6 Best Jonathan Hale Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 28, 2026

Jonathan Hale built one of Hollywood’s most prolific character careers and appeared in hundreds of films as lawyers, executives and exasperated authority figures. Strangers on a Train swaps murders between strangers, You Only Live Once falsely accuses an ex-convict, In Name Only traps a man in a loveless marriage, and Hollywood Canteen grants a soldier’s wish. Fury and A Night at the Opera round out the list.

Strangers on a Train (1951)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A tennis player is horrified when a stranger proposes they 'swap' murders to get away with both.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 41m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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Hollywood Canteen (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A wounded soldier's wish to meet his favourite movie star comes true at a canteen staffed by Hollywood's biggest names.

Directed by Delmer Daves · 2h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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In Name Only (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Helen Vinson appears in this drama about a man trapped in a loveless marriage who falls for a widow, but his wife refuses to grant a divorce.

Directed by John Cromwell · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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You Only Live Once (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Barton MacLane features in this noir about a recently paroled ex-convict who struggles to go straight, but circumstances repeatedly push him back.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Fury (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A wrongly accused man narrowly survives a lynch mob's attempt to burn down his jail cell.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 32m

Where to watch

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

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A Night at the Opera (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Three chaotic brothers help two young singers break into the world of grand opera.

Directed by Sam Wood · 1h 31m · 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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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 Jonathan Hale Movies

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

In Name Only (1939)

You Only Live Once (1937)

Fury (1936)

A Night at the Opera (1935)

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