6 Best Mona Barrie Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 5, 2026

Mona Barrie brought an elegant, worldly presence to Hollywood in the 1930s and 40s and frequently played sophisticated society women. Cass Timberlane tests a judge’s marriage to a much younger woman, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break pitches an absurd film plot, I Met Him in Paris tears a woman between two suitors, and A Message to Garcia undertakes a dangerous mission in the Spanish-American War. Charlie Chan in London and One Night of Love round out the list.

Cass Timberlane (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A middle-aged judge's marriage to a much younger woman from a different class is tested by scandal.

Directed by George Sidney · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM

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Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Leon Errol is in this W.C. Fields comedy about a hapless screenwriter who pitches an increasingly absurd film plot to a sceptical studio executive.

Directed by Edward F. Cline · 1h 11m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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I Met Him in Paris (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Mona Barrie features in this romantic comedy about a woman vacationing in Europe who finds herself torn between two very different suitors.

Directed by Wesley Ruggles · 1h 26m

Where to watch

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

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A Message to Garcia (1936)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Mona Barrie features in this adventure about a soldier who undertakes a dangerous secret mission to deliver a critical message during the Spanish-American War.

Directed by George Marshall · 1h 17m · Rated NR

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Charlie Chan in London (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.3

Charlie Chan travels to England to clear a woman's brother of a murder charge before his execution.

Directed by Eugene Forde · 1h 19m · Rated NR

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One Night of Love (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Mona Barrie features in this musical about an aspiring opera singer whose career is shaped by her demanding and possessive vocal coach.

Directed by Victor Schertzinger · 1h 24m

Where to watch

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

Cass Timberlane (1947)

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

I Met Him in Paris (1937)

A Message to Garcia (1936)

Charlie Chan in London (1934)

One Night of Love (1934)

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