6 Best Frank Lawton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 20, 2026

Frank Lawton brought a sensitive, boyish charm to Hollywood and British cinema and memorably originated the title role in a beloved adaptation, David Copperfield. A Night to Remember follows the Titanic’s doomed maiden voyage, The Winslow Boy fights a costly legal battle to clear a son’s name, Went the Day Well? finds Nazi soldiers billeted in an English village, and The Devil-Doll exacts revenge with shrunken people. Cavalcade rounds out the list.

A Night to Remember (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.6

The sinking of the Titanic told through its crew and passengers on that fateful night.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Winslow Boy (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Frank Lawton features in this drama about a father who fights a lengthy, costly legal battle to clear his young son's name after an accusation of theft.

Directed by Anthony Asquith · 1h 57m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Went the Day Well? (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Frank Lawton is in this British wartime thriller about a quiet English village that discovers the soldiers billeted among them are actually disguised Nazi infiltrators.

Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti · 1h 32m

Where to watch

Stream: BFI Player Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Devil-Doll (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An escaped convict uses a scientist's formula to shrink people into deadly living dolls for revenge.

Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 18m

Where to watch

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

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David Copperfield (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An orphaned boy makes his way through a colourful cast of relatives and guardians on the road to adulthood.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Cavalcade (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.5

An English family's fortunes rise and fall across three decades of upheaval, from the Boer War to the First World War.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 52m

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 Frank Lawton Movies

A Night to Remember (1958)

The Winslow Boy (1948)

Went the Day Well? (1942)

The Devil-Doll (1936)

David Copperfield (1935)

Cavalcade (1933)

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