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Walter Lang (1898-1972) was an Oscar-nominated American director. Lang’s career lasted 5 decades. His IMDb page shows 66 directing credits from 1926 to 1961. This page will rank Walter Lang 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.
Walter Lang 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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| 1956 | The King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1939 | The Little Princess (1939) |  |
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| 1948 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | |
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| 1945 | State Fair (1945) | |
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| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart (1952) | |
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| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) | |
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| 1950 | Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) | |
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| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights (1947) | |
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| 1953 | Call Me Madam (1953) | |
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| 1937 | Wife Doctor and Nurse (1937) | |
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| 1943 | Coney Island (1943) | |
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| 1941 | Week-End in Havana (1941) | |
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| 1948 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | |
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| 1940 | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | |
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| 1951 | On the Riviera (1951) | |
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| 1949 | You're My Everything (1949) | |
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| 1960 | Can-Can (1960) | |
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| 1942 | Song of the Islands (1942) | |
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| 1944 | Greenwich Villiage (1944) |  |
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| 1957 | Desk Set (1957) | |
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| 1946 | Sentimental Journey (1946) | |
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| 1941 | Moon Over Miami (1941) | |
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| 1946 | Claudia and David (1946) | |
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| 1934 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | |
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| 1937 | Second Honeymoon (1937) | |
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| 1936 | Love Before Breakfast (1936) | |
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| 1942 | The Magnificent Dope (1942) | |
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| 1950 | The Jackpot (1950) |  |
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| 1932 | No More Orchids (1932) | |
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| 1940 | The Blue Bird (1940) | |
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| 1938 | The Baroness and the Butler (1938) | |
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| 1961 | The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) |  |
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| 1940 | Star Dust (1940) | |
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| 1959 | But Not For Me (1959) | |
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| 1938 | I'll Give A Million (1938) | |
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| 1934 | Whom The Gods Destroy (1934) | |
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| 1961 | Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) | |
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| 1940 | The Great Profile (1940) | |
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| 1933 | The Warrior's Husband (1933) | |
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| 1935 | Carnival (1935) | |
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| 1930 | Cock o' the Walk (1930) | |
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| 1933 | Meet The Baron (1933) |  |
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| 1931 | Hell Bound (1931) | |
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| 1934 | The Party's Over (1934) | |
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| 1935 | Hooray For Love (1935) | |
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| 1930 | Hello Sister (1930) |  |
Walter Lang 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 Walter Lang movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Walter Lang movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Walter Lang movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Walter Lang 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 Walter Lang movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Walter Lang movie won.
- Sort Walter Lang 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 King and I (1956) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr |
22.60 | 513.0 | 513.00 | 5 | 77 | 09 / 05 | 99.2 | |
| 4 | The Little Princess (1939) | Shirley Temple & Cesar Romero |
4.80 | 214.3 | 214.30 | 36 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.2 | |
| 2 | Sitting Pretty (1948) | Clifton Webb & Maureen O'Hara |
9.50 | 296.1 | 296.10 | 9 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 3 | State Fair (1945) | Jeanne Crain & Dana Andrews |
11.20 | 410.3 | 410.30 | 12 | 74 | 02 / 01 | 96.5 | |
| 7 | With a Song in My Heart (1952) | Susan Hayward & Rory Calhoun |
9.20 | 208.3 | 208.30 | 14 | 71 | 05 / 01 | 96.2 | |
| 4 | There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) | Marilyn Monroe & Mitzi Gaynor |
12.90 | 349.4 | 349.40 | 16 | 66 | 03 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 5 | Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) | Myrna Loy & Clifton Webb |
