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Frank Morgan (1890-1949) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Morgan’s career spanned over 35 years, mostly as a supporting actor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated performance playing the title role in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. His IMDb page shows over 100 acting credits from 1915 to 1950. This page will rank Frank Morgan movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Frank Morgan 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
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
AA Best Picture Nom
1936
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
AA Best Picture Win
1943
The Human Comedy (1943)
AA Best Picture Nom
1949
Any Number Can Play (1949)
1949
The Stratton Story (1949)
1937
Saratoga (1937)
1940
Boom Town (1940)
1941
Honky Tonk (1941)
1948
The Three Musketeers (1948)
1947
Green Dolphin Street (1947)
1938
Sweethearts (1938)
1940
The Mortal Storm (1940)
1935
Naughty Marietta (1935)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943
Thousands Cheer (1943)
1944
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
1944
Kismet (1944)
1930
Laughter (1930)
1938
The Crowd Roars (1938)
1946
Courage of Lassie (1946)
1940
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
1936
Dimples (1936)
1944
Casanova Brown (1944)
1937
Rosalie (1937)
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
1942
Tortilla Flat (1942)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940)
1934
The Mighty Barnum (1934)
1949
The Great Sinner (1949)
1935
The Good Fairy (1935)
1942
White Cargo (1942)
1945
Yolanda and the Thief (1945)
1930
Fast And Loose (1930)
1950
Key to the City (1950)
1938
Paradise For Three (1938)
1936
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
1933
When Ladies Meet (1933)
1933
Bombshell (1933)
1935
I Live My Life (1935)
1934
The Affairs of Cellini (1934)
AA Best Actor Nom
1948
Summer Holiday (1948)
1935
Escapade (1935)
1924
Manhandled (1924)
1938
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
1939
Broadway Serenade (1939)
1946
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
1933
Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933)
1939
Balalaika (1939)
1936
Trouble For Two (1936)
1933
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
1934
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
1934
There's Always Tomorrow (1934)
1933
Reunion in Vienna (1933)
1943
A Stranger in Town (1943)
1940
Hullabaloo (1940)
1936
Dancing Pirate (1936)
1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
1934
A Lost Lady (1934)
1934
Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
1934
Success At Any Price (1934)
1935
Enchanted April (1935)
1940
Keeping Company (1940)
1946
The Great Morgan (1946)
Frank Morgan 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 Frank Morgan movie received.
- Sort Frank Morgan 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 | The Wizard of Oz (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
Judy Garland & Victor Fleming |
9.80 | 437.1 | 610.20 | 2 | 91 | 06 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) AA Best Picture Win |
William Powell & Myrna Loy |
10.30 | 514.8 | 778.80 | 2 | 64 | 07 / 03 | 99.5 | |
| 3 | The Human Comedy (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
Mickey Rooney & Donna Reed |
8.10 | 336.2 | 455.20 | 18 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 98.1 | |
| 5 | Any Number Can Play (1949) | Clark Gable & Mary Astor |
6.80 | 199.1 | 258.80 | 28 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 4 | The Stratton Story (1949) | James Stewart & Baseball Movies |
10.30 | 298.8 | 298.80 | 8 | 78 | 01 / 01 | 97.2 | |
| 5 | Saratoga (1937) | Clark Gable & Jean Harlow |
9.70 | 467.7 | 625.40 | 2 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 6 | Boom Town (1940) | Clark Gable & Spencer Tracy |
13.10 | 585.0 | 759.10 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.5 | |
| 7 | Honky Tonk (1941) | Clark Gable & Lana Turner |
8.50 | 381.6 | 538.20 | 6 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 8 | The Three Musketeers (1948) | Gene Kelly & Lana Turner |
10.90 | 339.1 | 691.80 | 4 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 9 | Green Dolphin Street (1947) | Lana Turner & Van Heflin |
11.60 | 393.0 | 654.90 | 8 | 67 | 04 / 01 | 95.0 | |
| 10 | Sweethearts (1938) | Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy |
8.10 | 373.5 | 601.30 | 6 | 68 | 02 / 01 | 95.0 | |
| 15 | The Mortal Storm (1940) | James Stewart & Margaret Sullavan |
3.30 | 147.8 | 147.80 | 44 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 16 | Naughty Marietta (1935) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy |
3.00 | 157.4 | 306.10 | 30 | 70 | 02 / 01 | 93.1 | |
| 11 | Thousands Cheer (1943) | Gene Kelly & Lucille Ball |
10.70 | 446.5 | 700.70 | 7 | 63 | 03 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 12 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
13.00 | 509.7 | 793.10 | 5 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 15 | Kismet (1944) | Marlene Dietrich & Ronald Colman |
6.30 | 246.6 | 495.70 | 45 | 61 | 04 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 19 | Laughter (1930) | Fredric March | 2.70 | 170.2 | 170.20 | 29 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 17 | The Crowd Roars (1938) | Robert Taylor & Maureen O'Sullivan |
5.50 | 253.5 | 376.30 | 23 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 16 | Courage of Lassie (1946) | Elizabeth Taylor | 6.80 | 241.8 | 395.80 | 51 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 21 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) | Margaret Sullavan & James Stewart |
2.40 | 107.1 | 107.10 | 81 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 24 | Dimples (1936) | Shirley Temple & Robert Kent |
3.30 | 166.7 | 166.70 | 46 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 19 | Casanova Brown (1944) | Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright |
