Gloria Grahame
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

Mama's Dirty Girls
(1974)A mother trains her daughters to seduce and murder for money, but their latest mark has other plans.

In a Lonely Place
(1950)A down-on-his-luck studio scribe reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen when he becomes the prime suspect in a murder.

The Big Heat
(1953)Detective Dave Bannion investigates a police sergeant's suicide. Strictly routine...until a B-girl claiming to have evidence is found murdered, and Bannion's superiors order him off the case. Not one to suffer being pushed, Bannion pushes back at reputed mob boss Lagana, who fanatically keeps his home life free of "dirt." Result: a bomb meant for Bannion kills an innocent bystander, and Bannion..

Oklahoma!
(1955)With a box social swiftly approaching, two cowboys compete for the affections of their sweethearts, attempting to one-up the womens’ other suitors.

Ride Out for Revenge
(1957)
Mansion of the Doomed
(1976)A doctor trying to restore his daughter’s eyesight kidnaps victims and transplants their eyes in this horror film banned in the U.K.

Sudden Fear
(1952)Following a whirlwind courtship, acclaimed playwright Myra Hudson marries Lester Blaine, a slick actor she has just fired from her latest play. Shortly after the honeymoon, Myra overhears Lester and his lover, Irene, plotting to murder the wealthy writer for her inheritance. Shattered by the revelation, Myra pulls herself together and hatches a revenge scheme. But can she go through with her violent plans?

Not as a Stranger
(1955)A heartless and critical medical student who marries a nurse for her money must face his own imperfections when a friend needs emergency surgery.

Crossfire
(1947)Stark, claustrophobic thriller about racial intolerance. A detective lays a trap for an anti-Semitic soldier who murdered a Jewish war veteran. Starring Robert Mitchum.
The Cobweb
(1955)Step inside "the Castle," a large private psychiatric facility. Here, Dr. Stewart McIver (Richard Widmark) devotes night and day to his profession while neglecting his pining, voluptuous wife (Gloria Grahame). A colleague (Charles Boyer) with a fondness for booze and a pretty face seeks to comfort the wife. Now add Lauren Bacall, Lillian Gish, John Kerr, Susan Strasberg, Oscar Levant and subplots of love, life and derangement and you have the entanglements of The Cobweb. Some critics gleefully skewered the film's labored storyline about patient involvement in the choice of library draperies, but pay no heed. With its top cast and Vincente Minnelli's command of color and melodrama, this film is popcorn for fans of soaps.

Odds Against Tomorrow
(1959)Disgraced former police officer David Burke (Ed Begley) is looking for a way to make some quick money. When he decides to rob a bank, he calls on mean ex-con Earl Slater (Robert Ryan) and black entertainer Johnny Ingram (Harry Belafonte) to help him pull off the heist. Johnny is reluctant to agree but is forced to reconsider because of his significant gambling debts, while racist Earl balks because of Johnny's involvement. Ultimately, though, they must work together to get the job done.

Chilly Scenes of Winter
(1979)After his married girlfriend leaves him, an ordinary guy decides to win her back, aided by his mixed bag of quirky friends and family.

Macao
(1952)A traveling night club singer gets hired by an American expatriate who runs a casino in Macao and specializes in converting stolen jewelry into cash. Complications ensue when one of her traveling companions turns out to be a cop.

The Greatest Show on Earth
(1952)In this lavish tribute to the circus, a romance among trapeze artists, a clown running from his past and and an elephant trainer with a an obsessed boyfriend show life beneath the big top.

Ride Beyond Vengeance
(1966)A poor-but-proud man, Jonas Trapp (Chuck Connors, Soylent Green) insists his rich, new bride Jessie (Kathryn Hays, TV's “As the World Turns”) leave her pampered life in Cold Iron and join him in Kansas, where he'll work as a buffalo hunter. Rebuffed, Jonas goes alone. And now, eleven years later, he's back to reclaim his wife with the $17,000 he's earned. When Jonas is savagely attacked on the...
The Todd Killings
(1971)
The Loners
(1972)On his motorcycle Stein, a half-blood Indian, tries to stay out of the hands of the police, who are chasing him for accidentally killing a cop. Together with his friend Alan and a beautiful but desperate girl Stein will get involved in a robbery and more death. The police intensify the search, but the three won't give up that easily.

The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)Academy Award-winner Kirk Douglas ("Lust for Life," "Gunfight at O.K. Corral") stars in this drama about the life of an ambitious Hollywood producer, as seen through the eyes of a writer, a director, and an actress.