Joan Crawford filmography

The Joan Crawford filmography lists the film appearances of American actress Joan Crawford, who starred in numerous feature films throughout a lengthy career that spanned nearly five decades.

Crawford in The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
Crawford in The Women (1939)
Crawford in Mildred Pierce (1945)

She made her film debut in Lady of the Night (1925) as a body double for film star Norma Shearer. She appeared in several other films before she made her major breakthrough playing Lon Chaney's love interest in the 1927 horror film The Unknown. Her major success in Our Dancing Daughters (1928) made her a popular flapper of the late 1920s. Her first sound film Untamed (1929) was a critical and box office success.

Crawford would become a highly popular actress throughout the 1930s, as a leading lady for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She starred in a series of "rags-to-riches" films that were extremely popular during the Depression-era, most especially with women. Her popularity rivaled fellow MGM actresses, including Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer and Jean Harlow. She appeared in eight movies with Clark Gable, including romantic drama Possessed (1931), musical film Dancing Lady (1933), romantic comedy Love on the Run (1936) and romantic drama Strange Cargo (1940) among others. In 1937, she was proclaimed the first "Queen of the Movies" by Life magazine, but her popularity soon waned. After her films The Bride Wore Red (1937) and Mannequin (1938) proved to be expensive failures, in May 1938, Crawford – along with Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Francis and many others – was labeled box office poison; an actor whose "box office draw is nil".

Crawford managed to make a comeback in the comedy The Women (1939) opposite an all-star female only cast. On July 1, 1943, Crawford was released from Louis B. Mayer due to creative differences and signed an exclusive contract with Warner Brothers, where she became a rival of Bette Davis. After a slow start with the studio, she received critical and commercial acclaim for her performance in drama Mildred Pierce (1945). The film earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress. From 1946 to 1952, Crawford appeared in a series of critical and box office successes, including the musical drama Humoresque (1946), film noirs Possessed (1947, for which she received a second Academy Award nomination) and Flamingo Road (1949), drama The Damned Don't Cry (1950) and romantic comedy Goodbye, My Fancy (1951) among others. She received a third – and final – Academy Award nomination for her performance in the thriller Sudden Fear (1952).

In 1953, Crawford starred in the musical Torch Song, her final film role for MGM. Her next film Johnny Guitar (1954) although not a major hit, is one of Crawford's most popular films among her fans. During the latter half of the 1950s, Crawford starred in a series of B-movies, including romantic dramas Female on the Beach (1955) and Autumn Leaves (1956). In 1962, Crawford was teamed with Bette Davis in a film adaptation of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. The thriller film was a box office hit, and briefly revived Crawford's career. Her final film performance was in the British science fiction film, Trog (1970).

Filmography

Feature films

Silent films
Year Title Role Director Studio
1925Lady of the NightDouble for Norma Shearer[1]Monta BellMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Proud FleshParty Guest[1]King VidorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925A Slave of FashionMannequin[1]Hobart HenleyMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925The Merry WidowBallroom Dancer[1]Erich von StroheimMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Pretty LadiesBobby, a Showgirl[2]Monta BellMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925The CircleYoung Lady Catherine[1]Frank BorzageMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925The MidshipmanExtra[1]Christy CabanneMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristChariot Race Spectator[1]Fred NibloMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Old ClothesMary Riley[2]Edward F. ClineMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925The Only ThingParty Guest[1]Jack ConwayMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Sally, Irene and MaryIreneEdmund GouldingMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1926Tramp, Tramp, TrampBetty BurtonHarry EdwardsFirst National
1926The BoobJaneWilliam A. WellmanMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1926ParisThe GirlEdmund GouldingMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927Winners of the WildernessRené ContrecoeurW. S. Van DykeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927The Taxi DancerJoslyn PoeHarry F. MillardeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927The Understanding HeartMonica DaleJack ConwayMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927The UnknownEstrellita or NanonTod BrowningMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927Twelve Miles OutJaneJack ConwayMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1927Spring FeverAllie MonteEdward SedgwickMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928West PointBetty ChanningEdward SedgwickMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928The Law of the RangeBetty DallasWilliam NighMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928Rose-MarieRose-MarieLucien HubbardMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928Across to SingaporePriscilla CrowninshieldWilliam NighMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928Four WallsFriedaWilliam NighMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928Our Dancing DaughtersDiana MedfordHarry BeaumontMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1928Dream of LoveAdrienne LecouvreurFred NibloMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1929The Duke Steps OutSusieJames CruzeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1929Our Modern MaidensBillie BrownJack ConwayMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

