6 Best Guy Standing Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 25, 2026

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Guy Standing brought a distinguished, authoritative presence to Hollywood in the early 1930s and frequently played military officers and fathers of high moral standing. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer confronts British officers with a rebel uprising, Death Takes a Holiday sends Death in human form for three days, Now and Forever reforms a con man through his daughter, and The Witching Hour uses hypnotic powers to solve a murder. The Eagle and the Hawk and The Story of Temple Drake round out the list.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) 01

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Franchot Tone appears as British officers on India's frontier navigate discipline, loyalty and danger.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Now and Forever (1934) 02

Now and Forever (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A con man's reunion with his young daughter forces him to reconsider his dishonest ways.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 22m

The Witching Hour (1934) 03

The Witching Hour (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Guy Standing is in this mystery about a man with hypnotic powers who uses his gift to help solve a murder and clear an innocent man.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 09m · Rated NR

Death Takes a Holiday (1934) 04

Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Guy Standing is in this fantasy where Death assumes human form for three days to experience life, and falls in love.

Directed by Mitchell Leisen · 1h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933) 05

The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Guy Standing features in this First World War drama where two rival fighter pilots clash over honour, glory and the psychological toll of aerial combat.

Directed by Stuart Walker · 1h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

The Story of Temple Drake (1933) 06

The Story of Temple Drake (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Guy Standing features in this Faulkner adaptation about a reckless Southern socialite whose life is upended after she falls into the hands of a dangerous bootlegger.

Directed by Stephen Roberts · 1h 11m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.