6 Best Lionel Belmore Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 19, 2026

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Lionel Belmore brought a heavyset, distinguished presence to Hollywood across four decades and frequently played burgomasters and English gentry. Bride of Frankenstein pressures a scientist to make a mate for the monster, The Sea Hawk turns a betrayed nobleman into a pirate, Three Ages chases one woman across three eras, and Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse into London’s underworld. Within the Law and Madame X round out the list.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 01

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A scientist is coerced into creating a mate for his tormented, lonely monster.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 15m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Sea Hawk (1924) 02

The Sea Hawk (1924)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Kathleen Key is in this silent adventure about a wrongly disgraced English nobleman who becomes a fearsome pirate captain seeking revenge.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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Three Ages (1923) 03

Three Ages (1923)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Lionel Belmore is in this Buster Keaton silent about a man's pursuit of the same woman across three different eras of human history.

Directed by Buster Keaton & Edward F. Cline · 1h 04m

Where to watch

Stream: Cohen Media Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Oliver Twist (1922) 04

Oliver Twist (1922)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Lionel Belmore appears in this Lon Chaney silent about an orphaned boy who navigates the perils of London's criminal underworld after escaping a workhouse.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 14m

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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Within the Law (1923) 05

Within the Law (1923)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Lionel Belmore is in this silent drama about a woman wrongly imprisoned for theft who returns to exact legal revenge on those who framed her.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 45m · Rated NR

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Madame X (1920) 06

Madame X (1920)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Lionel Belmore features in this silent drama about a disgraced mother who is unknowingly defended in court by the grown son she was forced to abandon.

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 1h 10m

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Vlad Zakh

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.