6 Best Frank Faylen Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 11, 2026

Frank Faylen brought a dependable, everyman presence to Hollywood across five decades and frequently played cab drivers, sailors and working-class friends. Kid Galahad discovers a bellhop with championship potential, They Won’t Forget spirals a Southern murder trial into a media circus, Idiot’s Delight reconnects an entertainer and countess on the brink of war, and It’s a Wonderful World flees a detective and poet across the country. Marked Woman and Bullets or Ballots round out the list.

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Frank Faylen features in this screwball comedy about a private detective and a poet who flee across the country while investigating a wrongful murder conviction.

Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Idiot's Delight (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A travelling entertainer and a mysterious countess reconnect at a European hotel on the brink of war.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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They Won't Forget (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Frank Faylen features in this drama where a murder trial in a small Southern town spirals into a media circus fuelled by political ambition.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 35m · Rated NR

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Kid Galahad (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A boxing manager discovers a talented bellhop with championship potential, sparking a jealous rivalry.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Marked Woman (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Frank Faylen appears in this Bette Davis crime drama about a group of nightclub hostesses who risk everything to testify against a ruthless crime boss.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Bullets or Ballots (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Frank Faylen features in this crime drama about an undercover police detective who infiltrates a powerful crime syndicate's numbers racket.

Directed by William Keighley · 1h 22m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · 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 Frank Faylen Movies

It's a Wonderful World (1939)

Idiot's Delight (1939)

They Won't Forget (1937)

Kid Galahad (1937)

Marked Woman (1937)

Bullets or Ballots (1936)

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