Were The Absent-Minded Professor and Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. made in the same year?
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. Lt. Robin Crusoe USN is a 1966 comedy film released and scripted by Walt Disney, and starring Dick Van Dyke as a U.S. Navy pilot who becomes a castaway on a tropical island. Some filming took place in San Diego, while a majority of the film was shot on Kauai, Hawaii.
The Stolen Professor The Stolen Professor (German: Der gestohlene Professor) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Emil Justitz and starring  Olaf Fjord, Camilla von Hollay and Kläre Grieger.