6 Best Alan Hale Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 25, 2026

Alan Hale brought a hearty, jovial presence to Hollywood across a very long career spanning the silent and sound eras. The Adventures of Robin Hood has a noble outlaw defending England’s poor, It Happened One Night has a runaway heiress falling for a wisecracking reporter, and the 1922 Robin Hood has the legend facing Prince John. The Fighting Coward, The Beast and Strongheart round out his list.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It Happened One Night (1934)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 98% Metacritic 87

A runaway heiress and a fast-talking reporter share a bus ride that turns into a real romance.

Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Won 5 Oscars14 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Fighting Coward (1924)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Alan Hale appears as a young man wrongly branded a coward who has to prove his courage aboard a Mississippi riverboat.

Directed by James Cruze · 1h 06m

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Robin Hood (1922)

TMDB ★ 6.4

The legendary outlaw and his band of merry men defy the tyrannical Prince John's rule.

Directed by Allan Dwan · 2h 13m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The Beast (1916)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Alan Hale appears in a silent drama about a woman's troubled marriage to a controlling husband.

Directed by Richard Stanton · 0h 50m · Rated NR

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Strongheart (1914)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A Native American college football star must choose between his heritage and assimilation in white society.

Directed by James Kirkwood · 0h 35m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Alan Hale Movies

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

It Happened One Night (1934)

The Fighting Coward (1924)

Robin Hood (1922)

The Beast (1916)

Strongheart (1914)

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