6 Best Arthur Treacher Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 13, 2026

Arthur Treacher brought a dignified, deadpan butler persona to dozens of Hollywood films and became the archetypal proper English manservant. Thank You, Jeeves! and Step Lively, Jeeves! put him at the centre of valet farce, Mary Poppins transforms a London family, A Damsel in Distress pursues a British aristocrat, and Curly Top and David Copperfield round out the list.

Mary Poppins (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 88

A magical nanny transforms a stiff London household through song and a little bit of nonsense.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 2h 19m · Rated G

Won 5 Oscars23 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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A Damsel in Distress (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.5

An American dancer chases a British aristocrat while her family schemes to get in the way.

Directed by George Stevens · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Arthur Treacher features in this comedy about a clever valet whose scheme to help his employer avoid marriage spirals into farcical chaos.

Directed by Eugene Forde · 1h 09m

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Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Arthur Treacher is in this comedy about a resourceful valet who helps his bumbling employer navigate a dangerous espionage plot.

Directed by Arthur Greville Collins · 0h 57m · Rated NR

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Curly Top (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Arthur Treacher is in this Shirley Temple film where an orphan's cheerful spirit transforms the life of the wealthy benefactor who takes her in.

Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 15m

Where to watch

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

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David Copperfield (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An orphaned boy makes his way through a colourful cast of relatives and guardians on the road to adulthood.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 10m · Rated NR

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 Treacher Movies

Mary Poppins (1964)

A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)

Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

Curly Top (1935)

David Copperfield (1935)

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