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Sam Wood (1883-1949) is a 3-time Oscar®-nominated American director. Wood is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees. His IMDb page shows 82 directing credits from 1920 to 1950. This page will rank Sam Wood movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Sam Wood 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 |
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| 1939 | Gone with the Wind (1939) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees (1942) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1939 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1943 | For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1942 | Kings Row (1942) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1940 | Kitty Foyle (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
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| 1949 | The Stratton Story (1949) | |
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| 1937 | A Day At The Races (1937) | |
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| 1948 | Command Decision (1948) | |
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| 1935 | A Night At The Opera (1935) | |
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| 1941 | The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) | |
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| 1938 | Stablemates (1938) | |
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| 1945 | Saratoga Trunk (1945) | |
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| 1930 | The Girl Said No (1930) | |
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| 1944 | Casanova Brown (1944) | |
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| 1937 | Madame X (1937) |  |
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| 1937 | Navy Blue and Gold (1937) | |
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| 1930 | Paid (1930) | |
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| 1940 | Our Town (1940) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1950 | Ambush (1950) | |
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| 1936 | The Unguarded Hour (1936) | |
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| 1933 | The Barbarian (1933) | |
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| 1922 | Beyond The Rocks (1922) |  |
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| 1947 | Ivy (1947) | |
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| 1938 | Lord Jeff (1938) | |
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| 1933 | Christopher Bean (1933) | |
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| 1929 | It's A Great Life (1929) | |
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| 1929 | So This Is College (1929) | |
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| 1939 | Raffles (1939) | |
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| 1927 | Rookies (1927) | |
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| 1946 | Heartbeat (1946) | |
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| 1945 | Guest Wife (1945) | |
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| 1923 | Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923) |  |
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| 1923 | Prodigal Daughters (1923) | |
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| 1922 | The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922) | |
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| 1922 | My American Wife (1922) | |
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| 1934 | Stamboul Quest (1934) | |
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| 1935 | Let 'em Have It (1935) | |
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| 1928 | The Latest From Paris (1928) | |
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| 1935 | Whipshaw (1935) | |
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| 1922 | Her Husband's Trademark (1922) | |
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| 1927 | The Fair Co-Ed (1927) | |
