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Frank Borzage Movies

Want to know the best Frank Borzage movies?  How about the worst Frank Borzage movies?  Curious about Frank Borzage box office grosses or which Frank Borzage movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Frank Borzage movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Frank Borzage (1894-1962) is a 2-time Best Director Oscar®-winning American director.  Borzage appeared in numerous movies as an actor before turning his attention to behind the camera.  His IMDb page shows 107 directing credits from 1913 to 1961. This page will rank Frank Borzage movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.  FYI – We were able to find box office grosses on 100% of his 1940s movies, 96% on his 1930s movies, 54% on his 1920s movies and 0% of his 1910s movies.

Frank Borzage Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1927 7th Heaven (1927)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Win
1932 A Farewell To Arms (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
1938 Three Comrades (1938)
1936 Desire (1936)
1931 Bad Girl (1931)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Win
1940 The Mortal Storm (1940)
1943 His Butler's Sister (1943)
1920 Humoresque (1920)
1928 Street Angel (1928)
1940 Strange Cargo (1940)
1937 History Is Made At Night (1937)
1937 Green Light (1937)
1937 Mannequin (1937)
1944 Till We Meet Again (1944)
1934 Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
1943 Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Director
1937 Big City (1937)
1945 The Spanish Main (1945)
1940 Flight Command (1940)
1934 Little Man, What Now? (1934)
1938 The Shining Hour (1938)
1933 Secrets (1933)
1959 The Big Fisherman (1959)
1930 Song o' My Heart (1930)
1931 Young As You Feel (1931)
1939 Disputed Passage (1939)
1935 Shipmates Forever (1935)
1941 Smilin' Through (1941)
1933 Man's Castle (1933)
1948 Moonrise (1948)
1929 Lucky Star (1929)
1935 Stranded (1935)
1942 Seven Sweethearts (1942)
1929 They Had To See Paris (1929)
1931 Doctors' Wives (1931)
1932 After Tomorrow (1932)
1930 Liliom (1930)
1940 I Take This Woman (1940)
1946 I've Always Loved You (1946)
1942 The Vanishing Virginian (1942)
1936 Hearts Divided (1936)
1947 That's My Man (1947)
1922 The Valley of Silent Men (1922)
1924 Secrets (1924)
1928 The River (1928)
1923 The Nth Commandment (1923)
1935 Living on Velvet (1935)
1934 No Greater Glory (1934)
Director
1958 China Doll (1958)
1946 Magnificent Doll (1946)
1922 Back Pay (1922)
1925 The Circle (1925)
Director
1922 The Good Provider (1922)
1923 Children of Dust (1923)
1925 The Lady (1925)
Director

