01 Esther Howard appears in this musical comedy where a singer must prove she's intelligent enough to inherit a fortune left by her eccentric uncle.
Directed by Busby Berkeley · 1h 30m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: YouTube TV
6 Best Esther Howard Movies
By Vlad Zakh · March 26, 2026
Esther Howard brought a brassy, comic warmth to Hollywood and frequently played gossiping neighbours and hardened barroom regulars. Murder, My Sweet draws a detective into a missing woman case, Detour spirals a hitchhiking musician’s journey into deception, Born to Kill complicates a marriage of convenience with obsession, and Cinderella Jones has a singer proving she’s smart enough to inherit. Sullivan’s Travels and My Man Godfrey round out the list.
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02 A ruthless, violent man's marriage of convenience is complicated by his obsessive attraction to his sister-in-law.
Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 32m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
03 A hitchhiking musician's chance encounter with a manipulative woman spirals into a nightmare of deceit and murder.
Directed by Edgar G. Ulmer · 1h 08m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Brew, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, FlixFling · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, MovieMe · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, MovieMe · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew · Rent: Apple TV Store, FlixFling, MovieMe · Buy: Apple TV Store, FlixFling
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Brew · Rent: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Beamafilm, MovieMe · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Brew · Rent: MovieMe
04 A private detective's search for a missing woman entangles him in blackmail and murder.
Directed by Edward Dmytryk · 1h 35m
Where to watch
Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix
05 A successful film director poses as a homeless drifter to research a serious social drama.
Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 31m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent: Amazon Video
06 A rich family's scavenger-hunt discovery becomes their butler and exposes their absurd, spoiled lives.
Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 35m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pure Flix, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent: Amazon Video · Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Stream: FlixFling, Artiflix · Rent: Apple TV Store, FlixFling · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix
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