6 Best Barton MacLane Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 9, 2026

Barton MacLane brought a gruff, imposing presence to Hollywood’s golden age, often cast as tough cops, gangsters and authority figures. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre has prospectors consumed by greed, The Maltese Falcon has a detective hunting a priceless statuette, and High Sierra has an aging gangster’s last heist. The Glenn Miller Story, Come Live with Me and You Only Live Once round out the list.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 100% Metacritic 98

Three prospectors' search for gold in the Mexican mountains descends into greed and paranoia.

Directed by John Huston · 2h 06m · Rated NR

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 5 nominations

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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The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Barton MacLane appears as a struggling trombonist's persistence and innovation lead him to become one of the great bandleaders.

Directed by Anthony Mann · 1h 56m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A private detective is pulled into a deadly hunt for a priceless statuette by a cast of liars.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 40m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · 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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High Sierra (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An ageing gangster fresh out of prison plans one last big heist at a mountain resort.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Come Live with Me (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A refugee enters a marriage of convenience with a struggling writer to avoid deportation, then falls in love.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 26m · Rated NR

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You Only Live Once (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Barton MacLane features in this noir about a recently paroled ex-convict who struggles to go straight, but circumstances repeatedly push him back.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 Barton MacLane Movies

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Glenn Miller Story (1954)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

High Sierra (1941)

Come Live with Me (1941)

You Only Live Once (1937)

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