6 Best DeWitt Jennings Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 28, 2026

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DeWitt Jennings brought a stern, commanding presence to early Hollywood sound cinema and was frequently cast as a warden, sheriff or military officer. Mutiny on the Bounty rebels against a brutal captain, Mystery of the Wax Museum hides a horrifying secret behind exhibits, Murder on a Honeymoon solves a murder aboard a small plane, and The Big Trail leads a wagon train west. The Big House and Seven Keys to Baldpate round out the list.

Murder on a Honeymoon (1935) 01

Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.5

DeWitt Jennings appears in this mystery about an amateur detective who investigates a murder aboard a small plane during her own honeymoon travels.

Directed by Lloyd Corrigan · 1h 14m · Rated NR

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 02

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

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) 03

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A disfigured sculptor rebuilds his ruined wax museum using a horrifying and deadly new method.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 18m

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max

The Big Trail (1930) 04

The Big Trail (1930)

TMDB ★ 6.7

DeWitt Jennings features in this John Wayne epic about a frontier scout who leads a wagon train west while pursuing the men responsible for his friend's murder.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 2h 02m

Where to watch

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

The Big House (1930) 05

The Big House (1930)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A wealthy young man sentenced to a brutal prison has to navigate its rigid hierarchy of hardened criminals.

Directed by George W. Hill · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929) 06

Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)

TMDB ★ 6.5

DeWitt Jennings features in this early talkie about a novelist betting he can write a book in 24 hours at a remote inn who discovers it's anything but empty.

Directed by Reginald Barker · 1h 13m

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.