6 Best Madeleine Carroll Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 14, 2026

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Madeleine Carroll was one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1930s and became Alfred Hitchcock’s original cool blonde in two of his finest early thrillers, The 39 Steps and Secret Agent. The Prisoner of Zenda impersonates a kidnapped king, Lloyd’s of London founds the insurance market, North West Mounted Police hunts a fugitive during a rebel uprising, and The World Moves On rounds out the list.

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North West Mounted Police (1940)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Andy Clyde appears in this DeMille adventure about a Texas Ranger who joins the Mounties to track a fugitive during a Canadian rebel uprising.

Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 2h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: History Vault

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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)

TMDB ★ 7.5

An English tourist is recruited to impersonate a kidnapped king who happens to be his exact double.

Directed by John Cromwell · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Lloyd's of London (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A young man's lifelong friendship intersects with the founding of the legendary London insurance market.

Directed by Henry King · 1h 53m

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Secret Agent (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Madeleine Carroll stars in this Hitchcock thriller about a British agent posing as a novelist who is sent to Switzerland to assassinate an enemy spy during the First World War.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 26m

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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The 39 Steps (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A man wrongly accused of murder goes on the run to expose a dangerous spy ring, with John Laurie in the cast.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Philo, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The World Moves On (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Madeleine Carroll features in this John Ford drama about a wealthy family whose cotton business empire spans generations and continents amid war and economic upheaval.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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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.