6 Best Herbert Rawlinson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 21, 2026

Herbert Rawlinson, a silent-era matinee idol, built a remarkable five-decade career moving into character roles across Hollywood genres. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe races to stop Ming’s plague, Swiss Family Robinson builds a new life on a deserted island, Lady Gangster schemes to expose the real culprits of a bank robbery, and Jail Bait falls a young man under a criminal’s influence after a botched plastic surgery. That Certain Woman and Slipping Wives round out the list.

Jail Bait (1954)

TMDB ★ 3.0

Herbert Rawlinson features in this Ed Wood crime drama about a young man who falls under the dangerous influence of a manipulative criminal after botched plastic surgery.

Directed by Edward D. Wood Jr. · 1h 14m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Night Flight Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Lady Gangster (1942)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Herbert Rawlinson appears in this crime drama about a woman imprisoned for a bank robbery she didn't fully commit who schemes to expose the real culprit.

Directed by Robert Florey · 1h 02m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Herbert Rawlinson features in this serial where Flash Gordon races to stop the tyrannical Ming the Merciless from spreading a deadly plague.

Directed by Ford Beebe & Ray Taylor · 3h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Swiss Family Robinson (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Herbert Rawlinson appears in this adaptation about a shipwrecked family who build an ingenious new life together on a remote deserted island.

Directed by Edward Ludwig · 1h 33m

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus

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That Certain Woman (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Herbert Rawlinson appears in this Bette Davis drama about a gangster's widow who finds new love, only for it to be threatened by class prejudice and old scandal.

Directed by Edmund Goulding · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Slipping Wives (1927)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Herbert Rawlinson features in this silent comedy about a neglected wife who hires a paint salesman to pose as her lover to win back her husband's attention.

Directed by Fred Guiol · 0h 23m

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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 Herbert Rawlinson Movies

Jail Bait (1954)

Lady Gangster (1942)

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Swiss Family Robinson (1940)

That Certain Woman (1937)

Slipping Wives (1927)

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