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Dick Powell

Actor · 60 credits · 21 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Frequent collaborators: Joan Blondell, Hugh Herbert, Ruby Keeler, Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan

Best Dick Powell movies by genre

Movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952 · ★ 7.3 (305 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Murder, My Sweet

    1944 · ★ 7.2 (265 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    2

  3. Footlight Parade

    1933 · ★ 6.8 (103 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    3

  4. 42nd Street

    1933 · ★ 6.9 (216 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    4

  5. Christmas in July

    1940 · ★ 7.0 (91 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    5

  6. It Happened Tomorrow

    1944 · ★ 6.8 (70 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

    6

  7. Pitfall

    1948 · ★ 6.9 (90 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    7

  8. Cry Danger

    1951 · ★ 6.7 (55 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    8

  9. Happy Go Lucky

    1943 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    9

  10. I Want a Divorce

    1940

    Drama, Comedy

    10

  11. A Midsummer Night's Dream

    1935 · ★ 6.4 (52 votes)

    Fantasy, Romance, Comedy

    11

  12. Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored

    2013 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    12

  13. Gold Diggers of 1935

    1935 · ★ 6.5 (56 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound

    2006 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    14

  15. Cornered

    1945 · ★ 6.2 (45 votes)

    Thriller

    15

  16. It's Showtime

    1976 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. The Singing Marine

    1937 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    17

  18. Naughty but Nice

    1939 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    18

  19. The Road Is Open Again

    1933

    19

  20. Hearts Divided

    1936 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Music

    20

  21. Wonder Bar

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Music

    21

  22. Hollywood Newsreel

    1934 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    22

  23. And She Learned About Dames

    1934 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Music

    23

  24. Going Places

    1938 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    24

  25. Station West

    1948 · ★ 6.4 (27 votes)

    Western

    25

  26. Three Cheers for the Girls

    1943 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    Music

    26

  27. Rogues' Regiment

    1948 · ★ 6.8 (6 votes)

    Adventure

    27

  28. Hollywood Hotel

    1938 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Romance

    28

  29. Screen Snapshots (Series 16, No. 1)

    1936 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. Ricochet

    1961

    Comedy, Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.