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Gale Sondergaard Movies

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

Gale Sondergaard (1899-1985) is an Oscar® winning American actress.  Sondergaard was the first recipient of the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress for her film debut in Anthony Adverse (1936).  Her IMDb page shows 55 acting credits from 1936 to 1982.  This page will rank Gale Sondergaard movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.  To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.

Gale Sondergaard 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
1937 The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
AA Best Picture Win
1940 The Mark of Zorro (1940)
1940 The Letter (1940)
AA Best Picture Nom
1947 Road to Rio (1947)
1942 My Favorite Blonde (1942)
1946 Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1944 Christmas Holiday (1944)
1939 The Cat and the Canary (1939)
1939 Juarez (1939)
1944 Follow The Boys (1944)
1936 Anthony Adverse (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1946 The Time of Their Lives (1946)
1937 Seventh Heaven (1937)
1949 East Side, West Side (1949)
1942 A Night To Remember (1942)
1943 Crazy House (1943)
1938 Lord Jeff (1938)
1943 The Spider Woman (1943)
1946 Night in Paradise (1946)
1938 Dramatic School (1938)
1937 Maid of Salem (1937)
1940 The Blue Bird (1940)
1939 Never Say Die (1939)
1941 Paris Calling (1941)
1944 The Climax (1944)
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
1944 Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
1947 Pirates of Monterey (1947)
1970 Hollywood Horror House (1970)
1969 Slaves (1969)
1936’s Anthony Adverse

Gale Sondergaard 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 Gale Sondergaard movies by her co-stars
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  • Sort Gale Sondergaard 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 Gale Sondergaard movie received.
  • Sort Gale Sondergaard movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR 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
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 The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
AA Best Picture Win
Paul Muni &
Donald Crisp
7.70 370.8 765.6 7 72 10 / 03 99.7
2 The Mark of Zorro (1940) Tyrone Power &
Linda Darnell
5.70 255.1 255.1 10 82 01 / 00 97.8
7 The Letter (1940)
AA Best Picture Nom
Bette Davis &
Herbert Marshall
3.50 154.3 245.4 42 84 07 / 00 97.4
2 Road to Rio (1947) Bing Crosby &
Bob Hope
12.20 410.9 410.9 7 80 01 / 00 97.4
4 My Favorite Blonde (1942) Bob Hope &
Madeleine Carroll
7.10 307.9 307.9 19 79 00 / 00 97.0
6 Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
Linda Darnell &
Irene Dunne
9.50 337.8 337.8 22 71 05 / 02 96.6
6 Christmas Holiday (1944) Gene Kelly &
Deanna Durbin
6.20 244.1 244.1 48 74 01 / 00 95.8
7 The Cat and the Canary (1939) Bob Hope &
Paulette Goddard
6.00 267.7 267.7 20 71 00 / 00 94.8
11 Juarez (1939) Bette Davis &
John Garfield
4.70 208.8 291.4 39 61 02 / 00 92.1
10 Follow The Boys (1944) Jeanette MacDonald &
W.C. Fields
6.50 252.0 252.0 44 58 01 / 00 90.8
11 Anthony Adverse (1936)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Win
Olivia de Havilland &
Fredric March
5.90 297.2 458.3 7 39 07 / 04 89.8
12 The Time of Their Lives (1946) Bud Abbott 2.70 96.0 96.0 110 80 00 / 00 86.4
13 Seventh Heaven (1937) James Stewart 2.80 134.6 134.6 88 66 00 / 00 85.6
14 East Side, West Side (1949) Barbara Stanwyck &
James Mason
4.20 122.6 205.1 76 66 00 / 00 84.4
15 A Night To Remember (1942) Loretta Young &
Brian Aherne
2.20 96.5 96.5 117 66 00 / 00 80.4
17 Crazy House (1943) Basil Rathbone 2.90 119.0 119.0 99 59 00 / 00 80.2
16 Lord Jeff (1938) Mickey Rooney 2.50 113.9 113.9 91 60 00 / 00 80.1
18 The Spider Woman (1943) Basil Rathbone 1.50 57.0 57.0 131 72 00 / 00 77.1
22 Night in Paradise (1946) Merle Oberon &
Walter Wanger
3.80 134.1 212.3 87 49 00 / 00 76.8
21 Dramatic School (1938) Lana Turner &
Paulette Goddard
1.90 88.0 88.0 122 63 00 / 00 76.4
23 Maid of Salem (1937) Claudette Colbert &
Fred MacMurray
2.90 139.4 139.4 78 46 00 / 00 76.2
19 The Blue Bird (1940) Shirley Temple &
Spring Byington
1.40 60.7 60.7 142 69 02 / 00 76.0
20 Never Say Die (1939) Bob Hope &
Martha Raye
1.50 67.0 67.0 147 68 00 / 00 75.6
24 Paris Calling (1941) Randolph Scott 1.80 78.7 78.7 136 57 00 / 00 68.3
25 The Climax (1944) Boris Karloff 1.30 52.7 52.7 133 57 01 / 00 58.5
26 The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) Richard Harris 4.20 24.6 24.6 90 60 00 / 00 45.3
27 Gypsy Wildcat (1944) Maria Montez 0.70 28.4 28.4 161 56 00 / 00 39.1
28 Pirates of Monterey (1947) Maria Montez 0.30 10.0 10.0 176 60 00 / 00 35.5
29 Hollywood Horror House (1970) Miriam Hopkins 0.20 1.1 1.1 182 53 00 / 00 17.5
30 Slaves (1969) Ossie Davis 0.00 0.3 0.3 181 49 00 / 00 12.0
1939’s The Cat and the Canary

