6 Best Arthur Hoyt Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 20, 2026

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Arthur Hoyt, a former stage actor, brought fussy, officious energy to hundreds of Hollywood comedies and dramas across three decades. The 9th Guest murders dinner party guests one by one, Poor Little Rich Girl runs away from home to join a vaudeville act, The Rage of Paris schemes a penniless woman into marrying wealth, and A Shriek in the Night pits rival reporters against murders in an apartment building. His Private Secretary and Camille round out the list.

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The Rage of Paris (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Arthur Hoyt features in this Danielle Darrieux comedy about a penniless French woman who schemes to marry a wealthy man, only to fall for someone else entirely.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The 9th Guest (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Arthur Hoyt features in this mystery where eight strangers invited to a dinner party discover they're being murdered one by one by an unseen host.

Directed by Roy William Neill · 1h 05m

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Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Arthur Hoyt is in this Shirley Temple musical about a wealthy heiress who runs away from home and joins a vaudeville act disguised as a poor city kid.

Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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A Shriek in the Night (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Arthur Hoyt features in this mystery about two rival reporters who investigate a series of murders taking place inside a mysterious apartment building.

Directed by Albert Ray · 1h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, IndieFlix

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His Private Secretary (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.6

Arthur Hoyt is in this comedy about a wealthy businessman's playboy son who falls for his own private secretary against his father's wishes.

Directed by Phil Whitman · 1h 00m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, Troma NOW, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Camille (1921)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Arthur Hoyt features in this silent adaptation about a glamorous Parisian courtesan who sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her young lover's family.

Directed by Ray C. Smallwood · 1h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.