"The Admirable Crichton" was the third most popular film at the British box office in 1957, after "High Society" and "Doctor at Large".Other film versions of Barrie's play include a 1918 film adaptation directed by G. B. Samuelson, Cecil B. DeMille's "Male and Female" (1919), and "We're Not Dressing" (1934) with Bing Crosby.