6 Best Reginald Denny Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 10, 2026

Reginald Denny brought an affable, dependable British presence to Hollywood across five decades and moved easily between silent comedies and sound-era dramas. Around the World in 80 Days wagers a gentleman’s circumnavigation, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House spirals a country home into expense, My Favorite Brunette mistakes a baby photographer for a detective, and Love Letters falls a soldier for the woman he wrote to for a friend. Rebecca and Anna Karenina round out the list.

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

TMDB ★ 6.7

An English gentleman bets he can travel round the globe in just eighty days.

Directed by Michael Anderson · 3h 02m · Rated G

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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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A New York advertising executive's dream of building a country home spirals into a money pit.

Directed by H. C. Potter · 1h 34m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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My Favorite Brunette (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Dorothy Lamour features in this Bob Hope comedy about a baby photographer mistaken for a private detective who gets pulled into a real murder conspiracy.

Directed by Elliott Nugent · 1h 27m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Brew, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Love Letters (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Reginald Denny features in this drama about a soldier who wrote love letters on behalf of a friend and falls for the woman years later under mysterious circumstances.

Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 41m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Rebecca (1940)

TMDB ★ 7.9

A young bride is haunted by the lingering presence of her husband's dead first wife.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 2h 10m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, Brew

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Anna Karenina (1935)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Reginald Denny features in this adaptation about a married Russian aristocrat who risks everything for a passionate, forbidden love affair.

Directed by Clarence Brown · 1h 35m · Rated NR

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 Reginald Denny Movies

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

My Favorite Brunette (1947)

Love Letters (1945)

Rebecca (1940)

Anna Karenina (1935)

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