Betty Grable

Betty Grable

American actress and pin-up girl (1916–1973)

Elizabeth Ruth Grable was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll's top 10 box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department listed her as the highest-salaried American woman in 1946 and 1947, and she earned more than $3 million during her career.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 20 films (1929–1955) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 29 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1929 LET'S GO PLACES. Fox Film Corp B&W
1931 PALMY DAYS. Samuel Goldwyn 9 reels B&W
1933 The Kid From Spain Samuel Goldwyn Inc 1:36:00 16mm B&W sound
1933 THE KID FROM SPAIN. Samuel Goldwyn 11 reels. B&W
1933 WHAT PRICE INNOCENCE? Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1935 A QUIET FOURTH. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 2 reels 16mm Sound
1936 COLLEGIATE. Paramount Productions Inc. 9 reels
1936 DON'T TURN 'EM LOOSE. RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
1938 CAMPUS CONFESSIONS. Paramount Pictures Inc. 7 reels
1938 THRILL OF A LIFETIME. Paramount Pictures Inc. 8 reels B&W
1939 The day the bookies wept. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 16mm sound
1941 A Yank in the RAF Henry King
1942 Footlight Serenade. Gregory Ratoff 7227 ft.
1942 Song Of The Islands. Walter Lang 6716 ft.
1945 Diamond Horseshoe George Seaton
1945 The Dolly Sisters. Irving Cummings 10251 ft.
1950 Wabash Avenue. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 92 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 Call me Mister Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. (Publisher) 1:36:00 16mm Color sound
1953 How To Marry A Millionaire. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 95 min. 16mm B&W sound
1955 How To Be Very, Very Popular. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 89 min. 35mm Color sound