6 Best C. Aubrey Smith Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 19, 2026

C. Aubrey Smith embodied dignified British authority throughout Hollywood’s golden age and became the screen’s definitive elder statesman, general and colonial officer. The Four Feathers proves a British officer’s bravery in a colonial war, The Prisoner of Zenda impersonates a kidnapped king, Waterloo Bridge derails a ballerina’s wartime romance, and Little Women follows four sisters through the Civil War. Lloyd’s of London and Trouble in Paradise round out the list.

Little Women (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Four sisters navigate love, ambition and hardship growing up during and after the Civil War.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 2h 01m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Waterloo Bridge (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.5

C. Aubrey Smith features in this drama about a ballerina's wartime romance with a soldier that is derailed by tragedy and a devastating secret.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Four Feathers (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Alexander Knox appears as a British officer accused of cowardice sets out to prove his bravery during a colonial war.

Directed by Zoltan Korda · 2h 09m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An English tourist is recruited to impersonate a kidnapped king who happens to be his exact double.

Directed by John Cromwell · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Lloyd's of London (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A young man's lifelong friendship intersects with the founding of the legendary London insurance market.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 53m

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Trouble in Paradise (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.4

C. Aubrey Smith features in this comedy about two elegant con artists who fall for each other while scheming to swindle a wealthy perfume heiress.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 23m

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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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 C. Aubrey Smith Movies

Little Women (1949)

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

The Four Feathers (1939)

The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

Lloyd's of London (1936)

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

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