6 Best Dorothy Vaughan Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 27, 2026

Dorothy Vaughan was a dependable Hollywood character actress for decades, often in small maternal and domestic roles. Three Husbands reveals a dead playboy’s letters about seducing three men’s wives, The Mummy’s Ghost revives a mummy for a lost love’s reincarnation, I Wouldn’t Be in Your Shoes fights to prove a dancer’s innocence, and That Brennan Girl pushes a daughter into crime. The Ape and Assassin of Youth round out the list.

Three Husbands (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Dorothy Vaughan features in this comedy about a deceased playboy's posthumous letters, which reveal he seduced the wives of three unsuspecting men.

Directed by Irving Reis · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Dorothy Vaughan appears in this Universal horror where an ancient Egyptian priest revives a mummy to reclaim his long-lost love's reincarnated soul.

Directed by Reginald Le Borg · 1h 00m

Where to watch

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

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I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Dorothy Vaughan appears in this noir about a struggling dancer wrongly convicted of murder whose devoted wife fights to prove his innocence.

Directed by William Nigh · 1h 10m · Rated NR

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That Brennan Girl (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Dorothy Vaughan is in this drama about a neglectful mother whose reckless choices push her daughter into a life of con artistry and crime.

Directed by Alfred Santell · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Ape (1940)

TMDB ★ 4.7

Dorothy Vaughan is in this Karloff horror about a reclusive doctor who kills an escaped circus ape and dons its skin to harvest human spinal fluid for a cure.

Directed by William Nigh · 1h 02m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling · Rent: Amazon Video, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video

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Assassin of Youth (1938)

TMDB ★ 4.6

Dorothy Vaughan features in this exploitation drama about a journalist who goes undercover to expose a small town's hidden marijuana trafficking.

Directed by Elmer Clifton · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Cultpix · 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 Dorothy Vaughan Movies

Three Husbands (1950)

The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)

That Brennan Girl (1946)

The Ape (1940)

Assassin of Youth (1938)

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