1) Salome, Where She Danced (1945) - the role that made her a star.
2) The Ten Commandments (1956) - cast against type as Moses' loyal wife but very effective.
3) The Captain's Paradise (1953) - De Carlo's comedy roles were really variations of her straight parts - a hot pants exotic type - but she's still pretty funny.
4) Fort Algiers (1953) - not a classic and not even in colour but De Carlo is in good form as a spy (her most typical role in many ways) in modern day colonial Africa.
5) Sea Devils (1953) - this is in colour and De Carlo works well with Rock Hudson.
6) River Lady (1948) - De Carlo ideally cast as a riverboat lady in a film that should have been more about her character.
7) Criss Cross (1949) - a super film noir and De Carlo effective as a film fetale.
8) The Munsters (1964-66) - fun comedy which outstayed its welcome but De Carlo was very good in the role.
9) The Seven Minutes (1971) - she only has a small part in this Russ Meyer straight drama but is very well used and is effective.
10) Follies (1971) - not a film, the musical. De Carlo appeared in a lot of middling material in her career, but her Broadway debut was a bona fide classic - and what's more she got perhaps the best song, "I'm Still Here".
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