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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."

Click on any of these links to learn more about the individual films, including
credits, plot synopses, reviews, and to see movie posters/lobby cards/publicity stills.
 If you've seen any of Julie's movies and would like to share your own review on this site, please e-mail me! 

 

1944 - 1946

 Nabonga       Diamond Horseshoe      On Stage Everybody     A Night In Paradise

 

1947 - 1949

  The Red House     Tap Roots     Task Force

 

1950 - 1951

  Return of the Frontiersman      The Fat Man

 

1955 - 1956

  The Fighting Chance      Crime Against Joe     The Girl Can't Help It

 

1957

 The Great Man      Bop Girl Goes Calypso     Drango

 

1958 part 1

  Saddle the Wind     A Question of Adultery

 

1958 part 2

  Voice in the Mirror     Man of the West

 

1959

   Night of the Quarter Moon      The Wonderful Country
  

1960s

 The 3rd Voice     The George Raft Story     The Helicopter Spies


 

 

A   check01_red.gif  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
availability

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

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20th-Century Fox

Singing cameo as herself

Stars Jayne Mansfield and Tom Ewell.

VHS; DVD

1/1/57

The Great Man
 
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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);
DVD (Europe)

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