By Vlad Zakh · August 30, 2026
Etta McDaniel, sister of Oscar winner Hattie McDaniel, carved out her own long career as a Hollywood character actress through the 1930s and 40s. Incendiary Blonde follows a Prohibition-era speakeasy queen’s rise, The House Across the Bay falls a gangster’s wife for another man, Termites of 1938 chaos-tests a courtship, and The Lonely Trail fights corrupt carpetbaggers in Texas. The Lawless Nineties and Man’s Castle round out the list.
01 Etta McDaniel appears in this musical biopic of the rise of a Prohibition-era speakeasy queen from small-town girl to nightclub legend.
Directed by George Marshall · 1h 53m · Rated NR
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02 Etta McDaniel features in this drama about a gangster's wife who falls for another man while her husband is imprisoned on false charges.
Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 28m · Rated NR
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
03 Etta McDaniel appears in this Three Stooges short where a young couple's courtship is thrown into chaos by his interfering, matchmaking sister.
Directed by Del Lord · 0h 17m · Rated NR
04 Etta McDaniel appears in this John Wayne western about a former Confederate soldier who fights corrupt carpetbaggers terrorising his Texas hometown.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 0h 56m
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent: Amazon Video
05 Etta McDaniel is in this John Wayne western where a federal agent goes undercover to protect a territory's crucial statehood vote from outlaw sabotage.
Directed by Joseph Kane · 0h 55m
06 Etta McDaniel appears in this Depression drama about two down-on-their-luck lovers who build a fragile life together in a shantytown.
Directed by Frank Borzage · 1h 15m · Rated NR
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