Delmer Daves Movie Rankings
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.8834 out of 4 stars for Demetrius and the Gladiators
2.8834
The story picks up at the point where "The Robe" ends, following the martyrdom of Diana and Marcellus. Christ's robe is conveyed to Peter for safe-keeping, but the emperor Caligula wants it back to benefit from its powers. ... more about Demetrius and the Gladiators
DVD from $6.53 
(11 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.8498 out of 4 stars for Dark Passage
2.8498
Bogart plays a man convicted of murdering his wife who escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence. Bogart finds that his features are too well known, and is forced to seek some illicit backroom plastic surgery. ... more about Dark Passage
DVD from $7.23 
(12 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.7338 out of 4 stars for Cowboy
2.7338
Chicago hotel clerk Frank Harris dreams of life as a cowboy, and he gets his chance when, jilted by the father of the woman he loves, he joins Tom Reece and his cattle-driving outfit. ... more about Cowboy
DVD from $6.96 
(14 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.7167 out of 4 stars for Broken Arrow
2.7167
By 1870, there has been 10 years of cruel war between settlers and Cochise's Apaches. ... more about Broken Arrow
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.6361 out of 4 stars for 3:10 to Yuma
2.6361
After outlaw leader Ben Wade is captured in a small town, his gang continue to threaten. Small-time rancher Dan Evans is persuaded to take Wade in secret to the nearest town with a railway station to await the train to the court at Yuma. ... more about 3:10 to Yuma
DVD from $3.95 
(13 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.4824 out of 4 stars for Destination Tokyo
2.4824
Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the very shores of Japan. Much of the film is spent developing the cast of characters that populate the sub. ... more about Destination Tokyo
DVD from $6.11 
(15 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.2647 out of 4 stars for Task Force
2.2647
After learning the finer points of aerial combat during WWI, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. ... more about Task Force
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.1878 out of 4 stars for Jubal
2.1878
Found injured by rancher Shep Horgan, Jubal Troop is offered a job as cowhand and soon gains Shep's trust. ... more about Jubal
DVD from $3.95 
(13 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.1747 out of 4 stars for Susan Slade
2.1747
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 2.0192 out of 4 stars for Badlanders
2.0192
Two men are released from the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma in 1898. One, the Dutchman, is out to get both gold and revenge from the people of a small mining town who had him imprisoned unjustly. ... more about Badlanders
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 1.8609 out of 4 stars for Last Wagon
1.8609
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives into the hands of Comanche Tod, a white man who has lived with the Comanches most of his life and is wanted for the murder of three men. ... more about Last Wagon
DVD from $4.86 
(13 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 1.6204 out of 4 stars for Summer Place
1.6204
Troy Donahue's first starring role. A story of middle-aged adultery intertwined with teenage love and adult hypocrisy about it set on an island off the Maine coast. The song "Theme From A Summer Place" was a chart topper the year of the movie's release. ... more about Summer Place
DVD from $12.33 
(14 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 1.5068 out of 4 stars for Red House
1.5068
Pete and Ellen have reared Meg as their own, ever since she was a baby and her parents took off. Now a teen, Meg convinces her friend Nath to come help with chores on the farm: Pete isn't getting around on his wooden leg like he used to. ... more about Red House
DVD from $1.29 
(8 sellers)
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 1.4167 out of 4 stars for Battle of the Villa Fiorita
1.4167
The Villa Fiorita is on the banks of an Italian lake. The battle is for the mother of 3 children who has just been divorced and has gone to the Villa with her lover. Her children follow her there to try & get their mother back. ... more about Battle of the Villa Fiorita
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 1.3860 out of 4 stars for Hanging Tree
1.3860
Character study of a Doctor who saves a local criminal from a mob who are trying to hang him, but then tries to control the life of the young man, realising that he can exploit his secret. ... more about Hanging Tree
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.8232 out of 4 stars for Rome Adventure
0.8232
Prudence resigns from her teaching position after being criticized for giving a student her copy of a romance novel. She sails for Italy, takes a job at a small bookstore in Rome, and meets Don, who has just broken up with his girlfriend. ... more about Rome Adventure
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Drum Beat
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President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. ... more about Drum Beat
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Canteen
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Two soldiers on sick leave spend three nights at the Hollywood Canteen before going back to active duty. With a little friendly help from John Garfield, Slim gets to kiss Joan Leslie, who he has been dreaming about while in the Pacific. ... more about Hollywood Canteen
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Kiss in the Dark
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Snooty concert pianist Eric Phillips is tired and beginning to fear he's losing his talent. His condition is not helped when he discovers he's the owner of an apartment building and the tenants have a long list of grievances. ... more about Kiss in the Dark
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Never Let Me Go
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Philip Sutherland (Clark Gable) is an American news writer stationed in Moscow since the war; while there he falls for a Russian ballet dancer, Marva Lamarkins (Gene Tierney), who, he finds out, learned English because she fell in love with him. ... more about Never Let Me Go
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Parrish
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Parrish McLean lives with his mother Ellen on Sala Post's tobacco plantation in the Connecticut River Valley. His mother winds up marrying Sala's rival Judd Raike, ruthless planter who wants to drive Sala out of business. ... more about Parrish
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Return of the Texan
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A young widower named Sam Crockett returns from Kansas City to his small hometown in rural Texas, bringing with him his feisty grandfather and two young sons, Steve and Yoyo. ... more about Return of the Texan
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for To the Victor
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After serving bravely in WWII, American Paul remains in France and becomes a black marketeer. He meets Christine, an attractive French girl whose husband is in jail for collaborating with the Nazis, and they fall in love. ... more about To the Victor
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Treasure of the Golden Condor
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Jean-Paul (Cornel Wilde) rebels against his bondage to his uncle, the Marquis de St. Malo (George Macready), and journeys to the far-off Mayan hills of Guatemala seeking a hidden treasure. ... more about Treasure of the Golden Condor
Not Available on DVD
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Delmer Daves scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Youngblood Hawke
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Youngblood Hawke is a truck driver from Kentucky who comes to New York City to become a hot-shot writer. Almost immediately, he meets editor Jeanne Green. ... more about Youngblood Hawke
Not Available on DVD
 
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Director Reviews
Delmer Daves
Birthdate:
July 24, 1904
Death date:
August 17, 1977

Delmer Daves

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1940s
9
total ranking of 2.2342  2.2342
1950s
15
total ranking of 2.3571  2.3571
1960s
5
total ranking of 0.9015  0.9015
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.2812
Delmer Daves is ranked overall as 2.2812 of of 4 stars

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