6 Best Egon Brecher Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 31, 2026

Egon Brecher brought distinguished European gravitas to Hollywood and built a prolific character career across horror, drama and wartime films. O.S.S. sends American agents behind enemy lines in occupied France, A Royal Scandal spins court intrigue from Catherine the Great’s attraction to a young officer, The Great O’Malley changes a by-the-book policeman’s mind, and Heidi disrupts an orphan’s idyllic Alpine life. The Devil-Doll and Charlie Chan’s Secret round out the list.

O.S.S. (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.9

American intelligence agents undertake a dangerous mission behind enemy lines in occupied France.

Directed by Irving Pichel · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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A Royal Scandal (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Catherine the Great's attraction to a handsome young officer sets off a web of court intrigue and jealousy.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 1h 34m · Rated NR

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The Great O'Malley (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Egon Brecher appears as a rigidly by-the-book policeman whose harsh ticket against a struggling family changes his outlook.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 11m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Heidi (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A cheerful orphan girl's idyllic life with her grandfather in the Alps is disrupted when she's taken to the city.

Directed by Allan Dwan · 1h 28m · Rated G

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Devil-Doll (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An escaped convict uses a scientist's formula to shrink people into deadly living dolls for revenge.

Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 18m

Where to watch

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

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Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Charlie Chan investigates a series of deaths linked to a family's disputed inheritance at a remote estate.

Directed by Gordon Wiles · 1h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · 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 Egon Brecher Movies

O.S.S. (1946)

A Royal Scandal (1945)

The Great O'Malley (1937)

Heidi (1937)

The Devil-Doll (1936)

Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)

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