Want to know the best Clifton Webb movies? How about the worst Clifton Webb movies? Curious about Clifton Webb box office grosses or which Clifton Webb movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Clifton Webb movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Clifton Webb (1889-1966) was a three time Oscar®-nominated American actor. Despite his emaciated looks he became a major box-office attraction from the mid 1940s to the end of the 1950s. His IMDB page shows 27 credits from 1917-1962. This page will rank 20 Clifton Webb movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His silent movie appearances and his cameo roles were not included in the rankings.
Drivel part of the page: This Clifton Webb page comes from a request by Cameron that was made only a few days ago. So how did it get to the top of the request pile? Well is often the case…when we get a request….we take a quick look to see how difficult the page will be to complete. In this case…60% of his movies were already in our database….but what was even more impressive was the fact that every single Clifton Webb movie was listed in Variety’s Top Grossers of the year. Well…kids….that has never happened before (ok…it did with James Dean…but he only had 3 movies). Not for Clark Gable, not for Cary Grant, not for John Wayne. So since it was not going to take much research….Cameron’s request jumped all the other requests.
Clifton Webb Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Clifton Webb 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 Clifton Webb movies by co-stars of his movies
- Sort Clifton Webb movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Clifton Webb movies by yearly worldwide box office rank
- Sort Clifton Webb 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 Clifton Webb movie received.
- Sort Clifton Webb movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Clifton Webb
1. Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1889.
2. Clifton Webb was trained to be a singer and dancer. He even sang with the Boston Opera Company. These skills were never used during his film career….but they did get him to Broadway.
3. Clifton Webb was signed by MGM to a 18-month contract. MGM believed it could make a dancing star out of Webb…the same way RKO had made Fred Astaire a star. The studio wanted Webb to do a musical entitled “Elegance” opposite Joan Crawford. When Crawford lost interest in the project the movie was dropped.
4. Clifton Webb was nominated three times for an acting Oscar®: 1944’s Laura (Best Supporting Actor), 1946’s The Razor’s Edge (Best Supporting Actor) and 1948’s Sitting Pretty.
5. Clifton Webb never married and had no children. He lived with his mother until her death at age 91 in 1960…he passed away in 1966. She called him…her “Little Webb” all of his life.
6. Clifton Webb was the inspiration for Mr. Peabody on “The Bullwinkle Show” cartoon.
7. Clifton Webb was listed three times in the Quigley Top Box Office Star polls: He was ranked 14th in 1949, 7th in 1950 and 21st in 1951.
8. In Joel Hirschhorn’s Rating The Movie Stars book….Clifton Webb has an average score of 3.22 Stars per movie (4.00 stars is the highest in his ratings)….that is good enough to put Webb in the Top 25% of all the stars he rated.
9. In Joel Hirschhorn’s Rating The Movie Stars book….they list 7 of his movies as 4 star performances: 1944’s Laura, 1946’s The Razor’s Edge, 1948’s Sitting Pretty, 1950’s Cheaper By The Dozen, 1952’s Dreamboat, 1953’s Titanic and 1954’s Woman’s World.
10. Check out Clifton Webb’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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I Absolutely Love Clifton Webb in his movies but as Mr Belvedere… I have tears rolling down my cheeks I laugh so hard! His facial expressions and actions are to die for. I watch his movies over and over! I’m surprised there weren’t more movies starring him.
Added Steve’s Clifton Webb YouTube Video To This Page. Our Thoughts Found There Are Now Also Found Below.
“Good video. I have only seen 5 of his movies, but I have really enjoyed his performances in all those movies. You would think maybe I should watch more of his movies. Favorites include #1 Laura…should have won an Oscar for that performance. #8 Woman’s World….really liked this one…and he is the best in an outstanding cast. #7 Titanic….not as good as A Night To Remember…but better than Cameron’s Titanic. The other two I have seen are #2 Razor’s Edge…not a huge fan of this movie….and #10 Three Coins In A Fountain…my least favorite Webb movie that I have seen. Voted up and shared.”
Hi Bruce, I haven’t seen either The Razor’s Edge or Three Coins in the Fountain, but did enjoy Titanic, and Laura is a big favorite. Your tally 5 of the 20 here, I’ve seen 3 and Flora 7.
Thanks for the share, comment and vote, much appreciated.