Want to know the best Robert Stevenson movies? How about the worst Robert Stevenson movies? Curious about Robert Stevenson box office grosses or which Robert Stevenson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Robert Stevenson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which ones got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Robert Stevenson (1905-1986) was an English film writer and director. Stevenson directed 19 films for the Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, becoming one of the most commercially successful director in the history of film. His IMDb page shows 62 directing credits from 1932 to 1985. This page will rank 30 Robert Stevenson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, videos and all of his movies made in England when he first started out are not included in the rankings. This page comes from UMR Hall of Famer – Dan – Class of 2016.
Robert Stevenson 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
1964
Mary Poppins (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director Nom
1957
Old Yeller (1957)
1965
That Darn Cat! (1965)
1959
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
1943
Jane Eyre (1943)
1971
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
1963
Son of Flubber (1963)
1961
The Absent Minded Professor (1961)
1969
The Love Bug (1969)
Director
1962
In Search of the Castaways (1962)
1974
The Island At The Top Of The World (1974)
1974
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
1964
The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964)
1976
The Shaggy D.A. (1976)
1948
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
1941
Back Street (1941)
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
1943
Forever And a Day (1943)
1967
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
1965
The Monkey's Uncle (1965)
1942
Joan of Paris (1942)
1947
Dishonored Lady (1947)
1952
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
1940
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Director
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
1960
Kidnapped (1960)
1957
Johnny Tremain (1957)
1951
My Forbidden Past (1951)
1949
I Married a Communist/Woman On Pier 13 (1949)
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| 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 | Mary Poppins (1964) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke |
75.60 | 866.7 | 1,816.90 | 1 | 81 | 13 / 05 | 99.5 | |
| 2 | Old Yeller (1957) | Dorothy McGuire & Fess Parker |
21.40 | 412.6 | 412.60 | 4 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 3 | That Darn Cat! (1965) | Hayley Mills & Dean Jones |
29.50 | 311.3 | 311.30 | 6 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 97.3 | |
| 4 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) | Albert Sharpe & Janet Munro |
17.20 | 309.5 | 309.50 | 10 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 6 | Jane Eyre (1943) | Orson Welles & Joan Fontaine |
5.00 | 179.7 | 179.70 | 59 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 7 | Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) | Angela Lansbury & Roddy McDowall & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/sam-jaffe-movi |
34.60 | 226.2 | 226.20 | 10 | 68 | 05 / 01 | 96.0 | |
| 5 | Son of Flubber (1963) | Fred MacMurray & Nancy Olson |
26.00 | 325.9 | 325.90 | 5 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 95.8 | |
| 6 | The Absent Minded Professor (1961) | Fred MacMurray & Nancy Olson |
29.70 | 432.9 | 432.90 | 6 | 70 | 03 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 9 | The Love Bug (1969) Director |
Dean Jones & Michele Lee |
51.30 | 389.2 | 389.20 | 4 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 9 | In Search of the Castaways (1962) | Hayley Mills & Maurice Chevalier |
21.70 | 312.1 | 312.10 | 8 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 12 | The Island At The Top Of The World (1974) | David Hartman | 30.30 | 174.7 | 174.70 | 16 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 11 | Herbie Rides Again (1974) | Helen Hayes & Ken Berry |
50.00 | 288.2 | 288.20 | 8 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 13 | The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964) | WaltLiveAction | 11.60 | 132.7 | 132.70 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.0 | |
| 14 | The Shaggy D.A. (1976) | Dean Jones & Tim Conway |
32.00 | 161.8 | 161.80 | 19 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 15 | To the Ends of the Earth (1948) | Dick Powell | 4.50 | 120.6 | 120.60 | 79 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 17 | Back Street (1941) | Charles Boyer & Margaret Sullavan |
2.90 | 113.3 | 113.30 | 84 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.4 | |
| 16 | Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) | Peter Ustinov & Dean Jones |
