6 Best Claire Dodd Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 18, 2026

Claire Dodd brought a glamorous, often icy presence to Hollywood and frequently played scheming other women and sophisticated socialites. Footlight Parade races a producer to stage live prologues, Roberta inherits a Parisian fashion house, Ex-Lady has a career woman refusing marriage, and Lawyer Man threatens an ambitious lawyer’s rise with corruption. Girls About Town and Whoopee! round out the list.

Roberta (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.0

An American football player inherits his aunt's Parisian fashion house and falls for its lead designer.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 46m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Ex-Lady (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Claire Dodd is in this pre-Code drama about a modern career woman who challenges convention by refusing marriage while working alongside the man she loves.

Directed by Robert Florey · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Footlight Parade (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A determined Broadway producer races the clock to stage elaborate live prologues before the movies steal his business.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 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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Lawyer Man (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Claire Dodd features in this drama about an ambitious lawyer whose rapid rise to power is threatened by corrupt political forces.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Girls About Town (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Adrienne Ames appears in this pre-Code comedy about two gold-digging party girls who navigate romance and financial hardship during the Depression.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 20m · Rated NR

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Whoopee! (1930)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Ann Sothern features in this musical comedy about a hypochondriac whose trip out West gets him embroiled in a runaway bride's romantic troubles.

Directed by Thornton Freeland · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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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 Claire Dodd Movies

Roberta (1935)

Ex-Lady (1933)

Footlight Parade (1933)

Lawyer Man (1932)

Girls About Town (1931)

Whoopee! (1930)

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