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Edmund Gwenn (1877-1959) was an Oscar® winning English actor. Gwenn was best remembered for his role as Kris Kringle in the Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street (1947), for which he won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor. His IMDb page shows 94 acting from 1916 to 1957. This page will rank Edmund Gwenn 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.
Edmund Gwenn Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
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| 1940 | Foreign Correspondent (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1947 | Life with Father (1947) |  |
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| 1944 | The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | |
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| 1943 | Lassie Come Home (1943) | |
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| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) | |
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| 1947 | Green Dolphin Street (1947) | |
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| 1954 | The Student Prince (1954) | |
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| 1941 | Charley's Aunt (1941) | |
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| 1946 | Undercurrent (1946) | |
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| 1948 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | |
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| 1940 | Pride and Prejudice (1940) | |
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| 1938 | A Yank at Oxford (1938) | |
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| 1936 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1954 | Them! (1954) | |
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| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World (1943) | |
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| 1948 | Hills of Home (1948) | |
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| 1955 | The Trouble with Harry (1955) | |
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| 1942 | A Yank At Eton (1942) | |
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| 1937 | Parnell (1937) | |
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| 1950 | For Heaven's Sake (1950) | |
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| 1940 | The Doctor Takes A Wife (1940) | |
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| 1950 | Mister 880 (1950) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
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| 1943 | Forever And a Day (1943) | |
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| 1944 | Between Two Worlds (1944) | |
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| 1946 | Of Human Bondage (1946) |  |
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| 1950 | Louisa (1950) | |
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| 1953 | Mr. Scoutmaster (1953) | |
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| 1947 | Thunder in the Valley (1947) | |
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| 1936 | The Walking Dead (1936) | |
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| 1935 | Sylvia Scarlett (1935) |  |
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| 1952 | Les Miserables (1952) | |
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| 1950 | Pretty Baby (1950) | |
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| 1952 | Something For The Birds (1952) | |
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| 1950 | A Woman Of Distinction (1950) | |
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| 1941 | Cheers For Miss Bishop (1941) | |
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| 1941 | Scotland Yard (1941) | |
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| 1953 | The Bigamist (1953) | |
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| 1933 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | |
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| 1933 | I Was A Spy (1933) | |
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| 1949 | Challenge to Lassie (1949) | |
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| 1945 | She Went To The Races (1945) | |
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| 1940 | The Earl of Chicago (1940) | |
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| 1951 | Peking Express (1951) | |
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| 1955 | It's A Dog's Life (1955) | |
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| 1933 | The Good Companions (1933) | |
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| 1935 | The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) | |
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| 1938 | South Riding (1938) | |
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| 1933 | For Love Or Money (1933) |  |
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| 1939 | Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) | |
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| 1945 | Bewitched (1945) |  |
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| 1945 | Dangerous Partners (1945) |  |
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| 1940 | Mad Men of Europe (1940) |  |
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| 1952 | Bonzo Goes To College (1952) | |
Edmund Gwenn 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 Edmund Gwenn movies by hisr co-stars
- Sort Edmund Gwenn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Edmund Gwenn movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Edmund Gwenn 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 Edmund Gwenn movie received.
- Sort Edmund Gwenn 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 | ||||
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| 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 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Maureen O'Hara & Natalie Wood & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/thelma-ritter-movies/ |
7.20 | 242.0 | 242.00 | 35 | 86 | 04 / 03 | 99.4 | |
| 2 | Foreign Correspondent (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joel McCrea & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
4.10 | 182.2 | 279.30 | 32 | 82 | 06 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 3 | Life with Father (1947) | William Powell & Elizabeth Taylor |
13.70 | 461.7 | 589.40 | 4 | 81 | 04 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 4 | The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) | Gregory Peck & Vincent Price |
7.70 | 302.4 | 302.40 | 25 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 5 | Lassie Come Home (1943) | Elizabeth Taylor & Roddy McDowall |
7.50 | 311.1 | 537.70 | 21 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 7 | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) | Charles Coburn & Jean Arthur |
3.90 | 172.2 | 172.20 | 58 | 83 | 02 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 6 | Green Dolphin Street (1947) | Lana Turner & Van Heflin |
11.60 | 393.0 | 654.90 | 8 | 67 | 04 / 01 | 95.0 | |
| 10 | The Student Prince (1954) | Mario Lanza | 7.20 | 196.3 | 414.70 | 39 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 8 | Charley's Aunt (1941) | Kay Francis & Anne Baxter |
