Lew Ayres Movie Rankings
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 3.4826 out of 4 stars for All Quiet on the Western Front
3.4826
In 1914, a group of German teenagers volunteer for action on the Western Front. Paul Baumer is a sensitive youth, but is persuaded to join up by a war-mongering professor advocating glory for the Fatherland. ... more about All Quiet on the Western Front
DVD from $2.00 
(7 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 3.1825 out of 4 stars for Holiday
3.1825
Johnny Case (Cary Grant), a free-thinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams ' Julia Seton (Doris Nolan), the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire ' and she's agreed to marry him! But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, h ... more about Holiday
DVD from $7.49 
(5 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.9807 out of 4 stars for Johnny Belinda
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 Actor in a Leading Role
DVD from $2.99 
(7 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.7606 out of 4 stars for Damien: Omen II
2.7606
Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien is just discovering who he really is, and what he is destined to do. Now living with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Damien is anxious to inherit everything. ... more about Damien: Omen II
DVD from $3.00 
(3 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.7445 out of 4 stars for Battle for the Planet of the Apes
2.7445
After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caeser(Roddy McDowal) must now keep the peace amongst the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo(Claude Akins) views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. ... more about Battle for the Planet of the Apes
DVD from $6.90 
(5 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.7125 out of 4 stars for Advise & Consent
2.7125
Robert Leffingwell is the president's candidate for Secretary of State. Prior to his approval, he must first go through a Senate investigation to determine if he's qualified. ... more about Advise & Consent
DVD from $5.06 
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.7029 out of 4 stars for Carpetbaggers
2.7029
George Peppard plays a hard-driven industrialist more than a little reminiscent of Howard Hughes. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his human side, and find that it's an uphill battle. ... more about Carpetbaggers
DVD from $8.65 
(0 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.5113 out of 4 stars for Fingers at the Window
2.5113
The City of Chicago is gripped by an Axe Murderer. The streets are empty at night as there has been six murders and six people have been caught, but they are lunatics. ... more about Fingers at the Window
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.4360 out of 4 stars for Kiss
2.4360
Irene (Greta Garbo) is unhappily married to an older businessman, but very much in love with a handsome young lawyer. He doesn't want to add to her unhappiness by ruining her marriage; she is terrified of her husband's jealousy and anger. ... more about Kiss
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.4200 out of 4 stars for Maisie Was a Lady
2.4200
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires her to be his family's new maid. Maisie soon finds herself trying to mend the family's many problems. ... more about Maisie Was a Lady
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.3515 out of 4 stars for Dark Mirror
2.3515
A woman suspected of murdering her doctor boyfriend has an identical twin sister. When both twins have an alibi for the night of the murder, a psychiatrist is called in to assist a detective in solving the case. ... more about Dark Mirror
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.3150 out of 4 stars for Spring Madness
2.3150
A young college man and his best friend both vie for the affections of the same woman while on their Spring Break vacation. ... more about Spring Madness
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 2.0547 out of 4 stars for Secret of Dr. Kildare
2.0547
Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a sulfa-drug/pneumonia study, Kildare refuses to assist Gillespie, and instead accepts a case of hysterical blindness. ... more about Secret of Dr. Kildare
DVD from $6.06 
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 1.9870 out of 4 stars for Donovan's Brain
1.9870
Yet another version of Curt Siodmak's novel about an honest scientist who keeps the brain of a ruthless dead millionaire (Donovan) alive in a tank. Donovan manages to impose his powerful will on the scientist, and uses him to murder his enemies. ... more about Donovan's Brain
DVD from $3.00 
(1 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 1.9497 out of 4 stars for Doorway to Hell
1.9497
Lou Ricarno is a smart guy. His plan is to organize the various gangs in Chicago so that the mugs will not liquidate each other. ... more about Doorway to Hell
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 1.3831 out of 4 stars for Man
1.3831
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to ... more about Man
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 1.2370 out of 4 stars for Biscuit Eater
1.2370
This classic Disney film stars Johnny Whitaker as Lonnie McNeil, a young boy who befriends a young bird dog. ... more about Biscuit Eater
DVD from $4.78 
(5 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Big News
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Broadway Serenade
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Mary Hale (a singer) and Jimmy Seymour (pianist/composer), are a show biz couple working in The Big Apple in small night clubs hoping to hit it big. One night, Larry Bryant (a Broadway producer) spots Mary and is taken with her beauty and golden voice. ... more about Broadway Serenade
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Calling Dr. Kildare
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Dr. Gillespie tries to teach Jimmy Kildare a lesson by tossing him into a street clinic. ... more about Calling Dr. Kildare
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Capture
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Badly injured and hunted by the police, Lin Vanner takes refuge in a priest's home, and tells him what has happened. ... more about Capture
DVD from $3.79 
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
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Small town America: the Cohens own a movie theater; the Kellys own a diner. Kitty Kelly and Maurice Cohen are young lovers; Maurice sends Kitty's picture to a movie studio, and they accept her and make her a star. ... more about Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Common Clay
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Young Ellen Neal gets work as a servant with the wealthy Fullerton family. She falls in love with the Fullerton's handsome young son. ... more about Common Clay
