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Portrait of Sally Eilers

Acting

Sally Eilers

Career

Active from 1927 to 1950, busiest in 1931 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
50
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for State Fair
State Fair
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sally Eilers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.1, average 1.6
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 4
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Pre-Code Era 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Vintage Charm 2
  • Classic Western 2
  • Western 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Classic Hollywood Drama 2
  • Simple Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

68
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

1 title · average score 61
Stage to Tucson
Stage to Tucson (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Annie Benson

1940s

5 titles · average score 65
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Della Harms

Strange Illusion
Strange Illusion (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

as Virginia Cartwright

A Wave, a WAC and a Marine
A Wave, a WAC and a Marine (1944)

as Margaret Ames

First Aid
First Aid (1943)

as Red Cross Worker

I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (1941)

as Claire Martel

1930s

44 titles · average score 59
They Made Her a Spy
They Made Her a Spy (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Irene Eaton a.k.a. Margaret Brennan

Tarnished Angel
Tarnished Angel (1938)
GoodWatch score 55

as Carol Vinson

Everybody's Doing It
Everybody's Doing It (1938)

as Penny Wilton

We Have Our Moments
We Have Our Moments (1937)

as Mary Smith

Strike Me Pink
Strike Me Pink (1936)
GoodWatch score 48

as Claribel Higg

Pursuit
Pursuit (1935)

as Maxine Bush

She Made Her Bed
She Made Her Bed (1934)

as Laura Gordon

Central Airport
Central Airport (1933)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jill Collins

Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dorothy Haley

The Black Camel
The Black Camel (1931)
GoodWatch score 64

as Julie O'Neil

Quick Millions
Quick Millions (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Daisy De Lisle

Doughboys
Doughboys (1930)
GoodWatch score 52

as Mary

1920s

18 titles · average score 67
Broadway Babies
Broadway Babies (1929)
GoodWatch score 61

as Navarre King

Matchmaking Mamma
Matchmaking Mamma (1929)

as Sally McNitt

Sailor's Holiday
Sailor's Holiday (1929)

as Molly Jones

The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail (1929)

as June

Trial Marriage
Trial Marriage (1929)

as Constance Bannister

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Performer in 'Ladies of the Ensemble' Number (uncredited)

The Campus Vamp
The Campus Vamp (1928)

as Sally

Fazil
Fazil (1928)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harem Girl

The Crowd
The Crowd (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Party Girl at Bert's Place (uncredited)

Dry Martini
Dry Martini (1928)

as Lucille Grosvenor

The Good-Bye Kiss
The Good-Bye Kiss (1928)

as Sally

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
GoodWatch score 87

as Woman in Dance Hall (uncredited)