6 Best Sara Allgood Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 23, 2026

Sara Allgood brought a warm, formidable Irish presence to Hollywood and earned acclaim for deeply moving portrayals of steadfast mothers. How Green Was My Valley and The Fighting Sullivans are those, The Keys of the Kingdom devotes a missionary priest to a Chinese community, The Lodger suspects a tenant of being a killer in foggy London, and Jane Eyre falls for a brooding employer. Blackmail rounds out the list.

The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Sara Allgood appears in this wartime drama about a close-knit family of five brothers who all enlist together to serve in the Second World War.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 52m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home

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The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Sara Allgood is in this Gregory Peck drama about a humble missionary priest who dedicates his life to serving a remote community in China.

Directed by John M. Stahl · 2h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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The Lodger (1944)

TMDB ★ 6.8

Colin Campbell features in this Laird Cregar thriller where a mysterious boarder's strange behaviour leads a London family to suspect he may be the notorious Ripper.

Directed by John Brahm · 1h 24m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV

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Jane Eyre (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.3

An orphaned governess falls for her brooding employer, whose mysterious past threatens their future.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 37m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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How Green Was My Valley (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A Welsh mining family's bonds are tested by economic hardship and generational change.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 58m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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

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Blackmail (1929)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A woman who kills a man in self-defence becomes the target of a blackmailer who saw it happen.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 26m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video

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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 Sara Allgood Movies

The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

The Lodger (1944)

Jane Eyre (1943)

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Blackmail (1929)

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