6 Best Fay Bainter Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 7, 2028

Drama thought provokingfeel good

Fay Bainter brought a graceful, moral clarity to Hollywood film, earning acclaim for her nuanced performances as wise aunts and steadfast mothers.

The War Between Men and Women (1972) 01

The War Between Men and Women (1972)

IMDb ★ 5.9

A cynical, nearly blind cartoonist's romance with a divorced mother tests his resistance to change.

The Children's Hour (1961) 02

The Children's Hour (1961)

IMDb ★ 7.7

Two schoolteachers' lives are destroyed by a student's malicious lie about their relationship.

The Shining Hour (1938) 03

The Shining Hour (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.3

A former nightclub dancer's marriage into a wealthy family is complicated by jealous relatives.

Mother Carey's Chickens (1938) 04

Mother Carey's Chickens (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.2

A widowed mother and her children strive to keep their family and home together after financial hardship.

White Banners (1938) 05

White Banners (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A mysterious drifter's selfless presence quietly transforms the lives of a struggling small-town family.

Jezebel (1938) 06

Jezebel (1938)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A headstrong Southern belle's scandalous defiance costs her the man she loves and her social standing.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.