Frank Borzage 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 Frank Borzage movies by the stars of his movies
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  • Sort Frank Borzage 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 Frank Borzage movie received.
  • Sort Frank Borzage 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
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 7th Heaven (1927)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Win
Janet Gaynor 6.20 244.1 244.10 4 84 05 / 03 99.3
2 A Farewell To Arms (1932)
AA Best Picture Nom
Gary Cooper &
Helen Hayes
4.60 259.7 259.70 4 71 04 / 02 97.8
4 Three Comrades (1938) Margaret Sullavan &
Robert Taylor
4.80 220.9 378.30 31 77 01 / 00 96.6
6 Desire (1936) Gary Cooper &
Marlene Dietrich
4.40 219.2 219.20 25 72 00 / 00 95.1
7 Bad Girl (1931)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Win
James Dunn 3.30 193.7 193.70 18 62 03 / 02 95.0
8 The Mortal Storm (1940) James Stewart &
Margaret Sullavan
3.30 147.8 147.80 44 83 00 / 00 93.6
9 His Butler's Sister (1943) Deanna Durbin 4.90 202.4 202.40 63 66 01 / 00 93.5
9 Humoresque (1920) Gaston Glass &
Vera Gordon
4.20 249.7 249.70 8 61 00 / 00 92.0
10 Street Angel (1928) Janet Gaynor 4.00 146.7 204.40 11 75 03 / 01 92.0
12 Strange Cargo (1940) Clark Gable &
Joan Crawford
3.70 167.2 244.10 35 72 00 / 00 91.8
11 History Is Made At Night (1937) Jean Arthur &
Walter Wanger
3.10 151.3 266.00 68 77 00 / 00 91.7
6 Green Light (1937) Errol Flynn &
Anita Louise
5.00 240.6 320.60 20 61 00 / 00 91.7
13 Mannequin (1937) Spencer Tracy &
Joan Crawford
4.30 205.0 314.20 35 57 01 / 00 90.5
17 Till We Meet Again (1944) Ray Milland 5.10 200.1 200.10 66 58 00 / 00 90.3
15 Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
Dick Powell &
Pat O'Brien
3.00 164.9 238.00 19 61 02 / 00 90.3
14 Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Director
Ralph Bellamy &
Merle Oberon
12.40 516.6 516.60 5 54 02 / 00 89.6
18 Big City (1937) Spencer Tracy &
William Demarest
3.60 174.2 307.90 56 63 00 / 00 89.3
17 The Spanish Main (1945) Maureen O'Hara &
Paul Henreid
9.40 345.7 595.90 19 53 01 / 00 88.9
20 Flight Command (1940) Robert Taylor &
Ruth Hussey
4.10 184.3 292.30 31 57 01 / 00 88.7
19 Little Man, What Now? (1934) Margaret Sullavan 2.10 115.1 115.10 48 77 00 / 00 87.5
23 The Shining Hour (1938) Joan Crawford &
Margaret Sullavan
3.80 174.4 253.10 45 57 00 / 00 87.1
21 Secrets (1933) Mary Pickford &
Leslie Howard
2.00 108.3 108.30 37 76 00 / 00 86.3
24 The Big Fisherman (1959) Howard Keel &
John Saxon
8.60 178.6 178.60 26 50 03 / 00 85.9
19 Song o' My Heart (1930) Maureen O'Sullivan 3.70 230.8 230.80 12 46 00 / 00 85.9
25 Young As You Feel (1931) Will Rogers 2.30 126.4 126.40 45 63 00 / 00 84.5
28 Disputed Passage (1939) Dorothy Lamour 3.00 135.1 135.10 74 60 00 / 00 83.4
30 Shipmates Forever (1935) Dick Powell 3.10 159.2 217.60 29 51 00 / 00 82.7
29 Smilin' Through (1941) Jeanette MacDonald 2.80 125.0 346.20 91 62 00 / 00 82.6
29 Man's Castle (1933) Spencer Tracy 1.40 73.8 73.80 67 76 00 / 00 81.8
30 Moonrise (1948) Gail Russell &
Ethel Barrymore
2.10 67.0 67.00 136 77 01 / 00 81.4
32 Lucky Star (1929) Janet Gaynor &
Charles Farrell
2.00 71.9 71.90 69 70 00 / 00 77.7
31 Stranded (1935) Kay Francis 1.00 51.9 84.20 130 75 00 / 00 77.1
33 Seven Sweethearts (1942) Van Heflin &
Kathryn Grayson
1.80 78.6 207.60 132 65 00 / 00 75.5
34 They Had To See Paris (1929) Will Rogers 2.70 92.2 92.20 42 55 00 / 00 71.8
37 Doctors' Wives (1931) Warner Baxter 1.40 78.8 78.80 96 57 00 / 00 68.6
35 After Tomorrow (1932) Charles Farrell 0.90 49.5 49.50 121 66 00 / 00 68.3
36 Liliom (1930) Charles Farrell 0.80 49.6 49.60 133 65 00 / 00 67.8
39 I Take This Woman (1940) Spencer Tracy &
Hedy Lamarr
2.60 115.7 183.00 67 42 00 / 00 64.3
38 I've Always Loved You (1946) Philip Dorn 1.50 50.1 50.10 127 62 00 / 00 64.3
40 The Vanishing Virginian (1942) Kathryn Grayson 1.70 72.5 111.50 141 54 00 / 00 61.5
41 Hearts Divided (1936) Claude Rains &
Dick Powell
1.40 71.5 100.30 124 53 00 / 00 60.2
41 That's My Man (1947) Don Ameche 1.50 49.4 49.40 147 60 00 / 00 59.5
43 The Valley of Silent Men (1922) Alma Rubens 0.40 20.7 20.70 29 68 00 / 00 58.5
46 Secrets (1924) Norma Talmadge 1.30 62.8 62.80 18 54 00 / 00 58.2
45 The River (1928) Charles Farrell 0.50 16.6 16.60 116 69 00 / 00 58.0
46 The Nth Commandment (1923) Colleen Moore 0.30 14.4 14.40 41 68 00 / 00 55.2
47 Living on Velvet (1935) Kay Francis 1.00 49.7 75.00 135 57 00 / 00 54.7
48 No Greater Glory (1934)
Director
Frankie Darro 0.20 9.6 9.60 196 65 00 / 00 47.4
49 China Doll (1958) Victor Mature &
Li Hua Li
2.30 47.6 47.60 96 53 00 / 00 46.2
53 Magnificent Doll (1946) Ginger Rogers &
David Niven
2.70 96.5 96.50 107 36 00 / 00 42.7
50 Back Pay (1922) Seena Owens 0.10 5.6 5.60 54 63 00 / 00 39.6
52 The Circle (1925)
Director
Eleanor Boardman 0.40 18.0 18.00 92 57 00 / 00 34.5
52 The Good Provider (1922) Vera Gordon &
Dore Davidson
0.10 7.5 7.50 49 58 00 / 00 29.7
54 Children of Dust (1923) Johnnie Walker 0.30 13.2 13.20 42 52 00 / 00 22.3
55 The Lady (1925)
Director
Norma Talmadge 0.40 15.9 15.90 99 48 00 / 00 17.9

