Dorothy McGuire Movie Rankings
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.3429 out of 4 stars for Tree Grows in Brooklyn
3.3429
Based on Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, is the story of a brave young girl named Francie Nolan and her family’s struggle to survive on pennies a day when her father unexpectedly dies. ... more about Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.2523 out of 4 stars for Old Yeller
3.2523
Travis is the man of the house while his father is on a cattle drive. Travis is irritated when his little brother adopts a stray dog that keeps hanging around the house. Soon the whole family comes to love and cherish the loyal pet. ... more about Old Yeller
DVD from $4.78 
(6 sellers)
3
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.1381 out of 4 stars for Gentleman's Agreement
3.1381
This film is about a journalist who passes himself off as a Jew to write an article about Semitism in America. ... more about Gentleman's Agreement
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
DVD from $3.89 
(5 sellers)
4
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.0860 out of 4 stars for Swiss Family Robinson
3.0860
Fleeing from Napoleonic oppression, the Robinson family get shipwrecked and marooned on an island inhabited by tigers, elephants and zebras. They soon feel at home, once their majestic tree house--complete with running water--is set up. ... more about Swiss Family Robinson
DVD from $12.22 
(6 sellers)
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.9809 out of 4 stars for Spiral Staircase
2.9809
Beautiful young mute Helen is a domestic worker for old ailing Mrs. Warren. Mrs. Warren's two sons, Albert (a professor) and womanizing impudent Steven, also live in the Warren mansion. Mrs. ... more about Spiral Staircase
DVD from $5.99 
(5 sellers)
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.7900 out of 4 stars for Friendly Persuasion
2.7900
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. ... more about Friendly Persuasion
Actor Awards
National Board of Review, USA - Best Actress
DVD from $9.76 
(5 sellers)
8
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.5085 out of 4 stars for Summer Magic
2.5085
Disney musical about Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow and her three children who move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, a Mr. ... more about Summer Magic
DVD from $4.49 
(6 sellers)
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.4413 out of 4 stars for Enchanted Cottage
2.4413
A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. ... more about Enchanted Cottage
Not Available on DVD
10
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.3378 out of 4 stars for Claudia
2.3378
Child bride Claudia Naughton has made life difficult for her husband David because she can't stand living so far away from her mother. She's also afraid her husband doesn't find her desirable enough. ... more about Claudia
Not Available on DVD
11
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.2313 out of 4 stars for Till the End of Time
2.2313
Three former GIs have a hard time readjusting to civilian life. Perry can't deal with the loss of the use of his legs. William is in trouble with bad debts. ... more about Till the End of Time
Not Available on DVD
12
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.1732 out of 4 stars for Susan Slade
2.1732
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.8765 out of 4 stars for Dark at the Top of the Stairs
1.8765
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Ruben Flood loses his job as a traveling salesman, when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora is frigid because of trying to make ends meet. ... more about Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Not Available on DVD
15
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.6354 out of 4 stars for This Earth Is Mine
1.6354
In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. ... more about This Earth Is Mine
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.6233 out of 4 stars for Summer Place
1.6233
Troy Donahue's first starring role. A story of middle-aged adultery intertwined with teenage love and adult hypocrisy about it set on an island off the Maine coast. The song "Theme From A Summer Place" was a chart topper the year of the movie's release. ... more about Summer Place
DVD from $9.99 
(4 sellers)
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.4985 out of 4 stars for Make Haste to Live
1.4985
Crystal 'Chris' Benson, a single mother in a small New Mexico town, senses a shadowy menace stalking her in the night. ... more about Make Haste to Live
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.6811 out of 4 stars for Three Coins in the Fountain
0.6811
American girls dream of finding romance in Rome, but there is none for secretaries, Anita tells her replacement at the USDA. But Maria soon meets Prince Dino de Cessi at a party at her boss's home who invites her to fly to Venice in his private plane. ... more about Three Coins in the Fountain
DVD from $5.41 
(6 sellers)
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Callaway Went Thataway
0.0001
Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. The films are a big hit and the star is in demand. Unfortunately no one can find him. ... more about Callaway Went Thataway
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Claudia and David
0.0001
Follow-up to hit film Claudia (1943) finds title characters (Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young) dealing with the ups and downs of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. ... more about Claudia and David
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for I Want You
0.0001
In 1950, life as usual in a middle-American town. Cold War paranoia is beginning; the young men's biggest concern is the draft board and deferments from the peacetime army. ... more about I Want You
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Invitation
0.0001
Always believing she had a happy marriage, a young wife's trust in her husband is shaken when she discovers that her father had paid him to marry her. ... more about Invitation
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Mister 880
0.0001
The Skipper is a charming old man loved by all his neighbors. What they don't know is that he is also Mr. 880, an amateurish counterfeiter who has amazingly managed to elude the Secret Service for 20 years. ... more about Mister 880
Not Available on DVD
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Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
0.0001
In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisburg and an office in Philadelphia, he has successfully kept two separate homes. ... more about Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Not Available on DVD
 
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Dorothy McGuire
Birthdate:
June 14, 1916
Death date:
September 13, 2001

Dorothy McGuire

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
8
total ranking of 3.1659  3.1659
1950s
13
total ranking of 2.2923  2.2923
1960s
5
total ranking of 2.7891  2.7891
1970s
1
total ranking of 0.3447  0.3447
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.6114
Dorothy McGuire is ranked overall as 2.6114 of of 4 stars
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