Thankfully we get lots of requests for new pages. Well…the wife recently informed me that my way of collecting my requests was pretty weak. She seems to think that writing down requests on whatever piece of paper or napkin or bill that is currently on my desk is not the way to do it. So….since she is way smarter than me….I have decided to create a page just for requests. Plus it should give a good idea of what pages are coming down the pike.
My logic in picking which page to do next….I lean heavily towards the subject that has the most requests.
- Roger Corman – request by Dan
- Peter Cushing – request made by SteveLensman, Dan & Brando 90
- Disney Live Action 1967-1980 – request by Mimic
- Foreign Movies requested by Laurent
- Samuel Goldwyn – request by Dan
- Sam Katzman – request by Dan
- Fritz Lang – request by Lupino, Just Me
- Bruce Lee – request by Brando 90
- Harold Lloyd – request by Søren, Me
- Henry Mancini – request by Flora
- Patricia Medina – request by Dan
- Mirisch Brothers – request by Dan
- Edward Small – request by Dan
- Rudolph Valentino – request by Laurent
Completed requests:
- Kurt Russell Facts – request by WoC – 4/27/17
- Gunfight At OK Corral Movies – request by Sunter – 4/26/17
- John Sturges – request by HotHam – 4/24/17
- Favorite Movies – request by LoP – 4/23/17
- Tim Conway – request by Cogerson – 4/20/17
- Fast & Furious Movies – request by Bry57 – 4/17/17
- 1945 Movies – request by LoP – 4/15/17
- Rosalind Russell – request by Chris – 4/12/17
- Vin Diesel – request by Bry57 – 4/11/17
- 1944 Movies – request by LoP – 4/9/17
- Going In Style – request by WoC – 4/6/17
- Don Ameche – request by Søren – 4/1/17
- 1943 Movies – request by LoP – 3/30/17
- Sylvia Sidney – request by Lupino – 3/27/17
- Marine Movies – request by Alex – 3/23/17
- 2017 Actress Tourney – request by me – 3/20/17
- 1937 Movies – request by LoP – 3/18/17
- 2017 Actor Tourney – request by me – 3/16/17
- Sonja Henie – request by Kevin – 3/14/17
- Emma Watson – request by Katie – 3/14/17
- 1938 Movies – request by LoP – 3/13/17
- Sean Penn – request by Hinton66 – 3/11/17
- Arlene Dahl – request by Flora – 3/8/17
- 1941 Movies – request by LoP – 3/6/17
- Cameron Crowe – request by Cogerson – 3/4/17
- Tony Curtis – request by Dan – written 3/2/17
- Bill Paxton – request by WoC – written 2/26/17
- 1980s Action Heroes – request by me – written 2/25/17
- Kathryn Grayson – request by Flora – written 2/24/17
- Ben Kingsley – request by Hinton1966 – written 2/22/17
- Donna Reed – request by John,Lupino – written 2/19/17
- Judd Nelson – request by Cogerson – written 2/17/17
- Dev Patel – request by Aarav – written 2/16/17
- Ray Milland – request by Chris – written 2/13/17
- Michael Bay – request by Tomlin – written 2/8/17
- Mario Lanza – request by BERN1960 – written 2/7/17
- Top Hits Through 1965 – request by me – written 2/5/17
- Margaret Sullavan – request by Lupino – written 2/3/17
- Time Travel Movies – request by Katie – written 2/2/17
- Danny Glover – request by Dan – written 2/1/17
- Clifton Webb – request by Cameron – written 1/29/17
- John Hurt – request by Scotty – written 1/27/17
- Dana Andrews – request by many – written 1/26/17
- Paul Giamatti – request by BryRog57 – written 1/24/17
- Priscilla Lane – request by Kevin & Lupino – written 1/22/17
- Richard Gere – request by Chris & WoC – written 1/18/17
- Van Heflin – request by Peterson – written 1/15/17
- Donald Trump – request by WoC – written 1/11/17
- Battle of the Legends – request by WoC – written 1/11/17
- Richard Dreyfuss – request by Hinton – written 1/10/17
- George Arliss – request by Top Billed – written 1/9/17
- Dick Powell – request by Top Billed – written 1/8/17
- Your Movie Sucks – request by J. Scott – written 1/6/17
- Jason Statham – request by Michael – written 1/4/17
