6 Best S.Z. Sakall Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 31, 2026

Comedy feel good

S.Z. “Cuddles” Sakall brought a beloved, warmly comic presence to Hollywood after fleeing Europe, becoming one of the era’s most recognizable character actors. In Casablanca (1943): A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance. Equally memorable is The Devil and Miss Jones (1941): A department store tycoon goes undercover as an employee to root out union organizers among his workers.

In the Good Old Summertime (1949) 01

In the Good Old Summertime (1949)

IMDb ★ 6.8

Two feuding music shop clerks unknowingly fall in love as secret anonymous pen pals.

Romance on the High Seas (1948) 02

Romance on the High Seas (1948)

IMDb ★ 6.7

A suspicious wife hires a lookalike singer to take her place on a cruise meant for her husband and his supposed mistress.

Christmas in Connecticut (1945) 03

Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A magazine writer who fabricated her domestic life must scramble to fake it convincingly for a visiting war hero.

Hollywood Canteen (1944) 04

Hollywood Canteen (1944)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A wounded soldier's wish to meet his favorite movie star comes true at a canteen staffed by real Hollywood stars.

Casablanca (1943) 05

Casablanca (1943)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A cynical nightclub owner in Vichy-controlled Morocco must choose between love and helping the resistance.

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) 06

The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A department store tycoon goes undercover as an employee to root out union organizers among his workers.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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