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Jan Sterling (1921-2004) was an Oscar®-nominated actress. Sterling is best remembered for her roles in 1951’s Ace In The Hole and 1954’s The High And The Mighty. Her acting career spanned 8 different decades. Her IMDb page shows 90 acting credits from 1947 to 1988. This page will rank Jan Sterling movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Jan Sterling 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 |
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| Year | Movie (Year) | Rating | S |
| 1948 | Johnny Belinda (1948) |  |
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| 1954 | The High and the Mighty (1954) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1947 | Tycoon (1947) | |
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| 1950 | Caged (1950) |  |
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| 1951 | Ace in the Hole (1951) | |
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| 1956 | The Harder They Fall (1956) | |
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| 1951 | The Mating Season (1951) | |
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| 1951 | Rhubarb (1951) | |
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| 1950 | Union Station (1950) |  |
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| 1955 | Man with the Gun (1955) | |
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| 1950 | Appointment with Danger (1950) | |
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| 1967 | The Incident (1967) | |
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| 1950 | Mystery Street (1950) |  |
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| 1981 | First Monday in October (1981) | |
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| 1950 | The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) | |
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| 1955 | Female on the Beach (1955) | |
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| 1952 | Flesh and Fury (1952) | |
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| 1958 | Kathy O' (1958) | |
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| 1958 | The Female Animal (1958) | |
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| 1953 | Split Second (1953) | |
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| 1956 | 1984 (1956) | |
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| 1957 | Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957) | |
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| 1953 | Pony Express (1953) |  |
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| 1952 | Sky Full of Moon (1952) | |
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| 1958 | High School Confidential! (1958) | |
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| 1953 | The Vanquished (1953) |  |
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| 1969 | The Minx (1969) |  |
Jan Sterling 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.
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- Sort Jan Sterling 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 Jan Sterling movie received.
- Sort Jan Sterling 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.
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
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Charles Bickford &
Jane Wyman11.20
350.8
350.80
2
80
12 / 01
98.7
2
The High and the Mighty (1954)
AA Best Supp Actress NomClaire Trevor &
John Wayne17.40
473.6
618.50
7
55
06 / 01
91.8
3
Tycoon (1947)
John Wayne
7.60
257.9
349.30
32
61
00 / 00
91.7
4
Caged (1950)
Eleanor Parker
4.30
111.6
111.60
71
79
03 / 00
88.8
5
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Kirk Douglas &
Robert Arthur3.70
92.9
92.90
97
83
01 / 00
87.6
6
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Humphrey Bogart &
Rod Steiger3.90
87.7
87.70
90
81
01 / 00
86.2
7
The Mating Season (1951)
Gene Tierney &
Thelma Ritter4.60
116.1
116.10
67
69
01 / 00
84.9
8
Rhubarb (1951)
Ray Milland &
Gene Lockhart4.10
103.6
103.60
87
65
00 / 00
80.7
9
Union Station (1950)
William Holden &
Nancy Olson4.10
106.0
106.00
76
61
00 / 00
79.2
10
Man with the Gun (1955)
Robert Mitchum
5.10
123.6
123.60
65
55
00 / 00
78.6
12
Appointment with Danger (1950)
Alan Ladd &
Jack Webb4.10
107.9
107.90
74
58
00 / 00
77.3
11
The Incident (1967)
Martin Sheen
1.90
19.8
19.80
102
79
00 / 00
71.4
13
Mystery Street (1950)
Elsa Lanchester &
Directed by John Sturges1.20
31.9
57.70
175
69
01 / 00
66.0
14