- Wallace Beery – request by Søren – written 1/3/17
- December 2016 (9 requests written)1959 MoviesCarrie Fisher, Lyle Talbot,Video Game Movies,1976 Movies,George Lucas,Fredric March,Daniel Radcliffe,Virginia Mayo
- November 2016 (13 requests written) Nicole Kidman,Dorothy Lamour, Gail Russell, Victor Mature, Michael Biehn, Jeanette MacDonald, Donald Crisp,Paul Henreid,Linda Darnell, Christopher Plummer, Jean Arthur,Career Top Ticket Sellers,Ray Harryhausen
- October 2016 (12 requests written) Jake Gyllenhaal,Paulette Goddard,Justin Timberlake,Bad Blockbusters,Quigley 1939 Stars,Paul Muni,Gary Oldman,John Barrymore,Ronald Reagan,Robert Zemeckis,Warner Brothers Ledgers Trip,Sydney Greenstreet
- September 2016 (16 requests written) Jeremy Irons, Maureen O’Sullivan,Joel McCrea,Mr. Moto Movies,Who Is Next Brando?,Betty Hutton,Gene Wilder,Van Johnson,Richard Pryor,Top 200 Science Fiction Movies,627 Science Fiction Movies,Philip Seymour Hoffman,Robert Altman,Tiger Theater,Thelma Ritter, George C. Scott
- July 2016 (14 requests written) McClane vs Bourne,Frank Marshall,Kathleen Kennedy,Esther Williams,Mel Brooks,Vincente Minnelli,Tommy Lee Jones,Walter Pidgeon,Melissa McCarthy,Greer Garson,Garry & Penny Marshall,Gene Tierney,Steven Seagal,Walter Wanger
- June 2016 (15 requests written) Glenn Close,Audie Murphy,Sigourney Weaver,Robert Montgomery,Chevy Chase,Anton Yelchin,Josef von Sternberg,Michael J. Fox,George Stevens,Deanna Durbin,Ryan Gosling,Robert Taylor,John Goodman,Peter Sellers,Annette Bening
- May 2016 (12 requests written) Robert Ryan,2016 Movies,Shelley Winters,Ernest Borgnine,Ann-Margret,Michael Fassbender,Yul Brynner,Tim Burton,John Williams,Jennifer Jones,Roger Moore, Western Movies
- April 2016 (13 requests written) Top 100 Westerns, Sally Field,Kay Francis, Leslie Howard, Diane Keaton, Top 100 Stars, Deborah Kerr, Top 25 Actresses 1950-2010, Top 25 Actors 1950-2010, Rob Reiner,Elia Kazan, Ice Cube, Fred MacMurray
- March 2016 (16 requests written)Top 100 Film Noir Movies, Warren Beatty, Movie of the Year, Keira Knightley, Film Noir Movies,George Cukor, Peter Lorre, Lucille Ball, Kevin Smith, Frank Capra,Claude Rains, Chuck Norris, Top 100 Musicals, Seth Rogen,Alan Ladd Movies, Daniel Craig Movies
- February 2016 (13 requests written) Lionel Barrymore Movies, AFI Top 100 Movies, AFI Top 50 Screen Legends,Mary Pickford, Drew Barrymore, Buster Keaton, Sam Peckinpah, Jessica Chastain, Lillian Gish, John Hughes, Richard Burton, Warren Oates, 1952 Top Grossing Movies,
- January 2016 (19 requests written) Kate Winslet, Claudette Colbert, Ben Stiller, Carole Lombard, Top Ticket Selling Movies, Edith Head, Joan Fontaine, Zoe Saldana,Ronald Colman, Stephen King Movies, Roy Scheider,Classic Movie Actor Stat Table ,Steve Carell, Glenn Ford, David Bowie, Samuel L. Jackson, Tarzan Movies.Francis Ford Coppola, Randolph Scot, Mark Ruffalo
- December 2015 (18 requests written) Anthony Quinn, Vincent Price, Peter O’Toole, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan, Betty Grable, Best Christmas Movies, Terry Gilliam ,Natalie Wood, Paul Rudd, Rita Hayworth, Jason Bateman, David Niven, Fred Zinnemann, William Powell, Bruce Dern, Jane Fonda, Billy Wilder
- November 2015 (10 requests written) Dan Patrick, David Lean ,Julianne Moore, Orson Welles, John Candy, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman Movies
- October 2015 (9 requests written) Cecil B. DeMille, Goldie Hawn ,Mickey Rooney , Andy Hardy Movies, Chris Evans Lauren Bacall ,Debbie Reynolds ,Ma and Pa Kettle Movies, Tom Hardy
- September 2015 (8 requests written) Ava Gardner, Emily Blunt , Jean Harlow , Kevin Costner, 1942 Top Grossing Movies ,Susan Sarandon , Abbott and Costello ,Screen Duos
Many more to come…have to find all of my old napkins and transfer the requests to this page.
