List of the best Gloria Grahame movies: Blood and Lace(1971), In a Lonely Place(1950), The Big Heat(1953), The Glass Wall(1953), The Good Die Young(1954), Roughshod(1949), Naked Alibi(1954), Ride Out for Revenge(1957), Sudden Fear(1952), Man on a Tightrope(1953), Blonde Fever(1944), Crossfire(1947) ... ...
Horror
USA
1971
87 Minutes
Mrs. Deere
Gloria Grahame Melody Patterson Milton Selzer Len Lesser Vic Tayback Terri Messina Ron Taft Dennis Christopher Peter Armstrong Maggie Corey
After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by Mrs. Deere and her handyman. ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1950
91 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Gloria Grahame Frank Lovejoy Carl Benton Reid Art Smith Jeff Donnell Martha Stewart Robert Warwick Morris Ankrum William Ching Steven Geray
lover screenwriter dead person detective agent engaging dark gripping hollywood, calif. police station nightclub love unusual behavior murder investigation fall mystery 1940s
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.
Crime, Drama
USA
1953
90 Minutes
Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Jocelyn Brando Alexander Scourby Lee Marvin Jeanette Nolan Peter Whitney Willis Bouchey Robert Burton Adam Williams Howard Wendell
gangster kingpin police detective wife husband mistress dark gritty suspenseful melodramatic city nightclub household police station penthouse police corruption murder plot investigation conspiracy organized crime
Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Drama
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Vittorio Gassman Gloria Grahame Ann Robinson Douglas Spencer Robin Raymond Jerry Paris Elizabeth Slifer Richard Reeves Joe Turkel Michael Fox Kathleen Freeman
illegal alien veteran fugitive factory worker inspector jazz musician melodramatic intricate patriotic new york city immigration postwar america fresh start fugitives escape quest 1950s
Peter, a WW II 'displaced person' about to be deported jumps ship in New York harbor in an effort to find an ex-G.I named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peter's right to ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
UK
1954
100 Minutes
Denise Blaine
Laurence Harvey Gloria Grahame Richard Basehart Joan Collins Stanley Baker Margaret Leighton
boxer veteran sergeant playboy gentleman tense spirited rousing gripping london crime robbery deception adventure pursuit fall 1950s
In London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.
Western
USA
1949
88 Minutes
Mary Wells
Robert Sterling Gloria Grahame Claude Jarman Jr. John Ireland Jeff Donnell Myrna Dell Martha Hyer George Cooper Jeff Corey Sara Haden James Bell
cattle rancher younger brother sheriff ex-convict friend dance hall girl engaging melodramatic spirited thrilling california trail ranch mountain american west ranchers siblings escaped criminals ambush murder
Three escaped convicts, planning revenge, search for rancher Clay Phillips who, on the way to Sonora with a few horses, stops to help four saloon girls stranded by the roadside.
Crime, Drama
USA
1954
86 Minutes
Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame Gene Barry Marcia Henderson Casey Adams Billy Chapin Chuck Connors Don Haggerty Stuart Randall Don Garrett Richard Beach
baker murder suspect police chief girlfriend police officer young boy bleak tense thrilling california city police station mexican-american border roof murder investigation double life police work domestic violence manhunt pursuit
A chief of police detectives fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.
Western
USA
1957
79 Minutes
native american widow cavalry captain chief child love interest dark suspenseful uneasy wild west prairie tent old west gold indian wars unlikely romance government cheyenne indians forbidden love discovery
When an Indian chief is murdered in a hateful town, a sympathizing ex marshal tries to stop the Indians from attacking for revenge.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1952
110 Minutes
Irene Neves
Joan Crawford Jack Palance Gloria Grahame Herman Brix Virginia Huston Michael Connors
playwright heiress actor lover lawyer friend dark melodramatic suspenseful new york city broadway theater train san francisco mansion marriage murder plot inheritance adultery deception acting
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
Drama
USA|West Germany
1953
105 Minutes
Zama Cernik
Fredric March Terry Moore Gloria Grahame Cameron Mitchell Adolphe Menjou Robert Beatty Alex D'Arcy Richard Boone
circus performer businessperson wife communist emotional engaging melodramatic czechoslovakia circus circus communism marriage social change escape love transformation underdog 1950s
Czech circus owner-Clown and his entire troupe employ a daring stratagem in order to escape en masse from behind the iron curtain.
Drama
USA
1944
69 Minutes
Sally Murfin
Mary Astor Philip Dorn Gloria Grahame Felix Bressart Marshall Thompson Curt Bois Elisabeth Risdon Arthur Walsh
restaurant owner wife gold digger boyfriend waitress airy lighthearted amusing nevada café highway reno, nev. nightclub marriage financial windfall flirtation jealousy manipulation temptation forbidden love
Peter owns a small but upscale café on the road between Reno and Lake Tahoe in Nevada. He is a heavy gambler and his marriage is rocky. Into is life come a waitress named Sally.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
86 Minutes
Ginny
Robert Young Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Gloria Grahame Paul Kelly Richard Benedict Sam Levene Jacqueline White Steve Brodie Lex Barker
soldier veteran detective sergeant serial killer dark thrilling suspenseful bar washington, d.c. mexico apartment hotel murder investigation anti-semitism paranoia friendship military mystery
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?
