By Vlad Zakh · July 27, 2026
Skelton Knaggs brought a distinctively haunting, gravelly presence to Hollywood and became a favourite of Val Lewton’s atmospheric horror productions. Bedlam commits a defiant woman to a brutal 18th-century asylum, The Ghost Ship suspects a captain of murderous intent, The Picture of Dorian Gray ages a portrait in a vain man’s place, and Thank Your Lucky Stars chaos-tests a war-bond charity show. The Spy in Black and Rembrandt round out the list.
01 A headstrong woman is wrongly committed to a brutal 18th-century asylum after exposing its corrupt administrator.
Directed by Mark Robson · 1h 16m · Rated NR
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02 Cedric Hardwicke features in this adaptation where a man's portrait ages and corrupts in his place while he stays eternally young.
Directed by Albert Lewin · 1h 51m · Rated NR
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03 Skelton Knaggs features in this wartime musical where a charity war-bond show is thrown into chaos as two rival producers compete to book the same Hollywood stars.
Directed by David Butler · 2h 07m · Rated NR
Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
04 Skelton Knaggs features in this Val Lewton thriller about a young officer aboard a merchant vessel who grows suspicious that his captain may be a calculating murderer.
Directed by Mark Robson · 1h 09m · Rated NR
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Buy: Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
05 June Duprez features in this wartime drama where a German U-boat commander's mission is complicated by a beautiful schoolteacher.
Directed by Michael Powell · 1h 22m · Rated NR
Stream: fuboTV, Criterion Channel
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Stream: Criterion Channel
06 The renowned Dutch painter's personal tragedies and declining fortune unfold alongside his artistic genius.
Directed by Alexander Korda · 1h 25m · Rated NR
Stream: Criterion Channel, Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Criterion Channel, Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
Stream: Artiflix
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