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List of Barbara Bel Geddes Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. Vertigo (1958)
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Vertigo
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Based on Boileau-Narcejac's 1954 novel D'entre les morts, the movie follows a former cop - John Scottie Ferguson - who suffers from acrophobia and vertigo. Gavin Elster believes that his wife Madeleine is possessed and assigns Scottie the task of following her. Scottie saves her and the two fall in love. However, Madeleine, soon commits suicide leaving Scottie devastated.

Role:
Midge Wood
Starring:
James Stewart, Alfred Hitchcock, Henry Jones, Kim Novak
Directed By:
2. I Remember Mama (1948)
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I Remember Mama
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I Remember Mama is a drama film which tells the story of a young writer named Katrin, who recalls her early life while finishing her autobiographical novel. She remembers the ups and downs of growing up in an immigrant Norwegian family in San Francisco in the 1910s. The film shows the small joys as well as sorrows in her life, as well as her aspirations from an early age.

Role:
Katrin
Starring:
Irene Dunne, Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn
Directed By:
George Stevens
3. Panic in the Streets (1950)
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Panic in the Streets
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Panic in the Streets is a crime drama thriller film which takes us to a dock in New Orleans, where a dead body is found. A police sergeant feels that the dead man is also displaying other symptoms. A doctor with the US Public Health Service named Clint Reed diagnoses a highly contagious disease, known as pneumonic plague. Although he tries to convince others about its danger, everyone, including the police, is doubtful. He also estimates that they have around 48 hours to stop its spread.

Role:
Nancy Reed
Starring:
Directed By:
4. The Five Pennies (1959)
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The Five Pennies
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Role:
Willa Stutsman
Starring:
Danny Kaye, Harry Guardino, Louis Armstrong, Bob Crosby
Directed By:
Melville Shavelson
6. Caught (1949)
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Caught
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Role:
Leonora Eames
Starring:
James Mason, Curt Bois, Robert Ryan, Frank Ferguson
Directed By:
Max Ophüls
7. Blood on the Moon (1948)
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Blood on the Moon
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Role:
Amy Lufton
Starring:
Robert Mitchum, Walter Brennan, Robert Preston, Phyllis Thaxter
Directed By:
Robert Wise
8. 5 Branded Women (1960)
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5 Branded Women
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Set during the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia, the story follows five women, who have their hair cropped before being driven out of the town by the partisans, allegedly for consorting with the occupational forces. Humiliated and banished, they soon meet a band of mountain guerillas and decide to join them.  

Role:
Marja
Starring:
Jeanne Moreau, Silvana Mangano, Vera Miles, Carla Gravina
Directed By:
Martin Ritt
9. The Long Night (1947)
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The Long Night
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Role:
Jo Ann
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Howard Freeman
Directed By:
Anatole Litvak
10. The Todd Killings (1971)
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The Todd Killings
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The Todd Killings is a psychological thriller crime drama film which tells the story of a disturbed 23 year old named Skipper Todd who is easily able to charm the high school students of his town. He soon becomes the prime suspect when a local girl disappears.

Starring:
Ed Asner, Edward Asner, Richard Thomas, Robert F. Lyons, Belinda Montgomery
Directed By:
Barry Shear
11. Summertree (1971)
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Summertree
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In 1970, Jerry, a college student, visits his parents and tells them that he wants to drop out of university to find his true purpose. His parents get worried, as they had spent a significant sum of money for his education. He soon falls for a woman older to him, and they start living together. Meanwhile, as the Vietnam War is going on, he tries various ways to avoid being drafted into the army.

Role:
Ruth
Starring:
Teri Garr, Rob Reiner, Michael Douglas, Jack Warden, Brenda Vaccaro
Directed By:
12. By Love Possessed (1961)
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By Love Possessed
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The film, set in small eastern town, follows lives of three prominent law-firm partners, Julius Penrose, Arthur Winner and Noah Tuttle. Marjorie Penrose gets involved in a love-affair with Arthur Winner, after a car crash leaves her husband Julius sexually disabled. Arthur Winner has difficulties with unruly behavior of his insolent son, because of whom all associated people have to face problems.

Starring:
Jason Robards, Lana Turner, George Hamilton, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Susan Kohner
Directed By:
John Sturges

TV Movie(s)

1. Our Town (1977)
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Our Town
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Role:
Mrs. Webb
Starring:
Hal Holbrook, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox, Robby Benson
Directed By:
George Schaefer

