6 Best Fay Compton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 19, 2026

Fay Compton built a remarkably long, versatile British stage and screen career, moving easily between Dickens, Shakespeare and chilling horror. The Haunting investigates a haunted mansion, Laughter in Paradise has four relatives completing absurd tasks for an inheritance, Othello follows a general’s jealousy stoked by a scheming subordinate, and London Belongs to Me follows boarding house residents entangled in trouble. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Odd Man Out round out the list.

The Haunting (1963)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A group of paranormal investigators meets escalating terror inside a notoriously haunted mansion.

Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 52m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Laughter in Paradise (1951)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Four relatives must complete absurd, humiliating tasks to inherit a fortune from an eccentric author.

Directed by Mario Zampi · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube

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Othello (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Fay Compton is in this Orson Welles adaptation about a noble general whose jealousy, stoked by a scheming subordinate, leads him to a tragic act against his innocent wife.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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London Belongs to Me (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Fay Compton is in this British drama about the intertwined lives of residents in a London boarding house that unravel after one becomes entangled in a killing.

Directed by Sidney Gilliat · 1h 47m · Rated NR

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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Athene Seyler is in this Dickens adaptation about a young man who battles his cruel uncle to protect his family and rescue an abused orphan boy.

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti · 1h 48m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Odd Man Out (1947)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A wounded Irish revolutionary evades capture through the streets of Belfast over one desperate night.

Directed by Carol Reed · 1h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 Fay Compton Movies

The Haunting (1963)

Laughter in Paradise (1951)

Othello (1951)

London Belongs to Me (1948)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)

Odd Man Out (1947)

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