Portrait of Gladys George

Acting

Gladys George

Career

Active from 1919 to 1951, with a break from 1922 to 1933, busiest in 1939 and 1951 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gladys George Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Melodrama 3
  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Romance 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Family Dynamics 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 65
It Happens Every Thursday
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Detective Story
Detective Story (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Miss Hatch

He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way (1951)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mrs. Robey

Lullaby of Broadway
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jessica Howard

Silver City
Silver City (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Barber

Undercover Girl
Undercover Girl (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Liz

Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rose

1940s

15 titles ยท average score 69
Flamingo Road
Flamingo Road (1949)
GoodWatch score 77

as Lute Mae Sanders

Millie's Daughter
Millie's Daughter (1947)

as Millie Maitland

Steppin' in Society
Steppin' in Society (1945)

as Penelope Webster

Minstrel Man
Minstrel Man (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Mae White

Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday (1944)
GoodWatch score 67

as Valerie de Merode

The Crystal Ball
The Crystal Ball (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Madame Zenobia

Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling (1943)

as Eve Hawthorne

The Hard Way
The Hard Way (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lily Emery

The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
GoodWatch score 89

as Iva Archer

Hit the Road
Hit the Road (1941)

as Molly Ryan

The Way of All Flesh
The Way of All Flesh (1940)

as Anna Kriza

The House Across the Bay
The House Across the Bay (1940)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mary Bogel

1930s

10 titles ยท average score 65
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
GoodWatch score 84

as Panama Smith

A Child is Born
A Child is Born (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Florette Laverne

I'm from Missouri
I'm from Missouri (1939)

as Julie Bliss

Here I Am a Stranger
Here I Am a Stranger (1939)

as Clara Paulding

Love Is a Headache
Love Is a Headache (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Carlotta 'Charlie' Lee

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (1938)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mme. du Barry

They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Rose Duffy

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jacqueline Fleuriot / Miss Pran / Madame X

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Carrie Snyder

Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way (1934)
GoodWatch score 61

as Shirley

1920s

4 titles
The House That Jazz Built
The House That Jazz Built (1921)

as Lila Drake

The Easy Road
The Easy Road (1921)

as Isabel Grace

The Woman in the Suitcase
The Woman in the Suitcase (1920)

as Ethel

Below the Surface
Below the Surface (1920)

as Alice

1910s

1 title
Red Hot Dollars
Red Hot Dollars (1919)

as Janet Muir