6 Best Raymond Walburn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 12, 2026

Raymond Walburn brought pompous, blustery comic energy to Hollywood and often played self-important businessmen and small-town schemers. Hail the Conquering Hero celebrates a discharged Marine as a war hero, The Man Who Came to Dinner overstays an arrogant celebrity’s welcome, State Fair brings romance to a farm family, and White Christmas saves a Vermont inn. Christmas in July and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town round out the list.

White Christmas (1954)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 76% Metacritic 56

Two performers stage a show to save a struggling Vermont inn run by their old army general.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · 2h 00m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar3 wins & 2 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Dewey Robinson appears in this Preston Sturges comedy about a discharged Marine too ashamed to admit he never saw combat who is mistaken for a war hero.

Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

TMDB ★ 7.6

Ann Sheridan features in this comedy where an arrogant celebrity's broken leg forces him to overstay his welcome.

Directed by William Keighley · 1h 52m · Rated NR

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State Fair (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 83%

A farm family's trip to the state fair turns into romance for both grown children.

Directed by Walter Lang · 1h 40m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar4 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Christmas in July (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A hopeful office worker believes he has won a lucrative slogan contest and spends wildly before the truth comes out.

Directed by Preston Sturges · 1h 07m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A small-town poet who inherits a vast fortune clashes with the greedy city society that wants it.

Directed by Frank Capra · 1h 55m · Rated NR

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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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 Raymond Walburn Movies

White Christmas (1954)

Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)

State Fair (1945)

Christmas in July (1940)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

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