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| 1921 | Under The Lash (1921) | |
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| 1926 | One Minute To Play (1926) | |
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| 1926 | Fascinating Youth (1926) |  |
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| 1940 | Rangers of Fortune (1940) | |
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| 1922 | Her Gilded Cage (1922) | |
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| 1930 | The Sins of the Children (1930) | |
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| 1924 | The Female (1924) |  |
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| 1924 | The Next Corner (1924) |  |
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| 1924 | Bluff (1924) | |
Sam Wood Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort Sam Wood 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
Gone with the Wind (1939)
AA Best Picture WinClark Gable &
Vivien Leigh56.60
2,179.1
3,842.80
1
92
13 / 08
100.0
1
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
AA Best Picture NomGary Cooper &
Teresa Wright10.50
389.9
389.90
9
84
11 / 01
99.5
2
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomRobert Donat &
Greer Garson6.90
264.4
500.80
12
79
07 / 01
99.0
3
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
AA Best Picture NomGary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman15.10
544.1
544.10
2
76
09 / 01
99.0
4
Kings Row (1942)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomRobert Cummings &
Ronald Reagan9.00
333.8
540.90
11
80
03 / 00
98.8
8
Kitty Foyle (1940)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Director NomGinger Rogers &
Gladys Cooper4.90
188.1
262.30
17
73
05 / 01
97.5
6
The Stratton Story (1949)
James Stewart &
Baseball Movies10.30
257.7
257.70
8
78
01 / 01
97.5
8
A Day At The Races (1937)
Marx Brothers
6.40
265.7
382.30
10
76
01 / 00
96.7
8
Command Decision (1948)
Clark Gable &
Walter Pidgeon7.60
205.7
261.30
22
76
00 / 00
96.5
10
A Night At The Opera (1935)
Marx Brothers
3.30
149.4
232.90
18
89
00 / 00
95.8
10
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Charles Coburn &
Jean Arthur3.90
148.5
148.50
58
83
02 / 00
94.7
13
Stablemates (1938)
Mickey Rooney &
Wallace Beery5.20
208.4
290.70
26
65
00 / 00
93.8
11
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Gary Cooper &
Ingrid Bergman13.70
435.8
669.40
4
60
01 / 00
92.5
15
The Girl Said No (1930)
Marie Dressler
2.70
145.1
145.10
30
75
00 / 00
91.6
14
Casanova Brown (1944)
Gary Cooper &
Teresa Wright7.70
260.6
356.20
26
54
03 / 00
91.2
16
Madame X (1937)
Ruth Hussey
3.60
149.6
149.60
57
69
00 / 00
89.9
17
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
James Stewart &
Lionel Barrymore3.50
146.6
146.60
58
67
00 / 00
88.9
18
Paid (1930)
Joan Crawford &
Robert Armstrong2.80
152.6
204.20
26
56
00 / 00
85.8
18
Our Town (1940)
AA Best Picture NomWilliam Holden &
Martha Scott1.80
68.4
68.40
117
77
00 / 00
85.7
20
Ambush (1950)
Robert Taylor &
Arlene Dahl6.00
135.3
206.30
40
60
00 / 00
85.1
19
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
Franchot Tone
2.80
120.0
120.00
68
65
00 / 00
84.9
21
The Barbarian (1933)
Myrna Loy
2.40
112.9
112.90
24
63
00 / 00
82.9
23
Beyond The Rocks (1922)
Gloria Swanson &
Rudolph Valentino1.50
73.3
73.30
10
70
00 / 00
79.6
23
Ivy (1947)
Joan Fontaine &
Herbert Marshall2.70
78.7
78.70
121
67
00 / 00
78.8
25
Lord Jeff (1938)
Mickey Rooney
2.50
98.3
98.30
91
60
00 / 00
78.6
24
Christopher Bean (1933)
Marie Dressler &
Lionel Barrymore1.80
85.7
85.70
41
64
00 / 00
78.4
26
It's A Great Life (1929)
Rosetta Duncan
1.70
51.8
76.80
82
70
00 / 00
74.6
28
So This Is College (1929)
Robert Montgomery
3.00
93.5
93.50
33
55
00 / 00
72.5
29
Raffles (1939)
Olivia de Havilland &
David Niven1.90
73.1
73.10
122
61
00 / 00
72.3
30
Rookies (1927)
Karl Dane
1.20
41.2
41.20
51
71
00 / 00
71.8
31
Heartbeat (1946)
Ginger Rogers &
Adolphe Menjou4.50
137.4
194.40
73
40
00 / 00
71.1
32
Guest Wife (1945)
Claudette Colbert &
Don Ameche2.80
88.0
88.00
106
54
01 / 00
70.8
33
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
Gloria Swanson &
Huntley Gordon0.20