Frank Borzage’s Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses 

Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Spanish Main (1945) Maureen O'Hara &
Paul Henreid
595.90
Three Comrades (1938) Margaret Sullavan &
Robert Taylor
378.30
Smilin' Through (1941) Jeanette MacDonald 346.20
Green Light (1937) Errol Flynn &
Anita Louise
320.60
Mannequin (1937) Spencer Tracy &
Joan Crawford
314.20
Big City (1937) Spencer Tracy &
William Demarest
307.90
Flight Command (1940) Robert Taylor &
Ruth Hussey
292.30
History Is Made At Night (1937) Jean Arthur &
Walter Wanger
266.00
The Shining Hour (1938) Joan Crawford &
Margaret Sullavan
253.10
Strange Cargo (1940) Clark Gable &
Joan Crawford
244.10
Flirtation Walk (1934)
AA Best Picture Nom
Dick Powell &
Pat O'Brien
238.00
Shipmates Forever (1935) Dick Powell 217.60
Seven Sweethearts (1942) Van Heflin &
Kathryn Grayson
207.60
Street Angel (1928) Janet Gaynor 204.40
I Take This Woman (1940) Spencer Tracy &
Hedy Lamarr
183.00
The Vanishing Virginian (1942) Kathryn Grayson 111.50
Hearts Divided (1936) Claude Rains &
Dick Powell
100.30
Stranded (1935) Kay Francis 84.20
Living on Velvet (1935) Kay Francis 75.00

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  1. Cogerson says:
    September 5, 2021 at 11:57 pm

    Been thinking about this for the last few days. My last couple of pages were on Frank Lloyd and Frank Borzage……they seem to have a lot in common…..which I find strange since one guy was born in the United States and one was born in England. Here are some items I have been thinking about.
    1. Obviously….both are named Frank
    2. Both were born in the late 1800s…..Lloyd was born 1886, Borzage was born in 1894.
    3. They both started their movie careers as actors. Lloyd first acting credit was 1913, Borzage first acting credit in 1912.
    4. Both stopped acting in the late 1910s….Lloyd appeared in 63 acting projects from 1913 to 1916….while Borzage appeared in 112 acting projects from 1912 to 1918 (Borzage played himself in 1957’s Jeanne Eagels).
    5. Borzage’s first directed project was in 1913, Lloyd’s first directed project was in 1914.
    6. Borzage’s first major directing success was in 1920, Lloyd’s first major directing success was in 1922.
    7. Both won two Best Directing Oscars.
    8. Each won their first Best Director Oscar for directing a silent movie in the late 1920s….Borzage for 7th Heaven in 1927, Lloyd for The Divine Lady in 1928.
    9. Each won their second Best Director Oscar for direction a “talkie” movie in the early 1930s….Borzage for The Bad Girl in 1931, Lloyd for Cavalcade in 1933.
    10. Both were married more than once….each married an actress and a writer.
    11. Both were very busy in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. Both slowed down in the 1940s and both only directed 2 movies in the 1950s.
    12. Both won the George Eastman award for distinguished contribution to the art of film.
    13. Both got their Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in 1960
    14. Borzage last directed movie was in 1959, Lloyd’s last directed movie was in 1955.
    15. Both died in the early 1960s….Lloyd died in 1960, Borzage died in 1962.
    16. Both were laid to rest in the same cemetery, Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
    Well I think it is interesting.

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