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Henry Koster (1905-1988) was an Oscar® nominated German born director. Koster directed all genres of movies. He received a Best Director Oscar® nomination for 1947’s The Bishop’s Wife. His IMDb page shows 50 directing credits from 1932 to 1966. This page will rank Henry Koster movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. FYI – Some of his early 1930s movies are not included in the rankings due to lack of box office information.
Henry Koster 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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| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife (1947) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1950 | Harvey (1950) | |
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| 1949 | Come to the Stable (1949) |  |
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| 1937 | One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1936 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1961 | Flower Drum Song (1961) | |
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| 1953 | The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1955 | A Man Called Peter (1955) | |
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| 1952 | Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) | |
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| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | |
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| 1944 | Music For Millions (1944) | |
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| 1949 | The Inspector General (1949) | |
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| 1954 | Désirée (1954) | |
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| 1941 | It Started with Eve (1941) | |
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| 1938 | The Rage of Paris (1938) | |
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| 1946 | Two Sisters From Boston (1946) | |
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| 1950 | My Blue Heaven (1950) |  |
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| 1940 | Spring Parade (1940) | |
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| 1960 | The Story of Ruth (1960) | |
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| 1950 | Wabash Avenue (1950) | |
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| 1951 | Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell (1951) | |
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| 1951 | Elopement (1951) | |
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| 1942 | Between Us Girls (1942) | |
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| 1952 | My Cousin Rachel (1952) | |
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| 1963 | Take Her, She's Mine (1963) | |
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| 1966 | The Singing Nun (1966) | |
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| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky (1951) | |
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| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance (1947) | |
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| 1948 | The Luck of the Irish (1948) |  |
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| 1956 | D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) Director |
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| 1957 | My Man Godfrey (1957) Director |
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| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) | |
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| 1955 | The Virgin Queen (1955) Director |
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| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House (1952) | |
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| 1958 | Fräulein (1958) |  |
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| 1965 | Dear Brigitte (1965) | |
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| 1956 | The Power And The Prize (1956) |  |
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| 1958 | The Naked Maja (1958) Director |
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Henry Koster 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 Henry Koster movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Henry Koster movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Henry Koster movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Henry Koster movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Henry Koster movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Henry Koster movie won.
- Sort Henry Koster 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 Bishop's Wife (1947) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Cary Grant & David Niven & Loretta |
9.40 | 315.9 | 420.90 | 20 | 78 | 05 / 01 | 98.7 | |
| 2 | Harvey (1950) | James Stewart & Wallace Ford |
7.40 | 193.5 | 193.50 | 17 | 87 | 02 / 01 | 98.5 | |
| 2 | Come to the Stable (1949) | Loretta Young & Celeste Holm |
8.30 | 242.2 | 242.20 | 15 | 74 | 07 / 00 | 97.1 | |
| 2 | One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937) AA Best Picture Nom |
Deanna Durbin & Adolphe Menjou |
9.10 | 436.6 | 436.60 | 3 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 97.1 | |
| 3 | Three Smart Girls (1936) AA Best Picture Nom |
Binnie Barnes & Charles Winninger |
5.50 | 272.6 | 272.60 | 10 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 5 | Flower Drum Song (1961) | Nancy Kwan & James Shigeta |
15.70 | 265.4 | 265.40 | 10 | 72 | 05 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 7 | The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Richard Burton & Jean Simmons |
39.20 | 817.2 | 1,410.70 | 1 | 62 | 05 / 02 | 95.9 | |
| 7 | A Man Called Peter (1955) | Richard Todd & Jean Peters |
12.90 | 309.1 | 309.10 | 18 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.4 | |
| 12 | Stars and Stripes Forever (1952) | Clifton Webb & Robert Wagner |
8.30 | 189.4 | 189.40 | 18 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 95.3 | |
| 13 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) | James Stewart & Maureen O'Hara |
11.40 | 190.5 | 190.50 | 18 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 8 | Music For Millions (1944) | June Allyson & Jimmy Durante |
7.60 | 295.0 | 484.50 | 28 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 14 | The Inspector General (1949) | Danny Kaye | 6.10 | 177.6 | 315.70 | 35 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 10 | Désirée (1954) | Marlon Brando & Jean Simmons |