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Hi Mr. Cogerson
In keeping with the Howard family Ron and Bryce we must not forget Uncle and younger brother Clint Howard.
I request Clint with his 253 IMDB credits as the next nominee.
THX
Hey Mike….I actually have Clint’s signature hanging up on my autograph wall. Clint and Bella Thorne are the only two on the wall without UMR pages….I need to fix that…..I will say all of Clint’s low budget fare has made me somewhat apprehensive in doing just that. But, pushed by your suggestion…you can look for a Clint page in the future. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Would you be interested in “Reissue” Box Office data on some of the most popular movies
that were used during the 1940s thru 1950s?
Some of the data on the movies was quite significant.
Please advise
Hey Mike…absolutely. Any box office information you have researched is greatly appreciated. Thus you have two or three pages on UMR that are 100% you. So bring it on.
FYI – So….you and Taylor are the only UMR Hall of Famers without an interview….let me know if you are interested in knocking that out.
What pages?
I did not even know that.
What do I sure for to find them?
I will please let you know about that interview at a later da
THX
Hey Mike…I have taken your research and put them on tables. You are the man for taking the time to uncover these box office numbers. https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/1933-box-office-grosses-stats-research-by-umr-hofer-mike-class-of-2020/
https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/1929-box-office-grosses-source-variety/
Thanks so much.
Hey did you ever do tables on 1923 thru 1932 I sent to you?
Thx
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Hope all is well with you, the family and the Website.
I am doing the years 1950 thru 1952 which includes top ranked movies(which most you all ready have), lower level movies and the countless Reissue box office numbers.
I have come up with my own multiple formula for finding the estimated box office data for most of the lower level movies and others at the domestic level so far. The overseas formula I have also, but to see if all others did go overseas is very pain stacking, but can be done.
Just wondering if you would be interested.
thx
Of course….I love formulas when calculating box office grosses. I can imagine the overseas totals would be difficult. Lower level movies are probably the weak point on UMR. As I put together the current lists I have noticed limited release movies are pretty common…so they make the page. When looking at the older yearly reviews…it pretty much just features the movies that got wide releases and ignores the small movies.
Hi Mr. Cogerson,
Question- Is the1950 domestic B.O. data true and stands alone or does it include international data also?
Thx
Hey Mike HoF2020……as best as we calculate it is a stand alone “adjusted domestic box office gross”. Of course….it is a “best guess” total. We only having worldwide box office on about 15% of the 1950 movies. Hope all is going well.
Thx.
I am doing the 1950s for box office data.
I found a area that has overseas box office data.
Will review this to see if it fruitful.
By the way I plan a trip out Virginia way next year to visit friends Williams Port, Maryland and Hagerstown, Maryland anywhere near you?
FYI
One interesting article I read in a column done in 1950 was that actors and actresses were “System Controlled Actors”.
You got what they decided to use.
That starting with the year 1950 in general all actors had to find the work by whatever means available.
Makes you wonder sometimes how the actors would have fared in the years 1920-thru the late 1940s would done and how the rankings would have changed by the later standard.
I guess we will never know.
Question to all great movie buffs:
What time length would a A movie be, a B movie and if there is a C movie be?
Thank you
Hey Anon….not sure I understand what you are asking? If we are talking about film lengths….I suspect the smaller the budget the shorter a movie MIGHT be.
So maybe it is the money you invest in a movie, not the actor that really classifies a low budget B movie versus a high budget A movie.
So if you had top notch actors in a low budget B movie It would not be considered a A movie because of the level of actor?
So my question was what is a A movie and a B movie? I guess the answer is the time and budget not the actor. Maybe?