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Joan Caulfield is a Actor, Director and Scriptwriter American born on 1 june 1922 at West Orange (USA)

Joan Caulfield

Joan Caulfield
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Birth name Beatrice Joan Caulfield
Nationality USA
Birth 1 june 1922 at West Orange (USA)
Death 18 june 1991 (at 69 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Joan Caulfield (June 1, 1922 – June 18, 1991) was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures.

Biography

In 1950, Caulfield married the film producer Frank Ross, with whom she had a son, Caulfield Kevin Ross. She and Ross were divorced in 1960. She later married Robert Peterson, a dentist, with whom she had her second son, John Caulfield Peterson. Her second marriage ended in divorce as well.

Best films

The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur
(1956)
(Actress)

Usually with

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
(3 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(8 films)
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
(1 films)
Arthur Sheekman
Arthur Sheekman
(4 films)
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Joan Caulfield (17 films)

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Actress

Red Tomahawk
Red Tomahawk (1967)
, 1h22
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Howard Keel, Joan Caulfield, Broderick Crawford, Scott Brady, Wendell Corey, Richard Arlen
Roles Dakota Lil McCoy
Rating51% 2.591082.591082.591082.591082.59108
Après la défaite du général Custer et de son régiment face aux Sioux, à Little Big Horn, la région n'est plus en sécurité... Lors d'une patrouille, le capitaine Tom York est le premier à arriver sur les lieux du massacre et à constater l'ampleur de la situation. Il s'empresse aussitôt d'alerter la petite ville voisine du danger qui la menace, les indiens pouvant désormais attaquer à tout moment.
Cattle King
Cattle King (1963)
, 1h28
Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Taylor, Joan Caulfield, Robert Loggia, William Windom, Robert Middleton, Malcolm Atterbury
Roles Sharleen Travers
Rating58% 2.9043252.9043252.9043252.9043252.904325
A range war is building in Wyoming. Caught on opposite sides are Sam Brassfield, who builds fences to protect his grass land, and Clay Mathews, a cattle baron determined to keep an open range.
The Rains of Ranchipur
The Rains of Ranchipur (1956)
, 1h44
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes La fin du monde, Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, Joan Caulfield, Michael Rennie, Eugenie Leontovich
Roles Fern Simon
Rating57% 2.8992552.8992552.8992552.8992552.899255
In India to purchase some horses, British aristocrat Lord Esketh and his wife, Edwina, come to the town of Ranchipur at the invitation of the elderly Maharani. Their marriage is an unhappy one and Lord Esketh announces his intention to return to England and begin divorce proceedings. The spoiled, insensitive Edwina scoffs at this.
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No (1952)
, 1h20
Directed by Frank Ross
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Joan Caulfield, David Niven, James Robertson Justice, Lenore Lonergan, Frances Bavier, Peggy Maley
Roles Dorinda Hatch
Rating52% 2.6099852.6099852.6099852.6099852.609985
David Niven plays a globe-trotting author and photographer on assignment from LIFE magazine to do a photo story on best-selling author of the title book, "The Lady Says 'No'," Joan Caulfield. Rather than finding a dour spinster, as he expects, she is a young, attractive blonde, who finds her published theories against love and men set on their head.
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl (1950)

Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Melville Cooper, Audrey Long, Mary Wickes
Roles Prof. Victoria Braymore
Rating59% 2.996642.996642.996642.996642.99664
In New York City, George Petty (Robert Cummings) tries to convince car manufacturer B. J. Manton to use pretty women to help advertise his dreary new car model. He is not succeeding when Manton's daughter, the often-married Mrs. Connie Manton Dezlow (Audrey Long), interrupts the business meeting, takes a liking to the handsome young artist, and makes herself his patron. Soon, she has furnished him with a lavish apartment, complete with a butler named Beardsley (Melville Cooper). She also talks him into abandoning his cheesecake paintings in favor of more respectable portraits.
Dear Wife
Dear Wife (1949)
, 1h28
Directed by Richard Haydn
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Caulfield, William Holden, Harry von Zell, Billy De Wolfe, Mona Freeman, Edward Arnold
Roles Ruth Seacroft
Rating63% 3.1932353.1932353.1932353.1932353.193235
Miriam Wilkins is a teenage girl going door-to-door, trying to get Bill Seacroft, her brother-in-law, elected to the state senate. However, Bill has no idea that Miriam is doing this, and he has no wish to become a senator. He is a middle-aged war veteran who works at a bank. He feels like a loser and is frustrated by having to live with his wife Ruth's family. Bill wants to be more independent and stand on his own two feet.
The Sainted Sisters
The Sainted Sisters (1948)
, 1h29
Directed by William D. Russell
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Veronica Lake, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, George Reeves, William Demarest, Beulah Bondi
Roles Jane Stanton
Rating64% 3.233963.233963.233963.233963.23396
After escaping New York City with the loot from a successful scam they pulled, sisters Letty and Jane Stanton decide to hide out in a small town in Maine close to the Canadian border. Robbie McCleary takes them in only to discover the large surplus of money mysteriously appearing. The girls reluctantly get involved in a charity program and unwittingly become the local celebrities of the town, something that causes a problem when their fame attracts attention outside the small town and the people affected by their previous scams begin to catch up with them.
Larceny
Larceny (1948)
, 1h29
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters, Dorothy Hart, Richard Steven Rauber
Roles Deborah Owens Clark
Rating68% 3.439293.439293.439293.439293.43929
Con man Rick Maxon (Payne) tries to swindle war widow Deborah (Caulfied) into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Rick falls in love with Deborah he has pangs of remorse. But he reckons without enamored moll Tory (Winters) and his gang boss Randall (Duryea).
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected (1947)
, 1h43
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Joan Caulfield, Claude Rains, Audrey Totter, Constance Bennett, Hurd Hatfield, Fred Clark
Roles Matilda Frazier
Rating71% 3.5938153.5938153.5938153.5938153.593815
A woman, Roslyn Wright (played by the uncredited Barbara Woodell), is found dead hanging from a chandelier in a posh mansion occupied by Victor Grandison, a popular "true crime" radio story host. Roslyn was his secretary.
Welcome Stranger
Welcome Stranger (1947)
, 1h47
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Barry Fitzgerald, Wanda Hendrix, Elizabeth Patterson, Frank Faylen
Roles Trudy Mason
Rating67% 3.3862453.3862453.3862453.3862453.386245
Crusty Dr. McRory (Barry Fitzgerald) of Fallbridge, Maine, hires a replacement for his vacation sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing doctor Jim Pearson (Bing Crosby) don't hit it off; but Pearson is delighted to stay, once he meets teacher Trudy Mason (Joan Caulfield). The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancée. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy.
Blue Skies
Blue Skies (1946)
, 1h44
Directed by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Sol C. Siegel, Mark Sandrich, Arthur Sheekman, Irving Berlin, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Joan Caulfield, Olga San Juan, Billy De Wolfe, Frank Faylen
Roles Mary O'Hara
Rating63% 3.1959953.1959953.1959953.1959953.195995
The story is told in a series of vignettes and musical numbers that serve to show events in flashback. Our narrative link is New York radio star Jed Potter, who once was a renowned Broadway hoofer. The conceit is that he is on the air, telling his life story... which does not yet have an ending. The tale starts just after World War I and centers on two men who became friends while serving in the Army: rising dancer Potter and the business-minded Johnny Adams. While young, hardworking Potter dreams of and works for stardom, the more laid-back and less disciplined Adams has hopes of becoming a successful nightclub owner. In time, dancer Potter falls in love with a band singer, a "very pretty girl" named Mary O'Hara. He takes Mary to Adams' nightclub, and she takes a shine to Adams. Potter warns Mary that his old buddy is not the marrying kind. So, of course, she marries Adams. The union is not a happy one, despite the birth of a child. Adams' nightclub business is anything but a resounding success, and it turns out Potter was right: Adams is self-centered and unable to commit to his nightclubs, his marriage, or his daughter. The couple divorces, and Mary tries again with Potter. The two even become engaged. But Mary can't go through with the wedding and takes off. A devastated Potter turns to booze and subsequently suffers an accident that puts an end to his dancing career. He winds up behind a radio microphone, sharing his story with his audience, hoping that wherever Mary is, she can hear him.