6 Best Jack Mower Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 17, 2026

Jack Mower, a former silent-film leading man, spent decades as one of Warner Bros.’ most reliable uncredited supporting players. Night and Day follows Cole Porter’s life through his music, The Breaking Point draws a charter boat captain into smuggling, Out of the Fog terrorises two fishermen with a waterfront racketeer, and Jack the Giant Killer battles an evil sorcerer to rescue a princess. The Return of Doctor X and A Slight Case of Murder round out the list.

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Jack Mower is in this fantasy about a young farmhand who battles an evil sorcerer's monstrous creatures to rescue a kidnapped princess.

Directed by Nathan Juran · 1h 34m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Night Flight Plus, FlixFling · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling, Bloodstream · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling

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The Breaking Point (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Jack Mower is in this noir about a struggling charter boat captain drawn into dangerous smuggling schemes to keep his business afloat.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 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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Night and Day (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Jack Mower is in this musical biopic of celebrated songwriter Cole Porter, told through his most beloved music.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 08m

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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Out of the Fog (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Jack Mower appears in this drama about a small-time waterfront racketeer who terrorises two fishermen until their families plot to stop him.

Directed by Anatole Litvak · 1h 25m · Rated NR

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The Return of Doctor X (1939)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Jack Mower is in this Bogart horror about a reporter who investigates a series of murders connected to a scientist believed to have been executed.

Directed by Vincent Sherman · 1h 02m

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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A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Jack Mower features in this comedy about a bootlegger going legitimate after Prohibition who finds four dead gangsters mysteriously in his house.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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 Jack Mower Movies

Jack the Giant Killer (1962)

The Breaking Point (1950)

Night and Day (1946)

Out of the Fog (1941)

The Return of Doctor X (1939)

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

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