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Zasu Pitts
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
1.9303
53
1930s
3.0755
80
1940s
1.9044
14
1950s
0.7869
4
1960s
1.4720
3
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.3820
2.3820
Zasu Pitts Movie Rankings
1
3.2686This is an English language film (made in America) adapted from a novel by German author Erich Maria Remarque. The film follows a group of German schoolboys, talked into enlisting at the beginning of World War 1 by their jingoistic teacher. ...more about All Quiet on the Western Front
DVD from $4.02
(17 sellers)
2
2.9740In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of what happens is down to his wife. ...more about Life with Father
DVD from $5.99
(6 sellers)
3
2.9277After a long prison sentence Smiler Grogan is heading at high speed to a California park where he hid $350,000 from a job 15 years previously. He accidentally careers over a cliff in view of four cars whose occupants go down to help. ...more about It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
DVD from $5.99
(13 sellers)
4
2.9120
John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. He is now being hunted in Death Valley by his ex-best friend Marcus and the law. His lot was cast the day that he meet his future wife Trina in his office. ...more about Greed
- Not Available on DVD
5
2.7853
Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood, in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. ...more about Professional Sweetheart
- Not Available on DVD
6
2.6026
Dowdy Sylvia accepts her boss' marriage proposal, even though he only asked her to avoid marriage to another woman. ...more about Sin Takes a Holiday
DVD from $5.00
(5 sellers)
7
2.4748
Struggling writer Nick Allen and socialite Olivia Van Tyne marry and live frugally because Nick refuses to compromise his writing to satisfy his publisher. ...more about Westward Passage
- Not Available on DVD
8
2.4550
Multi millinaire Ezra Ounce wants to start a campain against 'filthy' forms of entertainment, like Broadway-Shows. He comes to his relatives families and makes them members od his morale-boosting campain. ...more about Dames
DVD from $41.37
(9 sellers)
9
2.3652
Nightclub entertainer Sarah Ryan and songwriter Tommy Taylor move in to the boardinghouse run by their mothers Maggie and Norah. Tommy brings along Mr. Grasselli, a "nervous wreck" who keeps to himself.. Sarah recognizes him as the gangster Chips Maguire. ...more about It All Came True
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.3561
In Oslo, Norway, Jenny (who loves stalwart Chris) enters a dance marathon to help her embezzler brother out of a jam; her actions cause misunderstanding and Chris flees to a far northern mining camp. ...more about Lottery Bride
- Not Available on DVD
12
2.2465
Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a world tour that seems never to end. ...more about Eternally Yours
DVD from $5.16
(4 sellers)
14
2.1095
A wealthy, cheating husband is found murdered in his penthouse apartment. The police soon arrest a suspect, but the victim's downstairs neighbor believes the man is innocent and sets out to prove who really committed the murder. ...more about Secret Witness
- Not Available on DVD
15
2.0547
Prince Nikki, Lieutenant of the Guard in pre WWI Vienna, is flat broke, but the only advice he gets from his parents is either to shoot himself or to marry money. ...more about Wedding March
- Not Available on DVD
17
1.8721
Countess Vera von Conti checks into Monte Carlo. She's down to her last 10,000 francs and has fled from her husband-to-be, Prince Otto von Seibenehim. ...more about Monte Carlo
- Not Available on DVD
19
1.7501
At a diner party, Beverly Boyer, wife of an obstetrician and mother of two, tells the manufacturer of Happy soap about her experiences with his product. Charmed by her spontanious appearance he offers her a chance to tell her story in his commercials. ...more about Thrill of It All
DVD from $8.89
(10 sellers)
21
1.4993
The truthful soldier Stirling didn't know how to lie about his source of information, the talking army Mule, Francis, so he was treated as a lunatic and led to one after another hilarious situations, where the mule was the only one that appeared in his ...more about Francis
DVD from $12.79
(8 sellers)
29
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. ...more about Bad Sister
- Not Available on DVD
31
Unable to repay a substantial gambling debt to mob boss North, Alan Beckwith concocts a last-ditch scheme. ...more about Big Gamble
- Not Available on DVD
32
Blondie (Marion Davies), a New York tenement dweller, and Lurlene (Billie Dove) are best friends. When Lurlene makes the cast of a big Broadway show, she arranges for Blondie to join the cast as well. ...more about Blondie of the Follies
- Not Available on DVD
35
As a ploy to gain publicity, a motion picture director wants his star actress to take a baby with her on a train trip. The director's secretary asks the train's engineer, an old boyfriend, for help. ...more about Broadway Limited
- Not Available on DVD
36
A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt whenever he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. ...more about Broken Lullaby
- Not Available on DVD
42
Edmund O'Brien and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotage the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money ...more about Denver and Rio Grande
- Not Available on DVD
43
Brant frames Destry and has men testify against him. Found guilty he vows to return. Back from prison he goes after the man that framed him. ...more about Destry Rides Again
- Not Available on DVD
50
On arrival at Fort Chase, ex-soldier Peter Stirling, recalled to active duty, is re-united with his old pal Francis the Talking Mule. ...more about Francis Joins the WACS
- Not Available on DVD
52
Gangster Shoots Magiz is the producer of the show in which Mary is appearing. She marries him even though she can't stand a thing about him, knowing that in his business he may not be around for long. She's right. A series of loves and deaths ensues. ...more about Gay Bride
- Not Available on DVD
53
Cora and Matt have tons of money and have spent a lot just to be accepted into New York society. The problem is that New York society has very little money. ...more about Going Highbrow
- Not Available on DVD
57
An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. ...more about Guardsman
- Not Available on DVD
63
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. ...more about Hollywood
- Not Available on DVD
68
Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his gal, Peggy who is a showgirl. ...more about Is My Face Red?
