6 Best Charles Halton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 11, 2026

Charles Halton brought a small, officious presence to Hollywood and frequently played fussy bureaucrats, bank examiners and disapproving landlords. Dead End crosses a slum street with a notorious gangster, Jesse James turns a vendetta against a railroad into a crime spree, Room Service keeps a broke producer’s cast fed until opening night, and The Mad Miss Manton solves a murder after finding a body. Black Legion and Come and Get It round out the list.

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Andy Clyde features in this screwball comedy-mystery where a wealthy socialite's discovery of a body draws her and her friends into solving the murder themselves.

Directed by Leigh Jason · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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Jesse James (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Charles Halton is in this western about an outlaw whose vendetta against a ruthless railroad company escalates into a legendary crime spree.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Room Service (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A broke Broadway producer schemes to keep his cast and crew fed and housed until opening night.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Dead End (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Residents of a poor New York slum street cross paths with a notorious gangster who grew up there.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Black Legion (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Charles Halton appears in this drama about a factory worker whose resentment over a lost promotion draws him into a violent secret hate society.

Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 23m · 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 and Get It (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An ambitious lumber baron's ruthless pursuit of wealth costs him the woman he truly loves.

Directed by William Wyler & Howard Hawks · 1h 39m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, 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 Charles Halton Movies

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

Jesse James (1939)

Room Service (1938)

Dead End (1937)

Black Legion (1937)

Come and Get It (1936)

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