01 Sarah Padden features in this drama about a wealthy man who pursues a working-class woman despite the difference in their social standing.
Directed by Reinhold Schünzel · 1h 12m
6 Best Sarah Padden Movies
By Vlad Zakh · September 13, 2026
Sarah Padden was a dependable Hollywood character actress who appeared in well over a hundred films in the 1930s and 40s, often in warm maternal roles. Rich Man, Poor Girl pursues a working-class woman across a social divide, Wild Girl puts a mountain girl at the centre of a manhunt, The Navy Way takes recruits through boot camp, and The Kettles in the Ozarks help Pa’s brother fend off bootleggers. He Was Her Man and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn round out the list.
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02 Sarah Padden appears in this western about a fiercely independent California mountain girl who finds herself at the centre of a manhunt for two men on the run from the law.
Directed by Raoul Walsh · 1h 18m · Rated NR
03 Sarah Padden appears in this wartime drama about a diverse group of young recruits who navigate the trials of Navy boot camp together.
Directed by William Berke · 1h 14m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video
Rent or buy: Amazon Video
04 Sarah Padden features in this Ma and Pa Kettle comedy where Ma and the kids head to Arkansas to help Pa's brother fend off bootleggers scheming to take over his farm.
Directed by Charles Lamont · 1h 21m · Rated G
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
05 Sarah Padden features in this comedy about a reformed safecracker on the run from vengeful former partners who flees with a San Francisco fisherman's fiancee.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon · 1h 10m · Rated NR
06 Sarah Padden appears in this Mickey Rooney adaptation about a rambunctious boy who escapes his selfish father and the bonds of civilisation by rafting down the Mississippi.
Directed by Richard Thorpe · 1h 31m · Rated NR
Where to watch
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store
Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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