TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Jane Wyman.
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Birthdate: January 4, 1914
Death date: September 10, 2007
Jane Wyman
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1930s
2.7298
21
1940s
2.8211
28
1950s
3.0710
18
1960s
1.8103
3
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.7162
2.7162
Jane Wyman Movie Rankings
1
3.1725A wealthy socialite woman falls in love with a nurse several years her junior. She is ridiculed by her society friends and son for her poor choice of men and believes he is simply a gold digger. ...more about All That Heaven Allows
DVD from $27.95
(10 sellers)
2
3.0229A little girl comes to a town that is embattled by feuds and intimidated by her aunt. ...more about Pollyanna
DVD from $14.99
(9 sellers)
3
3.0063In the depths of the Depression, a party game brings dizzy socialite Irene Bullock to the city dump where she meets Godfrey, a derelict, and ends by hiring him as family butler. ...more about My Man Godfrey
DVD from $9.98
(9 sellers)
4
3.0014
Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the worst; but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother Wick and girlfriend Helen, he begins a four-day bender. ...more about Lost Weekend
DVD from $5.89
(12 sellers)
5
2.9807
In a small fishing village on the island of Cape Breton, Dr. Robert Richardson takes an interest in a sweet deaf mute named Belinda. He teaches her sign language and lip reading, and she soon falls in love with him. ...more about Johnny Belinda
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress
DVD from $7.00
(10 sellers)
6
2.9519
After the American Civil War, a rebel soldier and his wife become pioneer farmers in Florida. ...more about Yearling
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $4.49
(12 sellers)
7
2.8305
Pete Garvey, foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war orphans in Paris, when an ultimatum from his erstwhile fiancée Emmadel Jones draws him back to Boston, complete with two adopted orphans to melt her heart. ...more about Here Comes the Groom
DVD from $4.94
(9 sellers)
8
2.7842
Jonathan Cooper is wanted by the police who suspect him of killing his lover's husband. His friend Eve Gill offers to hide him and Jonathan explains to her that his lover, actress Charlotte Inwood is the real murderer. ...more about Stage Fright
DVD from $8.63
(13 sellers)
9
2.7560
Wealthy scion Peter DeHaven, about to marry socialite Christine Lunceford, wakes up after bachelor party revelry to find he's been turned invisible by eccentric college professor Reginald Shotesbury. ...more about Body Disappears
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.5935
Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. ...more about King and the Chorus Girl
- Not Available on DVD
11
2.5844
Journalist Torchy Blane and her fiance Lt. Steve McBride are trying to solve the murder of Tim Torgson, who was killed right before Torchy's eyes. ...more about Smart Blonde
- Not Available on DVD
13
2.5204
Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so that Julius can escort Amelia to every musical event in the city. ...more about My Love Came Back
- Not Available on DVD
14
2.4748
Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party--until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine which opposes everything his family represents. ...more about One More Tomorrow
- Not Available on DVD
15
2.4748
Farmer slim joins a group of workers who are building power lines. Foreman Red teaches him all he needs and soon they become friends. ...more about Slim
- Not Available on DVD
16
2.4611
The fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter from his days at Yale in the 1910s through the height of his success to the 1940s. ...more about Night and Day
DVD from $12.71
(12 sellers)
17
2.4245
In the small town of Pewamo, Claude Dodd, an electrician singing baritone in the local Strawberry Festival is heard by the owner of the Morpheus Mattress Company, who hires him to sing on the radio program he sponsors. ...more about Mr. Dodd Takes the Air
- Not Available on DVD
18
2.4095
When churlish, spoiled rich man Bob Merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment that's therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, Dr. Wayne Phillips, who dies as a result. ...more about Magnificent Obsession
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Not Available on DVD
19
2.3835
Bob Brent, a young Marine from Arkansas, impresses his comrades with his singing ability, and they pitch in to send him to New York to compete in an amateur contest. ...more about Singing Marine
- Not Available on DVD
20
2.3561
Three bumbling crooks buy a store so that they can rob the bank next door. When they soon discover the money they can make as legitimate businessmen, they abandon their plan. Trouble is, one of their cohorts, who's escaped from jail, won't let them. ...more about Larceny
- Not Available on DVD
21
2.3347
Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. ...more about Magic Town
- Not Available on DVD
22
2.2921
A young boxer (Robert Taylor) gets caught between a no-good father (Frank Morgan) and a crime boss (Edward Arnold) when he starts dating the boss's daughter (Maureen O'Sullivan), although she doesn't know what daddy does for a living. ...more about Crowd Roars
- Not Available on DVD
24
2.0351
A fanciful, O. Henryesque tale set in New York City during World War II. A shy, lonely woman and a dashing soldier from Tennessee meet in the rain late one afternoon, and end up falling in love. But Fate threatens to come between them. ...more about Miracle in the Rain
DVD from $8.68
(11 sellers)
25
1.8447
Federal Airlines ace pilot Chick Faber (Dennis Morgan) is grounded by Flight Superintendent Bill Graves (Ralph Bellamy) when a doctor says his eyesight is failing. ...more about Flight Angels
- Not Available on DVD
27
1.8173
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute... ...more about Public Wedding
- Not Available on DVD
28
1.6679
The Willards from Terre Haute, Indiana travels abroad for the once-in-a-lifetime vacation in Paris, France. Harry Willard believes that the greatest problem will be avoiding tap water, but bringing his three children will prove to be more troublesome. ...more about Bon Voyage!
