6 Best Chester Clute Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 12, 2026

Comedy feel good

Chester Clute was a prolific Hollywood character actor typically cast as fussy clerks and businessmen, appearing in nearly two hundred films throughout the 1930s and 40s. In The Secret Heart (1946): A young woman haunted by her father’s death must confront long-buried family secrets to finally heal. Equally memorable is Pardon My Sarong (1942): Two bus drivers who accidentally steal their own bus end up on a tropical island facing off against a scheming jewel thief.

Two O'Clock Courage (1945) 01

Two O'Clock Courage (1945)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A cab driver helps a man with amnesia piece together his past, only to discover he's wanted for murder.

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938) 02

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A wealthy socialite finds herself torn between a suspected jewel thief hiding under an assumed name and an ex-FBI agent determined to expose him.

Nothing But Trouble (1944) 03

Nothing But Trouble (1944)

IMDb ★ 6.4

Two bumbling servants are hired to cook and serve an elaborate meal for visiting royalty, with predictably chaotic results.

3 Men in White (1944) 04

3 Men in White (1944)

IMDb ★ 6.4

Two rival young doctors compete in a diagnosis contest to win a coveted assistant position.

Pardon My Sarong (1942) 05

Pardon My Sarong (1942)

IMDb ★ 6.5

Two bus drivers who accidentally steal their own bus end up on a tropical island facing off against a scheming jewel thief.

The Secret Heart (1946) 06

The Secret Heart (1946)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A young woman haunted by her father's death must confront long-buried family secrets to finally heal.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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