Lana Turner - Filmography

Filmography

Films and roles
Title	Year	Role	Co-stars	Notes
They Won't Forget	1937	Mary Clay	Claude Rains, Gloria Dickson
Topper	1937	Uncredited	Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, Billie Burke
Great Garrick, TheThe Great Garrick	1937	Mademoiselle Auber	Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland
Adventures of Marco Polo, TheThe Adventures of Marco Polo	1938	Nazama's Maid	Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone
Love Finds Andy Hardy	1938	Cynthia Potter	Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland
Chaser, TheThe Chaser	1938	Miss Rutherford (scenes deleted)	Dennis O'Keefe, Ann Morriss, Lewis Stone
Four's a Crowd	1938	Passerby (uncredited)	Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles
Rich Man, Poor Girl	1938	Helen Thayer	Robert Young, Lew Ayres, Ruth Hussey
Dramatic School	1938	Mado	Luise Rainer, Paulette Goddard
Calling Dr. Kildare	1939	Rosalie Lewett	Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day
These Glamour Girls	1939	Jane Thomas	Lew Ayres
Dancing Co-Ed	1939	Patty Marlow	Richard Carlson, Artie Shaw	Turner met her future husband Artie Shaw on this film and they married soon after
Two Girls on Broadway	1940	Patricia 'Pat' Mahoney	Joan Blondell, George Murphy	Remake of the 1929 hit film The Broadway Melody
We Who Are Young	1940	Marjorie White Brooks	John Shelton
Ziegfeld Girl	1941	Sheila Regan	James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr	Turner's breakthrough role
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	1941	Bea Emery	Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman	Turner was originally to play Ivy Pearson the prostitute, with Bergman playing Bea. However the roles were switched.
Honky Tonk	1941	Elizabeth Cotton	Clark Gable, Claire Trevor	Turner's first of four films with Clark Gable
Johnny Eager	1942	Lisbeth Bard	Robert Taylor, Van Heflin
Somewhere I'll Find You	1942	Paula Lane	Clark Gable, Robert Sterling	Second film starring Turner and Gable
Youngest Profession, TheThe Youngest Profession	1943	Herself (guest star)	Virginia Weidler, John Carroll	Cameo role
Slightly Dangerous	1943	Peggy Evans/Carol Burden	Robert Young, Walter Brennan
Du Barry Was a Lady	1943	Cameo	Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Gene Kelly	Uncredited guest star
Marriage Is a Private Affair	1944	Theo Scofield West	John Hodiak, James Craig
Keep Your Powder Dry	1945	Valerie 'Val' Parks	Laraine Day, Susan Peters
Week-End at the Waldorf	1945	Bunny Smith	Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Van Johnson	Remake of the 1932 film Grand Hotel. Turner played the role similar to Joan Crawford's in that film
Postman Always Rings Twice, TheThe Postman Always Rings Twice	1946	Cora Smith	John Garfield	Considered to be Turner's greatest performance and her signature film. Turner herself regarded this as one of her personal favorites
Green Dolphin Street	1947	Marianne Patourel	Van Heflin, Donna Reed, Richard Hart
Cass Timberlane	1947	Virginia Marshland	Spencer Tracy
Homecoming	1948	Jane 'Snapshot' McCall	Clark Gable, Anne Baxter, John Hodiak	Third film starring Turner and Gable
Three Musketeers, TheThe Three Musketeers	1948	Milady de Winter	Gene Kelly, Vincent Price, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Angela Lansbury
Life of Her Own, AA Life of Her Own	1950	Lily Brannel James	Ray Milland, Louis Calhern, Ann Dvorak	The only film Turner made with George Cukor as director
Mr. Imperium	1951	Fredda Barlo	Ezio Pinza
Merry Widow, TheThe Merry Widow	1952	Crystal Radek	Fernando Lamas
Bad and the Beautiful, TheThe Bad and the Beautiful	1952	Georgia Lorrison	Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell, Gloria Grahame
Latin Lovers	1953	Nora Taylor	Ricardo Montalbán
Flame and the Flesh	1954	Madeline	Pier Angeli, Carlos Thompson
Betrayed	1954	Carla Van Oven	Clark Gable, Victor Mature	Fourth and final film starring Turner and Gable
Prodigal, TheThe Prodigal	1955	Samarra	Edmund Purdom, Louis Calhern
Sea Chase, TheThe Sea Chase	1955	Elsa Keller	John Wayne
Rains of Ranchipur, TheThe Rains of Ranchipur	1955	Lady Edwina Esketh	Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray
Diane	1956	Diane de Poitiers	Roger Moore, Marisa Pavan, Pedro Armendáriz	Turner's last film under her 18 year contract with MGM.
Peyton Place	1957	Constance MacKenzie	Lee Philips, Hope Lange, Diane Varsi, Russ Tamblyn, Arthur Kennedy	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Actress
Lady Takes a Flyer, TheThe Lady Takes a Flyer	1958	Maggie Colby	Jeff Chandler
Another Time, Another Place	1958	Sara Scott	Sean Connery, Barry Sullivan
Imitation of Life	1959	Lora Meredith	John Gavin, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner	Turner's most successful film. The last film directed by Douglas Sirk
Portrait in Black	1960	Sheila Cabot	Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Sandra Dee, John Saxon, Virginia Grey, Ray Walston, Anna May Wong	Directed by Michael Gordon
By Love Possessed	1961	Marjorie Penrose	Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards
Bachelor in Paradise	1961	Rosemary Howard	Bob Hope, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton, Virginia Grey, Agnes Moorehead
Who's Got the Action?	1962	Melanie Flood	Dean Martin
Love Has Many Faces	1965	Kit Jordan	Cliff Robertson, Ruth Roman
Madame X	1966	Holly Parker	John Forsythe, Constance Bennett, Burgess Meredith, Ricardo Montalbán
Big Cube, TheThe Big Cube	1969	Adriana Roman	George Chakiris, Karin Mossberg, Richard Egan
Persecution	1974	Carrie Masters	Trevor Howard
Bittersweet Love	1976	Claire	Robert Lansing, Celeste Holm
Witches' Brew	1980	Vivian Cross	Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin
Thwarted	1991	Margo Lane	William Hauckes, Victor Helou	Turner's last film appearance