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Oscar Levant Movies

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

Oscar Levant (1906-1972) was as an American concert pianist, composer, music conductor, bestselling author, radio game show panelist and personality, television talk show host, and actor.  He was as famous for his mordant character and witticisms.  His IMDb page shows 15 acting credits since 1929 to 1958.  In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 13 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns.  One television roles and one uncredited role  were not included in the rankings on the table.

John Garfield and Oscar Levant in Humoresque (1946)

Oscar Levant 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
1951 An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture Win
1946 Humoresque (1946)
1953 The Band Wagon (1953)
1949 The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
1945 Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
1948 Romance on the High Seas (1948)
1948 You Were Meant For Me (1948)
1955 The Cobweb (1955)
1929 The Dance of Life (1929)
1940 Rhythm on the River (1940)
1952 O. Henry's Full House (1952)
1953 The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
1941 Kiss The Boys Goodbye (1941)

1945’s Rhapsody in Blue

Oscar Levant Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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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 An American in Paris (1951)
AA Best Picture Win
Gene Kelly &
Leslie Caron
12.00 300.9 531.7 7 77 08 / 06 99.8
3 Humoresque (1946) Joan Crawford &
John Garfield
6.20 220.2 328.1 57 67 01 / 00 93.9
5 The Band Wagon (1953) Fred Astaire &
Cyd Charisse
7.00 145.2 221.1 36 82 03 / 00 93.8
4 The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) Fred Astaire &
Ginger Rogers
8.30 241.2 357.0 17 62 01 / 00 92.1
5 Rhapsody in Blue (1945) Charles Coburn 9.30 341.3 495.9 21 59 02 / 00 91.6
6 Romance on the High Seas (1948) Doris Day &
Directed by Michael Curtiz
5.80 180.9 265.2 54 63 02 / 00 90.6
7 You Were Meant For Me (1948) Dan Dailey &
Jeanne Crain
5.30 164.5 164.5 63 58 00 / 00 86.5
8 The Cobweb (1955) Richard Widmark &
Lauren Bacall
4.30 103.0 143.8 80 71 00 / 00 83.8
9 The Dance of Life (1929) Nancy Carroll 2.80 99.6 99.6 40 72 00 / 00 83.6
10 Rhythm on the River (1940) Bing Crosby &
Mary Martin
2.30 102.3 102.3 85 64 01 / 00 80.5
11 O. Henry's Full House (1952) Richard Widmark &
Marilyn Monroe
2.80 63.1 63.1 120 64 00 / 00 70.2
12 The I Don't Care Girl (1953) Mitzi Gaynor 3.80 78.9 78.9 98 58 00 / 00 68.9
13 Kiss The Boys Goodbye (1941) Don Ameche 1.30 59.8 59.8 152 58 00 / 00 62.2

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  1. BOB ROY to BRUCE says:
    March 12, 2019 at 10:43 am

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  2. Flora Breen Robison says:
    March 11, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    Forgot to mention in my original comment about Oscar Levant movies I have seen:

    The Band Wagon will be airing on TCM tonight (Monday 11th) at 10pm EST/7pm PST as part of an evening of Fred Astaire movies made without Ginger Rogers.

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      March 12, 2019 at 7:05 am

      Hey Flora….thanks for the information on The Band Wagon. Sounds like TCM had a good night of movies. Good stuff.

      Reply

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