6 Best Ernest Cossart Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 21, 2026

Ernest Cossart brought a dignified, dependable presence to Hollywood throughout the 1930s and 40s and frequently played butlers and other refined supporting roles. Kings Row confronts small-town friends with dark secrets, Tower of London murders its way to the throne, Angel threatens a neglected wife’s secret affair, and Three Smart Girls schemes against a gold digger. The Great Ziegfeld and Accent on Youth round out the list.

Kings Row (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.4

The intertwined lives of childhood friends in a small town reveal dark secrets as they reach adulthood.

Directed by Sam Wood · 2h 07m · Rated NR

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Tower of London (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Ernest Cossart features in this Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff drama in which the ruthless Richard III murders his way to the English throne, haunted by the ghosts of his victims.

Directed by Rowland V. Lee · 1h 32m

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Angel (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Ernest Cossart features in this Lubitsch drama about a neglected wife's secret affair that threatens to unravel when her husband unknowingly meets her lover.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 31m

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Three Smart Girls (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Alice Brady appears in this Deanna Durbin comedy about three sisters who scheme to stop their estranged father from remarrying a scheming gold digger.

Directed by Henry Koster · 1h 24m · Rated NR

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The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A legendary Broadway impresario's glamorous productions and turbulent personal life define an era.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 3h 05m · 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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Accent on Youth (1935)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Ernest Cossart features in this comedy about an ageing playwright whose young secretary falls in love with him, defying their significant age gap.

Directed by Wesley Ruggles · 1h 17m

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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 Cossart Movies

Kings Row (1942)

Tower of London (1939)

Angel (1937)

Three Smart Girls (1936)

The Great Ziegfeld (1936)

Accent on Youth (1935)

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