6 Best David Torrence Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 1, 2026

David Torrence brought a stern, commanding Scottish presence to Hollywood across the silent and early sound eras and was often cast as an authority figure. Mutiny on the Bounty rebels against a tyrannical captain, Captain Blood turns a wrongly enslaved doctor pirate, Queen Christina risks a throne for love, and Lost Horizon discovers a Himalayan utopia. Cavalcade and City Girl round out the list.

Lost Horizon (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Plane crash survivors discover a hidden utopian paradise deep in the Himalayas.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Captain Blood (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A wrongly enslaved doctor becomes a legendary pirate captain seeking freedom and revenge across the Caribbean.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 59m · 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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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A tyrannical sea captain's cruelty pushes his crew to seize control of his ship.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 2h 12m

Where to watch

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

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Queen Christina (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Sweden's unconventional queen falls in love with a Spanish envoy, threatening to upend her kingdom.

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 39m

Where to watch

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

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Cavalcade (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.5

An English family's fortunes rise and fall across three decades of upheaval, from the Boer War to the First World War.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 52m

Where to watch

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

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City Girl (1930)

TMDB ★ 7.5

David Torrence features in this Murnau drama about a young waitress who marries a farmer and moves to the countryside, where his suspicious father waits.

Directed by F. W. Murnau · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 David Torrence Movies

Lost Horizon (1937)

Captain Blood (1935)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Queen Christina (1934)

Cavalcade (1933)

City Girl (1930)

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