6 Best Barry Bernard Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 9, 2026

Barry Bernard brought a refined British bearing to Hollywood and was often cast as a butler, official or gentleman across decades of film. Limelight helps a washed-up music hall clown rescue a suicidal ballerina, Houdini chases a fraudulent medium, Return of the Fly repeats a late father’s teleportation experiments, and Cimarron stakes a claim in the Oklahoma land rush. The Two Mrs. Carrolls and Foreign Correspondent round out the list.

Return of the Fly (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Barry Bernard features in this sequel where a son continues his late father's disastrous teleportation experiments, with horrifying results.

Directed by Edward Bernds · 1h 20m

Where to watch

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

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Cimarron (1960)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A restless pioneer and his reluctant wife stake their claim in the Oklahoma land rush and its aftermath.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 2h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Houdini (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.6

The legendary escape artist's dangerous stunts and obsession with the afterlife define his extraordinary career.

Directed by George Marshall · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Limelight (1952)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A washed-up music hall clown finds new purpose helping a suicidal young ballerina rediscover her will to live.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 2h 17m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Barry Bernard appears in this Bogart thriller about a woman who grows increasingly suspicious that her artist husband intends to poison her, just as he did his first wife.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Foreign Correspondent (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An American reporter uncovers a Nazi spy ring while investigating political unrest in pre-war Europe.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 00m

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Barry Bernard Movies

Return of the Fly (1959)

Cimarron (1960)

Houdini (1953)

Limelight (1952)

The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

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