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Jack Carson (1910-1963) was a Canadian-born actor. Carson was a popular supporting actor from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. His IMDb page shows 131 acting credits from 1937 to 1962. This page will rank Jack Carson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Many of his early British and his latter low budget movies did not make the rankings.
Jack Carson 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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| 1939 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1937 | Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1958 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1945 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1954 | A Star Is Born (1954) | |
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| 1943 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1943) | |
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| 1942 | Gentleman Jim (1942) |  |
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| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde (1941) | |
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| 1941 | Love Crazy (1941) | |
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| 1938 | Vivacious Lady (1938) | |
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| 1938 | Carefree (1938) | |
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| 1938 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | |
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| 1945 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | |
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| 1944 | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | |
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| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) | |
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| 1937 | A Damsel in Distress (1937) | |
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| 1946 | One More Tomorrow (1946) | |
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| 1946 | Two Guys From Milwaukee (1946) | |
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| 1943 | Princess O'Rourke (1943) | |
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| 1939 | Destry Rides Again (1939) | |
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| 1946 | The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) | |
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| 1943 | The Hard Way (1943) | |
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| 1944 | Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) | |
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| 1948 | Romance on the High Seas (1948) | |
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| 1943 | Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) | |
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| 1948 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | |
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| 1939 | Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) | |
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| 1944 | The Doughgirls (1944) | |
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| 1940 | Love Thy Neighbor (1940) |  |
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| 1941 | Navy Blues (1941) | |
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| 1949 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | |
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| 1960 | The Bramble Bush (1960) | |
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| 1958 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) | |
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| 1942 | The Male Animal (1942) | |
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| 1948 | April Showers (1948) | |
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| 1953 | Dangerous When Wet (1953) | |
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| 1938 | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | |
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| 1942 | Larceny Inc./A Night Before Christmas (1942) | |
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| 1937 | Stand-In (1937) | |
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| 1949 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | |
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| 1947 | Love and Learn (1947) | |
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| 1949 | John Loves Mary (1949) | |
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| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) | |
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| 1954 | Phffft (1954) | |
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| 1942 | Wings For The Eagle (1942) | |
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| 1957 | The Tarnished Angels (1957) | |
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| 1940 | Lucky Partners (1940) | |
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| 1950 | Bright Leaf (1950) | |
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| 1941 | Blues in the Night (1941) |  |
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| 1957 | The Tattered Dress (1957) | |
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| 1940 | Typhoon (1940) |  |
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| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) | |
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| 1940 | I Take This Woman (1940) | |
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| 1937 | Music For Madam (1937) | |
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| 1938 | The Saint in New York (1938) | |
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| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) | |
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| 1940 | Shooting High (1940) | |
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| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed (1944) | |
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| 1940 | Enemy Agent (1940) | |
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| 1950 | The Good Humor Man (1950) |  |
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| 1951 | Mister Universe (1951) |  |
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| 1937 | Too Many Wives (1937) | |
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| 1940 | Parole Fixer (1940) | |
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| 1937 | Quick Money (1937) |  |
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| 1951 | The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) |  |
Jack Carson 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.
- Sort Jack Carson movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Jack Carson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Jack Carson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Jack Carson movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Jack Carson movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Jack Carson movie won.
