By Vlad Zakh · September 14, 2026
Robert Barrat was a prolific Hollywood character actor who appeared in well over a hundred films in the 1930s and 40s, often in westerns and historical dramas. The Buccaneer sides Jean Lafitte with America in the War of 1812, A Stranger in Town helps a small-town lawyer run for mayor against corruption, Relentless chases a killer across the desert, and Fog Over Frisco investigates a wealthy woman’s disappearance. I Love Trouble and Road to Rio round out the list.
01 Robert Barrat features in this comedy-drama about a small-town lawyer running for mayor to expose corrupt officials who gets surprise help from a stranger.
Directed by Roy Rowland · 1h 07m · Rated NR
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02 Robert Barrat features in this DeMille adventure where French pirate Jean Lafitte rescues a girl and throws his lot in with America during the War of 1812.
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille · 2h 06m · Rated NR
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03 Robert Barrat features in this western about a man wrongly accused of murder who chases the true culprit across a treacherous desert landscape.
Directed by George Sherman · 1h 33m · Rated NR
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04 Robert Barrat is in this thriller about a woman who enlists a reporter's help to investigate the disappearance of her wealthy, mysterious stepsister.
Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 08m · Rated NR
05 Robert Barrat features in this noir about a wealthy man who hires a private detective to dig into his wife's mysterious hidden past.
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon · 1h 33m · Rated NR
06 Robert Barrat appears in this Hope and Crosby comedy where two out-of-work musicians stow away on a ship to Rio and get tangled up rescuing a hypnotised woman from a forced marriage.
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod · 1h 40m · Rated NR
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