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Joan Gardner

Joan Gardner

Actor · Died April 16, 1972, aged 69 · Oklahoma, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joan Gardner (1914–1999) was a British actress. She married Zoltán Korda and had a son, David. Gardner was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. She made her stage debut immediately on leaving school and by age 18 had achieved success there. She was seen by Alexander Korda (her future brother-in-law) who signed her to a five-year film contract at London Film Productions, with Wedding Rehearsal being her film debut as one of the Roxbury twins.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 7, 1903
Died
April 16, 1972 (aged 69)
From
Oklahoma, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Joan Gardner's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Power
25%
Self
17%
Bonds
16%
Society
5%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
2
Tense
2
Triumphant
2
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Joan Gardner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joan Gardner'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

17 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • A Man for Hanging(1972)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Gay Purr-ee(1962)

    as Lady From Provence (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Felicitas - His Daughter

  • The Rebel Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Galka

  • Dark Journey(1937)

    as Lupita

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Forget Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Helen Carleton

  • Wings over Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Carol Reade

  • The Man Who Could Work Miracles(1936)

    as Ada Price

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Barnacle Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Jill Harris

  • Do Not Forget About Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Helen

  • The Scarlet Pimpernel(1934)

    as Suzanne de Tournay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Rise of Catherine the Great(1934)

    as Katushienka

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Private Life of Don Juan(1934)

    as Carmen, a Young Lady of Romance

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Man Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Peggy Fordyce

  • Wedding Rehearsal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Lady Rose Mary Wroxbury

  • Men of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jane Anderson

  • Once on This Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gramda

Career shape

Star power in the 75th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1932 to 1972.

Biggest box office

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

$420K worldwide

Highest rated

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

Midcredits 86th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 17: 16 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stWriting1 of 17: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s14 · acting1960s1 · acting1970s1 · crew

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.

How do Joan Gardner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 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 5

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

A Man for Hanging (1972)

78th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

Midcredits 86th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 61. 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 Joan Gardner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joan Gardner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alexander Korda shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors