6 Best Dane Clark Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 18, 2026

Dane Clark brought scrappy, working-class intensity to 1940s Hollywood, often as the tough everyman in wartime dramas and crime pictures. A Stolen Life has a woman taking her dead twin’s identity and marrying the man they both loved, Hollywood Canteen grants a wounded soldier’s wish to meet his favourite star, Destination Tokyo sends a submarine crew into Tokyo Bay, and Action in the North Atlantic fights U-boats to keep supply lines open. The Glass Key and The Pride of the Yankees round out the list.

A Stolen Life (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A woman takes on the identity of her dead twin sister and marries the man they both loved.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Hollywood Canteen (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A wounded soldier's wish to meet his favourite movie star comes true at a canteen staffed by Hollywood's biggest names.

Directed by Delmer Daves · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Destination Tokyo (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A submarine crew undertakes a perilous covert mission into Tokyo Bay ahead of a major bombing raid.

Directed by Delmer Daves · 2h 15m · 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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Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Merchant seamen battle German U-boats to keep vital supply lines open across the Atlantic.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 2h 06m

Where to watch

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

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The Glass Key (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Alan Ladd plays a political fixer investigating a murder that threatens to destroy his boss's career and reputation.

Directed by Stuart Heisler · 1h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A dramatisation of baseball legend Lou Gehrig's career and his battle with a devastating illness.

Directed by Sam Wood · 2h 08m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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 Dane Clark Movies

A Stolen Life (1946)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

Destination Tokyo (1943)

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

The Glass Key (1942)

The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

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