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The Films of Julie London
Below is an overview of Julie's 24 films, from 1944's "Nabonga" to 1968's "The Helicopter Spies."
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Nabonga
Diamond Horseshoe On Stage Everybody A Night In Paradise
The
Red House Tap Roots Task Force
Return
of the Frontiersman The Fat Man
The Fighting Chance Crime Against Joe The Girl Can't Help It
The
Great Man Bop Girl Goes Calypso Drango
Saddle
the Wind A Question of Adultery
Voice
in the Mirror Man of the West
Night
of the Quarter Moon The Wonderful Country
The 3rd Voice The George Raft Story The Helicopter Spies
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indicates
that the film is a New York Times Critics' Pick, one of their "Best 1000"
films.
Also especially recommended is 1958's "Man of the West,"
co-starring Gary Cooper, which has become a European classic / cult favorite.
|
US premiere |
Title |
Released by |
Julie's character |
Notes |
DVD/VHS |
|
1/25/44 |
Nabonga |
Producers Releasing Corp. |
Doreen Stockwell |
AKA "Gorilla," "Nabonga Gorilla," "The Girl and the Gorilla." Released in England as "The Jungle Woman." Stars Buster Crabbe. |
VHS; DVD |
|
5/2/45 |
Diamond Horseshoe |
20th-Century Fox |
uncredited showgirl |
AKA "Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe." Stars Betty Grable. |
VHS |
|
7/13/45 |
On Stage Everybody |
Universal |
Vivian Carlton |
Stars Peggy Ryan and Jack Oakie. |
NA |
|
5/3/46 |
A Night in Paradise |
Universal |
Palace Maiden |
Stars Merle Oberon and Turhan Bey. |
NA |
|
2/7/47 |
The Red House |
United Artists |
Tibby Renton |
Also released as "No Trespassing." Edward G. Robinson stars. Julie 5th-billed. |
VHS; DVD |
|
7/48 prem. (official release: 8/25/48) |
Tap Roots |
Universal International |
Aven Dabney |
Julie is 4th-billed, after Van Heflin, Susan Hayward, Boris Karloff. |
DVD |
|
8/30/49 prem. (official release: 9/30/49) |
Task Force |
Warners |
Barbara McKinney |
Gary Cooper and Jane Wyatt star. Julie 4th-billed. |
VHS |
|
5/19/50 prem. (official release: 6/9/50) |
Return of the Frontiersman |
Warners |
Janie Martin |
Gordon MacRae stars. Julie 2nd-billed. |
NA |
|
5/19/51 |
The Fat Man |
Universal International |
Pat Boyd |
Directed by William Castle. Julie 2nd-billed after J. Scott Smart. Rock Hudson co-stars. |
VHS |
|
12/15/55 |
The Fighting Chance |
Republic |
Janet Wales |
Julie 2nd-billed after Rod Cameron. Ben Cooper co-stars. |
DVD |
|
3/21/56 |
Crime Against Joe |
United Artists |
Frances "Slacks" Bennett |
Julie 2nd-billed after John Bromfield. |
NA |
|
12/1/56 |
The Girl Can't
Help It |
20th-Century Fox |
Singing cameo as herself |
Stars Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell. |
VHS; DVD |
|
1/1/57 |
The Great
Man |
Universal International |
Carol Larson |
Julie 4th-billed. Stars Jose Ferrer, Dean Jagger, Keenan Wynn. |
VHS |
|
1957 |
Bop Girl Goes Calypso |
United Artists |
Brief cameo as herself |
Julie's husband Bobby Troup co-stars with Judy Tyler. |
NA |
|
1957 |
Drango |
United Artists |
Shelby Ransom |
Julie 3rd-billed after Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru. |
NA |
|
3/20/58 |
Saddle the Wind |
MGM |
Joan Blake, fiancee |
Julie 2nd-billed after Robert Taylor. John Cassavetes co-stars. |
NA |
|
(6/58 UK) 7/5/61 US |
A Question of Adultery |
National Theatres Associates |
Mary Loring |
Made in Britain, 3-year delay 'til US release. Julie's first top billing. Anthony Steel co-stars. |
NA |
|
8/13/58 |
Voice in the Mirror |
Universal International |
Ellen Burton |
Richard Egan stars, Julie 2nd-billed. Walter Mattau, Troy Donahue co-star. |
NA |
|
10/1/58 |
Man of the West |
United Artists |
Billie Ellis |
Gary Cooper stars, Julie 2nd-billed. |
VHS (US); |
|
2/10/59 prem. (official release: 3/4/59) |
Night of the Quarter Moon |
MGM |
Ginny Nelson |
AKA "Flesh and Flame" and "The Color of Her Skin." Julie is top-billed for 2nd and last time. John Drew Barrymore and Agnes Moorehead co-star. |
NA |
|
10/21/59 |
The Wonderful Country |
United Artists |
Helen Colton |
Stars Robert Mitchum. Billed after Julie are Gary Merrill and Jack Oakie. |
NA |
|
3/5/60 |
The 3rd Voice |
20th-Century Fox |
Corey Scott |
Edmond O'Brien as "The Voice"; Julie 2nd-billed. |
NA |
|
11/22/61 |
The George Raft Story |
Allied Artists |
Sheila |
Known in UK as "Spin of a Coin." Ray Danton stars; Julie is 3rd-billed after Jayne Mansfield. |
NA |
|
6/21/68 |
The Helicopter Spies |
MGM |
Laura Sebastian |
A "Man From UNCLE" movie, first aired on US TV 0ct. 2 and 9, 1967, then released theatrically in Europe. |
NA |