Gordon MacRae Movies List: Best to Worst

List of the best Gordon MacRae movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Gordon MacRae's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Gordon MacRae movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Gordon MacRae movies will be at the top of the list. Gordon MacRae has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Gordon MacRae movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Gordon MacRae films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Gordon MacRae role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Gordon MacRae performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

A list made up of films like The Desert Song and Oklahoma!.

"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Gordon MacRae movies?" and "What are the greatest Gordon MacRae roles of all time?"

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1 17 2 Oklahoma! Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert Oklahoma! is a 1955 musical film based on the 1943 stage musical Oklahoma!, written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II and starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley ...more

2 8 1 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Doris Day, Mary Wickes, Leon Ames By the Light of the Silvery Moon is a 1953 musical film. It is the sequel to On Moonlight Bay. Like its predecessor, the movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.

3 8 1 On Moonlight Bay Doris Day, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. The movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by ...more

4 7 1 The Best Things in Life Are Free Ernest Borgnine, Sheree North, Dan Dailey The Best Things in Life Are Free is a 1956 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey and Ernest Borgnine as the real-life songwriting team of ...more

5 8 2 Starlift Doris Day, James Cagney, Virginia Mayo Starlift is an American musical film released by Warner Brothers in 1951, starring Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Ron Hagerthy and Ruth Roman. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by ...more

6 5 0 The Desert Song Kathryn Grayson, Raymond Massey, William Conrad The Desert Song is a 1953 film version in Technicolor of Sigmund Romberg's operetta. It is the third film version of the operetta, the third made by Warner Brothers, and the second in full ...more

7 8 3 Carousel Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Lockhart Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name which, in turn, was based on Ferenc Molnár's non-musical play Liliom. The 1956 ...more

8 5 1 The West Point Story Doris Day, James Cagney, Alan Hale The West Point Story is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day.

9 5 2 Three Sailors and a Girl Burt Lancaster, Jane Powell, Gene Nelson Three Sailors and a Girl is a 1953 musical film made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth, and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on the George S. Kaufman play The ...more

10 4 1 Backfire Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Viveca Lindfors Backfire is a 1950 crime film in the film noir style directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Viveca Lindfors, and Dane Clark. The film was written ...more

11 4 2 Tea for Two Doris Day, Eve Arden, Elinor Donahue Tea for Two is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by Harry Clork and William Jacobs was inspired by the 1925 stage musical No, No Nanette, although the plot ...more

12 3 1 About Face Gordon MacRae About Face is a 1952 film directed by Roy Del Ruth.

13 2 2 Harold Arlen: An All-Star Tribute Dinah Shore, Duke Ellington, Leslie Uggams

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Oklahoma! Shirley Jones, Rod Steiger, Eddie Albert Oklahoma! is a 1955 musical film based on the 1943 stage musical Oklahoma!, written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II and starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley ...more

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By the Light of the Silvery Moon Doris Day, Mary Wickes, Leon Ames By the Light of the Silvery Moon is a 1953 musical film. It is the sequel to On Moonlight Bay. Like its predecessor, the movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by Booth Tarkington.

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On Moonlight Bay Doris Day, Mary Wickes, Ellen Corby On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 musical film directed by Roy Del Ruth which tells the story of the Winfield family at the turn of the 20th century. The movie is based loosely on the Penrod stories by ...more

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The Best Things in Life Are Free Ernest Borgnine, Sheree North, Dan Dailey The Best Things in Life Are Free is a 1956 American musical film directed by Michael Curtiz. The film stars Gordon MacRae, Dan Dailey and Ernest Borgnine as the real-life songwriting team of ...more

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Starlift Doris Day, James Cagney, Virginia Mayo Starlift is an American musical film released by Warner Brothers in 1951, starring Janice Rule, Dick Wesson, Ron Hagerthy and Ruth Roman. The film was directed by Roy Del Ruth and written by ...more

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The Desert Song Kathryn Grayson, Raymond Massey, William Conrad The Desert Song is a 1953 film version in Technicolor of Sigmund Romberg's operetta. It is the third film version of the operetta, the third made by Warner Brothers, and the second in full ...more

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Carousel Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Lockhart Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical of the same name which, in turn, was based on Ferenc Molnár's non-musical play Liliom. The 1956 ...more

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The West Point Story Doris Day, James Cagney, Alan Hale The West Point Story is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day.

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Three Sailors and a Girl Burt Lancaster, Jane Powell, Gene Nelson Three Sailors and a Girl is a 1953 musical film made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth, and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on the George S. Kaufman play The ...more

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Backfire Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Viveca Lindfors Backfire is a 1950 crime film in the film noir style directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Edmond O'Brien, Virginia Mayo, Gordon MacRae, Viveca Lindfors, and Dane Clark. The film was written ...more

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Tea for Two Doris Day, Eve Arden, Elinor Donahue Tea for Two is a 1950 American musical film directed by David Butler. The screenplay by Harry Clork and William Jacobs was inspired by the 1925 stage musical No, No Nanette, although the plot ...more

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About Face Gordon MacRae About Face is a 1952 film directed by Roy Del Ruth.

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Harold Arlen: An All-Star Tribute Dinah Shore, Duke Ellington, Leslie Uggams