01 A recently paroled gangster secretly plans a major heist while an undercover officer closes in.
Directed by Roland West · 1h 31m · Rated NR
6 Best Mae Busch Movies
By Vlad Zakh · April 26, 2026
Mae Busch brought a versatile, expressive presence to Hollywood across a remarkably long career and became a favourite comic foil for Laurel and Hardy. The Unholy Three disguises sideshow performers as a granny, a baby and a strongman, The Shooting of Dan McGrew confronts a dance-hall singer’s past, Alibi marries a criminal to a police captain’s daughter, and Souls for Sale strands a runaway bride into Hollywood. Foolish Wives and The Devil’s Passkey round out the list.
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02 Barbara La Marr features in this silent drama about a dance hall singer whose past comes back to haunt her during a deadly Klondike gold rush confrontation.
Directed by Clarence G. Badger · 1h 10m
03 Mae Busch appears in this Lon Chaney silent about three sideshow performers who turn to a life of crime disguised as an old woman, a baby and a strongman.
Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 26m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 A runaway bride abandoned in the desert stumbles into a career as a Hollywood actress.
Directed by Rupert Hughes · 1h 30m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
05 A fraudulent count preys on wealthy women in a glamorous European resort town.
Directed by Erich von Stroheim · 2h 23m
Where to watch
Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Stream: Artiflix
06 Mae Busch appears in this Stroheim silent about an American screenwriter in Paris who investigates a scandal involving forged marriage certificates.
Directed by Erich von Stroheim · 2h 10m
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