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Clarence Brown (1890-1987) was an Oscar®-nominated American director. During his career, Brown received 6 Best Director Oscar® nominations. Brown’s IMDb page shows 52 directing credits from 1920 to 1952. This page will rank Clarence Brown movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Some of his silent movies were not included in the rankings.
Clarence Brown Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1946 | The Yearling (1946) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1944 | National Velvet (1944) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1943 | The Human Comedy (1943) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1941 | They Met in Bombay (1941) |  |
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| 1939 | The Rains Came (1939) | |
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| 1936 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | |
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| 1932 | Emma (1932) | |
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| 1944 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | |
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| 1934 | Chained (1934) | |
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| 1947 | Song of Love (1947) | |
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| 1931 | A Free Soul (1931) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1930 | Anna Christie (1930) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1926 | Flesh and the Devil (1926) |  |
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| 1936 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | |
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| 1935 | Anna Karenina (1935) | |
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| 1939 | Idiot's Delight (1939) | |
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| 1928 | A Woman of Affairs (1928) | |
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| 1934 | Sadie McKee (1934) | |
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| 1941 | Come Live with Me (1941) | |
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| 1940 | Edison, the Man (1940) | |
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| 1930 | Romance (1930) AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1937 | Conquest/Marie Walewska (1937) | |
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| 1925 | The Eagle (1925) | |
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| 1925 | The Eagle (1925) | |
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| 1926 | KiKi (1926) | |
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| 1931 | Inspiration (1931) | |
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| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield (1951) | |
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| 1935 | Ah Wilderness! (1935) | |
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| 1932 | Letty Lynton (1932) Director |
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| 1928 | The Trail of '98 (1928) |  |
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| 1933 | Night Flight (1933) | |
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| 1950 | To Please a Lady (1950) | |
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| 1938 | Of Human Hearts (1938) |  |
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| 1952 | Plymouth Adventure (1952) | |
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| 1929 | Navy Blues (1929) | |
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| 1933 | Looking Forward (1933) | |
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| 1952 | When in Rome (1952) | |
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| 1949 | Intruder In The Dust (1949) Director |
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| 1932 | The Son-Daughter (1932) | |
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| 1924 | The Signal Tower (1924) |  |
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| 1929 | Wonder of Women (1929) Director |
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| 1951 | It's a Big Country (1951) |  |
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| 1923 | The Acquittal (1923) |  |
Clarence Brown Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Clarence Brown movies by the stars of his movies
- Sort Clarence Brown movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Clarence Brown movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Clarence Brown movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Clarence Brown movie received.
- Sort Clarence Brown movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Yearling (1946) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Gregory Peck & Jane Wyman |
14.10 | 432.9 | 432.90 | 4 | 81 | 07 / 02 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | National Velvet (1944) AA Best Director Nom |
Elizabeth Taylor & Mickey Rooney |
11.90 | 399.7 | 634.60 | 7 | 79 | 05 / 02 | 98.4 | |
| 2 | The Human Comedy (1943) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Donna Reed & Mickey Rooney |
8.10 | 289.9 | 392.60 | 18 | 73 | 05 / 01 | 98.2 | |
| 6 | They Met in Bombay (1941) | Clark Gable & Peter Lorre |
5.00 | 193.0 | 312.30 | 27 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 4 | The Rains Came (1939) | Tyrone Power & Myrna Loy |
9.40 | 361.9 | 361.90 | 5 | 63 | 06 / 01 | 95.0 | |
| 8 | Wife vs. Secretary (1936) | Clark Gable & Myrna Loy |
4.50 | 194.0 | 297.10 | 23 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 9 | Emma (1932) | Marie Dressler & Richard Cromwell |
4.00 | 197.3 | 276.10 | 6 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 8 | The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) | Irene Dunne & Van Johnson |
13.00 | 439.6 | 684.00 | 5 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 10 | Chained (1934) | Clark Gable & Joan Crawford |
3.70 | 174.2 | 266.20 | 5 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 93.6 | |
| 10 | Song of Love (1947) | Katharine Hepburn & Paul Henreid |
8.40 | 244.1 | 344.00 | 25 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 11 | A Free Soul (1931) AA Best Director Nom |
Norma Shearer & Clark Gable |
2.60 | 135.0 | 216.00 | 32 | 75 | 03 / 01 | 91.7 | |
| 12 | Anna Christie (1930) AA Best Director Nom |
Greta Garbo & Charles Bickford |