Musical
USA
1955
145 Minutes
Ado Annie Carnes
Gordon MacRae Shirley Jones Rod Steiger Gloria Grahame Gene Nelson Charlotte Greenwood Eddie Albert James Whitmore Barbara Lawrence Jay C. Flippen Roy Barcroft
cowboy aunt farmer peddler young woman friend airy emotional touching oklahoma farm small town dance hall rural life american west romance relationships love discovery 1900s
In Oklahoma, several farmers, cowboys and a traveling salesman compete for the romantic favors of various local ladies.
Drama
USA
1955
124 Minutes
Karen McIver
Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall Charles Boyer Gloria Grahame Lillian Gish John Kerr Susan Strasberg Oscar Levant Paul Stewart Tommy Rettig
psychiatrist wife activities director medical director patient engaging intense uneasy melodramatic clinic library artist's studio office politics psychiatry mental illness power struggle battle of sexes experiments rivalry
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Comedy
USA
1947
82 Minutes
Beulah Baxter
Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Leon Ames Gloria Grahame Alan Mowbray Hugo Haas
usher stuntwoman movie star actress actor hero charming madcap lighthearted kansas small town movie theater movie set club hollywood, calif. film industry aspirations robbery friendship romance
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
Drama
1955
135 Minutes
Harriet Lang
Olivia de Havilland Robert Mitchum Frank Sinatra Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Charles Bickford Myron McCormick Lon Chaney Jesse White Harry Morgan Lee Marvin
medical student nurse doctor mistress friend engaging emotional intense college small town doctor's office household ambition medicine business love infidelity betrayal discovery temptation
An intern (Robert Mitchum) marries a nurse (Olivia de Havilland) who can pay the bills on his way up as a doctor.
Crime, Drama
USA
1952
80 Minutes
Margie
Robert Mitchum Jane Russell William Bendix Thomas Gomez Gloria Grahame Brad Dexter Edward Ashley Philip Ahn Vladimir Sokoloff Don Zelaya Emory Parnell
singer soldier gambler gangster girlfriend police chief suspenseful witty melodramatic macau casino docks police station boat travel gambling romance corruption undercover operations deception
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the handsome singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Romance, Drama
USA
1952
152 Minutes
Angel
Betty Hutton Charlton Heston Cornel Wilde Dorothy Lamour Gloria Grahame James Stewart Henry Wilcoxon Lawrence Tierney Lyle Bettger John Kellogg John Ridgely
circus performer clown manager girlfriend trapeze artist thrilling emotional melodramatic circus florida train circus love triangle robbery animals injury romance fall rise rivalry
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer are told against a background of circus spectacle.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
105 Minutes
Nurse
Frank Sinatra Kathryn Grayson Peter Lawford Jimmy Durante Gloria Grahame Marcy McGuire Aubrey Mather Tamara Shayne
singer clerk songwriter schoolteacher veteran janitor lighthearted amusing charming brooklyn, n.y. music store neighborhood music love triangle show business ambition new life love adventure 1940s
Danny has been in the army for 4 years, yet all he thinks about is Brooklyn and how great it is. When he returns after the war, he soon finds that Brooklyn is not so nice after all. He is ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
1959
95 Minutes
Helen
Harry Belafonte Robert Ryan Shelley Winters Ed Begley Gloria Grahame Will Kuluva Richard Bright Lew Gallo Fred Scollay Carmen de Lavallade Wayne Rogers
thief ex-convict entertainer girlfriend police chief wife dark gritty gripping new york state bank new york city heist racism escape greed dangerous assignment fall wretched excess temptation
Racial tension flares up among an ex-cop, a bigot and a black entertainer who band together to rob a bank.
Drama
USA
1952
118 Minutes
Rosemary Bartlow
Lana Turner Kirk Douglas Walter Pidgeon Dick Powell Barry Sullivan Gloria Grahame Gilbert Roland Leo G. Carroll Vanessa Brown Paul Stewart Sammy White
movie star writer director producer brooding cool spirited tense engaging hollywood, calif. manipulation cheating hollywood ambition betrayal underdog fall rise wretched excess 1950s
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Mrs. Sisk
Paul Le Mat Jason Robards Mary Steenburgen Jack Kehoe Pamela Reed Dabney Coleman Michael J. Pollard Gloria Grahame Elizabeth Cheshire Martine Beswick Charles Napier
gas station owner wife billionaire lawyer judge amusing offbeat sad las vegas desert gas station courtroom strip club utah howard hughes money american dream inheritance luck underdog
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1946
129 Minutes
Violet Bick
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Thomas Mitchell Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Frank Faylen Ward Bond Gloria Grahame H.B. Warner Frank Albertson
angel friend wife uncle businessperson banker heartwarming emotional charming new york state store small town christmas big business suicide marriage money ambition fall rescue
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.