By Vlad Zakh · September 7, 2026
Charles King was one of Hollywood’s most prolific B-western villains and appeared as a heavy in hundreds of films through the 1930s and 40s. Last of the Warrens exposes the thieves who stole a presumed-dead veteran’s ranch, Fuzzy Settles Down fights a corrupt rancher over a newspaper, Roar of the Press stumbles on fifth columnists, and Son of the Navy poses a runaway boy as a sailor’s son. Lady by Choice and The Defense Rests round out the list.
01 Charles King appears in this drama about a runaway boy who poses as the son of a Navy man, turning both of their lives upside down.
Directed by William Nigh · 1h 12m
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
02 Charles King features in this western about a cowboy who wins ownership of a struggling newspaper and finds himself fighting a corrupt town boss.
Directed by Sam Newfield · 1h 00m · Rated G
Stream: Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
03 Charles King is in this Mr. Wong mystery about a reporter and his new bride who stumble upon a dangerous ring of fifth columnists while on their honeymoon.
Directed by Phil Rosen · 1h 11m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 Charles King features in this western about a First World War veteran who returns home presumed dead to find his family's ranch stolen and must expose the culprit disguised as a ghost.
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury · 1h 00m · Rated NR
Stream: Best Westerns Ever Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
05 Charles King features in this comedy about a fan dancer looking to improve her public image who 'adopts' an old woman to pose as her mother.
Directed by David Burton · 1h 16m · Rated G
Stream: fuboTV
06 Charles King features in this drama about a sleazy lawyer's female assistant who sets out to end his cheating ways and expose his corruption.
Directed by Lambert Hillyer · 1h 10m · Rated NR
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