6 Best Eily Malyon Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 26, 2026

Eily Malyon brought a stern, birdlike English presence to Hollywood and frequently played severe governesses and disapproving landladies. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir falls a widow for a seaside cottage’s ghost, Ivy poisons a husband to marry richer, Kitty Foyle chooses between a wealthy love and a devoted doctor, and A Christmas Carol visits a miser with three spirits. A Tale of Two Cities and David Copperfield round out the list.

Ivy (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A ruthless Edwardian woman poisons her husband to pursue a wealthier suitor, with fatal consequences.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Anna Lee appears as a widow who moves into a haunted seaside cottage and falls for the gruff ghost who lives there.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Kitty Foyle (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A working-class woman looks back on her complicated romantic choices between a wealthy man and a doctor.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 48m · 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 Christmas Carol (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A miserly old man is visited by three spirits who show him where his selfishness has led.

Directed by Edwin L. Marin · 1h 09m · Rated NR

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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A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A dissolute English lawyer gives up everything for the woman he loves during the French Revolution.

Directed by Jack Conway · 2h 06m

Where to watch

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

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David Copperfield (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An orphaned boy makes his way through a colourful cast of relatives and guardians on the road to adulthood.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 10m · Rated NR

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 Eily Malyon Movies

Ivy (1947)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Kitty Foyle (1940)

A Christmas Carol (1938)

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

David Copperfield (1935)

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