6 Best Richard Carle Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 10, 2026

Comedy feel good

Richard Carle brought a genial, veteran vaudeville comic presence to Hollywood and frequently played befuddled fathers and minor officials. Diplomaniacs sends two barbers to a peace conference, Morning Glory pursues Broadway stardom, The Witching Hour draws a hypnotic gambler into a murder case, and George White’s Scandals complicates a revue with backstage romance. One Hour with You and Madame X round out the list.

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The Witching Hour (1934)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Guy Standing is in this mystery about a man with hypnotic powers who uses his gift to help solve a murder and clear an innocent man.

Directed by Henry Hathaway · 1h 09m · Rated NR

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George White's Scandals (1934)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Adrienne Ames appears in this musical about a producer whose new Broadway revue is complicated by backstage romance and rivalry.

Directed by Thornton Freeland & Harry Lachman · 1h 20m · Rated NR

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Diplomaniacs (1933)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Richard Carle appears in this comedy about two bumbling barbers sent to a peace conference to prevent an impending world war.

Directed by William A. Seiter · 1h 01m

Where to watch

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

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Morning Glory (1933)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Mary Duncan is in this Katharine Hepburn drama about an ambitious but naive aspiring actress who navigates the harsh realities of the Broadway theatre world.

Directed by Lowell Sherman · 1h 14m · Rated NR

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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One Hour with You (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A happily married Parisian doctor's resolve is tested when his wife's flirtatious friend sets her sights on him.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 20m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Madame X (1929)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Richard Carle appears in this early talkie about a disgraced mother who is unknowingly defended in court by the grown son she was forced to abandon.

Directed by Lionel Barrymore · 1h 35m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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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.