6 Best Frank Orth Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 4, 2026

Frank Orth was one of Hollywood’s most tirelessly reliable character actors and appeared in dozens of prestige dramas through the 1930s and 40s. The Lost Weekend spirals an alcoholic writer through a binge, The Ox-Bow Incident has a vigilante mob racing to lynch three men, The Big Clock leads a magazine editor to investigate a murder he’s being framed for, and Father of the Bride survives the cost of a wedding. Sergeant York and Young Mr. Lincoln round out the list.

Father of the Bride (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A father navigates the chaos and expense of planning his daughter's elaborate wedding.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 1h 32m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Big Clock (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A magazine editor is forced to lead the investigation into a murder he knows his own boss committed.

Directed by John Farrow · 1h 35m

Where to watch

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

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The Lost Weekend (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A desperate alcoholic writer spirals through one harrowing, drink-fuelled weekend in New York City.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Dana Andrews features in this western where a mob of vigilantes rushes to lynch three men accused of murder without waiting for the facts.

Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Sergeant York (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A pacifist farmer becomes one of the most decorated American soldiers of the First World War.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 2h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Alice Brady features in this biopic about a young, principled Abraham Lincoln who takes on his first major murder case as a small-town lawyer.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, MovieMe · 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 Orth Movies

Father of the Bride (1950)

The Big Clock (1948)

The Lost Weekend (1945)

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

Sergeant York (1941)

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

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