DVD from $10.98
(7 sellers)
29
1.5798
Wells Fargo stages are being robbed by 'The Poet' and no one can find out who he is. Wylie is a gambler who is found by the sheriff and gives him the option of going back to a questionable trial in Carson City or finding 'The Poet' for the stage line. ...more about Cheyenne
- Not Available on DVD
31
Stage struck Lydia Weston leaves her small Texas town for Broadway. Left behind is her steady beau Peter. Lydia sends letters and news clippings back home telling everyone she's now a big star. ...more about Angel from Texas
- Not Available on DVD
33
Actor Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
- Not Available on DVD
35
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. ...more about Crime by Night
- Not Available on DVD
36
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Arthur goes to meet Slade, his new boss, and when he comes back, he finds three girls in his suite. ...more about Doughgirls
- Not Available on DVD
37
Conceited World Champion boxer Tommy Lundy decides to test his popularity in a Broadway show. Tommy always has an eye for the ladies and he starts paying attention to beautiful chorus girl Pat Lambert. ...more about Footlight Serenade
- Not Available on DVD
38
Gambling boss Greg Morella runs a crooked ship-- all the gaming tables on his floating casino are rigged. Because the ship operates outside of the three-mile state limit, the authorities can't get the evidence they need to convict Morella. ...more about Gambling On the High Seas
- Not Available on DVD
39
This first movie version of the Tennessee Williams play about a faded, aging Southern belle, her shy, crippled daughter and her "selfish dreamer" of a son more or less sticks to the original story, except for a compromise ending which strives to be more ...more about Glass Menagerie
- Not Available on DVD
42
Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Slim gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the Pacific. ...more about Hollywood Canteen
- Not Available on DVD
44
Noted writer Kenneth Bixby, in love with his witty secretary Anne Rogers, nevertheless agrees to a tete-a-tete with a former college fling, loopy Danish girl Julie who is married to penny-pinching Harvey Wilson. ...more about Honeymoon for Three
- Not Available on DVD
45
Jordan Blake (a widower) is a successful Broadway Producer who has always been to busy for his children, Barbara and Jerry. ...more about Just for You
DVD from $4.94
(10 sellers)
48
Snooty concert pianist Eric Phillips is tired and beginning to fear he's losing his talent. His condition is not helped when he discovers he's the owner of an apartment building and the tenants have a long list of grievances. ...more about Kiss in the Dark
- Not Available on DVD
49
Jennifer Smith heads a "Consumer Reports"-type company and her reputation for honesty is her greatest asset. While out boating one day she encounters a secret prototype submarine piloted by Bill Craig. ...more about Lady Takes a Sailor
- Not Available on DVD
53
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. ...more about Make Your Own Bed
- Not Available on DVD
55
Poor Princess Maria is visiting New York, but she's not having any fun. So her uncle suggests she spend a few days in San Francisco. Unfortunately she's nervous about going by plane. ...more about Princess O\'Rourke
- Not Available on DVD
57
With producer Ralph Staub handling the microphone, this offering takes the viewer to the annual Photoplay Gold Medal Awards dinner. ...more about Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards
- Not Available on DVD
59
After the death of her father and the loss of his fortune, Selina takes a job teaching school in the Dutch community of New Holland. She stays with the Pool's and teaches young Roelf piano, and he has a crush on her, but it is Pervus she marries. ...more about So Big
- Not Available on DVD
60
The absence of stagecoaches and covered wagons didn't keep director Joseph H. ...more about Spy Ring
- Not Available on DVD
62
Band leader Jack Conrad is impressed by prison inmate Ray Ferrera on saxophone. Conrad hires Ray to join his band and tour upon his release. Ray hooks up with Jean, a dancer in the show, and the two become a successful dance act. ...more about Stolen Harmony
- Not Available on DVD
65
Flyer (Faye) enters a cross-country aerial derby, becomes rival to a wealthy society flyer (Bennett), competes in parachute jumps and has love affairs. ...more about Tail Spin
- Not Available on DVD
66
A stewardess becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. When the three find out about each other, she has to decide which one she loves the most. ...more about Three Guys Named Mike
DVD from $6.06
(5 sellers)
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