Marion Davies Ranked
by rmailander | created - 29 Nov 2019 | updated - 29 Nov 2019 | PublicA ranking of Marion Davies's film performances.
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1. Show People (1928)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli
Votes: 4,007 | Gross: $1.10M
2. Janice Meredith (1924)
Passed | 153 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is 1774, the eve of the American War of Independence. Janice comes from a Tory household. She cavorts with American and British alike, is pursued by Charles Fownes, patriot and friend of... See full summary »
Director: E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Macklyn Arbuckle
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.43M
3. Quality Street (1927)
80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fresh young beauty becomes an old maid waiting for her suitor to return from the Napoleonic wars. When he returns, clearly disappointed, she disguises herself as her own niece in order to test his loyalty.
Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Marion Davies, Conrad Nagel, Helen Jerome Eddy, Flora Finch
Votes: 799
4. The Florodora Girl (1930)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Musical, Mystery
A New York chorus girl's friends encourage her to pursue a handsome socialite.
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray, Walter Catlett, Louis John Bartels
Votes: 1,384
5. The Patsy (1928)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An awkward teenager hopelessly in love with her older sister's boyfriend tries to make him notice her.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, Orville Caldwell, Marie Dressler, Lawrence Gray
Votes: 2,776
6. Page Miss Glory (1935)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A chambermaid impersonates the fictional subject of a composite photo that won a beauty contest, with whom a famed aviator falls in love.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Marion Davies, Pat O'Brien, Dick Powell, Mary Astor
Votes: 1,419
7. Enchantment (1921)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
The frothy experiences of a vain little flapper. Her father induces an actor friend to become a gentlemanly cave man and the film becomes another variation of the 'Taming of the Shrew' theme.
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Forrest Stanley, Edith Shayne, Tom Lewis
Votes: 320
8. Beauty's Worth (1922)
Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Prudence Cole is an unsophisticated Quaker girl being raised by her two aunts. Snobbish Henry Garrison flirts with Prudence, but actually disdains her for her lack of worldliness and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Aileen Manning, Martha Mattox, Lydia Yeamans Titus
Votes: 912
9. Blondie of the Follies (1932)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical
Two young women find their friendship strained when one wins a role in a Broadway show, and the other's boyfriend begins to fall for her.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Billie Dove, Jimmy Durante
Votes: 1,348 | Gross: $1.61M
10. Peg o' My Heart (1933)
Approved | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman living in an Irish fishing village inherits her late grandfather's estate, but is forced to spend three years in England training to be a proper lady to collect the fortune.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Onslow Stevens, J. Farrell MacDonald, Juliette Compton
Votes: 1,524 | Gross: $1.00M
11. Yolanda (1924)
100 min | Romance
Princess Mary of Burgundy, traveling in disguise using the name of Yolanda, attends a silk fair and falls in love with Maximilian, who has disguised himself as a knight. Later Maximilian is... See full summary »
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, Holbrook Blinn, Macklyn Arbuckle
Votes: 159
12. The Cardboard Lover (1928)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancée a lesson and win ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Jetta Goudal, Nils Asther, Andrés de Segurola
Votes: 880
13. The Restless Sex (1920)
85 min | Drama
A young woman is torn between two men: her childhood sweetheart and a handsome art student.
Directors: Leon D'Usseau, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Ralph Kellard, Carlyle Blackwell, Charles Lane
Votes: 196
14. The Red Mill (1927)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Romance
A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they love.
Director: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle | Stars: Marion Davies, Owen Moore, Louise Fazenda, George Siegmann
Votes: 1,516
15. Marianne (I) (1929)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
During World War I, a young French woman struggles to choose between two suitors: a blind soldier to whom she is engaged and an American serviceman.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, George Baxter, Lawrence Gray, Cliff Edwards
Votes: 1,275
16. Marianne (II) (1929)
80 min | Drama
During World War 1, two American soldiers (Oscar Shaw) try to peek the romantic interest of a charming Frenchwoman (Marion Davies).
