6 Best Olga Baclanova Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 4, 2026

Olga Baclanova brought a striking, exotic presence to Hollywood after emigrating from Russia and is forever remembered for one of cinema’s most notorious villainous roles in Freaks. The Docks of New York and The Man Who Laughs are other silent highlights, A Dangerous Woman ensnares a plantation manager, The Wolf of Wall Street threatens a trader’s marriage, and Avalanche threatens a rancher’s happiness with jealousy.

Freaks (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.9

Sideshow performers exact brutal revenge on a scheming trapeze artist who exploits one of their own.

Directed by Tod Browning · 1h 04m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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A Dangerous Woman (1929)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Olga Baclanova features in this early talkie about a seductive woman whose manipulative charm ensnares a naive plantation manager.

Directed by Rowland V. Lee & Gerald Grove · 1h 20m

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The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Olga Baclanova appears in this early talkie about a ruthless Wall Street trader whose manipulative schemes threaten to unravel his own marriage.

Directed by Rowland V. Lee · 1h 30m · Rated NR

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Avalanche (1928)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Olga Baclanova features in this silent drama about a rancher whose jealousy over his fiancee's past threatens to destroy his happiness in the mountains.

Directed by Otto Brower · 1h 00m

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The Man Who Laughs (1928)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Conrad Veidt plays a man disfigured into a permanent grin as a child, who seeks love and revenge among the aristocracy.

Directed by Paul Leni · 1h 50m

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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The Docks of New York (1928)

TMDB ★ 7.4

Olga Baclanova appears in this von Sternberg silent about a world-weary ship stoker who rescues a woman from drowning and impulsively marries her.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Artiflix · 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 Olga Baclanova Movies

Freaks (1932)

A Dangerous Woman (1929)

The Wolf of Wall Street (1929)

Avalanche (1928)

The Man Who Laughs (1928)

The Docks of New York (1928)

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