01 Two gold-digging showgirls travel to Havana in search of rich husbands to swindle.
Directed by Ray Enright · 1h 02m · Rated NR
6 Best Lyle Talbot Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 18, 2026
Lyle Talbot brought a suave, dependable presence to Hollywood from the 1930s and appeared in hundreds of films over an enormously prolific career. 42nd Street pushes a Broadway director to breaking point, 20,000 Years in Sing Sing breaks a cocky gangster, Three on a Match spirals childhood friends into tragedy, and Havana Widows sends two showgirls husband hunting. The Purchase Price and Love Is a Racket round out the list.
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02 A demanding Broadway director stakes everything on one lavish musical during the Depression.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 29m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Rent or buy: FlixFling
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
03 A cocky gangster's arrogance is worn down by a tough but fair prison warden.
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 18m · Rated NR
04 Allen Jenkins features in this drama about three childhood friends who reunite as adults, only for one's reckless choices to spiral out of control.
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 03m
Where to watch
Stream: YouTube TV
05 Lyle Talbot features in this drama about a nightclub singer fleeing her past who becomes a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer.
Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 08m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
06 A cynical newspaper gossip columnist falls for an aspiring actress entangled with dangerous men.
Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 11m · Rated NR
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