6 Best Emmett Vogan Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 25, 2026

Emmett Vogan built one of Hollywood’s most prolific character careers and was frequently cast as a doctor, lawyer or radio announcer across hundreds of films. The Lost Weekend follows an alcoholic writer’s harrowing binge, Notorious recruits a woman to spy on Nazi sympathisers, The Big Sleep untangles blackmail and murder, and Sabrina returns a chauffeur’s daughter from Paris. Scarlet Street and Manhattan Melodrama round out the list.

Sabrina (1954)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A chauffeur's daughter returns from Paris transformed, catching the eye of both sons of her father's wealthy employer.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Big Sleep (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A private eye's simple blackmail case spirals into a web of murder and family secrets.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 54m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Notorious (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A woman is recruited to spy on a Nazi circle in Brazil by infiltrating her own father's old associates.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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The Lost Weekend (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A desperate alcoholic writer spirals through one harrowing, drink-fuelled weekend in New York City.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Scarlet Street (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A meek clerk's infatuation with a manipulative woman drags him into fraud, murder and ruin.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Two childhood friends raised together grow up to become a gangster and a district attorney.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Emmett Vogan Movies

Sabrina (1954)

The Big Sleep (1946)

Notorious (1946)

The Lost Weekend (1945)

Scarlet Street (1945)

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

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