 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 154 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 69.7 | |
| 19 | Broadminded (1931) | Joe E. Brown | 1.20 | 69.9 | 83.30 | 129 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 20 | The Black Camel (1931) | Robert Young | 1.00 | 58.2 | 58.20 | 152 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 21 | The Black Cat (1941) | Basil Rathbone & Alan Ladd |
0.90 | 40.5 | 40.50 | 181 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 22 | The Return of the Vampire (1943) | Frieda Inescort | 1.10 | 42.7 | 42.70 | 143 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 23 | Black Friday (1940) | Boris Karloff | 1.20 | 54.0 | 54.00 | 153 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 62.2 | |
| 24 | The Best Man Wins (1935) | Edmund Lowe | 0.70 | 35.0 | 35.00 | 167 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 26 | Chandu the Magician (1932) | Edmund Lowe | 1.00 | 54.6 | 54.60 | 120 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 25 | Night Monster (1942) | Lionel Atwill | 0.90 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 187 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 60.2 | |
| 27 | The Return of Chandu (1934) | Maria Alba | 0.50 | 26.2 | 26.20 | 176 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 53.1 | |
| 29 | Gift of Gab (1934) | Boris Karloff | 1.40 | 75.4 | 75.40 | 83 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 52.3 | |
| 28 | The Black Sleep (1956) | John Carradine & Basil Rathbone |
1.20 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 172 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 31 | 50 Million Frenchmen (1931) | John Halliday SEE RANK John Halliday | 1.20 | 70.6 | 75.70 | 127 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 52.2 | |
| 33 | Oh, for a Man! (1930) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.10 | 66.0 | 66.00 | 114 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 29 | White Zombie (1932) | Madge Bellamy | 0.50 | 29.0 | 29.00 | 162 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 33 | Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) | Sidney Fox | 0.60 | 32.4 | 32.40 | 156 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 35 | Renegades (1930) | Myrna Loy & Warner Baxter |
1.10 | 69.7 | 69.70 | 112 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 34 | The Saint's Double Trouble (1940) | George Sanders | 0.50 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 205 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 45.4 | |
| 36 | The Rejected Woman (1924) | Conrad Nagel | 0.20 | 10.6 | 10.60 | 64 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 37 | Spooks Run Wild (1941) | East Side Kids | 0.90 | 35.9 | 35.90 | 183 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 37.2 | |
| 38 | The Thirteenth Chair (1929) | Conrad Nagel | 0.30 | 8.4 | 8.40 | 156 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 39 | Ghosts on the Loose (1943) | Ava Gardner | 0.60 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 156 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 40 | Wild Company (1930) | Frank Albertson | 0.40 | 27.2 | 27.20 | 172 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 25.6 | |
| 41 | One Body Too Many (1944) | Jack Haley | 0.50 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 166 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 42 | Bowery At Midnight (1942) | John Archer | 0.40 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 216 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 21.2 | |
| 43 | Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957) | Directed by Ed Wood | 1.60 | 35.7 | 35.70 | 128 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
| 44 | Genius At Work (1946) | Wally Brown | 0.20 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 168 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 45 | The Ape Man (1943) | John Carradine | 0.40 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 166 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 46 | Zombies On Broadway (1945) | Wally Brown | 0.70 | 24.5 | 27.80 | 161 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 12.8 | |
| 47 | Chandu on the Magic Island (1935) | Maria Alba | 0.30 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 206 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 8.7 | |
| 48 | Glen or Glenda (1953) | Directed by Ed Wood | 0.00 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 249 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.3 | |
| 49 | Scared To Death (1947) | George Zucco | 0.10 | 2.7 | 2.70 | 183 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.9 | |
| 50 | Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) | Duke Mitchell | 0.00 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 243 | 29 | 00 / 00 | 0.7 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Bela Lugosi
1. Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó was born in Lugos, Kingdom of Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania) in 1882.
2. During WWI, Bela Lugosi volunteered and was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant, and was wounded three times.
3. In 1920 Bela Lugosi emigrated to the US and made a living as a character actor.
4. Bela Lugosi played Count Dracula in the 1927 Broadway stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s novel. It ran for three years, and was subsequently, and memorably, filmed by Tod Browning in 1931, establishing Lugosi as one of the screen’s greatest personifications of pure evil.
5. His performance in Dracula (1931) created such a sensation that he reportedly received more fan mail from females than even Clark Gable.
6. Bela Lugosi was one of the charter members of the Screen Actors Guild.
7. Bela Lugosi appeared with Boris Karloff in eight films: The Black Cat (1934), The Raven (1935), The Invisible Ray (1936), Son of Frankenstein (1939), You’ll Find Out (1940), Black Friday (1940) The Body Snatcher (1945) and Gift of Gab (1934).
8. Contrary to popular belief, Bela Lugosi only played Count Dracula in two films: Dracula (1931) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). He played vampires in many other films, but none of them–besides the aforementioned two–were Count Dracula.
9. Bela Lugosi was buried in a Dracula costume, including a cape, but not the ones used in the 1931 film, contrary to popular–but unfounded–rumors.
10. Martin Landau won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for playing Bela Lugosi in 1994’s Ed Wood.
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i saw 3 of top 5. 10 ninotchka. 9 son of frankenstein.