
Ella Raines
Actor · Died May 30, 1988, aged 67 · Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA
Ella Wallace Raines (August 6, 1920 – May 30, 1988) was an American film and television actress active from the early 1940s through the mid-1950s. Described as "sultry" and "mysterious", the green-eyed star appeared frequently in crime pictures and film noir, but also in drama, comedy, Westerns, thrillers, and romance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ella Raines, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 6, 1920
- May 30, 1988 (aged 67)
- Snoqualmie Falls, Washington State, USA
- Actor
- 12 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Ella Raines' films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 10
Light 3 · Serious 5 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2
Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4
Steady 4 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 2
Casual 3 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 5 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Carol Richman in Phantom Lady (1944)
- Allyas Arleta 'Arly' Harolday in Tall in the Saddle (1944)
- Allyas Deborah Brown in The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
- Allyas Poppy McNaughton in The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
- Shadowas Clarissa 'Rissa' Fortune in Time Out of Mind (1947)
- Allyas Marsha Peters in Impact (1949)
- Allyas Celia Evarts in Ride the Man Down (1952)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Ella Raines' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Ella Raines' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

Matt Houston (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

The Man in the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Ride the Man Down(1952)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Fighting Coast Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

The Second Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Singing Guns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

Robert Montgomery Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

A Dangerous Profession(1949)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Lights Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

Impact(1949)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Walking Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Brute Force(1947)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Web (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Time Out of Mind(1947)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
White Tie and Tails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

The Runaround (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

Enter Arsène Lupin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Tall in the Saddle(1944)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Hail the Conquering Hero(1944)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Phantom Lady(1944)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Cry 'Havoc'(1943)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Corvette K-225(1943)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 26 titles from 1943 to 1982.
Film career
Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles.
- 1944Screen debut· Phantom Lady
- 1947First top-billed film· The Web
- 1947Career best· The Web
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Ella Raines' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
None of their 12 titles divides audiences: 7 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 54. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Ella Raines work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ella Raines' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Siodmak shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Robert SiodmakShared titles: Time Out of Mind (1947), The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945), Phantom Lady (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Robert Siodmak

Actors
- Brian DonlevyShared titles: Ride the Man Down (1952), Impact (1949)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Donlevy

- Thomas GomezShared titles: Phantom Lady (1944), Corvette K-225 (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Thomas Gomez

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Daniele AmfitheatrofShared titles: The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947), Time Out of Mind (1947), Cry 'Havoc' (1943)See all 3 shared titles with Daniele Amfitheatrof
- Robert De GrasseShared titles: A Dangerous Profession (1949), Tall in the Saddle (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Robert De Grasse
- Edward CurtissShared titles: Brute Force (1947), Corvette K-225 (1943)See all 2 shared titles with Edward Curtiss
- Mario Castelnuovo-TedescoShared titles: Time Out of Mind (1947), The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)See all 2 shared titles with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Producers
- Joan HarrisonShared titles: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945), Phantom Lady (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Joan Harrison