- Not Available on DVD
70
Steve Tuttle (Charles Jones), the titular lazybones, takes on the responsibility of raising a fatherless girl, causing a scandal in his small town. Many years later, having returned from World War I, he discovers that he loves the grown-up girl. ...more about Lazybones
- Not Available on DVD
72
A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiance, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. ...more about Let's Face It
- Not Available on DVD
77
Philip Trent is tired of playing film detective Shelby James. He thinks that the stories are tripe and plans a vacation to get away from Hollywood. ...more about Mad Holiday
- Not Available on DVD
80
Actress Lulu White gets stranded in a small American town when the owner of her acting troupe absconds with the funds. ...more about Meanest Gal in Town
- Not Available on DVD
83
The Lindsay's are on a ship to Hawaii for their delayed second honeymoon. Unknown to Carmelita, Dennis is using the trip to secure a contract with Mr. Baldwin. ...more about Mexican Spitfire at Sea
- Not Available on DVD
84
It is the Lindsay's wedding anniversary and they are fighting. To help them settle down with a house and children, Uncle Matt writes Lord Epping for his help in getting the Lindsay's a war orphan. ...more about Mexican Spitfire's Baby
- Not Available on DVD
86
Mrs. Minerva Snodgrass (Kathleen Howard) heads up the town's Purity League and is so good at imposing restrictions of keeping the girls and boys apart that there hasn't been a marriage in the town in over two years. ...more about Miss Polly
- Not Available on DVD
89
The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs who wandered off long ago an has never been heard from. Do-gooder Miss Lucy brings them a real feast. ...more about Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
- Not Available on DVD
90
Professor Hardwick teaches at Winfield College and detests the new swing music that is the craze. He has written a rhapsody which he takes to New York to be published. ...more about Naughty But Nice
- Not Available on DVD
91
Margie Blake (Marjorie Woodworth), who wants to get married young and have two dozen kids, has a flat tire and traveling salesman Tom Wilson (Tom Brown), who believes in "loving 'em and leaving 'em" stops to help. ...more about Niagara Falls
- Not Available on DVD
93
Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. ...more about No
- Not Available on DVD
94
English nurse Edith Cavell is matron in a small private hospital in German-occupied Brussels during WWI. When the son of a recently deceased patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, Cavell aids him to reach Holland and safety. ...more about Nurse Edith Cavell
- Not Available on DVD
102
Jenny (Loretta Young) and Dale Williams (David Niven) have been married ten years and parents of a nine-year-old daughter, "Cookie" Williams (Nona Griffith. ...more about Perfect Marriage
- Not Available on DVD
103
John Carter just had one of those days. First he had an argument with a mysterious Frenchman. Then Alice wants him to pick her up at the park after she has a fight with Robert over him. ...more about Plot Thickens
- Not Available on DVD
109
Sgt. Conniston and his alcoholic guide O'Toole are on the trail of an escaped murderer named Keith. When they catch up with him in the farthest reaches of Northern Canada, Keith turns out to be a dead ringer for Conniston. ...more about River's End
- Not Available on DVD
110
A boatload of Westerners is trapped in Manchuria as bandits led by Russian renegade Voronsky ravage the area. Seeking refuge in a fortified inn, the group is led by the boat's Captain Carson, who becomes involved with a woman who "belongs" to Voronsky. ...more about Roar of the Dragon
- Not Available on DVD
113
Bart is a clerk for a publishing company; he has written a novel. His wife Peggy and he have five children. Bart's former girlfriend Mildred is manager of the company's Paris office. ...more about Seed
- Not Available on DVD
115
Esmeralda is a cook in a diner in a small Arkansas town. ...more about She Gets Her Man
- Not Available on DVD
119
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue. ...more about Sins of the Fathers
- Not Available on DVD
121
A meek middle-aged spinster, down-trodden by her two older sisters at home, makes a sentimental visit to the big city to see the boxer son of her long dead childhood beau. ...more about So's Your Aunt Emma
- Not Available on DVD
125
In Hungary, a prosperous and happy family of farmers take in a Gypsy girl, Nubi, when she runs away from her "cruel" master. Her fickle and seductive nature soon causes discord among the men of the household. ...more about Squall
- Not Available on DVD
126
A gangster's wife, fearful that he is about to be murdered by his rivals, tips off the police to his whereabouts in order to save his life. Her husband, however, believes her reason was that she wanted him out of the way so she could have his best friend. ...more about Squealer
- Not Available on DVD