12.90 | 105.8 | 105.80 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 18 | Forever And a Day (1943) | Charles Laughton & Ray Milland |
2.50 | 89.8 | 199.70 | 106 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 19 | The Gnome-Mobile (1967) | Walter Brennan & Richard Deacon |
10.00 | 89.1 | 89.10 | 30 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 78.7 | |
| 20 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975) | Peter Ustinov & Helen Hayes |
16.70 | 87.6 | 87.60 | 42 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 77.3 | |
| 22 | The Monkey's Uncle (1965) | Annette Funicello | 10.10 | 107.1 | 107.10 | 23 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 21 | Joan of Paris (1942) | Alan Ladd & Paul Henreid |
1.40 | 53.4 | 122.10 | 153 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 74.5 | |
| 23 | Dishonored Lady (1947) | Hedy Lamarr | 2.20 | 63.0 | 63.00 | 134 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
| 24 | The Las Vegas Story (1952) | Jane Russell & Victor Mature |
3.30 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 110 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.9 | |
| 25 | Tom Brown's School Days (1940) Director |
Freddie Bartholomew | 1.70 | 66.3 | 66.30 | 119 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 71.8 | |
| 26 | Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) | Joseph Cotten & Jack Parr |
2.40 | 52.9 | 91.40 | 131 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 65.2 | |
| 27 | Kidnapped (1960) | Peter Finch & James MacArthur |
2.90 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 78 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 28 | Johnny Tremain (1957) | Hal Stalmaster & Luana Patten |
2.60 | 49.5 | 49.50 | 93 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 29 | My Forbidden Past (1951) | Robert Mitchum & Ava Gardner |
3.10 | 67.8 | 97.00 | 115 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 30 | I Married a Communist/Woman On Pier 13 (1949) | Robert Ryan | 1.90 | 47.0 | 47.00 | 149 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 42.0 |
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Okay let me look at the chart… whaaaaat!
I’ve seen 12 of the 30 films listed, favorites include – Mary Poppins (still haven’t seen the sequel), In Search of the Castaways (probably holds the record for the most matte paintings in a movie), Island at the Top of the World, Absent Minded Professor, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Bob Roy and the Little People. 😉
It’s been ages since I saw any of the Herbie movies.
Mary Poppins tops all the charts. The new film didn’t make much of a splash, well to be frank no one was begging for a sequel.
A UMR page on an underrated director Bruce. Good stuff. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….yep…I figured I had to give the author of those great novels some UMR attention…lol. Tally count: Dan 30, Steve 12, Flora 11 and Bob and myself 4…so you have the silver medal. I have not seen the sequel either. WoC was not impressed with it at all. I think I saw Island At The Top Of The World in theaters….just not 100% sure. I have not seen any of the classic Herbie movies lately…but I did watch about half of the Michael Keaton remake a few weeks ago. Thanks for the thoughts on this “underrated director”. Good stuff as always.
I have seen 11 Robert Stevenson Movies.
By the way: I Married a Communist was re-titled The Woman on Pier 13 which is the title under which this movie airs on TCM. That film and My Forbidden Past are ranked low because they are B Movies, but they are both good B films.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Mary Poppins.
The highest ranked movie I have NOT seen is Old Yeller. I have always deliberately avoided this movie.
The LOWEST ranked movie I have seen is I Married a Communist/The Woman on Pier 13.
Favourite Robert Stevenson Movies:
Mary Poppins
Jane Eyre
That Darn Cat!
The Absent Minded Professor
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
The Love Bug
The Las Vegas Story
Other Robert Stevenson Movies I Have Seen:
Darby O’Gill and the Little People
Walk Softly, Stranger
My Forbidden Past
I Married a Communist/The Woman on Pier 13
Hey Flora. Thanks for the visit, comment and tally count. Tally count: Dan 30, Steve 12, Flora 11 and Bob and myself 4. Good catch on The Woman on Pier 13/I Married A Communist. I will have to add The Woman on Pier 13 into that title. I will keep an eye out for those high quality B movies.
I am having a hard time remembering if I actually saw these Disney movies from start to finish. I know I saw Mary Poppins and Darby O’Gill and the Little People……the rest…..my brain is only registering different scenes from lots of these movies. So I went with a small tally count…as in my mind….if did not see it start to finish…I should not count it. Good feedback as always.
