6 Best Gig Young Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 24, 2026

Gig Young made a career of playing charming, often self-destructive best friends and suitors before delivering the darkest, most acclaimed performance of his life late on. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? pushes Depression-era dance-marathon contestants to the brink, That Touch of Mink and Teacher’s Pet are the lighter comedies, and The Hindenburg investigates a sabotage plot aboard the airship. Young at Heart and Come Fill the Cup round out the list.

The Hindenburg (1975)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Gig Young plays a security officer aboard the doomed airship who investigates a possible sabotage plot.

Directed by Robert Wise · 2h 05m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Gig Young features in this Depression-era drama about desperate contestants who push themselves to the limit in a dance marathon.

Directed by Sydney Pollack · 2h 00m · Rated PG

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That Touch of Mink (1962)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Doris Day stars in an old-fashioned romance between an unemployed woman and the wealthy businessman who pursues her.

Directed by Delbert Mann · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Teacher's Pet (1958)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Doris Day plays a journalism teacher whose class has a gruff, self-taught newspaper editor secretly sitting in.

Directed by George Seaton · 2h 00m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Young at Heart (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Gig Young features in this musical drama about a cynical, embittered musician who is slowly won over by the affection of a warm, hopeful young family.

Directed by Gordon Douglas · 1h 57m

Where to watch

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

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Come Fill the Cup (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A recovering alcoholic journalist tries to help a troubled young colleague escape the same downward spiral.

Directed by Gordon Douglas · 1h 53m

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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 Gig Young Movies

The Hindenburg (1975)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)

That Touch of Mink (1962)

Teacher's Pet (1958)

Young at Heart (1954)

Come Fill the Cup (1951)

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