6 Best Merle Oberon Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 20, 2026

Merle Oberon brought an exotic, luminous beauty to Hollywood’s golden age and became one of the period’s most sought-after leading ladies in period dramas and romances. Wuthering Heights follows a doomed romance across the Yorkshire moors, These Three has a student’s lie threatening two teachers, That Uncertain Feeling tempts a bored housewife, and A Song to Remember tears Chopin between his homeland and a demanding lover. The Scarlet Pimpernel and The Private Life of Henry VIII round out the list.

A Song to Remember (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.5

The composer Chopin is torn between his art and his passion for George Sand.

Directed by Charles Vidor · 1h 53m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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That Uncertain Feeling (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Merle Oberon plays a bored housewife whose flirtation with an eccentric pianist threatens her marriage.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 24m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Wuthering Heights (1939)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Aubrey Mather features in this adaptation of a foundling's intense, doomed love for his adoptive family's daughter that haunts them all.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 44m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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These Three (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Merle Oberon features in this drama about a malicious student's lie that threatens to destroy two teachers' reputations and their school.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Leslie Howard plays a foppish English aristocrat who secretly leads a daring operation to rescue nobles from the guillotine.

Directed by Harold Young · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Binnie Barnes features in this film about the much-married English king and his string of turbulent romances.

Directed by Alexander Korda · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Criterion Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Merle Oberon Movies

A Song to Remember (1945)

That Uncertain Feeling (1941)

Wuthering Heights (1939)

These Three (1936)

The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

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