- Sort Jack Carson 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 | ||||
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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 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) AA Best Picture Nom |
James Stewart & Claude Rains |
9.60 | 428.6 | 428.60 | 3 | 89 | 11 / 01 | 99.6 | |
| 4 | Stage Door (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Ginger Rogers |
5.00 | 240.4 | 338.80 | 23 | 87 | 04 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) AA Best Picture Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Newman |
25.10 | 522.9 | 738.70 | 2 | 85 | 06 / 00 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Mildred Pierce (1945) AA Best Picture Nom |
Joan Crawford & Ann Blyth |
9.70 | 355.7 | 580.40 | 16 | 82 | 06 / 01 | 99.1 | |
| 5 | A Star Is Born (1954) | Judy Garland & James Mason |
13.10 | 355.6 | 476.40 | 13 | 83 | 06 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 6 | Arsenic and Old Lace (1943) | Cary Grant & Priscilla Lane |
8.10 | 337.6 | 569.50 | 17 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 8 | Gentleman Jim (1942) | Errol Flynn & Alexis Smith |
5.10 | 218.6 | 473.20 | 41 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 9 | The Strawberry Blonde (1941) | James Cagney & Olivia de Havilland |
4.50 | 200.2 | 268.90 | 38 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 10 | Love Crazy (1941) | Myrna Loy & William Powell |
4.30 | 192.3 | 296.70 | 40 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 11 | Vivacious Lady (1938) | Ginger Rogers & James Stewart |
4.20 | 193.0 | 273.70 | 37 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 97.0 | |
| 9 | Carefree (1938) | Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers |
4.50 | 206.1 | 320.60 | 34 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 15 | Bringing Up Baby (1938) | Cary Grant & Katharine Hepburn |
3.20 | 150.2 | 235.20 | 58 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 15 | Roughly Speaking (1945) | Rosalind Russell | 5.10 | 188.9 | 263.30 | 70 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 10 | Hollywood Canteen (1944) | Bette Davis & John Garfield |
12.40 | 483.3 | 737.90 | 6 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 15 | The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) | James Cagney & Bette Davis |
4.70 | 209.7 | 307.70 | 33 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 19 | A Damsel in Distress (1937) | Fred Astaire & Joan Fontaine |
4.00 | 194.2 | 281.70 | 41 | 65 | 02 / 01 | 93.3 | |
| 17 | One More Tomorrow (1946) | Ann Sheridan & Jane Wyman |
6.40 | 227.6 | 291.20 | 56 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 17 | Two Guys From Milwaukee (1946) | Dennis Morgan & Jack Carson |
6.80 | 241.3 | 282.40 | 54 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 16 | Princess O'Rourke (1943) | Olivia de Havilland & Jane Wyman |
6.40 | 268.7 | 368.90 | 37 | 60 | 01 / 01 | 92.0 | |
| 22 | Destry Rides Again (1939) | James Stewart & Marlene Dietrich |
2.90 | 129.4 | 129.40 | 82 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 92.0 | |
| 18 | The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946) | Dennis Morgan | 9.20 | 328.2 | 460.40 | 25 | 60 | 01 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 24 | The Hard Way (1943) | Ida Lupino | 4.30 | 178.6 | 178.60 | 71 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 91.2 | |
| 20 | Shine on Harvest Moon (1944) | Ann Sheridan | 8.20 | 322.2 | 467.00 | 22 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 26 | Romance on the High Seas (1948) | Doris Day & Directed by Michael Curtiz |
5.80 | 180.9 | 265.20 | 54 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 21 | Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) | Humphrey Bogart & Errol Flynn |
7.20 | 298.0 | 431.10 | 27 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 25 | Two Guys From Texas (1948) | Dorothy Malone & Dennis Morgan |
6.80 | 211.0 | 243.70 | 34 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 27 | Fifth Avenue Girl (1939) | Ginger Rogers | 3.80 | 169.6 | 244.60 | 52 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 28 | The Doughgirls (1944) | Ann Sheridan & Jane Wyman |
5.10 | 198.5 | 198.50 | 67 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 29 | Love Thy Neighbor (1940) | Jack Benny | 3.90 | 172.2 | 172.20 | 34 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 89.2 | |
| 30 | Navy Blues (1941) | Jack Oakie & Martha Raye |
4.00 | 179.0 | 263.00 | 48 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 31 | My Dream Is Yours (1949) | Doris Day | 5.50 | 161.0 | 221.40 | 47 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 86.8 | |
| 34 | The Bramble Bush (1960) | Richard Burton & Barbara Rush |
8.60 | 155.3 | 155.30 | 32 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 85.5 | |
| 34 | Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958) | Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward |
9.70 | 202.4 | 202.40 | 16 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 33 | The Male Animal (1942) | Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland |
