The Best Loretta Young Movies

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List of the best Loretta Young movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Loretta Young'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 Loretta Young movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Loretta Young movies will be at the top of the list. Loretta Young has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Loretta Young movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Loretta Young films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • The Stranger
    1

    The Stranger

    Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, Loretta Young
    52 votes
    • Released: 1946
    • Directed by: Orson Welles
    Immediately following World War II, ex-Nazi Franz Kindler (Orson Welles) is living under a false identity as a teacher in a small Connecticut town, and has even married the headmaster's daughter ...more

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  • The Farmer's Daughter
    2

    The Farmer's Daughter

    Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore
    55 votes
    • Released: 1947
    • Directed by: H. C. Potter
    Young Swedish-American Katrin "Katie" Holstrom (Loretta Young) leaves her family farm in Minnesota, headed for nursing school. After her tuition money runs out, she is forced to take a job as a maid ...more
  • The Bishop's Wife
    3

    The Bishop's Wife

    Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven
    63 votes
    • Released: 1947
    • Directed by: Henry Koster
    Dejected by his efforts to raise money to build a cathedral, Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) beseeches heaven for guidance, and is visited immediately by Dudley (Cary Grant), who claims to be an ...more
  • Rachel and the Stranger
    4

    Rachel and the Stranger

    Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum
    45 votes
    • Released: 1948
    • Directed by: Norman Foster
    In the Ohio wilderness during pioneer times, widower David Harvey (William Holden) wants a wife to help rear his young son (Gary Gray). He purchases indentured servant Rachel (Loretta Young) for $18, ...more
  • Midnight Mary
    5

    Midnight Mary

    Loretta Young, Ricardo Cortez, Franchot Tone
    20 votes
    • Released: 1933
    • Directed by: William A. Wellman
    Penniless and with a checkered past, Mary (Loretta Young) falls in with the crooked Leo (Ricardo Cortez), who uses the unwitting young woman as a pawn in his crimes. Lovestruck lawyer Tom (Franchot ...more
  • Cause for Alarm!
    6

    Cause for Alarm!

    Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling
    23 votes
    • Released: 1951
    • Directed by: Tay Garnett
    As the delusional George Jones (Barry Sullivan) struggles to recover from a crippling heart attack, he begins to believe his wife, Ellen (Loretta Young), and friend, Dr. Grahame (Bruce Cowling), are ...more

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