‡ denotes lost film

Sound films
Year Title Role Director Studio
1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929[3]Herself (performer)Charles ReisnerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1929UntamedAlice "Bingo" DowlingJack ConwayMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930Montana MoonJoan "Montana" PrescottMalcolm St. ClairMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930Our Blushing BridesGerry MarshHarry BeaumontMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930PaidMary TurnerSam WoodMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1931Dance, Fools, DanceBonnie JordanHarry BeaumontMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1931Laughing SinnersIvy StevensHarry BeaumontMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1931This Modern AgeVal WintersNick GrindeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1931PossessedMarian MartinClarence BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1932Grand HotelFlaemmchenEdmund GouldingMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1932Letty LyntonLetty LyntonClarence BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1932RainSadie ThompsonLewis MilestoneUnited Artists
1933Today We LiveDiana "Ann" Boyce-SmithHoward HawksMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1933Dancing LadyJanie "Duchess" BarlowRobert Z. LeonardMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1934Sadie McKeeSadie McKee BrennanClarence BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1934ChainedDiane "Dinah" LoveringClarence BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1934Forsaking All OthersMary ClayW. S. Van DykeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1935No More LadiesMarcia TownsendEdward H. GriffithMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1935I Live My LifeKay BentleyW. S. Van DykeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1936The Gorgeous HussyMargaret "Peggy" O'NealClarence BrownMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1936Love on the RunSally ParkerW. S. Van DykeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1937The Last of Mrs. CheyneyFay CheyneyRichard BoleslawskiMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1937The Bride Wore RedAnni PavlovitchDorothy ArznerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1937MannequinJessica CassidyFrank BorzageMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1938The Shining HourOlivia RileyFrank BorzageMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1939The Ice Follies of 1939Mary McKayReinhold SchünzelMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1939The WomenCrystal AllenGeorge CukorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1940Strange CargoJulieFrank BorzageMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1940Susan and GodSusan TrexelGeorge CukorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1941A Woman's FaceAnna HolmGeorge CukorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1941When Ladies MeetMary HowardRobert Z. LeonardMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1942They All Kissed the BrideMargaret DrewAlexander HallColumbia
1942Reunion in FranceMichele de la BecqueJules DassinMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1943Above SuspicionFrances MylesRichard ThorpeMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1944Hollywood CanteenHerself (cameo role)Delmer DavesWarner Bros.
1945Mildred PierceMildred PierceMichael CurtizWarner Bros.
1946HumoresqueHelen WrightJean NegulescoWarner Bros.
1947PossessedLouise HowellCurtis BernhardtWarner Bros.
1947Daisy KenyonDaisy KenyonOtto Preminger20th Century Fox
1949Flamingo RoadLane BellamyMichael CurtizWarner Bros.
1949It's a Great FeelingHerself (cameo role)David ButlerWarner Bros.
1950The Damned Don't CryEthel WhiteheadVincent ShermanWarner Bros.
1950Harriet CraigHarriet CraigVincent ShermanColumbia
1951Goodbye, My FancyAgatha ReedVincent ShermanWarner Bros.
1952This Woman Is DangerousBeth AustinFelix E. FeistWarner Bros.
1952Sudden FearMyra HudsonDavid MillerRKO
1953Torch SongJenny StewartCharles WaltersMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1954Johnny GuitarViennaNicholas RayRepublic
1955Female on the BeachLynn MarkhamJoseph PevneyUniversal
1955Queen BeeEva PhillipsRanald MacDougallColumbia
1956Autumn LeavesMillicent "Milly" WetherbyRobert AldrichColumbia
1957The Story of Esther CostelloMargaret LandiDavid MillerColumbia
1959The Best of EverythingAmanda FarrowJean Negulesco20th Century Fox
1962What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Blanche HudsonRobert AldrichSeven Arts
1963The CaretakersLucretia TerryHall BartlettUnited Artists
1964Strait-JacketLucy HarbinWilliam CastleColumbia
1965I Saw What You DidAmy NelsonWilliam CastleUniversal
1967The Karate Killers[4]Amanda TrueBarry ShearMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1967Berserk!Monica RiversJim O'ConnollyColumbia
1970TrogDr. BrocktonFreddie FrancisWarner Bros.

Short subjects

Year Title Role Director Studio
1925MGM Studio TourHerself[2]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1925Miss MGMMiss MGM[1]Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930Hollywood Snapshots #11HerselfRalph StaubColumbia
1931The Slippery PearlsHerselfWilliam C. McGannParamount
1932Screen SnapshotsHerselfRalph StaubColumbia
1947The Jimmy FundHerself
1958Hollywood Mothers and FathersHerselfColumbia
1972A Very Special ChildNarratorAmerican Cancer Society

Archival footage

Year Title Role Director Studio
1964Four Days in NovemberHerselfMel StuartUnited Artists
1964MGM's Big Parade of Comedy[5]Herself[6]Robert YoungsonMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1974That's Entertainment!Janie Barlow (Dancing Lady)[6]Jack Haley Jr.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1984Terror in the AislesBlanche Hudson (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?)[6]Andrew J. KuehnUniversal
1985That's Dancing!Herself[6]Jack Haley Jr.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1994That's Entertainment! IIIJenny Stewart (Torch Song)[6]Bud Friedgen, Michael J. SheridanMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Uncompleted films