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Don't Bet on Love
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Lew Ayres, a plumber, wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. Ginger Rogers, his manicurist girlfriend , stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber. ... more about Don't Bet on Love
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare Goes Home
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Dr. James Kildare has just completed his internship at Blair General Hospital and is assigned to work with his mentor, Dr. Leonard Gillespie. But fearing for the health of his father, Dr. ... more about Dr. Kildare Goes Home
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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Nurse Mary Lamont is excited about her brother's impending visit. The young man's strange behavior puzzles Dr. Kildare who believes he may be hiding a serious illness. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Crisis
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
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Young Dr. Kildare is still being trained at General Hospital by old, crusty Dr. Gillespie. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Strange Case
DVD from $3.45 
(3 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
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It is a week before Dr. Kildare's wedding to pretty Nurse Mary Lamont. The hospital is a-buzz with preparation for the big day. And good old Dr. Gillespie, despite fatigue, has agreed to help a prominent orchestra conductor regain his hearing. ... more about Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for East Is West
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Ming Toy is on the auction block in China. She is saved by Billy and taken to San Francisco by Lo Sang Kee. To save her from deportation she is sold to Charlie Yong, the Chop Suey King. Billy kidnaps her with plans of marriage. ... more about East Is West
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for End of the World
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After witnessing a man's death in a bizzare accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest. ... more about End of the World
DVD from $4.00 
(3 sellers)
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ice Follies of 1939
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Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Marry gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home, out of work. ... more about Ice Follies of 1939
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Iron Man
0.0001
Prizefighter Mason loses his opening fight so wife Rose leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around Mason trains and starts winning. Rose comes back and wants Mason to dump his manager Regan and replace him with her secret lover Lewis. ... more about Iron Man
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for King of the Newsboys
0.0001
A poor young man's girlfriend leaves him for a gangster, who has the money and power she wants and the young man doesn't have. ... more about King of the Newsboys
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Many a Slip
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Murder with Pictures
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Suspected crime boss Nate Girard beats a murder rap, and newspaper photog Kent Murdock is on the story. ... more about Murder with Pictures
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for My Weakness
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for New Mexico
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Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted. ... more about New Mexico
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Night World
0.0001
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. ... more about Night World
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for No Escape
0.0001
When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfriend, a police detective, arranges for a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar to be blamed for the crime. ... more about No Escape
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Okay
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for People vs. Dr. Kildare
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Kildare saves the life of an ice skater who was in an auto accident. ... more about People vs. Dr. Kildare
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Remember?
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Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff's work puts a strain on the marriage and a divorce is planned. ... more about Remember?
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Shakedown
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for She Learned About Sailors
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Shanghai nightclub singer Jean falls in love to a sailor, but after his ship left Shangahai, he is of the oppinion that he cannot support her in the States, so he writes her in a letter, that he will not see her again, but two practical jokers intercept ... more about She Learned About Sailors
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Silk Hat Kid
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Spring Tonic
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for State Fair
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for These Glamour Girls
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A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. ... more about These Glamour Girls
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Unfaithful
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Chris Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created. ... more about Unfaithful
Not Available on DVD
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Lew Ayres scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Young Dr. Kildare
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Fresh out of medical school, young Dr. James Kildare decides to leave his father's country practice and take up a position at a large New York hospital. There he meets the famous Dr. Leonard Gillespie who becomes his mentor. ... more about Young Dr. Kildare
Not Available on DVD
 
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Lew Ayres
Birthdate:
December 28, 1908
Death date:
December 30, 1996

Lew Ayres

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
2
total ranking of 1.1142  1.1142
1930s
44
total ranking of 2.8457  2.8457
1940s
12
total ranking of 2.5625  2.5625
1950s
4
total ranking of 0.9957  0.9957
1960s
2
total ranking of 1.6723  1.6723
1970s
5
total ranking of 1.6952  1.6952
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.5613
Lew Ayres is ranked overall as 2.5613 of of 4 stars
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