6 Best Snitz Edwards Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 7, 2026

Snitz Edwards was a familiar comic character actor of the silent era and often appeared as a sly servant or conniving sidekick alongside its biggest stars. Seven Chances must marry by seven o’clock to inherit a fortune, Battling Butler mistakes a pampered rich man for a boxing champ, College turns a bookish valedictorian into an athlete, and The Public Enemy rises two friends through Prohibition crime. The Phantom of the Opera and The Thief of Bagdad round out the list.

The Public Enemy (1931)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 100% Metacritic 80

James Cagney plays a small-time hoodlum whose ruthless rise through Prohibition-era Chicago's criminal underworld is the film's engine.

Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 24m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar1 win & 1 nomination

Where to watch

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

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College (1927)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A bookish valedictorian tries to master every sport to win the affection of an athletics-obsessed girl.

Directed by James W. Horne & Buster Keaton · 1h 05m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Battling Butler (1926)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A pampered rich man pretends to be a champion boxer to impress a mountain girl.

Directed by Buster Keaton · 1h 17m

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Seven Chances (1925)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A man who must marry by 7 p.m. to inherit a fortune is chased across town by an army of eager brides.

Directed by Buster Keaton · 0h 56m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: IndieFlix, Kino Film Collection, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, FilmBox Live Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Lon Chaney stars in this silent horror classic about a disfigured musical genius who haunts the Paris Opera House, obsessed with a young singer he's determined to make a star.

Directed by Rupert Julian · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Shudder · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Julanne Johnston appears in this Douglas Fairbanks fantasy about a roguish thief who falls for a princess and must undertake a perilous quest to win her hand.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · 2h 29m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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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 Snitz Edwards Movies

The Public Enemy (1931)

College (1927)

Battling Butler (1926)

Seven Chances (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

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