6 Best Lewis Stone Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 5, 2026

Lewis Stone brought a distinguished, authoritative presence to Hollywood across four decades and is best known as the wise patriarch of the Andy Hardy series. Grand Hotel intersects guests at a Berlin hotel, Queen Christina risks a throne for a forbidden love, David Copperfield follows an orphan to a better life, and Red-Headed Woman schemes up the social ladder. The Big House and The Lost World round out the list.

David Copperfield (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An orphaned boy makes his way through a colourful cast of relatives and guardians on the road to adulthood.

Directed by George Cukor · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Queen Christina (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Sweden's unconventional queen falls in love with a Spanish envoy, threatening to upend her kingdom.

Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · 1h 39m

Where to watch

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

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Red-Headed Woman (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An ambitious secretary ruthlessly seduces her way up the social ladder through a string of wealthy men.

Directed by Jack Conway · 1h 19m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Grand Hotel (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.0

The intertwining lives of guests at a luxurious Berlin hotel unfold over one fateful stay.

Directed by Edmund Goulding · 1h 52m

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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The Big House (1930)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A wealthy young man sentenced to a brutal prison has to navigate its rigid hierarchy of hardened criminals.

Directed by George W. Hill · 1h 27m · 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 Lost World (1925)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Lewis Stone features in this silent adventure where an eccentric professor leads an expedition to a remote plateau where dinosaurs still roam.

Directed by Harry O. Hoyt · 1h 44m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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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 Lewis Stone Movies

David Copperfield (1935)

Queen Christina (1934)

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Grand Hotel (1932)

The Big House (1930)

The Lost World (1925)

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