6 Best Cecil Kellaway Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 13, 2026

Cecil Kellaway brought a warm, twinkling Irish charm to Hollywood and was a beloved, versatile supporting presence for four decades. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner tests a progressive couple’s values, Mister Roberts puts a frustrated naval officer on a cargo ship, Harvey brings a gentle man’s invisible rabbit friend into a worried family, and The Luck of the Irish lets a leprechaun befriend a cynical American journalist. The Postman Always Rings Twice and I Married a Witch round out the list.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A progressive couple's values are tested when their daughter brings home her Black fiance to meet them.

Directed by Stanley Kramer · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · 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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Mister Roberts (1955)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A frustrated naval officer aboard a cargo ship longs for a transfer to real combat duty.

Directed by John Ford & Mervyn LeRoy · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Harvey (1950)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A gentle man's friendship with an invisible six-foot rabbit worries his image-conscious family.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Luck of the Irish (1948)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Cecil Kellaway features in this comedy of a cynical American journalist in Ireland who is befriended by a mischievous leprechaun.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 39m

Where to watch

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

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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A drifter's affair with a diner owner's wife leads them both toward a deadly, desperate plan.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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I Married a Witch (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A centuries-old witch seeking revenge on her tormentor's descendant instead falls in love with him.

Directed by René Clair · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Artiflix · 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 Cecil Kellaway Movies

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Mister Roberts (1955)

Harvey (1950)

The Luck of the Irish (1948)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

I Married a Witch (1942)

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