Joan Crawford Feature Films, 1925-1970
Sep 14, 2025
Silent films: 29
1920s: 29
1925
Lady of the Night, Double for Norma Shearer, Monta Bell, MGM
Proud Flesh Party Guest King Vidor, MGM
A Slave of Fashion‡ MannequinHobart Henley MGM
The Merry Widow Ballroom Dancer, Erich von Stroheim, MGM
Pretty Ladies Bobby, a Showgirl, Monta Bell MGM
The Circle Young Lady Catherine, Frank Borzage, MGM
The Midshipman Extra, Christy Cabanne, MGM
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ Chariot Race Spectator, Fred Niblo, MGM
Old Clothes Mary Riley Edward F. Cline MGM
The Only Thing Party Guest, Jack Conway MGM
Sally, Irene and Mary, Irene, Edmund Goulding, MGM
1926
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp Betty Burton Harry Edwards, First National
The Boob Jane William A. Wellman, MGM
Paris, The Girl, Edmund Goulding, MGM
1927
Winners of the Wilderness, René Contrecoeur, W. S. Van Dyke, MGM
The Taxi Dancer Joslyn Poe Harry F. Millarde, MGM
The Understanding Heart Monica Dale Jack Conway, MGM
The Unknown Estrellita or Nanon Tod Browning, MGM
Twelve Miles Out Jane Jack Conway, MGM
Spring Fever Allie Monte Edward Sedgwick, MGM
1928
West Point Betty Channing Edward Sedgwick, MGM
The Law of the Range Betty Dallas William Nigh, MGM
Rose-Marie‡ Rose-Marie Lucien Hubbard, MGM
Across to Singapore Priscilla Crowninshield William Nigh, MGM
Four Walls‡ Frieda William Nigh, MGM
Our Dancing Daughters, Diana Medford, Harry Beaumont, MGM
Dream of Love‡ Adrienne Lecouvreur Fred Niblo, MGM
1929
The Duke Steps Out‡ Susie, James Cruze, MGM
Our Modern Maidens, Billie Brown, Jack Conway, MGM
Sound films
1929: 2
The Hollywood Revue of 1929, Herself (performer) Charles Reisner, MGM
Untamed, Alice “Bingo” Dowling, Jack Conway, MGM
1930s: 25
1930
Montana Moon, Joan “Montana” Prescott, Malcolm St. Clair, MGM
Our Blushing Brides Gerry Marsh Harry Beaumont, MGM
Paid Mary Turner, Sam Wood, MGM
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance Bonnie Jordan, Harry Beaumont, MGM
Laughing Sinners Ivy Stevens, Harry Beaumont, MGM
This Modern Age Val Winters, Nick Grinde, MGM
Possessed Marian Martin, Clarence Brown, MGM
1932
Grand Hotel Flaemmchen Edmund Goulding, MGM
Letty Lynton Letty Lynton Clarence Brown, MGM
Rain, Sadie Thompson, Lewis Milestone, UA
1933
Today We Live Diana “Ann” Boyce-Smith, Howard Hawks MGM
Dancing Lady Janie “Duchess” Barlow Robert Z. Leonard, MGM
1934
Sadie McKee Sadie McKee Brennan Clarence Brown, MGM
Chained Diane “Dinah” Lovering, Clarence Brown, MGM
Forsaking All Others Mary Clay, W. S. Van Dyke, MGM
1935
No More Ladies, Marcia Townsend, Edward H. Griffith, MGM
I Live My Life, Kay Bentley, W. S. Van Dyke, MGM
1936
The Gorgeous Hussy, Margaret “Peggy” O’Neal, Clarence Brown, MGM
Love on the Run, Sally Parker W. S. Van Dyke, MGM
1937
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Fay Cheyney Richard Boleslawski, MGM
The Bride Wore Red, Anni Pavlovitch, Dorothy Arzner, MGM
Mannequin, Jessica Cassidy, Frank Borzage, MGM
1938
The Shining Hour Olivia Riley, Frank Borzage, MGM
1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 Mary McKay Reinhold Schünzel, MGM
The Women, Crystal Allen, George Cukor, MGM
1940s: 14
1940
Strange Cargo, Julie, Frank Borzage, MGM
Susan and God, Susan Trexel, George Cukor MGM
A Woman’s Face Anna Holm, George Cukor, MGM
1941
When Ladies Meet Mary Howard, Robert Z. Leonard, MGM
1942
They All Kissed the Bride, Margaret Drew, Alexander Hall, Columbia
Reunion in France, Michele de la Becque, Jules Dassin, MGM
1943
Above Suspicion, Frances Myles, Richard Thorpe, MGM
1944
Hollywood Canteen Herself (cameo role) Delmer Daves, Warner Bros.