3.10 | 131.7 | 151.80 | 90 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 85.1 | |
| 35 | April Showers (1948) | Ann Sothern | 4.60 | 143.9 | 143.90 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 37 | Dangerous When Wet (1953) | Esther Williams & Fernando Lamas |
6.80 | 140.8 | 205.50 | 41 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 38 | Having Wonderful Time (1938) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Peggy Conklin |
3.10 | 142.8 | 186.70 | 66 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.8 | |
| 38 | Larceny Inc./A Night Before Christmas (1942) | Edward G. Robinson & Anthony Quinn |
2.10 | 89.3 | 89.30 | 123 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 39 | Stand-In (1937) | Leslie Howard & Humphrey Bogart |
2.40 | 113.7 | 166.30 | 99 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 43 | It's a Great Feeling (1949) | Doris Day & Ronald Reagan |
5.70 | 166.3 | 219.10 | 42 | 51 | 01 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 39 | Love and Learn (1947) | Robert Hutton | 4.10 | 137.0 | 137.00 | 84 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 40 | John Loves Mary (1949) | Ronald Reagan & Patricia Neal |
4.60 | 134.7 | 163.30 | 63 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
| 45 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) | Carole Lombard & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
3.20 | 141.3 | 201.60 | 77 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 41 | Phffft (1954) | Jack Lemmon & Judy Holliday |
4.40 | 120.3 | 120.30 | 66 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 82.9 | |
| 46 | Wings For The Eagle (1942) | Ann Sheridan & Dennis Morgan |
2.90 | 123.2 | 123.20 | 99 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 44 | The Tarnished Angels (1957) | Rock Hudson & Robert Stack |
4.30 | 95.7 | 95.70 | 55 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 47 | Lucky Partners (1940) | Ginger Rogers & Ronald Colman |
2.50 | 112.2 | 177.30 | 75 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 48 | Bright Leaf (1950) | Gary Cooper & Lauren Bacall |
4.90 | 126.6 | 182.00 | 52 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 80.9 | |
| 49 | Blues in the Night (1941) | Priscilla Lane | 1.80 | 80.4 | 119.70 | 132 | 67 | 01 / 00 | 78.4 | |
| 50 | The Tattered Dress (1957) | Jeff Chandler & Jeanne Crain |
4.10 | 91.2 | 91.20 | 58 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 75.1 | |
| 51 | Typhoon (1940) | Dorothy Lamour & Robert Preston |
1.90 | 83.2 | 83.20 | 109 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 69.1 | |
| 52 | The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) | Van Johnson & Joseph Cotton |
3.10 | 71.4 | 71.40 | 106 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 54 | I Take This Woman (1940) | Spencer Tracy & Directed by Josef Von Sternberg |
2.60 | 115.7 | 183.00 | 67 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 53 | Music For Madam (1937) | Joan Fontaine & Nino Martini |
1.50 | 70.4 | 70.40 | 143 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 55 | The Saint in New York (1938) | Louis Hayward | 1.00 | 43.5 | 80.10 | 165 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 57 | Ain't Misbehavin' (1955) | Musicals & Rory Calhoun |
2.90 | 68.7 | 68.70 | 108 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 58.8 | |
| 57 | Shooting High (1940) | Gene Autry | 0.70 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 192 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 57.4 | |
| 59 | Make Your Own Bed (1944) | Jane Wyman | 1.60 | 62.6 | 62.60 | 125 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 53.9 | |
| 56 | Enemy Agent (1940) | Richard Cromwell & Helen Vinson |
0.40 | 18.1 | 18.10 | 216 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 59 | The Good Humor Man (1950) | Lola Albright | 0.70 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 195 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 48.1 | |
| 61 | Mister Universe (1951) | Vince Edwards | 0.40 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 230 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.4 | |
| 62 | Too Many Wives (1937) | Anne Shirley | 0.40 | 17.7 | 23.50 | 208 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 63 | Parole Fixer (1940) | William Henry & Virginia Dale |
0.30 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 221 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 64 | Quick Money (1937) | Fred Stone | 0.40 | 18.4 | 24.40 | 204 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 65 | The Groom Wore Spurs (1951) | Ginger Rogers & Joan Davis |
1.10 | 26.8 | 26.80 | 202 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 10.9 |
Jack Carson Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
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I’ve seen 12 of the 65 films on the chart, probably more. My favorites are – Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Bringing Up Baby, Arsenic and Old Lace, A Star is Born (1954), Genteman Jim, The Bride Came C.O.D. and Destry Rides Again (1939).
Mr. Smith tops the UMR and critics chart, Big Daddy tops the box office chart.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!