6 Best Frank Jaquet Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 19, 2026

Frank Jaquet was a versatile Hollywood character actor for decades who moved comfortably between horror, prestige dramas and film noir. Pinky returns a light-skinned Black nurse passing as white to her Southern hometown, The Vampire’s Ghost terrorises an African outpost, The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry frames a mild designer for murder, and O. Henry’s Full House brings five stories to the screen. Black Friday and The Man They Could Not Hang round out the list.

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Frank Jaquet features in this anthology bringing five classic O. Henry short stories of irony and human nature to the screen.

Directed by Henry King & Howard Hawks · 1h 57m

Where to watch

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

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Pinky (1949)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Frank Jaquet features in this drama about a light-skinned Black nurse passing as white who returns to her Southern hometown and confronts her heritage.

Directed by Elia Kazan · 1h 42m

Where to watch

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

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The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

TMDB ★ 5.2

Frank Jaquet is in this horror about a centuries-old vampire disguised as a bar owner who terrorises a remote African trading outpost.

Directed by Lesley Selander · 0h 59m · Rated NR

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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Frank Jaquet is in this noir about a mild-mannered small-town designer whose domineering sister frames him for a murder he never committed.

Directed by Robert Siodmak · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Black Friday (1940)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Frank Jaquet is in this Karloff and Lugosi horror about a brain transplant that turns a mild-mannered professor into a violent gangster.

Directed by Arthur Lubin · 1h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Frank Jaquet features in this Karloff horror about a scientist experimenting with artificial resurrection who seeks revenge on those who convicted him of murder.

Directed by Nick Grindé · 1h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube · 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 Jaquet Movies

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Pinky (1949)

The Vampire's Ghost (1945)

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)

Black Friday (1940)

The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)

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