6 Best Mae Clarke Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 23, 2026

Mae Clarke brought a vulnerable, expressive presence to early Hollywood and is remembered for two of the era’s most iconic, enduring images. Frankenstein and The Public Enemy are those two. Lady Killer sends a con artist to Hollywood where he becomes a real star, Waterloo Bridge falls for a soldier unaware of her wartime plight, Great Guy has a weights-and-measures inspector battling a corrupt racket, and The Front Page rounds out the list.

Great Guy (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A tough inspector for the city's weights and measures department battles a corrupt produce racket.

Directed by John G. Blystone · 1h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Lady Killer (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A small-time crook flees to Hollywood after a heist gone wrong and improbably becomes a movie star.

Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Frankenstein (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.7

An obsessed scientist creates a living being from dead body parts, unleashing a tragic and misunderstood monster.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 10m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Waterloo Bridge (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Mae Clarke features in this drama about a ballerina turned prostitute who falls for a soldier unaware of her desperate wartime circumstances.

Directed by James Whale · 1h 21m

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The Public Enemy (1931)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 100% Metacritic 80

James Cagney plays a small-time hoodlum whose ruthless rise through Prohibition-era Chicago's criminal underworld is the film's engine.

Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar1 win & 1 nomination

Where to watch

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

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The Front Page (1931)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A newspaper editor schemes to stop his star reporter from quitting to get married.

Directed by Lewis Milestone · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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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 Mae Clarke Movies

Great Guy (1936)

Lady Killer (1933)

Frankenstein (1931)

Waterloo Bridge (1931)

The Public Enemy (1931)

The Front Page (1931)

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