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Oscar Shaw, Fred Solm, Robert Ames
Votes: 416
17. Operator 13 (1934)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, History, Musical
Union spy Gail Loveless impersonates a black maid in the early days of the Civil War, but complications arise when she falls in love with a Confederate officer.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Marion Davies, Gary Cooper, Jean Parker, Katharine Alexander
Votes: 1,504
18. Lights of Old Broadway (1925)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Fely and Anne are twins orphaned when their mother dies en route from Ireland to America. Fely is adopted by the O'Tandys, who live in New York's Shantytown, and Anne is adopted by the ... See full summary »
Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Marion Davies, Conrad Nagel, Frank Currier, George K. Arthur
Votes: 559
19. April Folly (1920)
50 min | Drama, Crime
Novelist April Poole reads her new book to Kerry Sarle, her publisher and sweetheart, and to Ronald Kenna, her editor. The story begins at a masked ball, where April meets Kerry and ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Conway Tearle, J. Herbert Frank, Spencer Charters
Votes: 173
20. The Dark Star (1919)
60 min | Adventure
A fabulous jewel known as the 'Dark Star' is stolen; a pastor's daughter gets involved, falling into the depths of a spy plot concerning war plans and fortifications...
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Marion Davies, Dorothy Green, Norman Kerry, Matt Moore
Votes: 51
21. The Young Diana (1922)
90 min | Drama
The father of young Diana May wishes to marry her to British nobility although she is in love with Richard Cleeve, a sailor, and is pursued by Dr. Dimitrius, a scientist in search of the "elixir of youth."
Directors: Albert Capellani, Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Macklyn Arbuckle, Forrest Stanley, Gypsy O'Brien
Votes: 128
22. The Belle of New York (1919)
50 min | Drama
An old inventor is robbed of his inventions by an unscrupulous rich man. When the inventor dies, his daughter Violet goes to New York and joins the "Follies," where she is advertised as "The Belle of New York."
Director: Julius Steger | Stars: Marion Davies, Etienne Girardot, L. Rogers Lytton, Franklyn Hanna
Votes: 65
23. The Bride's Play (1922)
70 min | Drama, Romance
An Irish lass is torn between the poet who seduced her and noble man who truly loves.
Director: George Terwilliger | Stars: Marion Davies, John B. O'Brien, Frank Shannon, Wyndham Standing
Votes: 333
24. Tillie the Toiler (1927)
70 min | Comedy, Drama
Tillie the Toiler is a 1927 silent film comedy produced by Cosmopolitan Productions and released through Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios. It is based on Russ Westover's popular comic strip ... See full summary »
Director: Hobart Henley | Stars: Marion Davies, Matt Moore, Harry Crocker, George Fawcett
Votes: 496
25. The Bachelor Father (1931)
Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Old man invites three of his illegitimate children to live with him.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Ralph Forbes, C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Milland
Votes: 1,235
26. Beverly of Graustark (1926)
TV-PG | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Beverly Calhoun of New Jersey accompanies her cousin Oscar to claim the throne of the tiny kingdom of Graustark. When Oscar has a skiing accident, Beverly takes his place as Prince Oscar.
Director: Sidney Franklin | Stars: Marion Davies, Antonio Moreno, Creighton Hale, Roy D'Arcy
Votes: 634 | Gross: $0.32M
27. Adam and Eva (1923)
80 min | Comedy
An extravagant girl reforms when her father goes bust.
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, T. Roy Barnes, Tom Lewis, William Norris
Votes: 54
28. The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
71 min | Comedy
Marion goes to college to pursue a handsome young man and discovers that he is coach of a women's basketball team.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Marion Davies, Johnny Mack Brown, Jane Winton, Thelma Hill
Votes: 754 | Gross: $0.49M
29. The Burden of Proof (1918)
50 min | Drama
Elaine Brooks marries Robert Ames, a member of the United States Department of Justice. The Germans, who are anxious to secure some papers that Robert possesses, employ Viola Durand to get ... See full summary »
Directors: John G. Adolfi, Julius Steger | Stars: Marion Davies, Mary Richards, Eloise Clement, John Merkyl
Votes: 43
30. Little Old New York (1923)
Passed | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.
Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: Marion Davies, Harrison Ford, Courtenay Foote, Mahlon Hamilton
Votes: 1,085 | Gross: $2.40M
31. It's a Wise Child (1931)
83 min | Comedy
A young woman pretends to be pregnant to avoid an arranged marriage with an old man. The small-town gossips have a field day trying to guess who the father is.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Sidney Blackmer, James Gleason, Polly Moran
Votes: 79
32. Cecilia of the Pink Roses (1918)
60 min | Drama
Cecilia is a spunky Irish girl from a struggling family, faced with the imminent death of her mother.
Director: Julius Steger | Stars: Marion Davies, Harry Benham, Edward O'Connor, Willette Kershaw
Votes: 121
33. Polly of the Circus (1932)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Romance
After a trapeze performer is injured during an accident, she is moved to a minister's house where they both fall in love.
Director: Alfred Santell | Stars: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, C. Aubrey Smith, Raymond Hatton
Votes: 1,234
34. Going Hollywood (1933)
Passed | 78 min | Musical, Romance
A love-struck teacher pursues a radio singer to Hollywood.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Marion Davies, Bing Crosby, Fifi D'Orsay, Stuart Erwin
Votes: 1,912 | Gross: $0.96M
35. Cain and Mabel (1936)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
A talented boxer and a gifted dancer hope to increase their waning popularity by inventing a fictitious love affair for the benefit of the tabloids.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Clark Gable, Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 2,067
36. Zander the Great (1925)
Passed | 80 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Mamie, an orphan girl who was abused in the orphanage, is taken in by Mrs. Caldwell, a kind woman with a young son named Alexander. Mamie hits it off with the lad and nicknames him "Zander"... See full summary »
Directors: George W. Hill, Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Marion Davies, Holbrook Blinn, Harrison Ford, Harry Watson
Votes: 675 | Gross: $0.26M
37. When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
120 min | Romance, Drama
Mary Tudor, sister of England's Henry VIII, causes a stir by falling in love with a guardsman below her class.
Director: Robert G. Vignola | Stars: Marion Davies, Lyn Harding, William Norris, Forrest Stanley
Votes: 1,141
38. Hearts Divided (1936)
Passed | 87 min | Drama, Romance
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Claude Rains
Votes: 894
39. Getting Mary Married (1919)
65 min | Comedy
A young woman must resist the charms of a handsome stranger and stay single if she wants to inherit a fortune.
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Marion Davies, Norman Kerry, Matt Moore, Frederick Burton
Votes: 248
40. The Cinema Murder (1919)
60 min | Drama
Aspiring actress Elizabeth Dalston, after rehearsing a murder scene for a movie, is fired by her director at the request of the company's Wall Street backer, Sylvanus Power. Although ... See full summary »
Director: George D. Baker | Stars: Marion Davies, Peggy Parr, Eulalie Jensen, Nigel Barrie
Votes: 50
41. Ever Since Eve (1937)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Lecherous bosses make it difficult for an attractive secretary to keep jobs, so she decides to appear considerably more homely in hopes of holding onto work.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Marion Davies, Robert Montgomery, Frank McHugh, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 1,577
42. Buried Treasure (1921)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Strung around the idea of reincarnation, this film goes back in time to the days of the Spanish galleons and pirates burying their treasure; treasure to be found centuries later.
Director: George D. Baker | Stars: Marion Davies, Norman Kerry, Anders Randolf, Edith Shayne
Votes: 197
43. Five and Ten (1931)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
After her businessman father moves her family from Kansas City to New York, a woman falls in love with an engaged man.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett, Irene Rich
Votes: 1,443
44. Not So Dumb (1930)
Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Romance
Not-so-smart chatterbox Dulcy Parker does and says all the wrong things, but they right themselves to prove she's not so dumb after all.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, Elliott Nugent, Raymond Hackett, Franklin Pangborn
Votes: 1,148
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