01 A reluctant detective takes on a ring of Fifth Columnists with an overeager amateur sleuth.
Directed by George B. Seitz · 1h 12m · Rated NR
6 Best Byron Foulger Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 11, 2026
Byron Foulger was one of Hollywood’s busiest character actors, turning up in over three hundred films as clerks, bankers and bureaucrats across five decades. He’s the sort of face you recognise before you place the name. Sky Murder has a reluctant detective facing a ring of Fifth Columnists, They Live by Night follows an injured escaped convict who falls for the woman nursing him, Who’s Minding the Store? hires a clumsy boyfriend to humiliate him, and Stand by for Action sends a Navy lieutenant up the ranks. Quiet Please, Murder and The Long, Hot Summer round out the list.
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02 Byron Foulger features in this noir about an escaped convict injured during a robbery who falls for the woman who nurses him back to health.
Directed by Nicholas Ray · 1h 36m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
03 Byron Foulger features in this comedy about a department store heiress's disapproving mother who hires her clumsy boyfriend to work there.
Directed by Frank Tashlin · 1h 30m · Rated PG
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent: Amazon Video
04 A privileged Navy lieutenant rises quickly through the ranks aboard a ship preparing for combat.
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 1h 49m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
05 A ruthless forger steals and kills for a rare book to produce convincing forgeries.
Directed by John Francis Larkin · 1h 10m · Rated NR
06 Byron Foulger appears as an accused barn burner and drifter charms his way into the lives of the richest family in town.
Directed by Martin Ritt · 1h 55m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
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Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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