62 Eleanor Parker Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

The 5 Academy Awards-winning popular musical film depicts the story of Maria, an aspiring nun who is assigned to be governess to 7 motherless children of naval officer, Captain Von Trapp. Her love wins over the initially hostile children, and later she marries the Captain. When he opposes the Nazi commission, the couple with their children decides to flee from Austria. 

Scaramouche is an action adventure romantic drama film which takes us to France during the late 18th Century. It tells the story of a man named Andre, whose friend is killed by a master swordsman, and therefore he swears revenge. However, he is forced to go into hiding, and meanwhile he also has to train himself and learn how to handle a sword.

Detective Story is a crime drama film which tells the story of Detective Jim McLeod, who is on a mission to bring an abortionist named Karl Schneider to justice, as he is responsible for the death of many women. Meanwhile, Schneider’s lawyer informs the police that Jim has a personal reason for wanting to hunt down Karl.

The Man with the Golden Arm is an American drama film which tells the story of Frankie Machine, a heroin addict, who is released from jail. He struggles to avoid slipping back into addiction, and meanwhile, he also tries to rebuild his life.

Three women claim to be the biological mother of a five-year-old boy left orphaned after a private plane crash kills his adopted parents in the California mountains. Susan Chase, Ann Lawrence and Phyllis Horn each have their own secrets that prove the boy is theirs.

The film is based on the life of Marjorie Lawrence. Celebrated as one of the most popular opera singers of her time, she becomes famous both in Australia and USA. But while touring South America in 1941, she is stricken with polio, which puts an end to her career. The story then goes on to depict how she triumphs over her disability with the help of her husband and makes a successful comeback. 

The movie follows Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr, the commander of the Enola Gay, the bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during WWII. The dangers of the mission, how devastating it was and most importantly the strict secrecy required for it put immense stress on Tibbets. His marriage with Lucey also begins getting affected due to it.

Never Say Goodbye is a romantic comedy film which revolves around a couple who went through a divorce some time ago. However, their seven-year-old little daughter tries to bring them back together. 

A Kentucky trapper, Bushrod Gentry, travels all the time with absolutely no plan to settle down and start a family. One day, he gets injured and is rescued by a fearless girl, Mary Stuart Cherne. As he recuperates at her house, Mary falls for him and proposes marriage. As before, Bushrod refuses, but Mary is too adamant to back out so easily.

When a man pulls a gun on LAPD Sergeant Tom Valens during a stakeout, Valens fatally shoots him. This leads to trouble as the man he shot is Dr. Rustin, a respected physician with impeccable reputation, and also, no gun is found in the Coroner’s inquest. Suspended and charged with manslaughter, Valens has to find the missing gun to prove the truth.

Repeat offender Duke Berne wants to go straight, fearing life in prison. He reluctantly gets involved in a robbery with corrupt lawyer, Martin Fleming after learning Martin’s wife is his ex, Lorna. Although Duke backs out of the robbery, he gets framed for the robbery after it goes wrong and the double-crossing begins.  

Elizabeth Richmond, a 25 year old woman, working at the Los Angeles County Museum, suffers from severe headaches and insomnia. She eventually realizes that she has two more personalities. Therefore, she visits a psychiatrist who uses hypnosis to treat her. 

The Seventh Sin is a drama film which tells the story of a married woman Carol who has an affair with another man. In order to redeem herself, she goes with her doctor husband to China to fight an ongoing epidemic.

In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort. However, Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor believes that he can turn Atlantic City into the ‘the playground of the world’.

Philip Carey, a club-footed medical student meets a pretty waitress, Mildred Rogers, who is not much interested in him, while he is strangely drawn towards her. Whenever Mildred finds a better opportunity, she leaves Philip to enhance her prospects. But once she is abandoned, she seeks his help, first during pregnancy, then with her baby. Though troubled, he always takes her back. 

A Millionaire for Christy is a 1951 comedy film, which tells the story of a gold-digging legal secretary named Christy, who is residing in San Francisco. She is not doing too well financially, and this is why she wants to find a millionaire to marry. 

A teenage boy, son of Francesco Vincenzini, attempts suicide, after his feelings are rejected by Carolina, a good-looking art student. Francesco tries to confront the young woman, but she seduces him, and eventually the two get married. Although his marriage with Carolina starts making him feeling younger, he begins to neglect his family and his work.

Discharged Lt. Colonel Matt Brennan is asked to fly an experimental high-speed jet JA-3 by designer Carl Troxell. Meanwhile, Troxell dies while testing a safer version of the aircraft named JA-4. Despite a successful flight in the JA-3, Brennan decides to fly the JA-4 and prove that it’s safe. 

Private investigator, Sam Campbell, and his secretary, Robby Vance, are hired by concert pianist Larry Borden to investigate his father-in-law Harvey Carr’s murder by axe. Larry is the prime suspect as he had a dispute with Carr. Despite mounting complications, Campbell soon finds out that Carr, who was owner of chemical plant with a war contract, was victim of a spy ring.

A millionaire on his deathbed leaves a million dollars to Jane Barker, a film addict, who thinks that life is just like what is shown in the movies. However, things take a turn when the millionaire miraculously gets better, and wants his money back.

This drama film takes us to Venice, at the beginning of the 20th century. Fenella, daughter of a wealthy family, is engaged to Caryl Dubrok, a composer. However, after she hears a rumor that an unmarried woman is living with him, along with her child, she calls off the engagement and heads for the mountains. 

Clint Lorimer is an employee for an advertising agency but he is fired after his boss Jocelyn finds out that he was planning to form his own ad agency, and steal a top client.   

Allison MacKenzie becomes a household name with her bestselling novel about the scandalous lives of people in her hometown of Peyton Place and goes on tour promoting her book. But her book threatens to tear apart the lives of townspeople especially those who have harassing others and manipulating their children. 

A businessman needs to lose half a million dollars legitimately, to solve his tax problems. Therefore, he decides to finance a film version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. His idea is to make the film so terrible that it is considered a flop. When the film is shown at the Venice Film Festival, things get complicated as it is considered a witty parody and is awarded a Golden Lion.

Based on the book by U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union, Joseph E. Davies, the movie depicts his experience in the Union between World War I and World War II. As Davies tries to navigate the world of Russian politics and communism, his family has to come to terms with the Russian way of daily life. 

After being suspected of the murder of his wife, a TV talk-show host finds himself being pursued by both the police as well as a gang of criminals.

Adapted from Richard Sale’s novel, the movie tells the tale of an actor, Frank Fane, who desperately desires to reach the top and win at the Academy Awards. In his ambitious pursuit, he ignores the difference between right and wrong and also manipulates those close to him including his best friend, acting coach, agent and girlfriend. 

Investigator, Jake Dekker, is appointed to examine a $5 million claim after the suspicious death of wealthy businessman, Theron, in Acapulco. Hiring pretty model, Ellie Morgan, to accompany him as his wife, Dekker reaches Acapulco as a rich jet-setter. Though Theron’s widow refuses to cooperate with investigations, private eye Marcus helps Dekker unearth some shocking revelations which assist in solving the mystery.