12.90 | 349.4 | 349.40 | 15 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 15 | It Started with Eve (1941) | Deanna Durbin & Charles Laughton |
2.90 | 129.6 | 129.60 | 85 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 91.4 | |
| 16 | The Rage of Paris (1938) | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | 3.60 | 167.7 | 167.70 | 49 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 14 | Two Sisters From Boston (1946) | Kathryn Grayson & Jimmy Durante |
9.00 | 321.8 | 430.60 | 26 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 90.9 | |
| 17 | My Blue Heaven (1950) | Betty Grable & David Wayne |
6.50 | 169.3 | 169.30 | 30 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 18 | Spring Parade (1940) | Deanna Durbin & Robert Cummings |
2.90 | 127.6 | 127.60 | 54 | 72 | 04 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 19 | The Story of Ruth (1960) | Stuart Whitman | 8.60 | 155.3 | 155.30 | 35 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 20 | Wabash Avenue (1950) | Betty Grable & Victor Mature |
5.90 | 152.5 | 152.50 | 44 | 62 | 01 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 21 | Mr. Belvedere Rings The Bell (1951) | Clifton Webb & Zero Mostel |
5.00 | 125.0 | 125.00 | 61 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 22 | Elopement (1951) | Clifton Webb | 5.70 | 142.9 | 142.90 | 47 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 83.4 | |
| 23 | Between Us Girls (1942) | Robert Cummings & Kay Francis |
2.90 | 123.2 | 123.20 | 101 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
| 22 | My Cousin Rachel (1952) | Olivia de Havilland & Richard Burton |
3.60 | 82.1 | 82.10 | 96 | 72 | 04 / 00 | 82.6 | |
| 27 | Take Her, She's Mine (1963) | James Stewart & Sandra Dee |
9.30 | 135.0 | 135.00 | 30 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 82.4 | |
| 26 | The Singing Nun (1966) | Debbie Reynolds & Greer Garson |
9.50 | 108.0 | 108.00 | 33 | 65 | 01 / 00 | 81.8 | |
| 27 | No Highway in the Sky (1951) | James Stewart & Marlene Dietrich |
3.30 | 82.1 | 82.10 | 112 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 28 | The Unfinished Dance (1947) | Cyd Charisse | 3.10 | 103.1 | 210.30 | 113 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 29 | The Luck of the Irish (1948) | Tyrone Power & Anne Baxter |
3.70 | 115.1 | 115.10 | 95 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 30 | D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) Director |
Robert Taylor & Richard Todd |
5.60 | 126.6 | 167.20 | 53 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 32 | My Man Godfrey (1957) Director |
June Allyson & David Niven |
3.40 | 76.5 | 76.50 | 74 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 31 | Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) | Jennifer Jones | 2.80 | 68.0 | 68.00 | 114 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 33 | The Virgin Queen (1955) Director |
Bette Davis & Richard Todd |
2.70 | 65.2 | 65.20 | 119 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 70.6 | |
| 34 | O. Henry's Full House (1952) | Richard Widmark & Marilyn Monroe |
2.80 | 63.1 | 63.10 | 120 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 70.2 | |
| 35 | Fräulein (1958) | Mel Ferrer | 1.60 | 33.9 | 33.90 | 118 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 61.8 | |
| 36 | Dear Brigitte (1965) | James Stewart & Fabian |
4.70 | 58.0 | 58.00 | 57 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 61.1 | |
| 37 | The Power And The Prize (1956) | Robert Taylor & Elisabeth Müller |
1.60 | 37.0 | 69.50 | 152 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 48.7 | |
| 38 | The Naked Maja (1958) Director |
Ava Gardner & Anthony Franciosa |
2.90 | 59.5 | 59.50 | 76 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 |
Henry Koster Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Robe (1953) AA Best Picture Nom |
Richard Burton & Jean Simmons |
1,410.70 | |
| Music For Millions (1944) | June Allyson & Jimmy Durante |
484.50 | |
| Two Sisters From Boston (1946) | Kathryn Grayson & Jimmy Durante |
430.60 | |
| The Bishop's Wife (1947) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Cary Grant & David Niven & Loretta |
420.90 | |
| The Inspector General (1949) | Danny Kaye | 315.70 | |
| The Unfinished Dance (1947) | Cyd Charisse | 210.30 | |
| D-Day The Sixth of June (1956) Director |
Robert Taylor & Richard Todd |
167.20 | |
| The Power And The Prize (1956) | Robert Taylor & Elisabeth Müller |
69.50 |
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I have seen 37 of Henry’s films listed; the only one I haven’t seen is Between Us Girls.
Damn Dan…I am disappointed that you are not a Henry Koster completist…..all you have to do is track down Between Us Girls…..if it was me….I would do it…lol. Tally count: Dan 37, Flora 22, Greg 13 and Cogerson 8. Thanks for the feedback.
I have seen 13 Henry Koster movies. Like Flora, the highest rated film I’ve seen is THE BISHOP’S WIFE while the lowest ranked film I have seen is DEAR BRIGITTE. Highest rated movie I haven’t seen is ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL. Other Koster movies I have seen include IT STARTED WITH EVE, GOOD MORNING MISS DOVE, THE SINGING NUN, MY COUSIN RACHEL, HARVEY, THE ROBE, and COME TO THE STABLE. Personally, I never cared his version of MY MAN GODFREY. David Niven gives a competent performance in GODFREY but June Allyson gives a horrible performance in the movie as far as I’m concerned. The lady was totally miscast and then some. Other Henry Koster movies I have seen but didn’t particularly care for include TAKE HER, SHE’S MINE, MR HOBBS TAKES A VACATION , DESIREE, FLOWER DRUM SONG, and the aforementioned DEAR BRIGITTE. All in all, Henry Koster was
a competent director, if not necessarily a great director in my opinion. Enough Said.
Ah, heck, I did it again!!!! The above post is from yours truly. Greg My apologies for the error
Hey Greg….not an issue. You can go by Greg or Anonymous…either way we appreciate the feedback.
Hey Greg. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Henry Koster. I have to admit…I was not too aware of him before doing this page. I have seen The Bishop’s Wife a couple of times….but was not really too impressed with it….so never really researched who the director was. When looking at tally counts…I am dead last with 8 movies seen. Dan almost has seen 5 times my total as he has seen 37. Flora is second with 22 and you have the bronze…currently with 13. I have not seen his version of My Man Godfrey….mainly because I was not a huge fan of Powell’s My Man Godfrey. Good stuff.