TV Shows and Videos

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV-14
Starring:
Wayne Rogers, Leslie Nielsen, Mel Blanc, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Werner Klemperer, Sydney Pollack
Directed By:
Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, Herschel Daugherty, Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Starring:
Tony Curtis, Burt Reynolds, Janet Leigh, Charles Bronson, Mary Tyler Moore, Bette Davis, James Dean
Directed By:
Roy Kellino, Jus Addiss, Robert Florey, John Brahm, Ted Post
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
Starring:
Buster Keaton, Paul Newman, Charlton Heston, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Andy Griffith, Mickey Rooney, Anne Bancroft
Directed By:
John Frankenheimer, Franklin J. Schaffner, Ralph Nelson, Vincent J. Donehue, Arthur Hiller
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
Robert Montgomery Presents
Starring:
David Niven, Elizabeth Montgomery, Roger Moore, Don Knotts, Peter Falk, Angela Lansbury, John Forsythe
Directed By:
John Newland, James Sheldon, Norman Felton, James P. Yarbrough, Vincent J. Donehue
The United States Steel Hour (1953)
The United States Steel Hour
Starring:
Telly Savalas, Carol Burnett, Lee Marvin, William Shatner, Betty White, Gene Hackman, Lloyd Bridges
Directed By:
Alex Segal, Paul Bogart, Tom Donovan, Daniel Petrie, Bruce Minnix
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960)
Dow Hour of Great Mysteries
Starring:
George C. Scott, Alice Ghostley, Helen Hayes, Rex Harrison, Eva Gabor, Jason Robards, Telly Savalas
Directed By:
Paul Nickell
Spencer's Pilots (1976)
Spencer's Pilots
Starring:
Erik Estrada, Bob Crane, Gene Evans, Christopher Stone, Todd Susman
Journey to the Unknown (1968)
Journey to the Unknown
Starring:
Robert Reed, Joseph Cotten, Julie Harris, Brandon De Wilde, David Hedison
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950)
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
Starring:
Cloris Leachman, Hume Cronyn, Jack Lemmon, Helen Hayes, Eva Gabor, Vincent Price, John Forsythe
Directed By:
Charles S. Dubin, Alex Segal, Frank Telford, Lawrence Carra
Studio One (1948)
Studio One
Starring:
Natalie Wood, Abe Vigoda, Jerry Stiller, Warren Beatty, Lee Grant, Eva Marie Saint, Elsa Lanchester
Directed By:
Paul Nickell, Franklin J. Schaffner, Tom Donovan, Allen Reisner, Robert Mulligan
On Trial (1956)
On Trial
Starring:
Joan Fontaine, Charles Laughton, Inger Stevens, Alexis Smith, Joan Crawford, Rod Steiger, Alan Ladd
Directed By:
Herschel Daugherty
Riverboat (1959)
Riverboat
Starring:
Gena Rowlands, Buddy Ebsen, Claude Akins, Cliff Robertson, Slim Pickens, Anne Baxter, George Harris Kennedy, Jr
Directed By:
John Rich, Hollingsworth Morse, William Witney, R.G. Springsteen, David Lowell Rich
Daniel Boone (1964)
Daniel Boone
Starring:
Jodie Foster, Harry Dean Stanton, Dina Merrill, Diane Ladd, Rosey Grier, John Carradine, Kurt Russell
Directed By:
Earl Bellamy, John Newland, Harry Harris, William Wiard, James B. Clark
The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
The DuPont Show of the Month
Starring:
Art Carney, Jackie Cooper, Richard Harris, Joss Ackland, Shelley Winters, Christopher Plummer, Ben Gazzara
Directed By:
Robert Mulligan, Ralph Nelson, Alex Segal, Sidney Lumet, Daniel Petrie
CBS Playhouse (1967)
CBS Playhouse
Starring:
Linda Lavin, Robert Duvall, Sorrell Booke, Eli Wallach, Jane Wyatt, Doris Roberts, Bonnie Bedelia
Directed By:
William A. Graham, Paul Bogart, George Schaefer
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Dr. Kildare
Starring:
Jack Nicholson, Barbara Eden, Leonard Nimoy, James Earl Jones, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall, Sal Mineo
Directed By:
Leo Penn, Corey Allen, John Newland, Jack Arnold, Paul Stanley
Campbell Playhouse (1952)
Campbell Playhouse
Starring:
Carl Reiner, Lillian Gish, Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, James Dean, Art Carney, Parker Fennelly
Directed By:
Garry Simpson, Alex Segal, Don Appell, Marc Daniels
Decision (1958)
Decision
Starring:
James Whitmore, Dennis Hopper, Ray Milland, Harry Dean Stanton, Rod Steiger, Michael Rennie, Mark Stevens
Dallas (1978)
Dallas
Role:
Miss Ellie Ewing / ... (304 episodes, 1978-1990)
Starring:
Joel Grey, Larry Hagman, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christine Taylor, Patrick Duffy, Priscilla Presley, Mel Ferrer
Directed By:
Leonard Katzman, Michael Preece, Irving J. Moore, Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950)
Nash Airflyte Theatre
Starring:
Fredric March, Grace Kelly, Jane Wyatt, David Niven, Cloris Leachman, William Gaxton
Directed By:
Marc Daniels, David Pressman

Barbara Bel Geddes Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Dallas Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama 1982
Primetime Emmy Awards
Dallas Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 1980