TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Jeanne Crain.

Jeanne Crain
Birthdate: May 25, 1925
Death date: December 14, 2003

Jeanne Crain

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1940s
2.9960
12
total ranking of 2.9960
1950s
2.6582
15
total ranking of 2.6582
1960s
No Reviews
4
1970s
1.0616
2
total ranking of 1.0616
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Jeanne Crain is ranked overall as 2.6073 of of 4 stars2.6073

Jeanne Crain Movie Rankings

1
Jeanne Crain starring in Letter to Three Wives
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.9623 out of 4 stars for Letter to Three Wives2.9623
Lora May Hollingsway, who grew up next to the wrong side of the tracks, married her boss who thinks she is just a gold digger. Rita Phipps makes as much money writing radio scripts at night as her school teacher husband does. ...more about Letter to Three Wives
2
Jeanne Crain starring in People Will Talk
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.8687 out of 4 stars for People Will Talk2.8687
Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of Professor Elwell, who disdains Praetorius's unorthodox medical views and also questions his relationship with the mysterious, ever-present Mr. Shunderson. ...more about People Will Talk
3
Jeanne Crain starring in Leave Her to Heaven
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.8369 out of 4 stars for Leave Her to Heaven2.8369
Richard Harland, a young writer, meets a beautiful woman, Ellen, on a train. They fall in love and are married. Richard gradually comes to realize that his wife is insane with jealousy. ...more about Leave Her to Heaven
4
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.8069 out of 4 stars for Cheaper by the Dozen2.8069
"Cheaper By the Dozen", based on the real-life story of the Gilbreth family, follows them from Providence, Rhode Island, to Montclair, New Jersey, and details the amusing anecdotes found in large families. Frank Gilbreth, Sr. ...more about Cheaper by the Dozen
5
Pinky (1949)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.6136 out of 4 stars for Pinky2.6136
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. ...more about Pinky
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actress in a Leading Role
6
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.5970 out of 4 stars for Belles on Their Toes2.5970
The "Cheaper by the Dozen" crew is back, sans Clifton Webb. Lillian is struggling to make ends meet without her husband's income, while Anne, Martha, and even Ernestine find romance. ...more about Belles on Their Toes
7
Man Without a Star (1955)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.5799 out of 4 stars for Man Without a Star2.5799
Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady owner just arrived from the East. She needs a tough new top hand and uses all her means of persuasion to get Rae to take the job. ...more about Man Without a Star
  • Not Available on DVD
8
State Fair (1945)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.5058 out of 4 stars for State Fair2.5058
Farm family Frake, with discontented daughter Margy, head for the Iowa State Fair. On the first day, both Margy and brother Wayne meet attractive new flames; so does father's prize hog, Blue Boy. ...more about State Fair
9
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.3104 out of 4 stars for Apartment for Peggy2.3104
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. ...more about Apartment for Peggy
  • Not Available on DVD
10
Centennial Summer (1946)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.2054 out of 4 stars for Centennial Summer2.2054
In 1876 Philadelphia, two sisters (Jeanne Crain and Linda Darnell) vie for the affections of a Frenchman (Cornel Wilde) who's come to town to prepare the French pavilion for the Centennial exposition. ...more about Centennial Summer
  • Not Available on DVD
11
Skyjacked (1972)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.1423 out of 4 stars for Skyjacked2.1423
A crazed Vietnam vet bomber hijacks a Boeing 707 in this disaster film filled with the usual early '70s stereotypes, and demands to be taken to Russia. ...more about Skyjacked
12
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 2.0898 out of 4 stars for O. Henry's Full House2.0898
Five O' Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critic's acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. ...more about O. Henry's Full House
13
Vicki (1953)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.9985 out of 4 stars for Vicki1.9985
Supermodel Vicki Lynn, whose face is seen everywhere, is murdered, and ace homicide cop Ed Cornell cuts his vacation short to take the case personally. ...more about Vicki
14
Fastest Gun Alive, The (1956)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.9590 out of 4 stars for Fastest Gun Alive1.9590
Whenever it becomes known how good he is with guns, ex-gunman George and his wife Dora have to flee the town, in fear of all the gunmen who might want to challenge him. Unfortunately he again spills his secret when he's drunk. ...more about Fastest Gun Alive
  • Not Available on DVD
15
Dangerous Crossing (1953)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.9209 out of 4 stars for Dangerous Crossing1.9209
A young bride is set to begin her honeymoon aboard a luxury liner. Her happiness does not last when she finds that her husband has disappeared. ...more about Dangerous Crossing
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Joker Is Wild, The (1957)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.5602 out of 4 stars for Joker Is Wild1.5602
Frank Sinatra plays Joe E. Lewis, a famous comedian of the 1930s-50s. When the movie opens, Lewis is a young, talented singer who performs in speakeasies. ...more about Joker Is Wild
  • Not Available on DVD
17
Tattered Dress, The (1957)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.4963 out of 4 stars for Tattered Dress1.4963
After a wild night, wealthy Michael Reston's adulterous wife Charleen comes home with her ripe young body barely concealed by a dress in rags; murder results. Top defense lawyer J.G. ...more about Tattered Dress
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Night God Screamed, The (1971)
Jeanne Crain scores a combined 1.4254 out of 4 stars for Night God Screamed1.4254
  • Not Available on DVD
19
All-Star Bond Rally, The (1945)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
20
City of Bad Men (1953)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
No Reviews Available
An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurerers are suspicious. ...more about Duel in the Jungle
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Fan, The (1949)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Guns of the Timberland (1960)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Home in Indiana (1944)
No Reviews Available
A lad with a penchant for trouble is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Indiana. Though he's not happy about the arrangement at first, his love of horses and his affection for a young colt that he plans to race make life bearable. ...more about Home in Indiana
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
No Reviews Available
A man is disabled in a car wreck and decides to move to the desert and open a hotel, only to be terorized by the native kids, in garish shirts, who chase his family off the road in their souped-up cars and play loud music. ...more about Hot Rods to Hell
27
In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
No Reviews Available
A young bride who comes from a rich family has a hard time adjusting to life in a boarding house with other soldiers and their wives. Her spoiled ways cause resentment from the other wives and problems with her husband. ...more about In the Meantime
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Madison Avenue (1962)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Model and the Marriage Broker, The (1951)
No Reviews Available
Marriage broker Mae Swasey, who somewhat cynically arranges her loser clients' affairs, meets model Kitty Bennett and can't resist meddling in her life, by disentangling her from a married man and fixing her up with a nice radiologist. ...more about Model and the Marriage Broker
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Winged Victory (1944)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
33
You Were Meant for Me (1948)
No Reviews Available
1920's bandleader Chuck Arnold meets hometown girl Peggy at one of the band's dances and next day weds her. ...more about You Were Meant for Me
  • Not Available on DVD