9.9
9.90
44
79
00 / 00
69.5
34
Prodigal Daughters (1923)
Gloria Swanson &
Ralph Graves0.20
9.0
9.00
47
78
00 / 00
67.9
33
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
Gloria Swanson &
Robert Cain0.70
34.1
34.10
21
68
00 / 00
65.1
35
My American Wife (1922)
Gloria Swanson &
Antonio Moreno1.20
57.8
57.80
12
60
00 / 00
64.6
38
Stamboul Quest (1934)
Myrna Loy &
George Brent2.00
95.7
95.70
55
48
00 / 00
64.5
36
Let 'em Have It (1935)
Virginia Bruce &
Bruce Cabot0.90
39.6
39.60
151
63
00 / 00
61.1
37
The Latest From Paris (1928)
Norma Shearer
1.30
42.8
42.80
68
62
00 / 00
61.1
40
Whipshaw (1935)
Myrna Loy &
Spencer Tracy1.60
73.7
123.80
77
52
00 / 00
60.8
39
Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
Gloria Swanson
0.80
37.7
37.70
19
63
00 / 00
59.4
43
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
Marion Davies
1.80
60.5
60.50
29
53
00 / 00
55.4
41
Under The Lash (1921)
Gloria Swanson
0.40
22.3
22.30
14
65
00 / 00
55.4
42
One Minute To Play (1926)
Harold "Red" Grange
0.50
19.4
19.40
76
66
00 / 00
54.3
44
Fascinating Youth (1926)
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
0.40
15.5
15.50
88
64
00 / 00
48.2
45
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Fred MacMurray &
Patricia Morison1.00
38.5
38.50
169
56
00 / 00
47.8
47
Her Gilded Cage (1922)
Gloria Swanson &
David Powell0.80
38.5
38.50
17
56
00 / 00
46.6
46
The Sins of the Children (1930)
Robert Montgomery
0.20
8.5
8.50
190
64
00 / 00
43.8
48
The Female (1924)
Warner Baxter
0.40
18.6
18.60
53
57
00 / 00
34.6
49
The Next Corner (1924)
Lon Chaney
0.40
19.1
19.10
51
51
00 / 00
23.7
50
Bluff (1924)
Agnes Ayres
0.20
10.2
10.20
61
52
00 / 00
20.3
Sam Wood’s 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 |
| Gone with the Wind (1939) AA Best Picture Win |
Clark Gable & Vivien Leigh |
3,842.80 | |
| Saratoga Trunk (1945) | Gary Cooper & Ingrid Bergman |
669.40 | |
| Kings Row (1942) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Robert Cummings & Ronald Reagan |
540.90 | |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Robert Donat & Greer Garson |
500.80 | |
| A Day At The Races (1937) | Marx Brothers | 382.30 | |
| Casanova Brown (1944) | Gary Cooper & Teresa Wright |
356.20 | |
| Stablemates (1938) | Mickey Rooney & Wallace Beery |
290.70 | |
| Kitty Foyle (1940) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Director Nom |
Ginger Rogers & Gladys Cooper |
262.30 | |
| Command Decision (1948) | Clark Gable & Walter Pidgeon |
261.30 | |
| A Night At The Opera (1935) | Marx Brothers | 232.90 | |
| Ambush (1950) | Robert Taylor & Arlene Dahl |
206.30 | |
| Paid (1930) | Joan Crawford & Robert Armstrong |
204.20 | |
| Heartbeat (1946) | Ginger Rogers & Adolphe Menjou |
194.40 | |
| Whipshaw (1935) | Myrna Loy & Spencer Tracy |
123.80 | |
| It's A Great Life (1929) | Rosetta Duncan | 76.80 |
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Hmmm I’ve seen just 4 of the 51 Sam Wood films on the chart, I expected more.
Favorites are Gone With the Wind (which I don’t consider a Sam Wood film), For Whom the Bell Tolls (it tolls for thee!), A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races (the last two are also the title of two famous Queen albums).
Nice work Bruce (if you’re still around). Vote Up!
I have seen 35 of Sam Wood’s films. The highest ranked I haven’t seen is It’s a Great Life. The remaining 14 are primarily all his silent films except for Beyond the Rocks.
I have seen 20 Sam Wood movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Gone With the Wind.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Stablemates.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Stamboul Quest.
Favourite Sam Wood Movies;
Gone With the Wind
The pride of the Yankees
Goodbye Mr. Chips
The Stratton Story
The Devil and Miss Jones
Saratoga Trunk
Our Town
Ivy
Raffles
Stamboul Quest
Other Sam Wood Movies I Have Seen:
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Kings Row
Kitty Foyle
A Day at the Races
Command Decision
A Night at the Opera
Casanova Brown
Navy Blue and Gold
Lord Jeff
So This Is College
how was sam wood involved in gone with the wind?