6 Best Louis Hayward Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 18, 2026

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Louis Hayward brought dashing, versatile charm to Hollywood’s golden age, excelling in swashbuckling adventures and moody psychological thrillers. And Then There Were None murders ten strangers on an island, House by the River spirals a novelist’s cover-up into paranoia, Ladies in Retirement commits a shocking act to protect two fragile sisters, and Dance, Girl, Dance pits rival dancers in New York. The Man in the Iron Mask and The Saint in New York round out the list.

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House by the River (1950)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A novelist's cover-up of an accidental killing spirals into paranoia as suspicion falls on his brother.

Directed by Fritz Lang · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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And Then There Were None (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Ten strangers invited to an island are murdered one by one, each death matching an old nursery rhyme.

Directed by René Clair · 1h 38m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, IndieFlix, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent: Fandango At Home · Buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Ladies in Retirement (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A housekeeper's two mentally unstable sisters move in with her employer, with increasingly dark consequences.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 31m

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Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two aspiring dancers take very different paths to success, testing their friendship and their ideals.

Directed by Dorothy Arzner · 1h 30m · 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 Man in the Iron Mask (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.1

John Merton features in this swashbuckler where a cruel king's secret twin brother is freed from a lifetime of imprisonment.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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The Saint in New York (1938)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Louis Hayward features in this mystery where a suave vigilante known as the Saint sets out to eliminate the city's most untouchable criminals.

Directed by Ben Holmes · 1h 09m · Rated NR

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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.