6 Best Arthur Hohl Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 8, 2026

Arthur Hohl brought a gruff, dependable presence to Hollywood’s golden age, excelling as authority figures and shady operators. Monsieur Verdoux has a charming bank clerk marrying and murdering wealthy widows, It Happened on Fifth Avenue has a homeless man living in a vacant mansion, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame has a bell-ringer protecting a persecuted gypsy woman. Lloyd’s of London, If You Could Only Cook and Baby Face round out the list.

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A homeless man secretly lives in a rich family's vacant mansion, taking in other strays.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A charming, unemployed bank clerk marries and murders a series of wealthy widows to support his family.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Alan Marshal appears as a deformed bell-ringer who risks everything to protect a persecuted gypsy woman.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, TCM, Bloodstream · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Lloyd's of London (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A young man's lifelong friendship intersects with the founding of the legendary London insurance market.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 53m

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If You Could Only Cook (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An unemployed woman and a wealthy auto executive pose as a married couple to land jobs with a gangster.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 12m · Rated NR

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Baby Face (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A woman ruthlessly uses seduction to climb the corporate ladder out of poverty.

Directed by Alfred E. Green · 1h 16m

Where to watch

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

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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 Arthur Hohl Movies

It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Lloyd's of London (1936)

If You Could Only Cook (1935)

Baby Face (1933)

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