6 Best Dame May Whitty Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 31, 2026

Dame May Whitty brought a warm, formidable presence to Hollywood and earned acclaim for memorable turns as wise, resilient older women. Mrs. Miniver endures wartime hardship, Gaslight suspects a husband of manipulating his wife into thinking she’s losing her mind, Suspicion convinces a woman her charming husband wants to kill her, and Raffles attempts a gentleman thief’s last heist. The Lady Vanishes and Night Must Fall round out the list.

Gaslight (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A husband slowly manipulates his wife into doubting her own sanity for his own hidden reasons.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 54m

Where to watch

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

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Mrs. Miniver (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An English family endures the hardships and dangers of the Second World War on the home front.

Directed by William Wyler · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Suspicion (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A sheltered woman grows increasingly convinced that her charming husband is plotting to murder her.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 39m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Raffles (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Dame May Whitty appears in this David Niven film where a gentleman jewel thief attempts one final heist while falling for the woman he loves.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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The Lady Vanishes (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A young woman aboard a European train insists a kindly governess has vanished, though no one else remembers her.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Criterion Channel, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Night Must Fall (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A charming young drifter's unsettling presence in a wealthy widow's household hides a darker secret.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Dame May Whitty Movies

Gaslight (1944)

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

Suspicion (1941)

Raffles (1939)

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Night Must Fall (1937)

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