6 Best Arthur Loft Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 15, 2026

Arthur Loft brought a reliably gruff, often shady presence to Hollywood’s golden age and appeared in hundreds of films as bankers, landlords and small-time crooks. Scarlet Street drags a meek clerk into fraud and murder, The Woman in the Window spirals a professor’s encounter into blackmail, Hangmen Also Die! shelters a Czech assassin, and To Each His Own watches a son given up for adoption. This Gun for Hire and The Roaring Twenties round out the list.

To Each His Own (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Arthur Loft features in this drama about a woman who gives up her illegitimate son for adoption, then spends decades secretly watching over him.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 2h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Scarlet Street (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A meek clerk's infatuation with a manipulative woman drags him into fraud, murder and ruin.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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The Woman in the Window (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Arthur Loft features in this noir about a mild-mannered professor whose chance encounter with a mysterious woman spirals into murder.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel , Bloodstream · Rent: Apple TV Store · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Czech resistance fighters shelter the assassin of a brutal Nazi official as the Gestapo hunts them down.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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This Gun for Hire (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Alan Ladd plays a professional hitman who seeks revenge after being betrayed and paid with counterfeit money.

Directed by Frank Tuttle · 1h 21m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A war veteran's rise and fall in the bootlegging trade unfolds across the Prohibition era.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 44m

Where to watch

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

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Loft Movies

To Each His Own (1946)

Scarlet Street (1945)

The Woman in the Window (1944)

Hangmen Also Die! (1943)

This Gun for Hire (1942)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

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