King Vidor Movie Rankings
1
King Vidor scores a combined 3.1526 out of 4 stars for Crowd
3.1526
An account of the life of an ordinary man, THE CROWD stars James Murray as John Sims. Born on the Fourth of July, he takes to heart his father's belief that a great destiny awaits him, although his father dies when John is still a boy. ... more about Crowd
Not Available on DVD
2
King Vidor scores a combined 2.9399 out of 4 stars for Citadel
2.9399
Andrew Manson, a young, enthusiastic doctor takes his first job in a Welsh mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. ... more about Citadel
Not Available on DVD
3
King Vidor scores a combined 2.8720 out of 4 stars for Northwest Passage
2.8720
Langdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They set out for Fort Wentworth, but when they arrive they find no soldiers and none of the supplies they expected. ... more about Northwest Passage
Not Available on DVD
4
King Vidor scores a combined 2.7711 out of 4 stars for Duel in the Sun
2.7711
When her father is hanged for shooting his wife and her lover, half-breed Pearl Chevez goes to live with distant relatives in Texas. ... more about Duel in the Sun
DVD from $3.99 
(20 sellers)
5
King Vidor scores a combined 2.7579 out of 4 stars for Hallelujah!
2.7579
The grief-stricken Zeke is reborn as a preacher, traveling the country, spreading the word of the Lord. The cynical Chick appears among the congregation at one of his revival meetings and finds herself moved by his sermonizing. ... more about Hallelujah!
DVD from $3.40 
(18 sellers)
6
King Vidor scores a combined 2.6665 out of 4 stars for Beyond the Forest
2.6665
Rosa Moline is bored with life in a small town. She loves Chicago industrialist Neil Latimer who has a hunting lodge nearby. ... more about Beyond the Forest
Not Available on DVD
7
King Vidor scores a combined 2.5821 out of 4 stars for Man Without a Star
2.5821
Dempsey Rae, a cowboy with no clear aim in life, winds up working on a spread with a hard lady owner just arrived from the East. She needs a tough new top hand and uses all her means of persuasion to get Rae to take the job. ... more about Man Without a Star
Not Available on DVD
8
King Vidor scores a combined 2.5697 out of 4 stars for Stella Dallas
2.5697
Stella Martin marries ambitious Stephen Dallas and soon they have a daughter named Laurel. But Stella's vulgar ways and resistance to improving herself lead to divorce. ... more about Stella Dallas
DVD from $5.99 
(18 sellers)
9
King Vidor scores a combined 2.5501 out of 4 stars for Champ
2.5501
Dink Purcell loves his alcoholic father, ex-heavyweight champion Andy "Champ" Purcell, despite his frequent binges, his frequent gambling and their squalid living conditions. And there's nothing Andy wouldn't do for Dink. ... more about Champ
DVD from $3.28 
(21 sellers)
10
King Vidor scores a combined 2.5239 out of 4 stars for Fountainhead
2.5239
Individualistic and idealistic architect Howard Roark is expelled from college because his designs fail to fit with existing architectural thinking. ... more about Fountainhead
DVD from $5.79 
(21 sellers)
11
King Vidor scores a combined 2.4154 out of 4 stars for Comrade X
2.4154
McKinley B. "Mac" Thompson, American reporter in Moscow, smuggles out uncensored news under the alias "Comrade X," but hotel valet Vanya discovers his secret. ... more about Comrade X
Not Available on DVD
12
King Vidor scores a combined 2.3287 out of 4 stars for Our Daily Bread
2.3287
John and Mary sims are city-dwellers hit hard by the financial fist of The Depression. ... more about Our Daily Bread
DVD from $19.93 
(11 sellers)
13
King Vidor scores a combined 2.2739 out of 4 stars for Bird of Paradise
2.2739
A young man (Joel McCrea) falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl (Dolores Del Rio). They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. ... more about Bird of Paradise
DVD from $2.56 
(11 sellers)
14
King Vidor scores a combined 2.2328 out of 4 stars for American Romance
2.2328
Stefan Dangos immigrates to America and works his way up from the iron mines and steel mills to become a great American success story as an industrialist. ... more about American Romance
Not Available on DVD
15
King Vidor scores a combined 2.2099 out of 4 stars for Big Parade
2.2099
Rich, clean-cut American hero John Gilbert plunges into World War I and some of the most emotionally shattering battle scenes ever filmed. ... more about Big Parade
Not Available on DVD
16
King Vidor scores a combined 2.0981 out of 4 stars for Solomon and Sheba
2.0981
Shortly before his death in ancient Israel King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king. His other son Adonijah is unhappy and vows to attain the throne. ... more about Solomon and Sheba
Not Available on DVD
17
King Vidor scores a combined 1.8995 out of 4 stars for H.M. Pulham
1.8995
A man who lived his life as he was was told he should, not as he would have chosen to, is brought out of his shell by a beautiful young woman. ... more about H.M. Pulham
Not Available on DVD
18
King Vidor scores a combined 1.8234 out of 4 stars for Patsy
1.8234
Not Available on DVD
19
King Vidor scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for Boheme
1.8173
It is 1830 in Paris and the rent is due, but the money is not there. An article here, a painting there and a monkey with a cup gives them enough money for the rent, but not for food. ... more about Boheme
Not Available on DVD
20
King Vidor scores a combined 1.7031 out of 4 stars for Street Scene
1.7031
Based on the pullitzer prize winning broadway play, Street scene is a study in the daily lives of people who live in a street and the surrounding apartment complexes. ... more about Street Scene
DVD from $89.99 
(1 sellers)
21
King Vidor scores a combined 0.6400 out of 4 stars for War and Peace
0.6400
Spruced up adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's epic novel about the life of a Russian family during the War of 1812. The historical and personal events are seen mostly through the eyes of Natasha, who is 16 years old at the start of the movie. ... more about War and Peace
DVD from $3.90 
(20 sellers)
23
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Billy the Kid
0.0001
In this version of the Billy the Kid legend, Billy, after shooting down land baron William Donovan's henchmen for killing Billy's boss, is hunted down and captured by his friend, Sheriff Pat Garrett. ... more about Billy the Kid
Not Available on DVD
25
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Cynara
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
26
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Dusk to Dawn
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
27
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Happiness
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
28
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for His Hour
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
29
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Jack-Knife Man
0.0001
A lonely old riverboat man is left a child by a dying mother. The old man and the boy grow to love one another. The village snoop feels the child would be better off in an orphanage and the sheriff is sent to try to take the child away. ... more about Jack-Knife Man
Not Available on DVD
30
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Japanese War Bride
0.0001
Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital. ... more about Japanese War Bride
Not Available on DVD
32
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Love Never Dies
0.0001
John and Tilly's happy marriage is ruined when Tilly's father finds out about the scandalous past of John's mother. John, unaware of his father-in-law's meddling, thinks Tilly has left him, and he leaves town. ... more about Love Never Dies
Not Available on DVD
33
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Metaphor
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
34
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Not So Dumb
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
35
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for On Our Merry Way
0.0001
Oliver Pease gets a dose of courage from his wife Martha and tricks the editor of the paper (where he writes lost pet notices) into assigning him the day's roving question. ... more about On Our Merry Way
DVD from $12.99 
(15 sellers)
36
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Proud Flesh
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Show People
0.0001
Colonel Pepper brings his daughter, Peggy, to Hollywood from Georgia to be an actress. There she meets Billy who gets her work at Comet Studio doing comedies with him. ... more about Show People
Not Available on DVD
40
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sky Pilot
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for So Red the Rose
0.0001
SO RED THE ROSE is King Vidor's quietly affecting Civil War romance, starring Margaret Sullavan as a Southern aristocrat, the mistress of a Southern plantation, whose sheltered life is torn apart by the War between the States. ... more about So Red the Rose
Not Available on DVD
46
King Vidor scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wild Oranges
0.0001
Nellie Stope lives with her grandfather on a remote Island off the Florida coast. Her grandfather fled there for political reasons. But they're not alone. An escaped prisoner, Nicholas, is terrorizing them, and further more, he's interested in Nellie. ... more about Wild Oranges
Not Available on DVD
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King Vidor
Birthdate:
February 8, 1894
Death date:
November 1, 1982

King Vidor

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1920s
21
total ranking of 2.4022  2.4022
1930s
12
total ranking of 2.4642  2.4642
1940s
8
total ranking of 2.5730  2.5730
1950s
6
total ranking of 1.2034  1.2034
1960s
0
No Reviews
1970s
0
No Reviews
1980s
1
No Reviews
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.5701
King Vidor is ranked overall as 2.5701 of of 4 stars
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