3.10 | 168.0 | 248.60 | 18 | 64 | 03 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 13 | Flesh and the Devil (1926) | John Gilbert & Greta Garbo |
2.60 | 93.9 | 164.80 | 17 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 88.9 | |
| 14 | The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) | Joan Crawford & Robert Taylor |
4.90 | 209.6 | 290.20 | 18 | 48 | 02 / 00 | 88.8 | |
| 15 | Anna Karenina (1935) | Greta Garbo & Fredric March |
2.50 | 111.0 | 295.70 | 50 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 18 | Idiot's Delight (1939) | Clark Gable & Norma Shearer |
4.70 | 179.7 | 263.60 | 40 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 16 | A Woman of Affairs (1928) | Greta Garbo & John Gilbert |
2.80 | 89.8 | 144.80 | 26 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 87.4 | |
| 17 | Sadie McKee (1934) | Joan Crawford & Franchot Tone |
2.40 | 112.2 | 174.40 | 39 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 87.3 | |
| 19 | Come Live with Me (1941) | James Stewart & Hedy Lamarr |
2.70 | 105.0 | 105.00 | 92 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 20 | Edison, the Man (1940) | Spencer Tracy & Rita Johnson |
3.30 | 126.7 | 196.60 | 46 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 86.6 | |
| 21 | Romance (1930) AA Best Director Nom |
Greta Garbo & Lewis Stone |
2.30 | 121.6 | 209.80 | 47 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 22 | Conquest/Marie Walewska (1937) | Greta Garbo & Charles Boyer |
2.90 | 121.1 | 355.10 | 76 | 63 | 02 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 24 | The Eagle (1925) | Rudolph Valentino | 3.10 | 125.2 | 125.20 | 10 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 23 | The Eagle (1925) | Rudolph Valentino & Vilma Bánky |
3.10 | 125.2 | 125.20 | 10 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 26 | KiKi (1926) | Norma Talmadge & Ronald Colman |
3.50 | 126.1 | 126.10 | 9 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
| 25 | Inspiration (1931) | Greta Garbo & Robert Montgomery |
2.10 | 110.1 | 171.20 | 48 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 27 | Angels in the Outfield (1951) | Janet Leigh & Baseball Movies |
4.20 | 90.3 | 102.60 | 85 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 28 | Ah Wilderness! (1935) | Lionel Barrymore & Wallace Beery |
1.90 | 86.7 | 86.70 | 70 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 29 | Letty Lynton (1932) Director |
Joan Crawford & Robert Montgomery |
2.20 | 105.6 | 164.10 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 30 | The Trail of '98 (1928) | Harry Carey | 2.80 | 88.7 | 166.80 | 27 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.3 | |
| 30 | Night Flight (1933) | John Barrymore & Lionel Barrymore |
1.60 | 77.1 | 144.50 | 55 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 32 | To Please a Lady (1950) | Clark Gable & Barbara Stanwyck |
5.90 | 132.2 | 187.50 | 43 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 33 | Of Human Hearts (1938) | James Stewart | 0.90 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 171 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 64.6 | |
| 36 | Plymouth Adventure (1952) | Spencer Tracy & Gene Tierney |
5.30 | 103.9 | 164.70 | 59 | 41 | 01 / 01 | 61.0 | |
| 37 | Navy Blues (1929) | William Haines | 2.70 | 84.2 | 84.20 | 43 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 35 | Looking Forward (1933) | Lionel Barrymore | 0.50 | 25.0 | 25.00 | 165 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 37 | When in Rome (1952) | Van Johnson & Paul Douglas |
1.40 | 27.4 | 37.20 | 182 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 37 | Intruder In The Dust (1949) Director |
David Brian | 0.30 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 204 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 39 | The Son-Daughter (1932) | Helen Hayes | 0.90 | 44.1 | 44.10 | 123 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 50.0 | |
| 39 | The Signal Tower (1924) | Wallace Beery | 0.30 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 56 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 48.4 | |
| 41 | Wonder of Women (1929) Director |
Lewis Stone | 0.80 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 123 | 56 | 01 / 00 | 41.1 | |
| 42 | It's a Big Country (1951) | Gary Cooper & William Powell |
1.50 | 32.4 | 40.30 | 171 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 21.8 | |
| 42 | The Acquittal (1923) | Claire Windsor | 0.20 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 45 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Clarence Brown
1. Clarence Leon Brown was born in Clinton, Massachusetts in 1890.
2. Clarence Brown was a fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War I.
3. Clarence Brown directed Joan Crawford six times and Greta Garbo seven.
4. Clarence Brown’s films gained a total of 38 Academy Award® nominations and earned nine Oscars®.
5. At six, Clarence Brown holds the record for the most Academy Award® nominations for Best Director without a win. He was nominated for Anna Christie (1930), Romance (1930), A Free Soul (1931), The Human Comedy (1943), National Velvet (1944) and The Yearling (1946).
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I have seen 30 Clarence Brown movies, including 19 of the top 20.
The HIGHEST ranked film I have seen is The Yearling.
The highest ranked film I have NOT seen is Emma.
The LOWEST ranked film I have seen is It’s a Big Country.
Favourite Clarence Brown Movies:
The Human Comedy
National Velvet
The Rains Came
The White Cliffs of Dover
They Met in Bombay
Song of Love
Wife vs. Secretary
A Free Soul
Anna Christie
Flesh and the Devil
Anna Karenina
Idiot’s Delight
Romance
Angels in the Outfield
Night Flight
Other Clarence Brown Movies I Have Seen:
The Yearling
Chained
The Gorgeous Hussy
A Woman of Affairs
Sadie McGee
Come Live With Me
Edison, The Man
Conquest
Ah! Wilderness
To Please a Lady
Of Human Hearts
Looking Forward
Intruder in the Dust
When in Rome
It’s a Big Country
Hey Flora….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Clarence Brown movies. Tally count…..7 for me and you have me beat 4 times plus with 30 movies. All 7 of my Brown movies seen are in your favorites list. I did not like Idiot’s Delight at all. I have seen known of the “other” Brown movies you have seen. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.