6 Best Henry Stephenson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 20, 2026

Henry Stephenson brought a dignified, grandfatherly presence to Hollywood throughout the 1930s and 40s, frequently as a kindly authority figure or aristocrat. Captain Blood turns a wrongly enslaved doctor into a legendary pirate, Mutiny on the Bounty rebels against a tyrannical captain, Little Women follows four sisters through the Civil War era, and Reckless ends a Broadway star’s marriage in scandal. The Animal Kingdom and A Bill of Divorcement round out the list.

Captain Blood (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A wrongly enslaved doctor becomes a legendary pirate captain seeking freedom and revenge across the Caribbean.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A tyrannical sea captain's cruelty pushes his crew to seize control of his ship.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 2h 12m

Where to watch

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

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Reckless (1935)

TMDB ★ 5.7

A Broadway star's tumultuous marriage to a rich man ends in scandal and tragedy.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 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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Little Women (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Four sisters navigate love, ambition and hardship while growing up during the Civil War.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 55m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Animal Kingdom (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Henry Stephenson is in this tale of a publisher torn between his free-spirited mistress and his conventional new wife.

Directed by Edward H. Griffith · 1h 25m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A woman about to remarry has her plans thrown when her mentally ill first husband returns unexpectedly.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 Stephenson Movies

Captain Blood (1935)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Reckless (1935)

Little Women (1933)

The Animal Kingdom (1932)

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

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