By Vlad Zakh · April 11, 2026
Hobart Cavanaugh brought a meek, henpecked comic presence to Hollywood across an extraordinarily prolific career and frequently played timid clerks and drunks. Gold Diggers of 1933 schemes to fund a show in the Depression, I Cover the Waterfront falls a reporter for a smuggler’s daughter, Moulin Rouge turns a songwriter’s wife into a cabaret star, and Jimmy the Gent reforms a crooked heir-hunter. Picture Snatcher and State Fair round out the list.
01 Hobart Cavanaugh features in this Cagney comedy about a crooked heir-hunter who reforms his shady business practices to win back the woman he loves.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 07m · Rated NR
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02 Fuzzy Knight is in this musical about a struggling songwriter's wife who secretly becomes a glamorous Parisian cabaret star under a different name.
Directed by Sidney Lanfield · 1h 10m
03 Hobart Cavanaugh features in this drama about a reporter investigating a smuggling ring who falls for the daughter of the man he's trying to expose.
Directed by James Cruze · 1h 15m · Rated NR
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
04 Struggling Broadway performers scheme to fund a new show during the Great Depression.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 37m · Rated NR
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05 Hobart Cavanaugh is in this Cagney drama about a reformed gangster turned tabloid photographer willing to go to extreme lengths for a scoop.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 17m · Rated NR
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
06 Frank Craven is in this Will Rogers film about a farm family's trip to the Iowa State Fair that brings romance, competition and self-discovery.
Directed by Henry King · 1h 37m · Rated NR
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
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