6 Best Etta McDaniel Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 30, 2026

Drama intense

Etta McDaniel, sister of Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel, carved out her own long career as a Hollywood character actress across the 1930s and 40s.

Incendiary Blonde (1945) 01

Incendiary Blonde (1945)

IMDb ★ 6.4

The rise of a Prohibition-era speakeasy queen from small-town girl to nightclub legend.

The House Across the Bay (1940) 02

The House Across the Bay (1940)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A gangster's wife falls for another man while her husband is imprisoned on false charges.

Termites of 1938 (1938) 03

Termites of 1938 (1938)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A young couple's courtship is thrown into chaos by his interfering, matchmaking sister.

The Lonely Trail (1936) 04

The Lonely Trail (1936)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A former Confederate soldier fights against corrupt carpetbaggers terrorizing his Texas hometown.

The Lawless Nineties (1936) 05

The Lawless Nineties (1936)

IMDb ★ 5.8

A federal agent goes undercover to protect a territory's crucial statehood vote from outlaw sabotage.

Man's Castle (1933) 06

Man's Castle (1933)

IMDb ★ 6.9

Two down-on-their-luck lovers build a fragile life together in a Depression-era shantytown.

Vlad Zakh

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