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Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Actor · Died May 2, 1998, aged 89 · New York City, New York, USA

Gene Raymond, born Raymond Guion, was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a composer, writer, director, producer, and decorated military pilot. His screen debut was in Personal Maid (1931). Another early appearance was in the multi-director If I Had a Million with W. C. Fields and Charles Laughton. With his blond good looks, classic profile, and youthful exuberance — plus a name change to the more pronounceable "Gene Raymond" — he scored in films like the classic Zoo in Budapest with Loretta Young, and a series of light RKO musicals, mostly with Ann Sothern. He wrote a number of songs, including the popular "Will You?" which he sang to Sothern in Smartest Girl in Town. His wife, Jeanette MacDonald, sang several of his more classical pieces in her concerts and recorded one entitled "Let Me Always Sing". His most notable films, mostly as a second lead actor, include Red Dust (1932) with Jean Harlow and Clark Gable, Zoo in Budapest with Loretta Young, Ex-Lady with Bette Davis, Flying Down to Rio with Dolores del Río, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, I Am Suzanne with Lilian Harvey, Sadie McKee with Joan Crawford, Alfred Hitchcock's Mr. and Mrs. Smith with Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery, and The Locket with Laraine Day, Brian Aherne, and Robert Mitchum. MacDonald and Raymond made one film together, Smilin' Through, which came out as the U.S. was on the verge of entering World War II. After service in the United States Army Air Forces Raymond returned to Hollywood. He wrote, directed and starred in the 1949 film Million Dollar Weekend. In later years he appeared in only a few films. His last major film was The Best Man in 1964 with Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson. In the 1950s he mostly worked in television, appearing in Playhouse of Stars, Fireside Theatre, Hollywood Summer Theater and TV Reader's Digest. In the 1970s he appeared on ABC Television Network's Paris 7000 and had guest roles in The Outer Limits, Robert Montgomery Presents, Playhouse 90, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Ironside, The Defenders, Mannix, The Name of the Game, Lux Video Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre and U.S. Steel Hour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Raymond, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 13, 1908
Died
May 2, 1998 (aged 89)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 82 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Gene Raymond's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
47%
Morality
20%
Power
14%
Self
9%
Survival
4%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 8 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 14 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 15 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 12
Ally
2 of 12
Shapeshifter
1 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Threshold guardian
1 of 12
Trickster
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Joyful
7
Romantic
9
Warm
6
Melancholic
5
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous2

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 Gene Raymond's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gene Raymond's 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

82 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • McNaughton's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 3 episodes · as Emory Latimer Johns

  • The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Sen. Albert Hanover

  • Emergency!(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as J.P. Dumont

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Five Bloody Graves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as The Voice of Death

  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Walter Markle

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Senator Reeland

  • Mannix(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Richmond Greene

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Judd, for the Defense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Huff · as Marcus Weathers

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Vechten

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The F.B.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Harlan Franciscus

  • Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Hanged Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Whitey Devlin

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Col. Allan Morgan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • I'd Rather Be Rich(1964)

    as Martin Wood

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Best Man(1964)

    as Don Cantwell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Burke's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Wade

  • Channing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt Bellamy

  • The Outer Limits(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Sam Benedict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

  • Johnny Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Silky Carter

  • Woman on the Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 1 episode · as John Niles

  • Plunder Road(1957)

    as Eddie Harris

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Where's Charley? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Col. Sir Francis Chesney

  • Prima Donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Story · Writer

  • Matinee Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 3 episodes · as Edward Dudley

  • Screen Director's Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Writer

  • Hit the Deck(1955)

    as Wendell Craig

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • TV Reader's Digest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 65 episodes · Actor

  • Climax! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Grady Lederer

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Loretta Young Show(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Colby

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Medallion Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Ford Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 1 episode · as Stanley

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Mark Alexander · as US Army Major

  • The Red Skelton Hour(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as General

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Tales of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as John Aldrid · as Luke Drake

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

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Fireside Theater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Show 142 episodes · as Host

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Sterling

  • Million Dollar Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Original Story · as Nicholas Lawrence

  • Sofia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Steve Roark

  • Assigned to Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Dan Sullivan

  • Kraft Television Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Clements

  • The Locket(1946)

    as John Willis

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Smilin' Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Kenneth 'Ken' Wayne / Jeremy 'Jerry' Wayne

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith(1941)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Cross-Country Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Lawrence Smith

  • Stolen Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Carl

  • She's Got Everything(1937)

    as Fuller Partridge

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Life of the Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Barry Saunders

  • There Goes My Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jerry Martin

  • That Girl from Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Windy McLean

  • Smartest Girl in Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Richard Stuyvesant Smith

  • Walking on Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Pete Quinlan / Count Pierre Louis de Marsac

  • The Bride Walks Out(1936)

    as Michael Martin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Love on a Bet(1936)

    as Michael MacCreigh

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as William Magee

  • Hooray for Love(1935)

    as Douglas Tyler

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Transient Lady(1935)

    as Carey Marshall

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Woman in Red(1935)

    as John 'Johnny' Wyatt

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Behold My Wife! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Michael Carter

  • Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Jimmy Brett

  • Sadie McKee(1934)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Coming Out Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Chris Hansen

  • I Am Suzanne! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Tony Malatini

  • The House on 56th Street(1933)

    as Monte Van Tyle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Flying Down to Rio(1933)

    as Roger Bond

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Brief Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Rodney Deane

  • Ann Carver's Profession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bill

  • Ex-Lady(1933)

    as Don Peterson

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Zoo in Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Zani

  • If I Had a Million(1932)

    as John Wallace (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Red Dust(1932)

    as Gary Willis

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Night of June 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Herbert Morrow

  • Forgotten Commandments(1932)

    as Paul Ossipoff

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ladies of the Big House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Standish McNeil

  • Personal Maid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Dick Gary

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles from 1931 to 1976.

Highest rated

The Best Man (1964)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

  • 1932Screen debut· Red Dust
  • 1957First top-billed film· Plunder Road
  • 1957Career best· Plunder Road

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 82: 79 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 82: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 82: 2 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s30 · acting1940s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew1950s20 · 18 acting · 2 crew1960s19 · acting1970s3 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 7 roles

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 Gene Raymond's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Forgotten Commandments (1932)

82nd percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Best Man (1964)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 46. 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 Gene Raymond work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gene Raymond's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Florey shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Mixed roles