Year Title Role Director Studio
1929Tide of EmpireJosephita (replaced by Renée Adorée)Allan DwanMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930Great DaySusie TotheridgeHarry BeaumontMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1930The March of TimeHerselfCharles ReisnerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1964Hush...Hush, Sweet CharlotteMiriam Deering (replaced by Olivia de Havilland due to illness)Robert Aldrich20th Century Fox

Television

Year Title Role Director Episodes and notes
1953The Revlon Mirror TheaterMargaret HughesRod Amateau"Because I Love Him"
1954General Electric TheaterMary AndrewsRod Amateau"The Road to Edinburgh"
1958General Electric TheaterRuth MarshallHerschel Daugherty"Strange Witness"
1959The Joan Crawford Show[7]Susan ConradDick Powell"Woman on the Run" (pilot)
1959General Electric TheaterAnn HowardHerschel Daugherty"And One Was Loyal"
1959Zane Grey TheatreStella FaringDon Medford"Rebel Range"
1961Zane Grey TheatreSarah and Melanie HobbesLewis Allen"One Must Die"
1961The DuPont Show of the WeekHostessJames Elson"The Ziegfeld Touch"
1963Route 66Morgan Matheson HarperPhilip Leacock"Same Picture, Different Frame"
1965Della[8]Della ChappellRobert GistTV movie
1967The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Amanda TrueBarry Shear"The Five Daughters Affair: Part 1"[9]
1967Easter IslandNarrator (voice)José Gómez-SicreTV documentary
1968The Lucy ShowHerself (guest star)Jack Donohue"Lucy and the Lost Star"
1968The Secret StormJoan Borman Kane #2[10]Gloria MontyDaytime serial (5 episodes)
1969GarboHostess / NarratorFred BurnleyTV documentary
1969Night Gallery[11]Claudia MenloSteven SpielbergTV movie (segment: "Eyes")
1970The VirginianStephanie WhiteRobert Gist"Nightmare"
1970The Tim Conway ShowHerself (cameo)Alan Rafkin"To Cuba with Love"
1970Journey to the Unknown[12]HostessMichael Lindsay-Hogg, Don ChaffeyTV movie
1970The Tim Conway Comedy HourHerself (guest star)Bill Hobin"Episode #1.3"
1971Journey to Murder[12]HostessGerry O'Hara, John GibsonTV movie
1972The Sixth SenseJoan FairchildJohn Newland"Dear Joan: We're Going to Scare You to Death"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title / Honor Result
1945National Board of Review AwardsBest ActressMildred PierceWon
1946Academy AwardsBest ActressMildred PierceWon
1946New York Film Critics Circle AwardsBest ActressMildred PierceNominated
1948Academy AwardsBest ActressPossessedNominated
1953Academy AwardsBest ActressSudden FearNominated
1953Golden Globe AwardsBest Actress – DramaSudden FearNominated
1953Laurel AwardsBest Dramatic Performance, FemaleSudden FearWon
1954Laurel AwardsTop Female Musical PerformanceTorch SongWon
1960Hollywood Walk of FameStar of Motion PictureStar at 1752 Vine StreetHonored
1963BAFTA Film AwardsBest Foreign ActressWhat Ever Happened to Baby Jane?Nominated
1970Golden Globe AwardsCecil B. DeMille AwardOutstanding contributions to the world of entertainmentHonored

References

  1. Uncredited
  2. Credited as Lucille LeSueur
  3. With sound. In color. Singing, dancing, and part of an all-star cast performing the song "Got a Feeling for You".
  4. Feature film culled from 2-part episode of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  5. a.k.a. The Big Parade of Comedy
  6. Archival footage
  7. TV pilot for unsold series
  8. TV movie pilot for Royal Bay unsold series, released theatrically
  9. Different scenes were shot and turned into the theatrically released feature film The Karate Killers.
  10. Temporary replacement for Christina Crawford
  11. TV movie pilot for Night Gallery series
  12. TV movie culled from the series Journey to the Unknown
  • Vincent Terrace, Experimental Television, Test Films, Pilots and Trial Series, 1925-1995. ISBN 0-7864-0178-8
  • Lee Goldberg, Unsold Television Pilots, 1955-1988. ISBN 978-0-89950-373-8
  • Joan Crawford Papers, Billy Rose Collection, Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts. http://www.nypl.org/archives/4282
  • Bob Thomas, Joan Crawford. ISBN 0-297-77617-7
  • Alexander Walker, Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Star. ISBN 0-06-015123-4
  • Lawrence J. Quirk, The Films of Joan Crawford. Citadel Pr; 1st Carol Pub. ISBN 0-8065-0341-6
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