TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Dorothy McGuire.

Dorothy McGuire
Birthdate: June 14, 1916
Death date: September 13, 2001

Dorothy McGuire

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
3.2434
8
total ranking of 3.2434
1950s
2.2916
13
total ranking of 2.2916
1960s
2.7901
5
total ranking of 2.7901
1970s
0.3460
1
total ranking of 0.3460
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Dorothy McGuire is ranked overall as 2.6396 of of 4 stars2.6396

Dorothy McGuire Movie Rankings

1
Dorothy McGuire starring in Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.3429 out of 4 stars for Tree Grows in Brooklyn3.3429
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
2
Dorothy McGuire starring in Old Yeller
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.2588 out of 4 stars for Old Yeller3.2588
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
3
Dorothy McGuire starring in Gentleman's Agreement
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.1570 out of 4 stars for Gentleman's Agreement3.1570
This film is about a journalist who passes himself off as a Jew to write an article about Semitism in America. He discovers just how this affects him, and the other people in his life. ...more about Gentleman's Agreement
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
4
Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 3.0861 out of 4 stars for Swiss Family Robinson3.0861
A family in route to New Guinea is shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. They are forced to remain on the island because of the damage to the ship and the pirates that are roaming the islands. ...more about Swiss Family Robinson
5
Spiral Staircase, The (1946)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.9809 out of 4 stars for Spiral Staircase2.9809
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
6
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.7899 out of 4 stars for Friendly Persuasion2.7899
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
8
Summer Magic (1963)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.5100 out of 4 stars for Summer Magic2.5100
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
9
Enchanted Cottage, The (1945)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.4413 out of 4 stars for Enchanted Cottage2.4413
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
Claudia (1943)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.3378 out of 4 stars for Claudia2.3378
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
Till the End of Time (1946)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.2313 out of 4 stars for Till the End of Time2.2313
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
Susan Slade (1961)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 2.1747 out of 4 stars for Susan Slade2.1747
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The (1960)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.8779 out of 4 stars for Dark at the Top of the Stairs1.8779
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
14
Trial (1955)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.7154 out of 4 stars for Trial1.7154
15
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.6332 out of 4 stars for This Earth Is Mine1.6332
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
16
Summer Place, A (1959)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.6211 out of 4 stars for Summer Place1.6211
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
17
Make Haste to Live (1954)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.4963 out of 4 stars for Make Haste to Live1.4963
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
18
Flight of the Doves (1971)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 1.3295 out of 4 stars for Flight of the Doves1.3295
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
Dorothy McGuire scores a combined 0.6790 out of 4 stars for Three Coins in the Fountain0.6790
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
20
Callaway Went Thataway (1951)
No Reviews Available
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
21
Claudia and David (1946)
No Reviews Available
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
22
I Want You (1951)
No Reviews Available
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
23
Invitation (1952)
No Reviews Available
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
24
Mister 880 (1950)
No Reviews Available
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
25
Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, The (1959)
No Reviews Available
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
27
Reward Unlimited (1944)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD