6 Best Gavin Gordon Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 8, 2026

Gavin Gordon brought a suave, cultured presence to Hollywood across five decades and moved easily between romantic leads and dependable supporting roles. Notorious recruits a woman to spy on Nazi conspirators, White Christmas saves a Vermont inn, King Creole pulls a troubled singer into the New Orleans underworld, and The Bat terrorises an isolated mansion’s guests. The Scarlet Empress and The Bitter Tea of General Yen round out the list.

King Creole (1958)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Gavin Gordon is in this Elvis Presley drama about a troubled young singer who gets pulled into the New Orleans underworld while pursuing his musical dreams.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 56m

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bat (1959)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Gavin Gordon appears in this Vincent Price mystery about a mysterious hooded killer who terrorises the guests of an isolated mansion rumoured to hide stolen bank money.

Directed by Crane Wilbur · 1h 20m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Night Flight Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Bloodstream · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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White Christmas (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 76% Metacritic 56

Two performers stage a show to save a struggling Vermont inn run by their old army general.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 00m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Notorious (1946)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A woman is recruited to spy on a Nazi circle in Brazil by infiltrating her own father's old associates.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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The Scarlet Empress (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Edward Van Sloan features in this von Sternberg and Dietrich epic about a naive German princess who transforms into the ruthless, scheming empress of Russia.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Gavin Gordon is in this Capra drama about an American missionary torn between her principles and her growing attraction to a powerful Chinese warlord.

Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 28m

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 Gavin Gordon Movies

King Creole (1958)

The Bat (1959)

White Christmas (1954)

Notorious (1946)

The Scarlet Empress (1934)

The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1932)

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