6 Best Alice Brady Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 6, 2026

Alice Brady brought scatterbrained comic energy to Hollywood’s screwball era and won an Academy Award for her unforgettable turn in In Old Chicago. My Man Godfrey hires a homeless man as a butler, Three Smart Girls schemes to stop a father’s remarriage to a gold digger, Young Mr. Lincoln takes on his first major murder case, and In Old Chicago follows two ambitious brothers’ rise through corruption. The Gay Divorcee and When Ladies Meet round out the list.

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Alice Brady features in this biopic about a young, principled Abraham Lincoln who takes on his first major murder case as a small-town lawyer.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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In Old Chicago (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Alice Brady appears in this epic about two ambitious brothers who rise to power in Chicago amid corruption, rivalry and the looming Great Fire of 1871.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 51m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Three Smart Girls (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Alice Brady appears in this Deanna Durbin comedy about three sisters who scheme to stop their estranged father from remarrying a scheming gold digger.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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My Man Godfrey (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A rich family's scavenger-hunt discovery becomes their butler and exposes their absurd, spoiled lives.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pure Flix, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The Gay Divorcee (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Alice Brady is in this Astaire and Rogers musical about a woman seeking a divorce who mistakes a charming dancer for the professional co-respondent hired to help her case.

Directed by Mark Sandrich · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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When Ladies Meet (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Alice Brady appears in this Joan Crawford drama about a female novelist who unknowingly befriends the wife of the married man she's falling for.

Directed by Harry Beaumont · 1h 25m · 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 Alice Brady Movies

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

In Old Chicago (1938)

Three Smart Girls (1936)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

The Gay Divorcee (1934)

When Ladies Meet (1933)

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