1945
Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Michael Curtiz, Warner
1946
Humoresque, Helen Wright, Jean Negulesco, Warner
1947
Possessed, Louise Howell, Curtis Bernhardt, Warner
Daisy Kenyon Daisy Kenyon Otto Preminger, 20th Century Fox
1949
Flamingo Road, Lane Bellamy, Michael Curtiz, Warner
It’s a Great Feeling Herself (cameo role), David Butler, Warner
1950s: 12
1950
The Damned Don’t Cry Ethel Whitehead Vincent Sherman, Warner
Harriet Craig Harriet Craig, Vincent Sherman, Columbia
1951
Goodbye, My Fancy Agatha Reed, Vincent Sherman. Columbia
1952
This Woman Is Dangerous, Beth Austin, Felix E. Feist, Warner
Sudden Fear, Myra Hudson, David Miller, RKO
1953
Torch Song, Jenny Stewart, Charles Walters, MGM
1954
Johnny Guitar, Vienna, Nicholas Ray, Republic
1955
Female on the Beach, Lynn Markham, Joseph Pevney, Universal
Queen Bee, Eva Phillips, Ranald MacDougall, Columbia
1956
Autumn Leaves, Millicent “Milly” Wetherby Robert Aldrich, Columbia
1957
The Story of Esther Costello, Margaret Landi, David Miller, Columbia
1959
The Best of Everything, Amanda Farrow, Jean Negulesco, 20th Century Fox
1960s: 6
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Blanche Hudson, Robert Aldrich, 7 Arts
1963
The Caretakers, Lucretia Terry, Hall Bartlett, UA
1964
Strait-Jacket, Lucy Harbin, William Castle, Columbia
1965
I Saw What You Did, Amy Nelson, William Castle, Universal
1967
The Karate Killers, Amanda True, Barry Shear, MGM
1967
Berserk! Monica Rivers Jim O’Connolly, Columbia
1970s: 1
1970
Trog, Dr. Brockton, Freddie Francis, Warner
Sound Films (A-Z)
Autumn Leaves
Berserk!
The Best if Everything
Caretakers, The
Female on the Beach
Flamingo Road
Hollywood Revue of 1929, The
I Saw What You Did
Karate Killers, The
Queen Bee
Story of Esther Costello, The
Strait-Jacket
Trog
Untamed, Alice “Bingo” Dowling, Jack Conway, MGM
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Silent Films: 29
Sound Films: 60
Total: 89 features
Short subjects
Year Title Role Director Studio
1925 MGM Studio Tour Herself, MGM
1925 Miss MGM Miss MGM[1], MGM
1930 Hollywood Snapshots #11 Herself Ralph Staub Columbia
1931 The Slippery Pearls Herself William C. McGann Paramount
1932 Screen Snapshots Herself Ralph Staub Columbia
1947 The Jimmy Fund Herself – –
1958 Hollywood Mothers and Fathers Herself – Columbia
1972 A Very Special Child, Narrator – American Cancer Society
Archival footage
Year Title Role Director Studio
1964 Four Days in November Herself Mel Stuart, UA
1964 MGM’s Big Parade of Comedy[5] Herself, Robert Youngson, MGM
1974 That’s Entertainment! Janie Barlow (Dancing Lady) Jack Haley Jr. MGM
1984 Terror in the Aisles Blanche Hudson (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?) Andrew J. Kuehn, Universal
1985 That’s Dancing! Herself, Jack Haley Jr. MGM
1994 That’s Entertainment! III Jenny Stewart (Torch Song) Bud Friedgen, Michael J. Sheridan, MGM
Uncompleted films
Year Title Role Director Studio
1929 Tide of Empire Josephita (replaced by Renée Adorée) Allan Dwan, MGM
1930 Great Day Susie Totheridge Harry Beaumont, MGM
1930 The March of Time Herself Charles Reisner, MGM
1964 Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Miriam Deering (replaced by Olivia de Havilland) Robert Aldrich 20th Century Fox
Television
Year Title Role Director Episodes
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater Margaret Hughes Rod Amateau “Because I Love Him”
1954 General Electric Theater Mary Andrews Rod Amateau “The Road to Edinburgh”
1958 General Electric Theater Ruth Marshall Herschel Daugherty “Strange Witness”
1959 The Joan Crawford Show[7] Susan Conrad Dick Powell “Woman on the Run” (pilot)
1959 General Electric Theater Ann Howard Herschel Daugherty “And One Was Loyal”
1959 Zane Grey Theatre Stella Faring Don Medford “Rebel Range”
1961 Zane Grey Theatre Sarah and Melanie Hobbes Lewis Allen “One Must Die”
1961 The DuPont Show of the Week Hostess James Elson “The Ziegfeld Touch”
1963 Route 66 Morgan Matheson Harper Philip Leacock “Same Picture, Different Frame”
1965 Della[8] Della Chappell Robert Gist TV movie
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Amanda True Barry Shear “The Five Daughters Affair: Part 1″[9]
1967 Easter Island Narrator (voice) José Gómez-Sicre TV documentary
1968 The Lucy Show Herself (guest star) Jack Donohue “Lucy and the Lost Star”
1968 Secret Storm, Joan Borman Kane #2 Gloria Monty Daytime (5 episodes)
1969 Garbo Hostess / Narrator Fred Burnley TV documentary
1969 Night Gallery[11] Claudia Menlo Steven Spielberg TV movie (segment: “Eyes”)
1970 The Virginian Stephanie White Robert Gist “Nightmare”
1970 The Tim Conway Show Herself (cameo) Alan Rafkin “To Cuba with Love”
1970 Journey to the Unknown[12] Hostess Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Don Chaffey TV movie
1970 The Tim Conway Comedy Hour, Herself (guest) Bill Hobin “Episode #1.3”
1971 Journey to Murder[12] Hostess Gerry O’Hara, John Gibson TV movie
1972 The Sixth Sense Joan Fairchild John Newland “Dear Joan: We’re Going to Scare You to Death”
Awards and Nominations
Year Award Category Title / Honor Result
Mildred Pierce
1945 National Board of Review Awards Best Actress Mildred Pierce Won
1946 Academy Awards Best Actress Mildred Pierce Won
1946 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actress Mildred Pierce
Nominated
1948 Best Actress Possessed Nominated
1953 Best Actress Sudden Fear Nominated
1953 Laurel Awards Best Dramatic Performance, Female Sudden Fear Won
1954 Laurel Awards Top Female Musical Performance Torch Song Won
1960 Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of Motion Picture Star at 1752 Vine Street Honored
1963
BAFTA Awards, Best Foreign Actress, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Nominated
1970 Golden Globe Awards Cecil B. DeMille Award
