The Best Delmer Daves Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1928 to 2005, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is A Summer Place (1959) with $21.5K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Delmer Daves Box Office Hits
Delmer Daves's films have made $57.2K worldwide in total. A Summer Place (1959) is the biggest hit at $21.5K, ahead of Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) ($11.9K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Delmer Daves Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Delmer Daves has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Broken Arrow (1950) is the pick of them.
The Latest Delmer Daves Movies
The most recent films Delmer Daves is credited on, newest first — starting with The Battle of the Villa Fiorita (1965). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Battle of the Villa Fiorita 1965 · Director -
Youngblood Hawke 1964 · Director -
Spencer’s Mountain 1963 · Director -
Parrish 1961 · Director -
A Summer Place 1959 · Director -
The Badlanders 1958 · Director -
Kings Go Forth 1958 · Director -
Cowboy 1958 · Director -
3:10 to Yuma 1957 · Director -
Jubal 1956 · Director -
Drum Beat 1954 · Director -
Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 · Director
The Best Delmer Daves Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Delmer Daves films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Delmer Daves movie?
A Summer Place (1959) made the most at the box office, with $21.5K worldwide, followed by Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) with $11.9K. Together, Delmer Daves's films with box office figures have made $57.2K.
What is the best Delmer Daves drama movie?
Broken Arrow (1950) is the best-rated of Delmer Daves's drama films. In other genres: A Summer Place (romance), Dark Passage (thriller) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (history).
What is the newest Delmer Daves movie?
The newest film on Delmer Daves's filmography is The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005), with Delmer Daves as Self - Writer and Director (archive footage).
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