6 Best Fay Holden Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 20, 2026

Fay Holden became one of Hollywood’s best-loved screen mothers, best known for anchoring the hugely popular Andy Hardy family comedies. Love Finds Andy Hardy and Out West with the Hardys are those, Ziegfeld Girl follows three women through fame and heartbreak, Blossoms in the Dust devotes a woman’s life to orphans, Canyon Passage navigates rivalry and danger in the Oregon wilds, and Samson and Delilah chronicles a strongman’s downfall.

Samson and Delilah (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A Philistine woman is tasked with discovering and destroying the source of a powerful Israelite's strength.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Marquee TV Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Canyon Passage (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Fay Holden appears in this western about a frontier merchant who navigates rivalry, romance and danger while building a settlement in the Oregon wilderness.

Directed by Jacques Tourneur · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Fay Holden appears in this biopic about a woman who devotes her life to caring for orphaned children after personal tragedy strikes.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Charles Winninger appears in this musical about three very different women who navigate fame, romance and heartbreak after being chosen as Ziegfeld showgirls.

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard · 2h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Out West with the Hardys (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Fay Holden is in this Andy Hardy film where the family's holiday to a working ranch out west turns into an unexpected adventure.

Directed by George B. Seitz · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A teenager juggles multiple girlfriends and a borrowed car scheme before the big dance.

Directed by George B. Seitz · 1h 31m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

Samson and Delilah (1949)

Canyon Passage (1946)

Blossoms in the Dust (1941)

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)

Out West with the Hardys (1938)

Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)

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