7.70 | 302.2 | 413.10 | 26 | 54 | 03 / 00 | 89.8 | |
| 23 | Rosalie (1937) | Eleanor Powell & Nelson Eddy |
7.80 | 374.2 | 553.70 | 6 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 22 | The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) | Joan Crawford & William Powell |
4.40 | 212.9 | 345.60 | 28 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 23 | Tortilla Flat (1942) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Spencer Tracy & John Garfield |
5.30 | 229.7 | 321.60 | 34 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 25 | Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) | Fred Astaire & Eleanor Powell |
2.80 | 126.0 | 126.00 | 59 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 27 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.80 | 149.9 | 149.90 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 29 | The Great Sinner (1949) | Gregory Peck & Ava Gardner |
5.60 | 161.5 | 161.50 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 28 | The Good Fairy (1935) | Margaret Sullavan | 2.10 | 107.7 | 107.70 | 65 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 30 | White Cargo (1942) | Walter Pidgeon & Hedy Lamarr |
4.70 | 203.7 | 328.00 | 53 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 30 | Yolanda and the Thief (1945) | Fred Astaire & Directed by Vincent Minnelli |
3.40 | 124.7 | 182.90 | 91 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 31 | Fast And Loose (1930) | Carole Lombard & Miriam Hopkins |
2.20 | 137.4 | 137.40 | 52 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 86.0 | |
| 34 | Key to the City (1950) | Clark Gable | 6.60 | 170.8 | 221.20 | 28 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 34 | Paradise For Three (1938) | Robert Young | 3.00 | 140.0 | 140.00 | 69 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 35 | Piccadilly Jim (1936) | Robert Montgomery | 2.60 | 128.2 | 212.00 | 75 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 38 | The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) | William Powell & Maureen O'Sullivan |
2.90 | 141.0 | 256.30 | 75 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 36 | When Ladies Meet (1933) | Myrna Loy & Robert Montgomery |
2.50 | 133.9 | 133.90 | 22 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 36 | Bombshell (1933) | Jean Harlow | 1.50 | 82.5 | 113.00 | 60 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 39 | I Live My Life (1935) | Joan Crawford | 2.60 | 137.1 | 219.90 | 42 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 40 | The Affairs of Cellini (1934) AA Best Actor Nom |
Fredric March | 2.50 | 133.2 | 133.20 | 35 | 51 | 04 / 00 | 80.1 | |
| 42 | Summer Holiday (1948) | Mickey Rooney & Walter Huston |
4.20 | 131.6 | 131.60 | 84 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.0 | |
| 41 | Escapade (1935) | William Powell & Luise Rainer |
1.60 | 85.9 | 145.10 | 76 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 77.7 | |
| 42 | Manhandled (1924) | Gloria Swanson | 0.90 | 46.3 | 46.30 | 24 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 44 | Port of Seven Seas (1938) | Maureen O'Sullivan & Wallace Beery |
1.70 | 78.4 | 78.40 | 140 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 45 | Broadway Serenade (1939) | Jeanette MacDonald | 2.50 | 110.2 | 220.40 | 96 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 47 | The Cockeyed Miracle (1946) | Keenan Wynn | 1.70 | 56.2 | 76.80 | 124 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 47 | Hallelujah I'm a Bum (1933) | Directed by Lewis Milestone | 0.80 | 41.9 | 41.90 | 136 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 63.9 | |
| 48 | Balalaika (1939) | Nelson Eddy | 0.90 | 41.3 | 92.80 | 183 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 50 | Trouble For Two (1936) | Robert Montgomery & Rosalind Russell |
1.00 | 50.0 | 50.00 | 146 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 59.8 | |
| 52 | Broadway to Hollywood (1933) | Mickey Rooney | 1.10 | 61.6 | 99.80 | 82 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 59.2 | |
| 53 | The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) | Jeanette MacDonald | 1.30 | 70.7 | 170.70 | 87 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 58.2 | |
| 51 | There's Always Tomorrow (1934) | Robert Taylor | 0.80 | 44.7 | 44.70 | 129 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
| 54 | Reunion in Vienna (1933) | John Barrymore | 1.10 | 58.9 | 99.80 | 89 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 53 | A Stranger in Town (1943) | Richard Carlson | 0.40 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 170 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 55 | Hullabaloo (1940) | Virginia Grey | 1.10 | 47.8 | 47.80 | 160 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 54.7 | |
| 56 | Dancing Pirate (1936) | Charles Collins | 1.20 | 62.5 | 117.50 | 130 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 54.6 | |
| 55 | The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933) | Walter Pidgeon | 0.60 | 33.5 | 33.50 | 159 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 52.8 | |
| 58 | A Lost Lady (1934) | Barbara Stanwyck & Lyle Talbot |
0.80 | 42.2 | 59.00 | 137 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 50.3 | |
| 59 | Sisters Under the Skin (1934) | Joseph Schildkraut | 0.70 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 145 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 59 | Success At Any Price (1934) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 0.40 | 19.9 | 19.90 | 181 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 59 | Enchanted April (1935) | Ann Harding | 0.40 | 18.9 | 24.60 | 201 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 36.3 | |
| 61 | Keeping Company (1940) | Dan Dailey | 0.20 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 225 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 28.4 | |
| 63 | The Great Morgan (1946) | Leon Ames | 0.40 | 13.7 | 13.70 | 161 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.7 |
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