6 Best Spring Byington Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 10, 2026

Spring Byington brought warm, scatterbrained charm to Hollywood and became a beloved fixture of family comedies and dramas over four decades. Meet Me in St. Louis navigates young romance and an unwanted move, Heaven Can Wait recounts a playboy’s life to a devilish gatekeeper, Meet John Doe invents a folksy everyman, and Jezebel’s pride costs a Southern belle her man. You Can’t Take It with You and Little Women round out the list.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 99% Metacritic 94

A family's planned move away from St. Louis threatens to break up their happy home before Christmas.

Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 1h 54m · Rated G

Nominated for 4 Oscars9 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

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

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Heaven Can Wait (1943)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A recently deceased playboy recounts his colourful, romantic life to a devilish gatekeeper.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 52m · Rated NR

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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Meet John Doe (1941)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A fabricated newspaper hoax about a suicidal everyman spirals into an unstoppable political movement.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 03m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Fandor Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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Jezebel (1938)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A headstrong Southern belle's stubborn pride costs her the man she loves.

Directed by William Wyler · 1h 43m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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You Can't Take It with You (1938)

TMDB ★ 8.0

Boyd Irwin features in this comedy about an eccentric, free-spirited family's daughter who falls for the son of a wealthy banker.

Directed by Frank Capra · 2h 06m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · 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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Little Women (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.5

Four sisters navigate love, ambition and hardship while growing up during the Civil War.

Directed by George Cukor · 1h 55m · Rated NR

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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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Spring Byington Movies

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Meet John Doe (1941)

Jezebel (1938)

You Can't Take It with You (1938)

Little Women (1933)

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