6 Best Doris Lloyd Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 4, 2026

Doris Lloyd brought a versatile British presence to Hollywood across five decades, appearing in everything from horror classics to beloved family musicals. Mary Poppins has a magical nanny transforming a banker’s neglected children, Adam’s Rib pits married lawyers against each other in court, The Letter threatens a plantation wife’s self-defence claim, and The Wolf Man slowly turns a bitten man into a killer. Mutiny on the Bounty and Tarzan the Ape Man round out the list.

Mary Poppins (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 88

A magical nanny transforms a stiff London household through song and a little bit of nonsense.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 2h 19m · Rated G

Won 5 Oscars23 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Adam's Rib (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A married pair of lawyers end up on opposite sides of a trial over a wife who shot her husband.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Letter (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Bette Davis plays a plantation owner's wife who claims self-defence after shooting a man, but a damning letter threatens her story.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 35m · 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 Wolf Man (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A man bitten by a wolf during a visit home gradually transforms into a murderous beast under the full moon.

Directed by George Waggner · 1h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus · 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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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An English expedition hunting ivory in the African jungle runs into a wild man of the trees, with Doris Lloyd in the cast.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Doris Lloyd Movies

Mary Poppins (1964)

Adam's Rib (1949)

The Letter (1940)

The Wolf Man (1941)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

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