6 Best Donald Meek Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 11, 2026

Comedy feel good

Donald Meek was a familiar Hollywood character actor often cast as timid, mild-mannered figures, appearing in well over one hundred films throughout the 1930s and 40s. In Hold That Co-ed (1938): An egotistical politician believes he can win votes by transforming a small college’s hapless football team into champions. Just as strong is Hi, Nellie! (1934): A demoted newspaper editor turns a humiliating advice column into a citywide sensation while chasing the story that got him busted.

They Got Me Covered (1943) 01

They Got Me Covered (1943)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A bumbling reporter chasing a lead on Nazi spies in Washington D.C. drags his fed-up girlfriend into one awkward predicament after another.

Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939) 02

Blondie Takes a Vacation (1939)

IMDb ★ 6.3

Blondie and Dagwood take over a mountain motel and must save its elderly owners from losing everything to arson and financial ruin.

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934) 03

The Captain Hates the Sea (1934)

IMDb ★ 6.4

An alcoholic writer aboard a cruise ship becomes entangled in the secretive lives of his fellow passengers, including a detective hunting a jewel thief.

Hi, Nellie! (1934) 04

Hi, Nellie! (1934)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A demoted newspaper editor turns a humiliating advice column into a citywide sensation while chasing the story that got him busted.

Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) 05

Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A wisecracking Brooklyn showgirl finds herself tangled up in a soldier's messy divorce.

Hold That Co-ed (1938) 06

Hold That Co-ed (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.7

An egotistical politician believes he can win votes by transforming a small college's hapless football team into champions.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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