6 Best Gail Patrick Movies

By Vlad Zakh · February 1, 2026

Gail Patrick specialised in playing polished, often scheming rivals in 1930s screwball comedy, her sharp delivery making her a favourite foil to the era’s biggest stars. My Man Godfrey and Stage Door show the foil, My Favorite Wife throws a new marriage into chaos with a presumed-dead first wife, Love Crazy fakes insanity to stop a divorce, Reap the Wild Wind pits ship salvagers over treasure and a woman, and Artists and Models spirals a model search into comic trouble.

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Gail Patrick appears in this DeMille adventure about rival ship salvagers along the treacherous Florida coast who compete for treasure and the same woman's affection.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Love Crazy (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Donald MacBride features in this screwball comedy about a husband who fakes insanity to prevent his wife from divorcing him over a series of comic misunderstandings.

Directed by Jack Conway · 1h 39m

Where to watch

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

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My Favorite Wife (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Ann Shoemaker appears in this screwball comedy where a man's new marriage is complicated by the sudden reappearance of his wife, thought lost at sea.

Directed by Garson Kanin · 1h 28m · 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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Artists and Models (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Gail Patrick features in this musical comedy about an advertising agency's search for the perfect illustration model that spirals into a publicity stunt.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 37m · Rated NR

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Stage Door (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A group of aspiring actresses sharing a boarding house compete for the same coveted Broadway roles.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 32m · 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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My Man Godfrey (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A rich family's scavenger-hunt discovery becomes their butler and exposes their absurd, spoiled lives.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pure Flix, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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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 Gail Patrick Movies

Reap the Wild Wind (1942)

Love Crazy (1941)

My Favorite Wife (1940)

Artists and Models (1937)

Stage Door (1937)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

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