6 Best Harry Semels Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 4, 2026

Drama intense

Harry Semels was a prolific Hollywood character actor of the 1930s and 40s who appeared in hundreds of films as gangsters, waiters and foreign officials. Disorder in the Court has the Three Stooges wrecking a murder trial as witnesses, Kit Carson leads a wagon train west between settlers and tension, Badman’s Territory pursues outlaws beyond any government’s reach, and The Diary of a Chambermaid exposes a wealthy household’s secrets. Virtue and Tiger Shark round out the list.

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The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Harry Semels features in this Renoir adaptation about a Parisian maid who navigates the depraved secrets and class tensions of the wealthy household she serves.

Directed by Jean Renoir · 1h 31m

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Badman's Territory (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Harry Semels features in this western about a frontier sheriff who pursues outlaws into a lawless stretch of land beyond the reach of the law.

Directed by Tim Whelan · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Disorder in the Court (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Harry Semels is in this Three Stooges short where the trio wreak havoc while testifying as witnesses in a chaotic murder trial.

Directed by Jack White · 0h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Buy: Amazon Video

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Kit Carson (1940)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Harry Semels is in this western where frontier scout Kit Carson leads a wagon train west while navigating tensions between settlers and Native tribes.

Directed by George B. Seitz · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

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Virtue (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Harry Semels appears in this Carole Lombard drama about a reformed prostitute whose new marriage is threatened when her husband discovers the truth about her past.

Directed by Edward Buzzell · 1h 08m · Rated NR

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Tiger Shark (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Harry Semels features in this Edward G. Robinson drama about a tuna fisherman who lost his hand to a shark and marries the daughter of a drowned crewmate, only for tragedy to strike again.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 17m

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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.