6 Best Louis Wolheim Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 12, 2026

Louis Wolheim brought a rugged, imposing presence to Hollywood silent and early sound film and was known for his distinctive broken nose and gruff character roles. All Quiet on the Western Front shatters young German soldiers, The Racket wages war on a bootlegging crime boss, America tests a courier’s loyalty in the Revolution, and Sherlock Holmes (1922) faces a cunning adversary. Orphans of the Storm and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde round out the list.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A group of German schoolboys loses its patriotic enthusiasm to the reality of the trenches.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 2h 13m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Racket (1928)

TMDB ★ 6.4

George E. Stone features in this crime drama about an honest police captain waging a determined battle against a ruthless, politically connected gangster.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 1h 24m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube

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America (1924)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Louis Wolheim features in this silent epic about a colonial courier whose loyalty is tested amid the political turmoil of the American Revolution.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · 2h 21m · Rated NR

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Sherlock Holmes (1922)

TMDB ★ 5.9

The legendary detective faces his most cunning adversary in a battle of wits across Victorian London.

Directed by Albert Parker · 1h 25m · Rated NR

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Orphans of the Storm (1921)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Creighton Hale features in this Griffith silent about two orphaned sisters who are separated amid the chaos and danger of the French Revolution.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · 2h 30m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Louis Wolheim appears in this silent adaptation where a respected doctor's experiments unleash a monstrous alter ego that threatens everyone around him.

0h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · Rent: Amazon Video, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video

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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 Louis Wolheim Movies

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

The Racket (1928)

America (1924)

Sherlock Holmes (1922)

Orphans of the Storm (1921)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

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