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Acting

Joan Davis

Career

Active from 1935 to 1952, busiest in 1937 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
28
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joan Davis Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    1.1, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.0, average 6.0
  • Crime
    0.9, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Vintage Hollywood 2
  • Sentimental 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

48
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title
The Sound of Laughter
The Sound of Laughter (1963)

as Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)

1950s

6 titles · average score 60
I Married Joan
I Married Joan (1952)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Joan Stevens

Harem Girl
Harem Girl (1952)

as Susie Perkins

The Groom Wore Spurs
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
GoodWatch score 39

as Alice Dean

The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)

as Mabel King

Let's Join Joanie
Let's Join Joanie (1950)

as Joanie Davis

Love That Brute
Love That Brute (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mamie Sage

1940s

19 titles · average score 68
If You Knew Susie
If You Knew Susie (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Susie Parker

She Wrote the Book
She Wrote the Book (1946)

as Jane Featherstone

George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals (1945)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joan Mason

She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man (1945)

as Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington

Show Business
Show Business (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joan Mason

Beautiful But Broke
Beautiful But Broke (1944)

as Dottie Duncan

Around the World
Around the World (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

as Joan Davis

He's My Guy
He's My Guy (1943)

as Madge Donovan

Yokel Boy
Yokel Boy (1942)

as Molly Malone

Hold That Ghost
Hold That Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 87

as Camille Brewster

Sailor's Lady
Sailor's Lady (1940)

as Myrtle

Free, Blonde and 21
Free, Blonde and 21 (1940)

as Nellie

1930s

22 titles · average score 59
Day-time Wife
Day-time Wife (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Miss Applegate

Tail Spin
Tail Spin (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

as Babe Dugan

Just Around the Corner
Just Around the Corner (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kitty

My Lucky Star
My Lucky Star (1938)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mary Dwight

Sally, Irene and Mary
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)

as Irene Keene

Hold That Co-ed
Hold That Co-ed (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Lizzie Olsen

Time Out for Romance
Time Out for Romance (1937)

as Midge Dooley

Sing and Be Happy
Sing and Be Happy (1937)

as Myrtle

The Great Hospital Mystery
The Great Hospital Mystery (1937)

as Flossie Duff

Angel's Holiday
Angel's Holiday (1937)

as Strivers

Thin Ice
Thin Ice (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as Orchestra Leader

Way Up Thar
Way Up Thar (1935)

as Jennie Kurtz