By Vlad Zakh · July 16, 2026
Guy Usher brought a gruff, dependable presence to Hollywood’s golden age and frequently played police chiefs, district attorneys and other figures of law and order. Marked Woman risks a hostess’s life testifying against a gangster, Union Pacific protects the railroad from sabotage, Abe Lincoln in Illinois follows a self-taught lawyer’s rise, and The Green Hornet fights crime in a mask. Penthouse and Mystery of the Wax Museum round out the list.
01 Guy Usher is in this serial about a newspaper publisher who secretly fights crime as a masked vigilante with the help of his loyal chauffeur.
Directed by Ray Taylor & Ford Beebe · 4h 18m · Rated NR
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
02 A young, self-taught lawyer rises from humble beginnings towards the presidency.
Directed by John Cromwell · 1h 50m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
03 Andy Clyde features in this western about a troubleshooter who protects the construction of the transcontinental railroad from ruthless saboteurs.
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 2h 15m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
04 Frank Faylen appears in this Bette Davis crime drama about a group of nightclub hostesses who risk everything to testify against a ruthless crime boss.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 36m · Rated NR
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
05 Charles Butterworth is in this comedy-mystery about a criminal defence lawyer whose glamorous lifestyle draws him into a dangerous murder investigation.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke · 1h 28m · Rated NR
Stream: YouTube TV
06 A disfigured sculptor rebuilds his ruined wax museum using a horrifying and deadly new method.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 18m
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
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