6 Best Donald Crisp Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 9, 2026

Donald Crisp brought stern, dignified authority to Hollywood across five decades, often playing principled fathers and figures of quiet moral strength. How Green Was My Valley tests a Welsh mining family with hardship, Lassie Come Home sends a collie on an extraordinary journey, National Velvet trains a girl’s horse for England’s biggest race, and Jezebel has a Southern belle’s pride cost her the man she loves. The Adventures of Robin Hood and Mutiny on the Bounty round out the list.

Lassie Come Home (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A devoted collie sold to a distant estate makes an incredible journey home to her boy.

Directed by Fred M. Wilcox · 1h 28m · Rated G

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National Velvet (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A determined young girl trains an unruly horse to compete in England's most prestigious steeplechase.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 2h 03m · Rated G

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How Green Was My Valley (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A Welsh mining family's bonds are tested by economic hardship and generational change.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 58m · Rated NR

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Jezebel (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A headstrong Southern belle's stubborn pride costs her the man she loves.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 43m · Rated NR

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · 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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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.7

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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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 Donald Crisp Movies

Lassie Come Home (1943)

National Velvet (1944)

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Jezebel (1938)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

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