6 Best Ernest Anderson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 27, 2026

Ernest Anderson built a notable Hollywood career from the 1940s through the 1960s, bringing dignity and presence during a challenging era for Black actors. No Way Out faces a young Black doctor with a bigot’s family, The Well erupts a town into racial tension after a girl disappears, East Side, West Side unravels a wealthy man’s affair, and North by Northwest chases an advertising man mistaken for a spy. Lady on a Train and In This Our Life round out the list.

North by Northwest (1959)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 97% Metacritic 98

An advertising executive is mistaken for a spy and pursued across the country by dangerous agents.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 17m · Rated G

Nominated for 3 Oscars9 wins & 7 nominations

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The Well (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Ernest Anderson is in this drama where a small town erupts into racial tension after a young Black girl goes missing.

Directed by Russell Rouse & Leo C. Popkin · 1h 26m

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No Way Out (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Ernest Anderson features in this drama about a young Black doctor who faces vicious racism from a bigoted patient's family after a treatment fails.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 1h 46m · Rated NR

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

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East Side, West Side (1949)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Ernest Anderson features in this drama about a wealthy man whose affair threatens to unravel his marriage as his wife searches for her own happiness.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 48m · Rated NR

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Lady on a Train (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Ernest Anderson features in this comedy-mystery about a mystery-novel-obsessed young woman who witnesses a murder from a train window and insists on investigating it herself.

Directed by Charles David · 1h 34m · Rated NR

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In This Our Life (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Eddie Acuff is in this Bette Davis melodrama about a selfish, manipulative woman who steals her sister's husband before spiralling into further reckless destruction.

Directed by John Huston · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · 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 Ernest Anderson Movies

North by Northwest (1959)

The Well (1951)

No Way Out (1950)

East Side, West Side (1949)

Lady on a Train (1945)

In This Our Life (1942)

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