First Monday in October (1981)
Walter Matthau &
Jill Clayburgh12.50
56.1
56.10
64
60
00 / 00
62.6
15
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
Edward Arnold
2.10
54.5
68.90
143
60
00 / 00
61.8
17
Female on the Beach (1955)
Joan Crawford &
Jeff Chandler2.20
53.2
53.20
130
60
00 / 00
61.2
16
Flesh and Fury (1952)
Tony Curtis
1.70
39.5
39.50
169
63
00 / 00
60.0
18
Kathy O' (1958)
Dan Duryea
1.00
20.0
20.00
139
67
00 / 00
55.6
19
The Female Animal (1958)
Hedy Lamarr &
Jane Powell2.00
41.7
41.70
109
60
00 / 00
55.5
21
Split Second (1953)
Stephen McNally &
Alexis Smith1.40
29.4
29.40
187
63
00 / 00
54.1
19
1984 (1956)
Edmond O'Brien &
Michael Redgrave0.60
14.0
14.00
195
67
00 / 00
53.4
20
Slaughter on 10th Avenue (1957)
Walter Matthau &
Richard Egan1.00
22.3
22.30
159
65
00 / 00
53.3
25
Pony Express (1953)
Charlton Heston &
Rhonda Fleming4.20
88.4
88.40
84
41
00 / 00
47.6
23
Sky Full of Moon (1952)
Keenan Wynn
1.00
21.5
21.50
199
60
00 / 00
44.0
24
High School Confidential! (1958)
Russ Tamblyn
1.30
25.3
37.50
127
58
00 / 00
42.4
26
The Vanquished (1953)
John Payne
0.30
4.9
4.90
239
52
00 / 00
17.9
27
The Minx (1969)
Raymond Jacobs
0.10
0.4
0.40
178
43
00 / 00
6.1
Jan Sterling Adjusted WorldWide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The High and the Mighty (1954) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Claire Trevor & John Wayne |
618.50 | |
| Tycoon (1947) | John Wayne | 349.30 | |
| The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950) | Edward Arnold | 68.90 | |
| Mystery Street (1950) | Elsa Lanchester & Directed by John Sturges |
57.70 | |
| High School Confidential! (1958) | Russ Tamblyn | 37.50 |
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Bruce; The photograph you have with Bogart in it is not a Jan Sterling photograph. It is a photograph of GLORIA GRAHAME with Bogart from the movie IN A LONELY PLACE. I know. I’m a big fan of film noir movies.
I have seen 10 Jan Sterling movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Caged.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Johnny Belinda.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Female Animal.
Favourite Jan Sterling Movies:
Caged
Ace in the Hole
Union Station
Appointment with Danger
Mystery Street
Slaughter on 10th Avenue
Split Second
Other Jan Sterling Movies I Have Seen:
The Harder They Fall
Man with the Gun
The Female Animal
I have seen 26 of Jan’s films listed above: the highest ranked I haven’t seen is the bottom one, The Minx.
Jan Sterling was never on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on the 2021 list she appeared with.
6 MARTIN SHEEN The Incident (1967)
29 ROD STEIGER The Harder They Fall (1956)
33 CHARLTON HESTON Pony Express (1953)
39 WALTER GOTELL 1984 (1956)
42 ANTHONY QUINN Tycoon (1947)
97 ROBERT MITCHUM Man with the Gun (1955)
195 KIRK DOUGLAS Ace in the Hole (1951)
258 KEENAN WYNN Sky Full of Moon (1952)
267 BEAU BRIDGES The Incident (1967)
375 JOHN VERNON 1984 (1956)
438 ANGIE DICKINSON Man with the Gun (1955)
466 WILLIAM HOLDEN Union Station (1950)
472 TONY CURTIS Flesh and Fury (1952)
487 KENNETH GRIFFITH 1984 (1956)
510 JOHN WAYNE The High and the Mighty (1954)
510 JOHN WAYNE Tycoon (1947)
533 RAY MILLAND Rhubarb (1951)
576 ROBERT STACK The High and the Mighty (1954)
702 PAUL FIX The High and the Mighty (1954)
702 PAUL FIX Tycoon (1947)
714 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Appointment with Danger (1951)
794 WALTER MATTHAU First Monday in October (1981)
794 WALTER MATTHAU Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
810 ROBERT RYAN Alaska Seas (1954)
827 EDMOND O’BRIEN 1984 (1956)
899 SUSAN STRASBERG Sammy Somebody (1976)
953 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF The Harder They Fall (1956)
979 JOHN CRAWFORD Mystery Street (1950)
979 JOHN CRAWFORD Union Station (1950)
Jan appeared with 15 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Tycoon (1947)
BARRY FITZGERALD Union Station (1950)
CHARLTON HESTON Pony Express (1953)
CLAIRE TREVOR The High and the Mighty (1954)
EDMOND O’BRIEN 1984 (1956)
HUMPHREY BOGART The Harder They Fall (1956)
JACK ALBERTSON THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956)
JANE DARWELL Caged (1950)
JANE WYMAN Johnny Belinda (1948)
JOAN CRAWFORD Female on the Beach (1955)
JOHN WAYNE The High and the Mighty (1954)
JOHN WAYNE Tycoon (1947)
RAY MILLAND Rhubarb (1951)
ROD STEIGER The Harder They Fall (1956)
WALTER MATTHAU First Monday in October (1981)
WALTER MATTHAU Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Union Station (1950)