6 Best George McKay Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 15, 2026

Comedy feel good

George McKay was a dependable Hollywood character actor of the 1930s and 40s who appeared in dozens of comedies and crime pictures. Alias Boston Blackie clears a reformed thief’s name and rescues a kidnapped performer, Murder in Greenwich Village fakes an engagement to cover murder suspicion, The Big Street pines a busboy for a selfish singer, and Salty O’Rourke finds a gambler a wisecracking jockey. The Boogie Man Will Get You and Road to Utopia round out the list.

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Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

TMDB ★ 5.7

George McKay features in this mystery about a reformed thief who must clear his name and rescue a kidnapped performer after a prison break.

Directed by Lew Landers · 1h 07m · Rated NR

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Murder in Greenwich Village (1937)

TMDB ★ 5.8

George McKay is in this comedy-mystery about a society girl suspected of murder and a bumbling photographer who fake an engagement to cover their tracks, only to fall for each other for real.

Directed by Albert S. Rogell · 1h 08m · Rated NR

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The Big Street (1942)

TMDB ★ 5.8

George McKay is in this drama about a meek, devoted busboy who pines for a selfish nightclub singer who uses and dismisses him at every turn.

Directed by Irving Reis · 1h 28m

Where to watch

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

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Salty O'Rourke (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.0

George McKay features in this comedy where a gambler and his sidekick discover a wisecracking jockey who might be their long-shot horse's only hope.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 40m · Rated NR

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The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)

TMDB ★ 6.2

George McKay is in this Karloff comedy about a young divorcee whose plan to convert a historic house into a hotel is complicated by its eccentric residents and a body in the cellar.

Directed by Lew Landers · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Road to Utopia (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.7

George McKay features in this Hope and Crosby comedy about two bumbling schemers who chase a stolen map to a secret Alaskan gold mine while rival thugs and a determined heiress pursue them.

Directed by Hal Walker · 1h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Vlad Zakh

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.