6 Best Jack Norton Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 8, 2026

Jack Norton built a singular Hollywood career playing the era’s most recognisable friendly drunk and appeared in dozens of golden-age comedies and dramas. Hail the Conquering Hero spirals a discharged Marine’s lie into absurdity, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek follows a hasty wartime marriage’s consequences, Going My Way sends a modern priest to revive a struggling parish, and Marked Woman risks a hostess’s life to testify. The Roaring Twenties and Jezebel round out the list.

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Dewey Robinson appears in this Preston Sturges comedy about a discharged Marine too ashamed to admit he never saw combat who is mistaken for a war hero.

Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Going My Way (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A young, unconventional priest's modern methods clash with his traditional, ageing superior at a struggling parish.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 2h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Bobby Watson features in this Preston Sturges comedy about a small-town girl whose wild night leads to a scandalous predicament and a wartime marriage mystery.

Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Marked Woman (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Frank Faylen appears in this Bette Davis crime drama about a group of nightclub hostesses who risk everything to testify against a ruthless crime boss.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 36m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Roaring Twenties (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A war veteran's rise and fall in the bootlegging trade unfolds across the Prohibition era.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 44m

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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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 Norton Movies

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

Going My Way (1944)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)

Marked Woman (1937)

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Jezebel (1938)

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