6 Best Olaf Hytten Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 16, 2026

Olaf Hytten brought a versatile, dependable British presence to Hollywood across four decades and appeared in hundreds of films as butlers, clerks and dignified bystanders. Casablanca, To Be or Not to Be and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington are among them, That Hamilton Woman follows Nelson’s scandalous love affair, and The Adventures of Robin Hood and Les Miserables round out the list.

Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 99% Metacritic 100

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Won 3 Oscars18 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.8

Carole Lombard features in this comedy about a troupe of Polish actors who use their theatrical skills to outwit occupying Nazis.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 39m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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That Hamilton Woman (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Heather Angel appears in this story of a notorious woman's passionate affair with a British naval hero.

Directed by Alexander Korda · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 85% Metacritic 73

A naive, idealistic new senator battles entrenched political corruption in Washington.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar8 wins & 12 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Alan Hale appears in the classic of a noble outlaw who robs the corrupt rich to defend the poor.

Directed by Michael Curtiz & William Keighley · 1h 42m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Les Misérables (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A relentless police inspector spends decades pursuing a reformed convict who has built a new life.

Directed by Richard Boleslawski · 1h 48m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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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 Olaf Hytten Movies

Casablanca (1943)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

That Hamilton Woman (1941)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Les Misérables (1935)

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