6 Best Charles Judels Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 22, 2026

Charles Judels brought jovial, thickly accented comic energy to Hollywood and memorably voiced beloved animated villains alongside dozens of live-action character roles. Pinocchio needs a puppet to prove himself brave, Samson and Delilah ends a strongman’s downfall, Strange Cargo guides escaped convicts, and Maytime recalls an opera singer’s tragic love affair. The Bride Wore Red and San Francisco round out the list.

Samson and Delilah (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A Philistine woman is tasked with discovering and destroying the source of a powerful Israelite's strength.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Strange Cargo (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Escaped convicts fleeing a penal colony are guided by a mysterious stranger with an unusual influence.

Directed by Frank Borzage · 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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Pinocchio (1940)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 100% Metacritic 99

A wooden puppet's wish to become a real boy is tested by every temptation the world offers him.

Directed by Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen · 1h 28m · Rated G

Won 2 Oscars9 wins

Where to watch

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

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Maytime (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Charles Judels appears in this musical about an ageing opera singer who recalls the tragic, decades-old love affair that defined her life.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 2h 12m

Where to watch

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

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The Bride Wore Red (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Ann Rutherford is in this story of a cabaret singer who poses as a wealthy woman on a glamorous Alpine holiday.

Directed by Dorothy Arzner · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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San Francisco (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A nightclub owner's romance with a devout singer is upended by the catastrophic 1906 earthquake.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Strange Cargo (1940)

Pinocchio (1940)

Maytime (1937)

The Bride Wore Red (1937)

San Francisco (1936)

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