6 Best Robert Young Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 22, 2026

Robert Young brought a wholesome, dependable presence to Hollywood through the 1930s and beyond and became one of the era’s most reliable leading men. The Kid from Spain flees a bank robbery charge to Mexico, The Wet Parade shows two families on opposite sides of Prohibition, Hell Divers pits rival Navy pilots, and New Morals for Old clashes a family’s values with their children’s. The Guilty Generation and The Sin of Madelon Claudet round out the list.

The Kid from Spain (1932)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Robert Young appears as a college student mistakenly implicated in a bank robbery who flees to Mexico and ends up in the bullring.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 36m · Rated NR

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New Morals for Old (1932)

TMDB ★ 5.4

A wealthy family's traditional values clash with their children's more modern, relaxed attitudes.

Directed by Charles Brabin · 1h 15m · Rated NR

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The Wet Parade (1932)

TMDB ★ 5.7

Robert Young features in this drama about two families on opposite sides of Prohibition who confront the devastating effects of alcohol.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 1h 57m

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Hell Divers (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Rival Navy dive-bomber pilots compete fiercely while training for dangerous aircraft carrier missions.

Directed by George W. Hill · 1h 49m · Rated NR

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The Guilty Generation (1931)

TMDB ★ 5.5

Robert Young appears as two rival gangster families' children fall in love, defying their fathers' deadly feud.

Directed by Rowland V. Lee · 1h 22m · Rated NR

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The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Robert Young features in this drama about a woman who sacrifices everything to secretly support her son's rise to a respectable career.

Directed by Edgar Selwyn · 1h 15m · Rated NR

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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 Robert Young Movies

The Kid from Spain (1932)

New Morals for Old (1932)

The Wet Parade (1932)

Hell Divers (1932)

The Guilty Generation (1931)

The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1931)

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