6 Best Leslie Denison Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 30, 2026

Leslie Denison brought a polished British presence to hundreds of Hollywood films and was frequently cast as an officer, diplomat or gentleman across three decades. Around the World in 80 Days wagers a gentleman’s circumnavigation, A Double Life blurs an actor’s Othello with real life, Hangover Square suspects a composer prone to violent blackouts, and Five Graves to Cairo poses a soldier as a waiter in the desert. To Be or Not to Be and Charlie Chan in Rio round out the list.

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An English gentleman bets he can travel round the globe in just eighty days.

Directed by Michael Anderson · 3h 02m · Rated G

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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A Double Life (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.4

An actor's immersion in Othello begins to blur the line between the stage and real life.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 44m · Rated NR

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Hangover Square (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A brilliant composer prone to violent blackouts becomes a suspect in a string of murders.

Directed by John Brahm · 1h 18m

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Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A British soldier stranded in the desert poses as a hotel waiter and secretly spies on the Nazi high command.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 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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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Carole Lombard features in this comedy about a troupe of Polish actors who use their theatrical skills to outwit occupying Nazis.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Leslie Denison is in this mystery where the detective investigates a murder linked to a dangerous jewel thief hiding among the passengers.

Directed by Harry Lachman · 1h 00m · Rated NR

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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 Leslie Denison Movies

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

A Double Life (1947)

Hangover Square (1945)

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Charlie Chan in Rio (1941)

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