6 Best Clay Clement Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 15, 2026

Drama intense

Clay Clement was a dependable Hollywood character actor of the 1930s, often cast as suave businessmen and criminals, who appeared in dozens of films. Allegheny Uprising clashes colonial settlers with British authorities, House of Mystery stalks victims with a monster from an ancient temple, The World Changes follows a pioneering Midwest family’s generational saga, and Manhattan Tower unravels an apartment building’s residents. Upperworld and Whipsaw round out the list.

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The World Changes (1933)

TMDB ★ 4.8

Clay Clement appears in this generational saga that follows a pioneering Midwest family from humble beginnings through the rise of a powerful business empire.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 31m

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House of Mystery (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.1

Clay Clement features in this horror about a vengeful monster summoned from an ancient Indian temple that stalks its victims one by one.

Directed by William Nigh · 1h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: Cultpix

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Allegheny Uprising (1939)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Clay Clement features in this drama where colonial settlers in 1760s Pennsylvania clash with British authorities over rum trading with Native Americans.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 21m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Manhattan Tower (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Clay Clement is in this drama about the intertwined lives of a Manhattan apartment building's residents that unravel around a crooked investor in their midst.

Directed by Frank R. Strayer · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Upperworld (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Clay Clement appears in this drama about a disillusioned railroad tycoon whose affair with a showgirl spirals into blackmail at the hands of her scheming manager.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 13m · Rated NR

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Whipsaw (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Clay Clement appears in this Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy thriller about an undercover federal agent who chases a stolen jewel heist across the Midwest, unsure whether the woman he's protecting is more clever than she seems.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 22m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

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.