6 Best Robert Armstrong Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 28, 2026

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Robert Armstrong brought a brash, energetic presence to Hollywood across the silent and sound eras and is immortalised as the ambitious filmmaker behind cinema’s most famous giant ape. King Kong is that film. The Most Dangerous Game hunts a shipwrecked hunter for sport, Be Yourself! complicates a singer’s romance with a boxer, The Racketeer confronts a gangster with his past, and Big News and A Girl in Every Port round out the list.

King Kong (1933) 01

King Kong (1933)

IMDb ★ 7.9 RT 97% Metacritic 92

A film crew's expedition to a mysterious island brings a giant ape back to a fatal New York premiere.

Directed by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack · 1h 40m

4 wins & 8 nominations

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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The Most Dangerous Game (1932) 02

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A shipwrecked big-game hunter becomes the prey of a deranged aristocrat who hunts humans for sport.

Directed by Irving Pichel & Ernest B. Schoedsack · 1h 03m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Be Yourself! (1930) 03

Be Yourself! (1930)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A nightclub singer's romance with a naive boxer is complicated by a scheming manager.

Directed by Thornton Freeland · 1h 05m

Where to watch

Stream: FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: FlixFling

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The Racketeer (1929) 04

The Racketeer (1929)

TMDB ★ 5.4

Robert Armstrong features in this drama about a ruthless racketeer whose romance with a society woman forces him to confront his criminal past.

Directed by Howard Higgin · 1h 06m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, FlixFling, Artiflix · Rent: FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Big News (1929) 05

Big News (1929)

TMDB ★ 5.6

A hard-drinking newspaper reporter is framed for murder while investigating a corruption scandal.

Directed by Gregory La Cava · 1h 15m

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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A Girl in Every Port (1928) 06

A Girl in Every Port (1928)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Two rival sailors' friendship survives their competition for women in ports around the world.

Directed by Howard Hawks · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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Vlad Zakh

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.