Portrait of Elaine Riley

Acting

Elaine Riley

Career

Active from 1945 to 1955, busiest in 1948 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground
GoodWatch score65/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Elaine Riley Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.1
  • Pathos
    4.3, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 3
  • Justice 2
  • Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

23
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

11 titles ยท average score 57
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Dorothy Burns

O. Henry Playhouse
O. Henry Playhouse (1957)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Moran

Pardners
Pardners (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Dial Red O
Dial Red O (1955)

as Policewoman Gloria

Texas Bad Man
Texas Bad Man (1953)

as Lois

Leadville Gunslinger
Leadville Gunslinger (1952)

as Carol Davis

Sailor Beware
Sailor Beware (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

as Commentator (uncredited)

Hills of Utah
Hills of Utah (1951)

as Karen McQueen

Footlight Varieties
Footlight Varieties (1951)

as Barbara

Rider from Tucson
Rider from Tucson (1950)

as Jane Whipple

Where Danger Lives
Where Danger Lives (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nurse Bates (uncredited)

1940s

12 titles ยท average score 65
Alias Nick Beal
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

as Telephone Woman at Mitchell's Election HQ

False Paradise
False Paradise (1948)

as Anne Larson

Strange Gamble
Strange Gamble (1948)

as Nora Murray

Sinister Journey
Sinister Journey (1948)

as Jessie Garvin

The Big Clock
The Big Clock (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Lily Gold

Danger Street
Danger Street (1947)

as Cynthia Van Loan

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Cashier

The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground (1946)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Evans

Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo (1946)

as Porter's Secretary

What a Blonde
What a Blonde (1945)

as Cynthia Richards

Birthday Blues
Birthday Blues (1945)

as Mitzi Williams - Neighbor's Wife

Two O'Clock Courage
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
GoodWatch score 58

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)