By Vlad Zakh · March 21, 2026
Florence Bates brought a formidable, imperious comic presence to Hollywood and often played wealthy, overbearing society women. Rebecca puts her in the worst kind of sneering hostess, The Devil and Miss Jones poses a store owner undercover as a clerk, Since You Went Away copes with wartime hardship, Kiss and Tell turns two teenage friends’ secret into small-town scandal, and On Approval tests a widow and a nobleman’s trial engagement. The Chocolate Soldier rounds out the list.
01 Florence Bates appears in this British comedy where a widow and a nobleman agree to a trial engagement to test their compatibility before marrying.
Directed by Clive Brook · 1h 20m
Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
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02 Florence Bates features in this Shirley Temple comedy where two teenage best friends' innocent secret sparks a scandalous rumour throughout their small town.
Directed by Richard Wallace · 1h 30m
03 An American family copes with hardship, romance and uncertainty on the home front during the Second World War.
Directed by John Cromwell · 2h 57m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 Florence Bates is in this comedy about an undercover department store owner who poses as a clerk to root out labour organisers among his staff.
Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 32m · Rated NR
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05 Florence Bates appears in this musical comedy about a jealous opera singer who disguises himself to test his wife's fidelity while he's away at war.
Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 42m
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
06 A young bride is haunted by the lingering presence of her husband's dead first wife.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 10m · Rated NR
Stream: Philo, Brew
Stream: Brew
Stream: Brew
Stream: Brew
Stream: Brew
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