6 Best Larry J. Blake Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 4, 2026

Larry J. Blake brought a gruff, dependable presence to Hollywood across five decades, frequently as a cop, deputy or no-nonsense authority figure. Diamonds Are Forever has Bond investigating a diamond smuggling ring, The Love Bug discovers a Beetle with a mind of its own, Hang ‘em High turns a wrongly lynched rancher into a lawman, and Elmer Gantry teams a con man with an evangelist. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and High Noon round out the list.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

TMDB ★ 6.5

James Bond investigates a diamond smuggling ring that leads him to a reclusive billionaire's sinister plot.

Directed by Guy Hamilton · 2h 00m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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

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The Love Bug (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Larry J. Blake features in this comedy about a struggling race car driver who finds his temperamental Volkswagen Beetle has a mind of its own.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 48m · Rated G

Where to watch

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

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Hang 'em High (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A rancher wrongly hanged and left for dead becomes a lawman determined to bring his attackers to justice.

Directed by Ted Post · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Elmer Gantry (1960)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A charismatic, opportunistic con man ingratiates himself into a travelling evangelist's revival ministry.

Directed by Richard Brooks · 2h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Sky Store

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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.3 RT 89% Metacritic 75

Seven backwoods brothers scheme to find wives, with acrobatic barn-raising choreography.

Directed by Stanley Donen · 1h 43m · Rated G

Won 1 Oscar8 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

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

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High Noon (1952)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A retiring marshal must face a gang of killers alone after the townspeople he protected abandon him.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 1h 25m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · 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 Larry J. Blake Movies

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

The Love Bug (1968)

Hang 'em High (1968)

Elmer Gantry (1960)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

High Noon (1952)

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