01 George Barbier appears in this comedy about a slow-talking rural entrepreneur who is used as a foil for a self-help guru's success formula, with unexpected results.
Directed by Walter Lang · 1h 23m · Rated NR
6 Best George Barbier Movies
By Vlad Zakh · July 16, 2026
George Barbier brought blustering, jovial comic authority to Hollywood’s golden age and was frequently cast as kings, tycoons and other easily exasperated men of power. The Man Who Came to Dinner turns a small-town house upside down, Yankee Doodle Dandy recounts a Broadway showman’s rise, It’s Love I’m After pretends a stage actor is romancing a fan, and The Magnificent Dope uses a slow-talking rural entrepreneur as a foil. The Merry Widow and The Smiling Lieutenant round out the list.
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02 Broadway legend George M. Cohan's rise, told in a flag-waving wartime tribute.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 06m · Rated NR
Won 3 Oscars6 wins & 6 nominations
Where to watch
Rent: Google Play Movies, YouTube · Buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 Dudley Dickerson appears in this comedy where a famous, insufferable radio celebrity turns a small-town family's home upside down after an injury forces him to stay.
Directed by William Keighley · 1h 52m · Rated NR
04 A famous stage actor agrees to help a fan's rival win her heart by pretending to woo her.
Directed by Archie Mayo · 1h 30m
05 Dorothy Granger features in this Lubitsch musical about a wealthy widow whose fortune draws the attention of a prince tasked with wooing her to save his kingdom's treasury.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
06 Charles Ruggles features in this musical comedy about a charming lieutenant whose secret romance is complicated when he is forced into a royal marriage.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 29m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: FlixFling
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