6 Best Reginald Gardiner Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 12, 2026

Reginald Gardiner brought droll, refined English wit to Hollywood and was a reliable supporting presence over four decades of comedy and musicals. Christmas in Connecticut has a magazine writer faking domesticity, Black Widow makes a Broadway producer the prime suspect in a young writer’s death, Sweet Rosie O’Grady romances an old New York star, and Mary Poppins transforms a troubled London family. The Great Dictator and A Damsel in Distress round out the list.

Mary Poppins (1964)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 95% Metacritic 88

A magical nanny transforms a stiff London household through song and a little bit of nonsense.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 2h 19m · Rated G

Won 5 Oscars23 wins & 17 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, BroadwayHD, Broadway HD Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Black Widow (1954)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A Broadway producer becomes the prime suspect after a young writer he mentored is found dead.

Directed by Nunnally Johnson · 1h 35m

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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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A magazine writer's invented domestic life is put to the test when she must host a war hero for the holidays.

Directed by Peter Godfrey · 1h 42m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.2

A Broadway star with a hidden past navigates romance and reputation in old London.

Directed by Irving Cummings · 1h 14m · Rated NR

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The Great Dictator (1940)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92%

A Jewish barber mistaken for a tyrannical dictator is thrust into the centre of a fascist regime.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin · 2h 05m · Rated NR

Nominated for 5 Oscars7 wins & 6 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, TCM, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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A Damsel in Distress (1937)

TMDB ★ 6.5

An American dancer chases a British aristocrat while her family schemes to get in the way.

Directed by George Stevens · 1h 41m · Rated PG

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 Gardiner Movies

Mary Poppins (1964)

Black Widow (1954)

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943)

The Great Dictator (1940)

A Damsel in Distress (1937)

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