I have seen all 30 including #’s 1, 3, 4, 5, 7,8,9,11,12,14 and 16 in cinemas. I saw Son of Flubber, Darby O’Gill and In Search of the Castaways on re-issues. I saw In Search in Manhattan during a transit strike (1980 I think). I saw both Blackbeards’s Ghost and Herbie Rides Again twice in cinemas including Herbie in 1983 in London where it was re-issued. The Love Bug was the first film I saw at Radio City Music Hall. I saw only 2 other pictures there, both Disney, Pete’s Dragon (the Helen Reddy one) and Return to Oz, which was a special engagement since Radio City no longer showed films on a regular basis. I’ve also seen concerts at Radio City, Linda Ronstadt, ABBA, Duran Duran, Tina Turner and a number of country ones (Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam and others).
Hey Dan. Well….you will win this tally contest without a doubt! Dan 30, Steve 12, Flora 11 and Bob and myself 4. Ever more kudos for seeing almost 40% of them in theaters. I think younger people have a hard time understanding how popular The Love Bug movies were back then. I know they kept a pre-teen Cogerson entertained. Movies in New York City and London….sweet places to watch movies. Besides Chesapeake/Va Beach…..I think my most unusual city seeing a movie was Portland, Oregon. I think London has Portland beat. Reddy’s Peter’s Dragon was so much more fun that the Redford remake. Good information as always…glad you found your requested page.
I have seen just 4 of the movies listed above-
Jane Eyre
To the Ends of the Earth
My Forbidden Past
Tom Brown’s Schooldays
IMDB credits Robert with 3 acting awards and 7 nominations. Whilst it [like Cogerson] gives him credit for the best director’s nom for 1964’s Mary Poppins, it excludes any reference to best picture credit for that movie. Indeed Wikipedia states that the Academy confines the best picture award to just the producers of the film.
Robert’s production input credits according to IMDB relate to just 3 movies – producer of 1943’s Forever and a Day [listed above] and associate producer of two obscure 1934 films, Little Friend and The Camels are Coming. He was also the uncredited producer of a British 42 minute wartime propaganda short with a Steve-sounding title, Know Your Ally: Britain. The Academy’s official Mary Poppins nominees for Best Picture were “Walt Disney and Bill Walsh”
I have long openly admired the versatility of this site and I therefore warmly welcome Cogerson once again giving us a talented artist who was not for example a high-profile glamorous leading man or a voluptuous actress.
Being off screen, guys like Robert never have the opportunity to wow audiences by taking off their shirts in movies as do Jason Stratham or Matthew McConaughey; nor can they try to be ‘sexy’ by even displaying themselves in drag as Curtis and Lemmon, Archibald Alexander Leach and Sir Maurice Micklewhite have done in, respectively, Some Like it hot, I was a Male War Bride*** and Dressed to Kill! Accordingly this new page is sincerely “Voted Up!” so well done Bruce.
***Here in the United Kingdom the film was released under its aka of You Can’t Sleep Here in case audiences got the wrong idea about the movie’s content!
Hey Bob….pretty sure this is your first comment on Robert Stevenson…..as I found it in the “approval’ mailbox….so I approved this one and deleted the second one. Sorry about that…not sure why some of your comments have problems.
As for Robert Stevenson….thanks for the tally count…..since many of his movies are Disney…..I am finding it hard to remember which ones I have seen start to finish. Back when I was a wee one….we seemed to always start watching a Disney movie….but it seems we never finished it. They used to play on network television….and the ending was usually past my bedtime. In some ways those Disney movies are like Bond movies….as they both were big events on network tv…and I would beg my dad to stay up and see the “Q” sequence in the Bond movies or a particular scene in a Disney movie …like the “basketball scene in The Absent Minded Professor”. This was a long winded way of saying my tally count is right with you…4…..though I suspect it is higher…but will never know for sure. Little Cogerson should have been writing this stuff down….lol.
Of the four you have seen…..I have not seen any of them….and they are all his pre-Disney movies. He had three main sections of his career…his English days working for Gaumont British Picture Corporation….which I found no box office information on at all…..though I am still looking….especially for King Soloman’s Mines……his RKO days with Howard Hughes….and then his most successful run with Walt Disney.
We got home late last night….and all my posts were done….and I saw Dan’s request for Mr. Stevenson….and with many of his movies being already researched Disney movies…it did not take long to knock this page out. But thanks for the kind words about the diversity of the website. Good feedback as always.