By Vlad Zakh · September 11, 2026
Pierre Watkin was a distinguished Hollywood character actor, frequently cast as an authority figure, who appeared in over two hundred films across the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Du Barry Was a Lady dreams a hat check man as King Louis XV, Lydia reminisces with old suitors, Girls’ School collides two very different students, and Internes Can’t Take Money falls Dr. Kildare for an ex-con searching for her baby. Teddy the Rough Rider and Song of Love round out the list.
01 Pierre Watkin features in this drama about a wealthy woman who never married and reminisces with old suitors about romances that seemed perfect in memory but were far less so in truth.
Directed by Julien Duvivier · 1h 44m · Rated NR
Stream: Criterion Channel
Stream: Criterion Channel
02 Pierre Watkin features in this musical comedy where a hat check man who wins the Irish Sweepstakes dreams he's King Louis XV pursuing a beautiful woman.
Directed by Roy Del Ruth · 1h 41m
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Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
03 Pierre Watkin is in this drama where the lives of two very different students collide at an exclusive boarding school when a scandal breaks.
Directed by John Brahm · 1h 12m · Rated NR
04 Pierre Watkin is in this medical drama where Dr. Kildare falls for an impoverished ex-con searching for her missing baby while navigating a dangerous gangster's debt.
Directed by Alfred Santell · 1h 18m
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05 Pierre Watkin features in this short film chronicling Theodore Roosevelt's rise from police commissioner to president of the United States.
Directed by Ray Enright · 0h 19m
06 Pierre Watkin is in this biopic about composer Robert Schumann, who struggles to complete his symphonies with the devoted support of his wife Clara and friend Johannes Brahms.
Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 55m · Rated NR
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