12.60 | 329.2 | 329.20 | 4 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.1 | |
| 6 | Mother Wore Tights (1947) | Betty Grable & Dan Dailey |
11.10 | 374.4 | 374.40 | 9 | 64 | 03 / 01 | 94.0 | |
| 14 | Call Me Madam (1953) | Ethel Merman & Donald O'Connor |
8.60 | 179.9 | 179.90 | 24 | 70 | 02 / 01 | 93.4 | |
| 15 | Wife Doctor and Nurse (1937) | Loretta Young | 4.00 | 192.3 | 192.30 | 44 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 93.1 | |
| 8 | Coney Island (1943) | Betty Grable & George Montgomery |
10.00 | 416.7 | 416.70 | 8 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 92.9 | |
| 11 | Week-End in Havana (1941) | Alice Faye & Musicals |
5.60 | 252.0 | 252.00 | 19 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 9 | When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948) | Dan Dailey & Betty Grable |
8.90 | 279.6 | 279.60 | 14 | 62 | 02 / 00 | 92.6 | |
| 12 | Tin Pan Alley (1940) | Alice Faye & Betty Grable |
5.70 | 255.1 | 255.10 | 11 | 59 | 01 / 01 | 91.7 | |
| 17 | On the Riviera (1951) | Danny Kaye & Gene Tierney |
7.10 | 178.6 | 178.60 | 29 | 66 | 02 / 00 | 91.6 | |
| 20 | You're My Everything (1949) | Buster Keaton & Anne Baxter |
6.70 | 193.8 | 193.80 | 30 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 91.1 | |
| 16 | Can-Can (1960) | Frank Sinatra & Shirley MacLaine |
12.00 | 217.4 | 217.40 | 17 | 57 | 02 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 21 | Song of the Islands (1942) | Betty Grable & Victor Mature |
4.00 | 172.4 | 172.40 | 66 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 90.1 | |
| 16 | Greenwich Villiage (1944) | Don Ameche | 6.00 | 233.1 | 233.10 | 51 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 90.0 | |
| 21 | Desk Set (1957) | Spencer Tracy & Katharine Hepburn |
4.90 | 108.4 | 108.40 | 49 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
| 19 | Sentimental Journey (1946) | Maureen O'Hara | 8.10 | 288.6 | 288.60 | 34 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 22 | Moon Over Miami (1941) | Betty Grable & Don Ameche |
3.10 | 136.8 | 136.80 | 81 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 24 | Claudia and David (1946) | Robert Young & Dorothy McGuire |
4.50 | 159.3 | 159.30 | 72 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 23 | The Mighty Barnum (1934) | Wallace Beery | 2.80 | 149.9 | 149.90 | 25 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 25 | Second Honeymoon (1937) | Tyrone Power & Lyle Talbot |
3.40 | 163.5 | 163.50 | 63 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 26 | Love Before Breakfast (1936) | Carole Lombard & Cesar Romero |
2.40 | 121.1 | 121.10 | 80 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 84.2 | |
| 27 | The Magnificent Dope (1942) | Henry Fonda & Don Ameche |
3.60 | 153.9 | 153.90 | 73 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 83.5 | |
| 30 | The Jackpot (1950) | James Stewart & Natalie Wood |
4.40 | 113.5 | 113.50 | 70 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 29 | No More Orchids (1932) | Carole Lombard & Lyle Talbot |
1.80 | 103.1 | 103.10 | 46 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 28 | The Blue Bird (1940) | Shirley Temple & Spring Byington |
1.40 | 60.7 | 60.70 | 142 | 69 | 02 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 33 | The Baroness and the Butler (1938) | William Powell | 2.10 | 96.6 | 96.60 | 112 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 32 | The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) | Susan Hayward & James Mason |
3.70 | 62.7 | 62.70 | 60 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 31 | Star Dust (1940) | Linda Darnell & John Payne |
0.70 | 30.7 | 30.70 | 188 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 65.5 | |
| 35 | But Not For Me (1959) | Clark Gable & Carroll Baker |
5.40 | 113.1 | 157.70 | 45 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 64.0 | |
| 34 | I'll Give A Million (1938) | Peter Lorre | 0.60 | 25.6 | 25.60 | 189 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 62.5 | |
| 35 | Whom The Gods Destroy (1934) | Robert Young | 0.90 | 48.8 | 48.80 | 121 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 62.1 | |
| 37 | Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961) | Moe Howard & Larry Fine |
4.30 | 72.4 | 72.40 | 52 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 37 | The Great Profile (1940) | John Barrymore & Mary Beth Hughes |
1.00 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 167 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 56.3 | |
| 36 | The Warrior's Husband (1933) | Elissa Landi | 0.70 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 141 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 41 | Carnival (1935) | Jimmy Durante | 0.70 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 169 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 51.5 | |
| 39 | Cock o' the Walk (1930) | Myrna Loy | 0.30 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 186 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 44 | Meet The Baron (1933) | Zasu Pitts & Jimmy Durante |
1.10 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 87 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 47.7 | |
| 43 | Hell Bound (1931) | Leo Carrillo | 0.70 | 41.1 | 41.10 | 170 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 47.4 | |
| 42 | The Party's Over (1934) | Ann Sothern | 0.10 | 7.4 | 7.40 | 198 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 45.1 | |
| 45 | Hooray For Love (1935) | Ann Sothern | 0.60 | 30.6 | 30.60 | 178 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 43.8 | |
| 46 | Hello Sister (1930) | Olive Borden | 0.10 | 3.9 | 3.90 | 196 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 36.2 |
Walter Lang Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
But Not For Me (1959)
Clark Gable &
Carroll Baker
157.70
| 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 |
| But Not For Me (1959) | Clark Gable & Carroll Baker |
157.70 |
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