6 Best Henry O'Neill Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 17, 2026

Henry O’Neill brought a distinguished, courtroom-ready presence to Hollywood’s golden age and was frequently cast as a lawyer, judge or district attorney. Jezebel costs a Southern belle her man, The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse infiltrates jewel thieves to study the criminal mind, Dodge City cleans up a lawless boomtown, and They Drive by Night faces trucker brothers with danger and murder. The Story of Louis Pasteur and Lady Killer round out the list.

They Drive by Night (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Two trucking brothers face danger on the road and a dangerous woman's obsessive scheming.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Dodge City (1939)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A cattle drive leader becomes sheriff to clean up a lawless frontier boomtown.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Jezebel (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A headstrong Southern belle's stubborn pride costs her the man she loves.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Curt Bois is in this Edward G. Robinson film about a respected physician who infiltrates a gang of jewel thieves to study the criminal mind, with dangerous results.

Directed by Anatole Litvak · 1h 27m

Where to watch

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

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The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Frank Reicher features in this biopic about a determined scientist who battles medical scepticism to prove his revolutionary theories.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Lady Killer (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A small-time crook flees to Hollywood after a heist gone wrong and improbably becomes a movie star.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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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 Henry O'Neill Movies

They Drive by Night (1940)

Dodge City (1939)

Jezebel (1938)

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

Lady Killer (1933)

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