6 Best Etienne Girardot Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 2, 2026

Etienne Girardot brought a small, fussily excitable comic presence to Hollywood and frequently played flustered bureaucrats and nervous professionals. The Hunchback of Notre Dame protects a persecuted gypsy woman, The Great Garrick targets an actor with a rival’s prank in Paris, I Live My Life falls for a working-class archaeologist, and Curly Top wins over an orphanage benefactor. The Whole Town’s Talking and Twentieth Century round out the list.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Alan Marshal appears as a deformed bell-ringer who risks everything to protect a persecuted gypsy woman.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Great Garrick (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Etienne Girardot is in this comedy about a celebrated actor who is the target of an elaborate prank by jealous rival performers in Paris.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 29m · Rated NR

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I Live My Life (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Brian Aherne appears in this comedy about a wealthy socialite whose carefree lifestyle is upended when she falls for a hardworking archaeologist.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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Curly Top (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Arthur Treacher is in this Shirley Temple film where an orphan's cheerful spirit transforms the life of the wealthy benefactor who takes her in.

Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 15m

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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The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Edward Brophy features in this comedy about a meek clerk mistaken for a dangerous gangster who happens to be his exact double.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 33m

Where to watch

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

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Twentieth Century (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A theatrical producer desperately schemes to win back the actress he made a star, now a Hollywood sensation.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Etienne Girardot Movies

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

The Great Garrick (1937)

I Live My Life (1935)

Curly Top (1935)

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

Twentieth Century (1934)

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