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6 thoughts on “Gale Sondergaard Movies”

  1. Flora Breen Robison says:
    February 28, 2021 at 2:15 pm

    I have seen 13 Gale Sondergaaurd movies.

    The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Road to Rio.

    The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is The Life of Emile Zola.

    The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Dramatic School.

    Favourite Gale Sondergaaurd Movies:

    Road to Rio
    The Letter
    The Mark of Zorro
    Christmas Holiday
    The Cat and the Canary
    East Side, West Side

    Other Gale Sondergaaurd Movies I Have Seen:

    Anna and the King of Siam
    Anthony Adverse
    Jaurez
    Lord Jeff
    The Blue Bird
    Dramatic School

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      March 1, 2021 at 4:45 pm

      Hey Flora. Thanks for your input on our latest classic page. Tally count: 13 for you and 6 for me. I have seen three of your favorites, actually the top three you mentioned, so maybe I saw the right ones. Only seen one of your other movies. Somewhat surprised that you have not seen The Life of Emile Zola….I liked that one a lot. Good stuff as always.

      Reply
  2. Dan says:
    February 28, 2021 at 10:53 am

    You have Night in Paradise ranked 0 on top.

    Gale Sondergaard (a name I could not spell if looking) has never been on the Oracle of Bacon list. These are the actors on the 2020 list she has appeared with.

    68 JOHN CARRADINE Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)
    68 JOHN CARRADINE The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)
    102 ORSON WELLES Follow the Boys (1944)
    107 MICKEY ROONEY Lord Jeff (1938)
    108 JAMES MASON East Side, West Side (1949)
    117 RICHARD HARRIS The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
    207 JEFF COREY Paris Calling (1941)
    241 GEOFFREY LEWIS The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
    313 AVA GARDNER East Side, West Side (1949)
    509 AKIM TAMIROFF Anthony Adverse (1936)
    628 GEORGE SANDERS Appointment in Berlin (1943)
    667 PETER LAWFORD Lord Jeff (1938)
    784 BETTE DAVIS Juarez (1939)
    784 BETTE DAVIS The Letter (1940)
    815 REX HARRISON Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    837 BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Black Cat (1941)
    895 JOHN CRAWFORD The Time of Their Lives (1946)
    986 OSSIE DAVIS Slaves (1969)

    Gale appeared with 18 Oscar winners,

    BETTE DAVIS Juarez (1939)
    BING CROSBY My Favorite Blonde (1942)
    BING CROSBY Road to Rio (1947)
    BRODERICK CRAWFORD The Black Cat (1941)
    CHARLES COBURN Lord Jeff (1938)
    CLAUDETTE COLBERT Maid of Salem (1937)
    DONALD CRISP JUAREZ (1939)
    DONALD CRISP SONS OF LIBERTY (1939)
    EDMUND GWENN Anthony Adverse (1936)
    FREDRIC MARCH Anthony Adverse (1936)
    GEORGE SANDERS Appointment in Berlin (1943)
    JAMES STEWART Seventh Heaven (1937)
    JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA (1937)
    LORETTA YOUNG A Night to Remember (1942)
    LUISE RAINER Dramatic School (1938)
    MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE ECHOES (1982)
    OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND Anthony Adverse (1936)
    PAUL MUNI Juarez (1939)
    PAUL MUNI The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
    REX HARRISON Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
    VAN HEFLIN East Side, West Side (1949)

    Don’t know much about Gale’s comic skills but she’s in 3 Bob Hope films, an Abbott & Costello and an Olsen and Johnson.

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      March 1, 2021 at 4:49 pm

      Hey Dan. As always you are the man for posting these trivia lists. I agree with you 100% about the spelling of her name. Continuing to work through my best supporting Oscar winners. Finally getting to a decent number, as it seems I’ve been writing these pages for a while now. I’m guessing I have already written a page for this year’s winner. I am not seen many of her movies, but I have seen her interacting with Bob Hope, and she more than holds her own. Having Bette Davis as your most frequent Oracle costar is pretty cool. Granted she was tied with John Carradine, but I think Davis has a bigger name.Actually surprised about her Oscar-winning post our list, I would’ve guessed lower. As always your efforts are greatly appreciated.

      Reply
  3. Mike says:
    February 28, 2021 at 10:12 am

    Great UMR Page

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      March 1, 2021 at 4:50 pm

      Thank you Mike.

      Reply

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