6 Best Ruth Warrick Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 8, 2026

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Ruth Warrick made an unforgettable screen debut as the first wife of a media tycoon in Citizen Kane and brought dignified presence to Hollywood for decades. Daisy Kenyon splits a commercial artist between a married lover and a war veteran, Song of the South comforts a boy with folk tales, China Sky endures the Japanese occupation as doctors, and Guest in the House unravels a family. Journey into Fear rounds out the list.

Daisy Kenyon (1947) 01

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A commercial artist is torn between her married lover and a devoted war-veteran suitor.

Directed by Otto Preminger · 1h 39m

Where to watch

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

Song of the South (1946) 02

Song of the South (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A young boy finds comfort in the folk tales told by a wise storyteller on his grandmother's plantation.

Directed by Harve Foster & Wilfred Jackson · 1h 34m · Rated G

China Sky (1945) 03

China Sky (1945)

TMDB ★ 6.1

American doctors running a rural Chinese hospital face danger during the Japanese occupation.

Directed by Ray Enright · 1h 18m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

Guest in the House (1944) 04

Guest in the House (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A disturbed young woman invited into a family's home slowly begins to unravel their lives.

Directed by John Brahm · 2h 01m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

Journey into Fear (1943) 05

Journey into Fear (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.6

An American engineer in wartime Turkey becomes the target of Nazi assassins who are closing in.

Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 08m · Rated NR

Citizen Kane (1941) 06

Citizen Kane (1941)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 99% Metacritic 100

Orson Welles's directorial debut: a reporter investigates the private life behind a media tycoon's dying last word.

Directed by Orson Welles · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar16 wins & 13 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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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.