7.70 | 345.6 | 345.60 | 7 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 9 | Undercurrent (1946) | Katharine Hepburn & Robert Mitchum |
7.60 | 273.0 | 409.00 | 38 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 12 | Apartment For Peggy (1948) | William Holden & Jeanne Crain |
7.20 | 226.2 | 226.20 | 30 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 91.5 | |
| 14 | Pride and Prejudice (1940) | Laurence Olivier & Greer Garson |
2.90 | 127.7 | 235.80 | 50 | 81 | 01 / 01 | 91.4 | |
| 11 | A Yank at Oxford (1938) | Robert Taylor & Vivien Leigh |
5.20 | 239.1 | 506.70 | 29 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 13 | Anthony Adverse (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Olivia de Havilland & Fredric March |
5.90 | 297.2 | 458.30 | 7 | 39 | 07 / 04 | 89.8 | |
| 15 | Them! (1954) | James Whitmore | 4.60 | 125.2 | 181.20 | 63 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 16 | The Meanest Man in the World (1943) | Priscilla Lane | 3.70 | 154.8 | 154.80 | 83 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 18 | Hills of Home (1948) | Donald Crisp & Lassie |
3.70 | 115.7 | 190.10 | 93 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 17 | The Trouble with Harry (1955) | Shirley MacLaine & Mildred Natwick |
3.70 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 87 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 19 | A Yank At Eton (1942) | Mickey Rooney | 4.40 | 189.9 | 189.90 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 21 | Parnell (1937) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
4.00 | 190.8 | 303.10 | 49 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 82.2 | |
| 22 | For Heaven's Sake (1950) | Clifton Webb & Joan Bennett |
4.90 | 126.5 | 126.50 | 55 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 20 | The Doctor Takes A Wife (1940) | Loretta Young | 2.30 | 101.9 | 101.90 | 86 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 24 | Mister 880 (1950) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Burt Lancaster | 4.90 | 126.5 | 126.50 | 53 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 23 | Forever And a Day (1943) | Ray Milland & Claude Rains |
2.50 | 104.2 | 231.50 | 106 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 80.4 | |
| 25 | Between Two Worlds (1944) | John Garfield & Sydney Greenstreet |
2.00 | 79.0 | 115.10 | 116 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 25 | Of Human Bondage (1946) | Paul Henreid & Eleanor Parker |
3.30 | 117.5 | 117.50 | 93 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 79.6 | |
| 26 | Louisa (1950) | Ronald Reagan & Ruth Hussey |
4.10 | 106.1 | 106.10 | 75 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 79.1 | |
| 28 | Mr. Scoutmaster (1953) | Clifton Webb | 4.80 | 101.0 | 101.00 | 69 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 77.9 | |
| 29 | Thunder in the Valley (1947) | Peggy Ann Garner | 1.40 | 42.9 | 42.90 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 70.7 | |
| 30 | The Walking Dead (1936) | Boris Karloff | 1.00 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 147 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 70.5 | |
| 31 | Sylvia Scarlett (1935) | Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn |
0.90 | 47.8 | 74.00 | 143 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 69.6 | |
| 34 | Les Miserables (1952) | Michael Rennie & Sylvia Sidney |
3.10 | 69.4 | 69.40 | 117 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 69.0 | |
| 34 | Pretty Baby (1950) | Dennis Morgan & Betsy Drake |
3.00 | 77.8 | 92.90 | 106 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 33 | Something For The Birds (1952) | Victor Mature & Patricia Neal |
2.20 | 50.5 | 50.50 | 147 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 36 | A Woman Of Distinction (1950) | Rosalind Russell & Ray Milland |
2.80 | 73.1 | 73.10 | 112 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 66.7 | |
| 35 | Cheers For Miss Bishop (1941) | Marsha Hunt | 0.80 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 186 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 66.6 | |
| 38 | Scotland Yard (1941) | Leo G. Carroll | 1.50 | 64.8 | 64.80 | 148 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.5 | |
| 36 | The Bigamist (1953) | Joan Fontaine & Ida Lupino |
2.70 | 56.8 | 56.80 | 136 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.8 | |
| 39 | Friday the Thirteenth (1933) | Ralph Richardson | 0.20 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 184 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 40 | I Was A Spy (1933) | Herbert Marshall | 0.10 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 191 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 42 | Challenge to Lassie (1949) | Donald Crisp | 2.40 | 68.6 | 95.30 | 132 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 41 | She Went To The Races (1945) | Ava Gardner & James Craig |
1.30 | 46.6 | 46.60 | 133 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 58.6 | |
| 44 | The Earl of Chicago (1940) | Robert Montgomery | 1.40 | 60.6 | 60.60 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 58.5 | |
| 46 | Peking Express (1951) | Joseph Cotton | 3.10 | 78.6 | 78.60 | 115 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 43 | It's A Dog's Life (1955) | Dean Jagger & Dog Movies |
1.00 | 24.5 | 35.00 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 45 | The Good Companions (1933) | John Gielgud | 0.40 | 22.4 | 22.40 | 170 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 47 | The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 0.60 | 30.2 | 30.20 | 184 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 48 | South Riding (1938) | Ralph Richardson | 0.60 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 188 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 49 | For Love Or Money (1933) | Robert Donat | 0.60 | 31.3 | 31.30 | 161 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 50 | Cheer Boys Cheer (1939) | Nova Pilbeam | 0.20 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 230 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 52 | Bewitched (1945) | Phyllis Thaxter | 1.10 | 40.0 | 54.10 | 136 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 51 | Dangerous Partners (1945) | James Craig | 0.10 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 171 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 29.5 | |
| 53 | Mad Men of Europe (1940) | Paul Henreid | 0.10 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 226 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.2 | |
| 54 | Bonzo Goes To College (1952) | Maureen O'Sullivan | 0.70 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 222 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 |
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Edmund Gwenn was the # 40 most connected actor of the 1940’s.
Santa Claus has his very own page at the UMR at last! [wipes tear]
I’ve seen just 7 of Santa’s films from the 54 on the chart, wow less than I thought. Favorites are – Miracle on 34th Street, Foreign Correspondent (Santa tries to kill Joel McCrea whoa!), Them! (aka Santa vs the Ants) and The Trouble With Santa.
I’ve also seen Green Reindeer Street, Santa Come Home and The Frozen Dead.
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